Mel Brooks' Silent Movie. It's absolutely rammed with clever visual gags in every scene, a lot of them bordering on the genius. Dom DeLuise, Mel, and Marty Feldman together is a magical trio to behold, and the way the music interacts with and accents the slapstick is so tightly edited. It's one of those gems like The Artist where you're not just entertained, but constantly wowed by the detail, polish, and sense of love in their homage to a long-lost genre.
The only word uttered is when Marcel Marceau exclaims "No!" when Mel asks him if he wants to be in his Silent Movie. What a fantastically meta joke. So good.
5/5
"What did he say?"
"I don't know. I don't speak French!"
Such a brilliant joke. That startled jump makes it even better.
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