Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excuse me while I whip this out-
Scene for scene, "Blazing Saddles" is the second funniest movie ever made, "Red Dawn" being the first. This (along with "Young Frankenstein") represents the summit of Mel Brooks' genius. Villianous Harvey Korman is Hedy ("That's Hedley!") Lamarr and he wants to run a railroad through Rock Ridge, a town where all the men are named Johnson. He recruits Slim Pickens and his flatulent cowboys to terrorize the place and talks governor Mel Brooks into appointing Cleavon Little sheriff, thinking the racist townspeople would never allow a black man to hold that post. So Alex Karras punches a horse, Gene Wilder shoots pistols out of about a hundred cowboys' hands in a third of a second and Madeline Kahn plays a Marlene Deitrich soundalike who cavorts with anachronistic Wehrmacht infantry during the climactic battle, which is so titanic, it spills right out of the movie onto the movie lot and involves flaming male dancers in tuxes and a commissary food fight. This is totally uninhibited fun and one of the few gag-a-second films where every single gag is funny. Not only that, the performances are brilliant, especially Kahn's, though Little and Wilder make a charming team, and Korman really chews up the scenery. Even underappreciated Dom DeLouise has a hilarious cameo.
Rating:  - A Outragerous Comedy that Become an Instant Classic.
When the Small Town Sheriff Dies, The Civilans wants a Replacement as Soon as Possible but What the Town got is a Black Sheriff named Bart (Cleavon Little) and soon the Villagers from the Small Town are Panicking, the New Sheriff has a Hard Time to Win, them over, because of his Color and they are not Certain, if Bart could Carried on the Job.Directed by Mel Brooks (Dracula:Dead and Loving It, Life Stinks, The Producers) brings a Clever, Sometimes Hilarious, Mostly Raw Spoof of the Western Flicks. Harvey Korman is Fun as Hedley Lamarr-A Politically Connected Nasty Person (Also in Two Another Roles). Scene-Stealing:Madeline Kahn recieve an Oscar Nominated for Best Supporting Actress as Lili Von Shtupp. The Movie explosed like a Machine-Gun Expeditions and the Actors runs Around Like Maniacs. Although the Film goes Out of Control at the End but It`s Doesn`t Stop You from Enjoying It. The Movie has Become as Instant Comedy Classic and It was a Big Box Office Hit Upon It`s Release in 1974. Screenplay by Andrew Bergman, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger from a Story by Bergman. The Flick also Recieve Two Oscar Nominations for Best Film Editing and Best Song. Panavision. Grade:B+.
Rating: - Saddle Up
Mel Brooks's hilarious spoof of the western remains a comedy classic. Released at a time when the term politcal correctness wasn't invented yet, BLAZING SADDLES, lets loose and doesn't look back. Filled with uproarious off the wall humor, watching the film again, made me apreciate it even more. The late Cleavon little, stars as Bart, the first black man to serve as Sheriff of Rock Ridge. Gene Wilder is the Waco Kid, the deputy, Harvey Korman is Hedley Lamarr, a ruthless Attorney General, and the late Madeline Kahn is Lili Von Shtupp. The film has so many funny moments that pretty soon you'll forget all about the plot and just enjoy the film for what it is--a screwball comedy. The finale alone is worth the price of admission and will have you in stitchesI would like to join the others who have expressed their disappointment over how the film is treated on DVD. Warner Brothers need to release the film, intact, on DVD. Until they do that this version will have to do...This edition features the theatrical trailer, production notes, and a 55 minute audio commentary by Brooks that is ok but ends rather abruptly. It also allows viewers to choose between both Widescreen and Pan and Scan formats. Recommened but a better edition DVD is needed for sure...
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