Blazing Saddles (DVD)

...in the immortal words of Bart, after fooling some really, really thick Johnsons. Yes, Blazing Saddles is crude. It's sophomoric. It's juvenile. It's also very, very, funny. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Plot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be fair, you don't really watch a Mel Brooks movie for its plot (except for, perhaps, The Producers, but that's another op). However, there is indeed a plot of sorts. The movie is nominally a western (and apparently the highest grossing Western ever, would you believe). It's ably directed by, and co-stars (well, in a smallish role) Mel Brooks. Hedley ...  Read the complete review

Blazing Saddles is one of those DVDs that I’ve always meant to get, to replace an ageing tape. However, no way was I prepared to pay a fancy £15+ price for it. Then, whilst browsing www.play247.com a few days ago, I noticed that Warner Bros. had reduced the price of several movies to £7.99, Blazing Saddles being one of them. Bearing in mind that Play247 purchases are post-free, and when delivered, it bore a £12.99 label, this was all the more satisfying. Some will argue that this film was Mel Brooks’ finest hour, and I more or less fall into that category. Iconoclastic, anachronistic, racially–and-politically-incorrect – yes, ...  Read the complete review

Blazing Saddles was first released in 1974 and directed by Mel Brooks. I saw this film a good few years ago and loved it the moment I saw it. It isn't a typical cowboy movie like you first expect when it begins and truly is a pleasure to watch. For this reason, this DVD was another one that I asked for at Christmas time and another that I am thankful to have received. Blazing Saddles tells the seemingly simple story of how a railroad is bound to run right through the town of Rock Ridge and that once it does land there will be worth an absolute fortune. There is only one problem, the townsfolk already own their land and so they only thing you can do is drive ...  Read the complete review

Blazing Saddles is known as one of the best comedies ever made in most quarters. Although in this day and age it doesn't have the same impact as it probably had on its initial release. This may be because what was considered gross humour in the seventies now seems pretty tame in comparison. Some of the tone in this film as well is a bit unacceptable and far from politically correct. The movie is a western spoof where a governor wants to cash in by building a railroad through a small town. He uses every trick in the book to scare away the town members but without success. So he puts a black sheriff in charge that in turn horrifies the town community. But ...  Read the complete review

Blazing Saddles (1974) Directed by - Mel brooks Written by - mel brooks, andrew bergman Starring - Gene wilder (the waco kid), Cleavon little (bart), slim pickens (taggart) harvey korman (headley lamarr) Genre - comedy/western One of Mel Brooks' funniest and most popular films, an unsubtle spoof or parody of all the cliches from the time-honored genre of westerns is Blazing Saddles. Its tagline blurb advertised: "Blazing Saddles...or never give a saga an even break." The crude film includes the main elements of any western - a dance-hall girl, a gunslinger, a sheriff, and a town full of pure folk, etc. but it twists them ...  Read the complete review