A classic

To be honest, even though I have seen almost all the movies directed by Mel Brooks (I think I’m missing only 3 of them by now), I'm afraid I have never been a really huge fan of his work. Anyway, since this movie is a huge classic, I was really eager to check it out. Following its reputation, I really expected the whole thing to be seriously hilarious but, to be honest, eventually, I thought it was indeed pretty funny but not much more than I’m afraid. For me, the best example is the scene around the fire where you get to see all these cowboys farting. Well, in my opinion, this scene was fairly amusing but also rather stupid as well and it shows the level of the humor displayed in this movie. It’s such a shame that Richard Pryor wasn't allowed to  play Bart as he was supposed to be as the whole thing would have been much more interesting, at least, for me.  Eventually, I thought that 'The Producers' was much better but it was still a decent watch though. To conclude, even though I wasn't really blown away like I expected to be, it is still a classic and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like Mel Brooks’s work.