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Blazing Saddles (1974), directed by Mel Brooks

11/5/2016

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Entertaining gonzo Western comedy with Cleavon Little set up to fail by a corrupt politician as the first black sheriff of a small frontier town. Funny, for the most part, with a few memorably hilarious moments, such as when a black railroad gang makes their white overseers look positively childish as they trade work songs. Of course, as is to be expected in any broad comedy, the movie has its share of unappealing dead spots as well. Little, however, is personable throughout. With an ending that might have inspired the final moments of the following year's Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Also with Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn, and others.

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Bookstooge
11/9/2016 06:59:50 pm

I saw this for the first time back in '12 and I loved every second of it. I'm not a big Brook's fan, but this and Spaceballs really worked for me :-)

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Brian
11/10/2016 07:06:11 am

Yeah, you're hardly alone in that. Personally, I've never seen a single Brooks film that I loved. Liked, sure, but no more than that. As for this one, give me Caddyshack instead, every time.

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Bookstooge
11/10/2016 06:22:23 pm

Haven't gotten around to watching Caddyshack. From what I gather, it is quite crude and crass and that tends to put me off a bit.

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Brian
11/11/2016 06:32:38 am

It is, yes, but not like a Porky's, which is a movie that I've never watched for precisely the same reasons you mention. Brooks is often crude, too -- it's more like that, only a bit more explicit about it. Generally, I don't like crude comedy; my favorites tend to be on the "smarter" side, like The Lady Eve, His Girl Friday, and yes even My Best Friend's Wedding. Mae West's She Done Him Wrong, of course, is ribald, but not crude, and it's hilarious.

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