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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 94 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I'm going to sound like a Mel Brooks commentary track for a second:

John Candy as Barg - Such a lovely man, shame he's dead.

John Hurt from Alien - Wonderful actor, he's dead.

Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix - Shame she's dead.

Dom DeLuise as the voice of Pizza the Hutt - I loved that man, he's dead.

Dick Van Patten as King Roland - He's dead.

Ronny Graham as the minister - And he's dead.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 33 points 4 months ago

Spaceballs 2: Rise of the Space Zombies

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

And if we are lucky we'll all each reach a point in our lives where most everyone we ever knew is dead and we're there just.. hanging on.

Sometimes I think about the perspective of my 80 year old neighbors. Every day could be their last. I suppose the world would be a better place if everyone of all ages realized how fragile and fleeting this life is.

Every day could be anyone reading this final day. If you didn't read my comment you're safe though.

[–] cytokine0724@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

I may be trouble.

[–] Brosplosion@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

My grandma is 101 now and it's crazy the life she must be living. All her friends are dead. Her husband died 45yrs ago. Her siblings are all dead. She's essentially outlived any peer she's ever had, which is depressing to think about

What I'm trying to say is, depends on what you consider lucky

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[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 4 months ago

Mel Brooks: “…but I’m not dead!”

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[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 68 points 4 months ago (6 children)

So a sequel of a classic 80s movie, made 40 years later. Is there any chance whatsoever its going to be any good?

[–] CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 102 points 4 months ago (2 children)

As long as they keep the title Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money I’ll be happy. I mean may as well be honest and upfront about it.

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 46 points 4 months ago

Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago

"Moychandising!"

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Normally I would say no. However, with Mel Brooks producing, I will hold out hope!

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was unimpressed with Hulu doing a show for "History of the world Part 2"...

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Really? I really liked it. It felt exactly like the original, but with updated jokes.

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[–] CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did they really? Not surprised I hadn’t heard about it

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

If you enjoyed the original, it's worth a watch for sure.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With lowered expectations, definitely.

Mel Brooks has a good handle on what is funny.

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[–] AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Some legacy sequels have turned out alright, so it's not impossible. I just have to hope that Mel wouldn't do it unless it was worth doing, he's got a pretty good track record.

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[–] FrenchToast_OverLord@lemmy.world 56 points 4 months ago

I always joked with my brother that they should make Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 36 points 4 months ago

Rick Moranis please.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We don't need a spaceballs 2. Star Wars is already a parody of itself.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And if that's not bad enough, there's the Zack Snyder knock-off that Netflix keeps waving in my face like a cat's arse.

I watched the first one, Netflix. You don't get to fool me twice.

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[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What if it ends up being the star wars people want, like an inverse parody?

I doubt it will even be good, but one can hope.

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[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago

No no no no no, you leave this property alone.

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 29 points 4 months ago

The Search for More Money

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 months ago

We can't have Spaceballs 2 yet, we haven't seen Spaceballs 3: The Search For Spaceballs 2

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mel Brooks is 97 years old.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit, he really is 😐

[–] TastyWheat@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

And his son wrote World War Z. Talented family!

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If Rick Moranis is in, then I'm in.

[–] DokPsy@infosec.pub 19 points 4 months ago

I will accept him in one of two roles: the Schwartz Ghost of Dark Helmet or Crayola Wren, the plucky and colorful yet angsty child of Lone Star and Princess Vespa who idolizes Dark Helmet.

Crayola Wren draws pictures of Dark Helmet in whatever the current equivalent to a Lisa Frank notebook is.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

I am torn because I am equally sick of remakes and reboots and excited for a Josh Gad and Mel Brooks collaboration.

[–] Brickardo@feddit.nl 21 points 4 months ago

Finally! "The search for more money"!

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 months ago

Spaceballs has finally become what it aimed to poke fun at. Anyways, can't wait for The Search for More Money!

[–] ElderberryLow@programming.dev 17 points 4 months ago

I want this to be good. But I don’t know if it will be good.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 14 points 4 months ago

As long as it's called Spaceballs 2 the search for more money.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago

Maybe it will be just as good as the star wars prequels and sequels

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Art is dead and no property is above being frankensteined to milk more money from.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] OsaErisXero@kbin.run 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They literally made the joke in the first movie. I think the only thing anyone is really surprised about it that it took so long.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Not really surprising. Space balls totally bombed at theaters.

[–] zourn@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

*Young Frankensteined

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 11 points 4 months ago

I'd quite like a piss-take if the prequels, then one of the sequels. Although, quite a lot of the Sequel Trilogy took the piss anyway.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

TIL Mel Brooks isn't dead.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I do not know who the fuck Josh Gad is, and a quick look at his IMDB page has not set my expectations stunningly high.

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[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago

Please no...

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Josh Gad's genre seems to be Disney, and ruining anything he's in that falls too far outside of that genre.

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