Blazing Saddles (1974)

Wonderful character development!

A Disappointing Continuation

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

This movie is fantastic, start to finish. Shame on anyone who hasn't see this film. What in the wild wild world of sports are you waiting for! 20/10!

Spoilers. Observations. Opinions.Hilarious. I never cared for it earlier, but upon recent viewing I am seeing why it was thought to be so funny. Whip it out. The aghast townspeople think that they are going to see Cleavon Little's chocolate private parts, but it does not happen. Harvey Korman trying to be so dastardly, so perfect, then hitting his head on the window. Madeline Kahn singing with the 20th century stormtroopers, and earlier dancing with what looks like the German Kaiser's soldiers. Mel Brooks as the stupid sex-maniac governor, painted Native American and goggled aviator. This film is dated, with old names for people, like n_____ and Indian. We have since 1974 come a long way with our sensitivities, now using African American and Native American. Historically, this film takes place in 1874, which is 100 years before the release of this film. The American Civil War ended in 1865, just nine years before this story took place. The U.S. was expanding westward, and railroad building was slowly moving westward itself. I am a degreed historian, film critic, movie reviewer, actress, singer, dancer, stage makeup artist.

I remember laughing through the entire film when it first came out in 1974, but it hasn't aged well. Aside from a very few special moments, it lacks any real wit or cleverness. Much of it could have been written by a group of twelve year old boys, trying to be shocking. But humor that is merely shocking has a limited shelf-life, and the shocks in this film are past the sell-buy date.Having said that, I will always cherish the scene in which Gene Wilder explains to Cleavon Little that the people of the town are simple farmers, people of the land.... That scene will always be brilliant.

They got me on the floor when Slim Pickens came riding up to that toll booth and turned around so he could get a load of quarters. Sometimes, this is a hit and miss movie, but when it's on, it is incredibly funny. Harvey Korman could make me laugh by looking at me. The fact that his name was Henley Lamar is enough right there. And there is Gabby Johnson speaking typical Western gibberish. Cleavon Little and that little old lady (Up yours). While the ending totally disappointed me, it really doesn't matter because there never was a coherent whole to it anyway. Mel Brooks continues to be insane. Where else do you have person who has the cred to do the insanity that he does? Oh, Gene Wilder and Mongo and whatever other stuff you can strut on the screen.