"Count De Money- ugh, I mean Count De Monet" -Count De Monet (Harvey Korman)
"I'm a stand up philosopher." -Comicus
"I got a great corkscrew." -Josephus
"Have you heard of this new sect, the Christians? They are a laugh riot! First of all, they are so poor..." -Comicus
"How poor are they?" -Swiftus
"Thank you! They are so poor... that they only have *one* God!" -Comicus
"JEEEWWWWWSSSSSSS IN SPACCEE!!" -Mel Brooks
In the Mel Brooks pantheon, History of the World: part 1 is likely his weakest film. It is also his most offensive, his most ridiculous, and his most bizarre. It is so offensive that, it's possible that Tre Parker, Matt Stone, and Seth MacFarlane would consider certain parts of it too far. They also appropriated/based many of their best bits on jokes from Mel Brooks.
Were History of the World: part 1 released today; actually I don't think it would be released today, it would most certainly light twitter afire and start a never ending flame-war online. A tour de force in breaks with basically all traditional morals, in an over the top tongue-in-cheek fashion. Rated R meant something different in 1981.
Any Mel Brooks film will have one liners coming every which way. Fast, furious, and funny; That is the name of the game. "Don't get saucy with me, Bernaise". I think it's great, and a truly magnificent artform.
Note: Harvey Korman is the man. Hysterical, absolutely hysterical.
On a scale of Cacophonous to Sonorous, I give History of the World: part 1, 2.6 out of 5 stars.
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