Slight disappointment.

Rating: Null/10 (24 July 2002)

I heard about how great this Broadway musical was, so I asked a friend to burn the sound track for me. I loved it! Besides a few tracks, every song on it is worth listening to again and again. Seeing the original movie quickly rose to the top of my To Do List, but after watching it I can't help but be disappointed. You know why? Because the movie is not a musical! How crazy is that? The only songs are Springtime For Hitler and Prisoners of Love, so apparently Mel Brooks wrote all of the other songs solely for the stage production. How dumb am I? Anyway, with that crushing blow administered, I realized how average the movie was. Sure, the lead actors are likeable, and making fun of Hitler is always a good time, but I never laughed. I wanted to laugh. I would have loved to fall off my bed in a fit of laughter. But did that happen? No! Nothing here made that key noise of amusement come out of my mouth, and that just destroyed the movie's chances with me. Now I just want to see the stage version even more. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll give this 2 out of 4 stars and pop the CD back in my stereo.