if you do not like mel brook and you would not like this film . that a give . why anyone wouldn not like his film be unknown to me and but for those who can not see the light and just avoid it . everyone else represent this be a classic . the entire cast be perfect represent carey elwes be a dashing and clever and british robin hood and amy yasbeck overact appropriately a marion and richard lewis be his usual distract and annoy self and roger rees be a brilliant combination of fluster and violence a mervyn the sheriff of rottingham and and dave chapelle and eric allan kramer and mark blankfield and and the sadly underused matthew poretta be the perfect merry men . there be similarity to spaceballs and blaze saddle . and every other mel brook movie . but why would you want him to change his style when it work so damn well . the pop culture reference in this movie be old enough to be funny again . from the view of a 16 year old and at least . it complete and utter parody and every second a play for a laugh . some of them do not work and but most do and and well . i discover new joke the fifth and sixth time i watch the film . of course and if be barrage by constant visual and verbal gag isn not your style and you wouldn not like this . this isn not an academy award winner and it mel brook . you know what it be when youre get into it . if you want nonstop laughter and surprisingly well developed character and and catchphrase to last a lifetime and watch this .