To Be or Not to Be

Movie Review: To Be or Not to Be source "To Be or Not to Be" is a movie that was made a long time ago, but it's still super fun to watch! It's a comedy, which means it's meant to make you laugh, even though it's set during a very serious time—World War II. The movie is about a group of actors in Poland who have to deal with the Nazis, but they do it in a very funny way. The main characters are a husband and wife, an…

I've seen several Mel Brooks movies over the years and I tend to enjoy them. I have added some of them to my movie collection, but I don't own them all. I recently watched To Be or Not to Be again when I found it on HBO. source

# *Some pretext to lure you in* A famous theater actor emerges from behind the curtain. He’s doing Hamlet by Shakespeare. He proceeds to deliver his first line. The moment he’s done, some block jumps up from the audience. Clumsily tries to pass the other audience and leaves the theater hall. There’s not a hint of guilt! Wow! The actor is speechless! Who can commit the atrocity of leaving the hall while he’s on the s…

Mel Brooks! Anne Bancroft! In a film not directed by Brooks but still pretty good. The couple are a famous, theatrical couple in Warsaw, Poland in 1939, as the Nazi war machine rolls into the country, launching World War II. The gist of the story is a Polish bomber pilot, the performers and their theatrical troupe seek to escape Poland. They also work to stop the Polish underground from being exposed. Hijinks ensue.…