Better Movie #3
 

So it turns out proton packs are great for catching spirits and demons, but they can't really do shit against psychotic alter egos created inside one's own head, and Fight Club was able to defeat Ghostbusters.

Now for our next matchup, we'll see how a narcoleptic schizophrenic fares against a genius with a God complex.

Not that I don't love Mel Brooks movies...it's just that of them Young Frankenstein isn't my favorite and I don't know if I'd put any of them over Fight Club

If The Producers caught me on the right day I might put it over Fight Club. Mel Brooks is great because he's generally a filmmaker who does movies that you can watch again and again and they remain funny upon subsequent viewings. You know all the jokes, but you find yourself saying them along with the movie, even if you've seen it 50 times. In comedy, that's the equivalent of being able to watch the Death Star blow up 50 times and still be excited.

That said, I'm going with Fight Club. Sorry Gene.

Loved the movie and the musical. Young Frankenstein.

No contest.

YF is great and all but again, come on

I love watching the death star blow up

You're all clear kid, now let's blow this thing and go home

I didn't like Fight Club tbh. The ending is just too much of a cop out for me personally.

I love Fight Club but... Young Frankenstein is a movie I can watch again and again and still get a kick out of. Not that I can't rewatch Fight Club and not enjoy it. But.... uhhhh... Young Frankenstein is all black and white and stuff?

Fight Club was better.

I voted for Young Frankenstein. It felt right, but can in no way justify it...

I swear down I have never seen Young Frankenstein or even knew it existed.

And yet you beat me in KotF. Justice turns a blind eye to this place sometimes

I'm with Mackem on the what on earth is young frankenstein train. Chooo chooo.

Fight Club v Pulp Fiction


COME ON

Fight Club

Young Frankenstein had its moments, but it was far, far from the best movie Brooks has made.

Maybe Robin Hood: Men in Tights or Blazing Saddles might stand a chance

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one who has not heard of it.

Pretty much my thoughts. Fight Club gets the nod.

You know, it's very interesting to read all the outrage on this site when Ghostbusters beat the more critically acclaimed and influential Pulp Fiction, yet the same thing is happening here and everybody's pretty mum.

MAKES YOU THINK

Because it was never about what's more critically acclaimed or influential. That was just a vehicle.
Ghostbusters was too. I honestly think the complaints stemmed from a preference of Pulp Fiction, that is enhanced by it's "image", of being a hip gangster movie most liked by males in their 20s (which is 90% of this board)

On the same coin, though, Ghostbusters nostalgia was definitely a big factor.

I was just surprised that people put Fight Club over Ghostbusters having just put Ghostbusters over Pulp Fiction. I'm not surprised at all that Fight Club is beating some film I've never heard of.

I don't think YF is the better film, I was just commenting on the misplaced outrage that has now disappeared. That's funny to me. Ha. Ha.

If you put Maltese Falcon on here, the same people would probably put 300 over it.
Never underestimate trendiness

and of course you'll have that cult of people who will put Donnie Darko over The Godfather

You knew the minefield you were walking accross *shakes fist*

Voting for Fight Club over Young Frankenstein is immoral :mad:

I'm curious to see what you throw at Fight Club next.

I'm rooting for Ghostbusters II

Have to go with Young Frankenstein. While not the most well-known of Mel Brooks' movies, it's tied with The Producers as my favorite. Writing comedy that will still make people laugh 40 years later is a lot harder than writing angsty gen-X monologues (or rather, adapting said angsty gen-X monologues from the book). Plus, Gene Wilder could out-act Brad Pitt any day of the week.

Never even seen Young Frankenstein, so Fight Club wins by default.

I've never seen Young Frankenstein, and I've only seen parts of Fight Club, so I voted for the one I have seen more of.:-\

Well I suppose the next round should include a movie people have seen before. That should make it a little more exciting.

Yeah didn't even really find Young Frankenstein that funny. :'(

Very displeased with the voter turnout for this one. I've got to offer the people something that they want. And I think I've got just the thing.......

lol Joe Dante

I like Young Frankenstein, but it's not a movie that I would want to watch over and over again. Then again neither is Fight Club. I would have voted for Fight Club in this poll.

I hate Young Frankenstein and I enjoy Fight Club

I didn't vote but that's what I would have said if I did