The end of Mel Brooks's 1981 comedy "History of the World Part 1" featured a mock ad for a sequel. Since the movie was a joke, no one actually expected a sequel.
Well, now we have one. "History of the World: Part II" has Brooks as the narrator, with segments focusing on assorted events from the past few thousand years. This miniseries incorporates things that didn't exist when the original movie got made (i.e., social media).
A previous review complained that the movie didn't have enough of Mel Brooks's humor, instead letting Nick Kroll and Wanda Sykes be the stars. I should probably remind people that Brooks himself didn't star in "The Producers" or "Young Frankenstein". Brooks no doubt understands that he needs to pass the torch to the next generation of comics.
All in all, I liked it, especially the parts with Princess Anastasia, and the parts where Jesus and the apostles start to get on each other's nerves (you can bet money that this miniseries will piss off the Bible-thumpers). Good times.
Well, now we have one. "History of the World: Part II" has Brooks as the narrator, with segments focusing on assorted events from the past few thousand years. This miniseries incorporates things that didn't exist when the original movie got made (i.e., social media).
A previous review complained that the movie didn't have enough of Mel Brooks's humor, instead letting Nick Kroll and Wanda Sykes be the stars. I should probably remind people that Brooks himself didn't star in "The Producers" or "Young Frankenstein". Brooks no doubt understands that he needs to pass the torch to the next generation of comics.
All in all, I liked it, especially the parts with Princess Anastasia, and the parts where Jesus and the apostles start to get on each other's nerves (you can bet money that this miniseries will piss off the Bible-thumpers). Good times.