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Review of Blazing Saddles (1974)

I've always admired Mel Brooks' movies. The spoofs / parodies / references are very spot-on and, in some cases, very subtle and one requires sharp eyes or ears to spot that reference. They're also not sick or tasteless and one feels safe while watching his movies. Blazing Saddles is considered by many to be his greatest work and I couldn't agree more. Filled with amazingly funny scenes that require more than 5 rewinds and a well-chosen cast, Blazing Saddles could very well be a great love you or thank you letter to all the movies it has spoofed.

Leading the way is Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart, a "black in an all white small town". A rather great performance by him. Following him are 3 of Mel Brooks' main fixtures: Gene Wilder as The Waco Kid, who befriends Bart, Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp in one of her greatest performances and last, but not the least, Harvey Korman as Hedley "Hedy" Lamarr in one of his best screen credits. His performance single out was the best. Excellent comedic timing and expressions. The other supporting cast were great too.

Blazing Saddles also has the trademark "we know we're in a movie" technique and the ending, to some, may seem long and dull but 85% of the best funny scenes happen in that section. All in all, enjoy if you're a Mel Brooks fan!
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12 years ago on 5 December 2011 14:00

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