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An affectionate homage more than a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, Mel Brooks's hilarious movie is one of the funniest modern comedies around. Brooks plays a psychiatrist with a severe fear of heights who moves to the Bay Area to take over a psychiatric hospital after its former head mysteriously disappears. He must contend with the resident psychiatrist (Harvey Korman) and the twisted resident nurse (Cloris Leachman) as they plot against him, eventually framing him for murder. While on the run, Brooks teams up with the alluring daughter (Madeline Kahn) of the missing doctor to solve the mystery and confront his own fears. Containing some classic sequences and cowritten by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog), who appears briefly as a too-touchy bellhop in a Psycho-shower-scene takeoff, High Anxiety is a thoroughly enjoyable romp from one of the masters of comedy today. --Robert Lane
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Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman. Villagers must defend their small town from a group of mercenaries in this sidesplitting send-up that pokes fun at nearly every Western ever filmed. Directed by Mel Brooks and sub-titled A Psycho-Comedy . 1974/color/94 min/PG.
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165 of 177 people found the following review helpful
By J. Gustafson
Format:Blu-ray
I am a huge Mel Brooks fan, so I already had 7 of these movies on DVD. I was really excited to watch these in the splendor of 1080 but alas I am on my fourth movie and it absolutely feels like these are up-converted films. The quality looks no different then a standard DVD running through the blu-ray player. I have watched Robin Hood, Spaceballs and Blazing Saddles. I just put in To Be or Not To Be which prompted this review. I get the films are between 20 and 40 years old, but my assumption was these would be taken from the original negatives. Anyway, great films but I wouldn't buy this if you already have the DVD's, I am not sure that you will see any difference from what you already have...
202 of 218 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good set but I'd wait for the individual releases--phone # for Fox Cust. Svc
April 13, 2006
Format:DVD
Most of the movies here are classics which makes it a problem if you don't want all the movies. The version of "Blazing Saddles" is the earlier release from Warner which doesn't look as good as the 30th Anniversary re-release and the extras aren't any great shakes. The transfer looks so-so and lacks the sharper look of the later 30th Anniversary Edition. "Young Frankenstein" resembles the first DVD release of the film from Fox with the same extras. Reportedly "Young Frankenstein" was supposed to be remastered in anamorphic widescreen but the wrong master used or the wrong discs shipped with this set. For those that care it's not anamorphic. The film looks extremely good but if you already have these classic films, I'd suggest waiting for these to be released individually.
Fans of Brooks will be buying this for the previously unreleased films "Silent Movie", "Robin Hood:Men in Tights", "To Be or Not to Be" (which Brooks didn't direct but stars in) and "High Anxiety". All these films look pretty good here (although "The Twelve Chairs" is probably going to be of the least interest to fans that grew up on Brooks other classic films). "Robin Hood" comes with an featurette produced for HBO on the film. Most of the others come only with theatrical trailer(s). "To Be or Not To Be" comes with a short featurette and some profiles of Brooks, the late Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning. Clearly they weren't produced for the DVD but must be some sort of promotional bits for another format (you're guess is as good as mine)possibly for an Electtronic Press Book.
If you have problems with any of the discs you can contact Fox at their customer service phone number 1-888-223-2FOX.
Fans of Brooks will be buying this for the previously unreleased films "Silent Movie", "Robin Hood:Men in Tights", "To Be or Not to Be" (which Brooks didn't direct but stars in) and "High Anxiety". All these films look pretty good here (although "The Twelve Chairs" is probably going to be of the least interest to fans that grew up on Brooks other classic films). "Robin Hood" comes with an featurette produced for HBO on the film. Most of the others come only with theatrical trailer(s). "To Be or Not To Be" comes with a short featurette and some profiles of Brooks, the late Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning. Clearly they weren't produced for the DVD but must be some sort of promotional bits for another format (you're guess is as good as mine)possibly for an Electtronic Press Book.
If you have problems with any of the discs you can contact Fox at their customer service phone number 1-888-223-2FOX.
42 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was originally looking to only replace one DVD movie. However when I went looking on Amazon I saw that the collection was on a Timed Deal on Amazon. It had an extreme price cut and I could not pass it up. However even at the higher price it appears to be a value balancing both the content and price per disk in the set. I believe it to be worth the investment so as one would say the buy is not just a "Roll in the Hay" (pardon the Pun).
Here is the low down on the collection:
1) The Box and Packaging of the disks is very good. Includes a cover box and a plastic multi-disk case. (The disks did not shift out of their spot in shipping) Disks also go in and out of the case easily. The Silk Screening on the Box Art is well done. Great selection of Cover Art which is a picture of Mel Brooks as a "Director".
2) You receive quite a number of movies for the price. Silk Screening on the disks is clean and crisp.
3) The picture quality is better than DVD, but maybe not as good as I have seen with other box sets. But not to worry they do make good use of the extra room on the Blu-Ray with Extras.
4) I was impressed with the number of extras that were included, an Example of this is: In Young Frankenstein you get additional out-takes, interviews, bloopers, deleted Scenes, etc.
5) I would recommend exploring the extras - they are fun to watch and also give you some insight into the creative process and at times a bigger picture of the story. (I.E. in Young Frankenstein you get to view, as part of the deleted scenes, the reading of the Baron's Will)
6) Includes Trivia Tracks which are fun to play.
7) Downside is it does not contain all of his movies. It would be Nice to have a Volume 2 or 3 which would eventually bring all the features together under one consistently produced collection.
8) Makes a great gift!
I would recommend the collection. So start trading in your DVDs.
This Collection Includes the Following 9 Titles on a set of Blu-Ray Disks:
Blazing Saddles
Spaceballs
Young Frankenstein
High Anxiety
History of the World Part 1
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Silent Movie
To Be or Not To Be
The Twelve Chairs
Blazing Saddles
Extras Include:
New Featurettes:
Trivia Games
Isolated Score Tracks
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reels
Commentaries
Interviews
Documentaries
Still Galleries
Here is the low down on the collection:
1) The Box and Packaging of the disks is very good. Includes a cover box and a plastic multi-disk case. (The disks did not shift out of their spot in shipping) Disks also go in and out of the case easily. The Silk Screening on the Box Art is well done. Great selection of Cover Art which is a picture of Mel Brooks as a "Director".
2) You receive quite a number of movies for the price. Silk Screening on the disks is clean and crisp.
3) The picture quality is better than DVD, but maybe not as good as I have seen with other box sets. But not to worry they do make good use of the extra room on the Blu-Ray with Extras.
4) I was impressed with the number of extras that were included, an Example of this is: In Young Frankenstein you get additional out-takes, interviews, bloopers, deleted Scenes, etc.
5) I would recommend exploring the extras - they are fun to watch and also give you some insight into the creative process and at times a bigger picture of the story. (I.E. in Young Frankenstein you get to view, as part of the deleted scenes, the reading of the Baron's Will)
6) Includes Trivia Tracks which are fun to play.
7) Downside is it does not contain all of his movies. It would be Nice to have a Volume 2 or 3 which would eventually bring all the features together under one consistently produced collection.
8) Makes a great gift!
I would recommend the collection. So start trading in your DVDs.
This Collection Includes the Following 9 Titles on a set of Blu-Ray Disks:
Blazing Saddles
Spaceballs
Young Frankenstein
High Anxiety
History of the World Part 1
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Silent Movie
To Be or Not To Be
The Twelve Chairs
Blazing Saddles
Extras Include:
New Featurettes:
Trivia Games
Isolated Score Tracks
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reels
Commentaries
Interviews
Documentaries
Still Galleries
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's Good To Be The King!
Mel Brooks is truly a king of comedy. The Mel Brooks Collection is a definite representation of his comedy kingdom. Highly recommend!
Published 2 days ago by Joe M. Spears
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mel Brooks Collection
I bought this for a friend. He loved the fact that not only did this include classic well known Brooks films like Young Frankenstein, but it also had movies he had never seen like... Read more
Published 4 days ago by L. Norris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Comedy
This was a great purchase after having no luck finding it locally. Every viewing of this movie has played flawlessly.
Published 5 days ago by TNCounty
4.0 out of 5 stars
Clever Spoof of Hitchcock Movies -
This 1977 comedy was produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. The Hitchcock film 'Vertigo,' was parodied through this film. Brooks' character, Dr. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Loyd E. Eskildson
3.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing selection
This collection included films that most people already have on their shelves, and I was disappointed at how few included any special features. Read more
Published 10 days ago by C. Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome.
Clearly all the classic's in one box,and what a great price for blue-ray.Hours of some the best laughs around. Great Buy.
Published 12 days ago by Dale Widish
5.0 out of 5 stars
What can you say, it's Mel Brooks!
The great funny man in all his glory over and over - can't get enough! May the Schwartz be with you!
Published 12 days ago by Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Collection
I bought this collection to get the few Mel Brooks movies I had never seen and to also get my current ones on Bluray. This is a great combo for anyone who loves comedy!!!
Published 15 days ago by Pootitty
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's Mel Brooks, you know what you're getting.
Grabbed this on sale. Totally worth it. I do wish that "The Producers" was included as one of the movies. Read more
Published 19 days ago by E. Shaffer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Movie Night
We have always loved Mel Brooks. Now we can have a Mel Brooks movie night anytime. Even the movies we haven't heard of were good.
Published 19 days ago by Nellie
