Sound: Nothing really great here beyond the standard production values for a film of this type. 75/100 Technical: Nothing great here, cheap sets and props; it is supposed to be a comedy not an epic though. 60/100 Narrative: An episodic history parody that does not flow well together. Great ideas but disjointed. 40/100 Character/Acting: Lots of corny Vaudevillian and naughty jokes that are silly and funny. I liked Sid Caesar as the cave man the most. A lot of the supporting cast does an excellent job being funny and keeping the film together. 70/100 Did I enjoy it: Yes, very funny and silly. 80/100 Artistic merit: Nothing truly groundbreaking here; the jokes are old, but funny. This film needs a lot more work to be taken seriously, which this film is not supposed to be. 40/100 Total score 60.8/100

History of the World: Part I (1981) ** (out of 4)Mel Brooks wrote, directed and plays five different roles in his spoof of various historical events and places. We learn about the Roman Emperor, what was really going on at The Last Supper, the build up to the French revolution and we even get to see the earliest days when apes became men.HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART 1 turned out to be another hit for Brooks and it's certainly held a good following over the years but to me it was the director's weakest film up to this point. If you look at this movie from a technical point of view then it very well might be the best thing the director ever did. With that said, if you're coming to this picture as a comedy, which I'm sure most people are, then they're bound to be disappointed because there are very few laughs.What keeps the film moving is the fact that it looks terrific. The film had a budget over ten-million dollars, which was a lot at the time and especially for a comedy. There's no question that everything is up there on the screen because the various locations looks terrific. This was especially true for the stuff dealing with the Roman days. Even the spoof on Kubrick's 2001 looked fantastic. You can see why the budget was higher than your typical comedy and the great look of the film is the best thing about it.With that being said, I really didn't think there were too many laughs here. In fact, I really didn't laugh but maybe two or three times early on. One example would be them showing the first marriage with a caveman knocking a cavewoman over the head. Brooks appears throughout the film and does a decent enough of a job but there's just not too much for him to work with. I think the idea of the film was probably a lot better in his mind than it turned out on screen.I will add that Orson Welles and that wonderful voice of his does a fine job with the narration. HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART 1 just doesn't have enough laughs to make it worthwhile.

Divided in six segments ("The Stone Age"; "The Old Testament"; "The Roman Empire"; "The Spanish Inquisition"; "The French Revolution"; and "Previews of Coming Attractions"), "History of the World: Part I" is an uneven parody of historical moments, but still worthwhile watching. This film is written, directed and produced by Mel Brooks, who is also the lead actor performing five roles. It is also the debut of Gregory Hines, who died so young. Narrated by Orson Welles, the film has a great cast and cameo appearance of many famous people.Last but not the least, there is no sequel and Part I is another Mel Brook's joke, since Sir Walter Raleigh wrote The History of the World Volume 1 but was beheaded before writing the Volume 2. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "A História do Mundo: Parte I" ("The History of the World: Part I")

I'll say this is one of my favorite comedies from the 80's, it hilarious but racial at some point of time but just relax and do not be skeptical, the story is not true, it's for you to have fun.Don't complicate things, just go with the flow.What is the most wonderful property about this film, well - it is the only epic movie ever to be made for the comedy genre, besides meet the Spartans, which was crap. Believe me you, if you wanna enjoy a good, pure and humorous comedy, u need to watch this movie & laugh your guts out.Adios amigos.