It’s a sad thing when you watch a talented filmmaker put out a film that looks like they just didn’t care about what they were doing. Up until this point, Brooks at least seemed to have an interest and a passion for his projects and reveled in the goofiness he put on screen. History of the World, Part I is lazy and half-hearted at best and a mark of incompetence at worst. It’s nothing more than a hodge-podge of bad jokes, sloppy filmmaking and disengaged actors that seem like they’re doing a favor for a friend instead of actually liking the material. This film may have seemed like a good idea but by the time it was finished, it marked the beginning of a steep decline for Brooks that he never recovered from.  Knowing that Brooks had/has the capacity for great things, History of the World, Part I is just depressing.