way better than the 2005 remake

Rating: 6/10 (14 February 2010)

this Mel Brooks directorial debut is actually much better than the 2005 remake.this one actually has some amusing moments.it wasn't what i would call hysterically funny or anything.but it was entertaining.Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel work well together,and have great chemistry,whereas in the remake,Nathan Lane and Mathew Broderick merely grated on me.my only real complaint with this version was that it gets a bit too loud at times,as in too much shouting and screaming,which never really does anything for me.otherwise,i actually didn't mind it.definitely way better than the insipid remake.for me,The Producers (1968) is a 6/10