It's Twue, it's Twue
Added 11/15/2009
Hadn't seen this one in a while, needed a laugh, still funny after all these years. Blu-ray had a pilot episode for a TV Series spin off which has a young (and with hair) Louis Gossett, Jr.
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I'd /like/ to give BS only four stars...
Added 11/14/2009
...simply for Mel Brooks' heavy-handed and obvious vulgarity, but I'm obliged to give it five, for Madeline Kahn's performance as Lili von Shtupp. Specifically, her rendering of "I'm Tired", a perfect send-up of Marlene Detrich. (One would like to think that Ms. Dietrich fell into convulsive laughter after seeing it.) Brooks says he wrote the song before Kahn was cast, but she sings it as if it were written for her unique talent.
Is it a true classic? As with "Young Frankenstein", I don't know. But it is funny, mostly because of its blunt treatment of racism. In this regard, it's a much more honest film than "Crash".
The cinematography by Joseph Biroc does little to enhance his excellent reputation. The daylight scenes are flat, almost washed-out. The night scenes, though, are richly colored and jsut plain beautiful. "Blazing Saddles" is one of only two of Brooks films shot in Panavision, and it generally doesn't work. Too many scenes look overly "distant", when a tighter view of the characters would have been more effective.
Amazon's attractive price makes the BD a must-have, if only to see Madeline Kahn in a classic performance.
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Still the ultimate Western movie satire...hands down!
Added 11/8/2009
Way Out West. Go West. My Little Chickadee. The Paleface. Cat Ballou. Western comedies have been done before...but NEVER like this! Some 30-odd years later, Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" still retains its impact, and its unapologetic political incorrectness. Brooks had told all his writers to "go for broke; anything outrageous gets thrown in!" And the movie sure looks it. BS does have an "everything but the kitchen sink" quality to it. Like "Young Frankenstein", which is gentler but just as kooky, BS aims scattershot at all kinds of satire, old & new, and scores time & again. Tucked in between the belly laughs are messages about corruption, greed & racism...but the comedy still rules, especially when you have a campfire bean-eating scene where cowboys are passing gas in turn. And like YF, BS has so many outrageously funny moments that you need a score card. Brooks gives himself dual roles as a Yiddish-speaking Indian chief, and as the misguided cross-eyed Governor LePetemaine. There are dozens of sharp, funny performances in the movie: From the gawdy heroics of Cleavon Little & Gene Wilder to the snivelling villainy of Harvey Korman to Madeline Kahn's "Destry Rides Again" spoof of Marlene Dietrich...well, even the supporting players are terrific.
Fast paced & hilarious, you definitely can't go wrong with this comedy which shows Brooks at the top of his game!
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A True Classic Film and now on Blu-Ray!!
Added 11/4/2009
I just love this movie. It is absolutely hilarious. Mel Brooks at his finest. And now that it is on Blu-Ray it's even better. I definitely recommend this movie.
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all true
Added 10/19/2009
Everything you've ever heard... good or bad... about "Blazing Saddles" is absolutely true... if not somewhat understated.
That said, there's nothing that can be added regarding the movie. But the legend, and the deals around it just get better and better. I had no idea that there had been a series pilot. Didn't sell... a mixed mercy, but I have it now in my library so that makes the B.S. experience worth revisiting, and in a time of strangling political correctness, I'm proud to say there is no single frame of video in the film that doesn't piss somebody off. The effort to leave no viewer unoffended is an historic success.
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Caddyshack/Blazing Saddles [2 Discs]
Added 12/16/2003
Two outstanding films, however the DVD packaging is made of cardboard and cheap plastic instead of the standard plastic DVD case we have grown accustomed to. I would suggest you purchase a couple of DVD cases if you want to protect your investment.
I deducted 2 stars because of poor packaging.
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It's Twue, it's Twue
Added 11/15/2009
Hadn't seen this one in a while, needed a laugh, still funny after all these years. Blu-ray had a pilot episode for a TV Series spin off which has a young (and with hair) Louis Gossett, Jr.
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I'd /like/ to give BS only four stars...
Added 11/14/2009
...simply for Mel Brooks' heavy-handed and obvious vulgarity, but I'm obliged to give it five, for Madeline Kahn's performance as Lili von Shtupp. Specifically, her rendering of "I'm Tired", a perfect send-up of Marlene Detrich. (One would like to think that Ms. Dietrich fell into convulsive laughter after seeing it.) Brooks says he wrote the song before Kahn was cast, but she sings it as if it were written for her unique talent.
Is it a true classic? As with "Young Frankenstein", I don't know. But it is funny, mostly because of its blunt treatment of racism. In this regard, it's a much more honest film than "Crash".
The cinematography by Joseph Biroc does little to enhance his excellent reputation. The daylight scenes are flat, almost washed-out. The night scenes, though, are richly colored and jsut plain beautiful. "Blazing Saddles" is one of only two of Brooks films shot in Panavision, and it generally doesn't work. Too many scenes look overly "distant", when a tighter view of the characters would have been more effective.
Amazon's attractive price makes the BD a must-have, if only to see Madeline Kahn in a classic performance.
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