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Mel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humour is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproarious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Von Shtupp. Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hungry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea. --Jeff Shannon
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Mel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humour is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproarious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Von Shtupp. Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hungry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By "lozcat2"
Format:DVD
Those who are Mel Brooks fans will love it! Its one of the funniest films ever!!! If you've never seen a Mel Brooks production this is a perfect starter!
Hilariously funny while dealing with the serious issue of racism.
Most funny moments include, the campfire scene obviously, the singing from the people of Rockridge, and the froggy loves daddy scene..im laughing just thinking about it!!!!
Watch this film, laugh and wonder why they dont make films as funny as this now. (Im 17 by the way so my dad introduced me to Mel Brooks,)
38 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. A. Hale
Format:DVD
Just to say that I could watch this film seven days a week and I could never tire of it! It is is just simply a piece of cinematic genius in its own way and will hopefully live on forever despite people like Mr Hutton getting rather carried away in his review and taking the film to be literal in it's "racism" etc! May I suggest that he needs a long calming holiday and to get an open mind and a sense of humour. Everyone else I know that has seen this film,both BLACK and WHITE has understood the intended controversial humour and irony.Quite simply a must have for anyones dvd collection!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By L. Wilson
Format:DVD
Gucci, Count Bassie, Mel Brooks, Cleavon Little and of course Gene Wilder mix with a generous array of acting talent, throw in a dash of wild west and you have got the worlds most outrageous movie. It does have a racist tone but it is in context and so carefully handled by the delicate hands of Mel Brooks (get the gist).I have watched this film more times than I can remember and as our kids have grown so they too have watched time and time again. It is, without doubt, totally O.T.T., funny beyond reason and so full of one liners that you have to watch over and over just to remember a fraction of them.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I only watched this film because my best friend is a Mel Brooks fanatic and after seeing 'Men In Tights' previously I didn't have high hopes. To my delight it turned out to be one of the freshest and most engaging comedies I've seen in ages even though it may have been released 28 years ago. Gene Wilder is brilliant as the Waco Kid and Cleavon Little gives a great performance as the 'black sheriff'. I challenge you not to watch this film with a smile on your face from start to finish, purely because of the great performances by all of the cast and the wonderful humour of Brooks.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This is quite simply the funniest film that has ever been made. It is an absolute riot from start to finish. Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little are excellent but Harvey Korman steals the show for me as the hilarious Hedley ("That's HEDLEY!!!") Lamarr.
An audio commentary from Mr Brooks is all that is missing from the DVD.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By TynepoolDFM
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is my first review on a product so I hope you like it. :)
I have been after the delux version of my all time favourite film for ages. My ghast was severly flabbered when I saw it on AMAZON and at the price I paid to. Now to the film and package.
BLAZIN' SADDLES is a very funny comedy by MEL BROOKS about a black sheriff (Cleavon Little) trying to get accepted in the white God fearing town of Rock Ridge. There are pleanty of slapstick gags through out the film ending with an all out brawl in the Warner Studios film lot. There are a bunch of crazy characters to including a German speaking Red Indian, a drunken quick draw gun slinger, a childish governer and the very sexy german show girl singer.
The items in this delux version are fantasic for collecters. The limited edition senatype, reproduced set of lobby cards and the large photos of behind the scenes was great. the only drawback was the film poster being folded to fit in the box means the poster is creased but it still is nice to have in the film poster collection
I have been after the delux version of my all time favourite film for ages. My ghast was severly flabbered when I saw it on AMAZON and at the price I paid to. Now to the film and package.
BLAZIN' SADDLES is a very funny comedy by MEL BROOKS about a black sheriff (Cleavon Little) trying to get accepted in the white God fearing town of Rock Ridge. There are pleanty of slapstick gags through out the film ending with an all out brawl in the Warner Studios film lot. There are a bunch of crazy characters to including a German speaking Red Indian, a drunken quick draw gun slinger, a childish governer and the very sexy german show girl singer.
The items in this delux version are fantasic for collecters. The limited edition senatype, reproduced set of lobby cards and the large photos of behind the scenes was great. the only drawback was the film poster being folded to fit in the box means the poster is creased but it still is nice to have in the film poster collection
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Paul Midgley
Format:DVD
We had Blazing Saddles as a movie onboard our submarine back in the mid 80's. I think my watch must have seen it a dozen times, until the Control Room watch could recite any scene from it. It is brilliant. Doing the watch handover to the strains of "There was a sleepy town called Rock Ridge..." in the background was slightly surreal. Best line in the film, you almost miss it - "Bart! They said you was hung!" "And they was right...!"
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By R. Davies
Format:DVD
I first saw this film in the cinema in 1974 and found myself on my knees between the seat, tears running down my cheeks and gasping for breath. No, I hadn't been mugged - this film was sooooo funny that I was literally helpless with laughter. 30 years on and I still find the film a hugely enjoyable romp. This was Brooks at his funniest with belly laughs from beginning to end.
Classic Comedy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Too Funny
I was introduced to this film by my parents, who loved it, and found it was one of the funniest things i have ever seen. If you haven't seen it watch it!
Published 12 days ago by Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars
great film
Great to see this film again (and again) havn't seen it for years, just "might" be classed as a tad racist now!!
Published 13 days ago by jeff whincup
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very funny film, worth watching.
This film is very funny, and ludricous at parts, however unlike other films by Mel Brooks, this one does have some jokes that are a very dated, which is why I gave it four stars. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Daryl J Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Always loved it.
Great laughs for the money. Not sure it could ever be remade. Funny all the way through, A Great film.
Published 25 days ago by R. J. Butcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I wanted
This is just a fantastic perches You could not find any thing better, great value for money. I would highly Recommend this
Published 1 month ago by Pentagoth
5.0 out of 5 stars
really funny without being racist
this is one old movie no matter what decade your in, that you can watch and enjoy. not the most complex of storylines but it fits and the gags don't get old at all. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Electric
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great film
This is a really funny film... silly, witty, gripping....
it is not a chick-flick, but any women with a sense of humour will like Blazing Saddles....
it is not a chick-flick, but any women with a sense of humour will like Blazing Saddles....
Published 1 month ago by penben
5.0 out of 5 stars
A different time and not so pc nowadays
The funniest film ever. Would not be allowed to be made nowadays, PC is the new way., but that's life now.
Published 1 month ago by Sarah Scholes
4.0 out of 5 stars
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Great to have all the add-ons; This is and will always be a iconic film for my generation. quality fine
Published 1 month ago by PBS
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just as fresh as it was thirty years ago.
I was delighted to find that the edition came with subtitles for the hard of hearing (which I am). These added to the pleasure that the film never fails to deliver and gave me some... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Julian Hunt
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