: Blazing Saddles
Author: Andrew Bergman and Mel Brooks
Director: Mel Brooks
I’m not the greatest Mel Brooks fan, though I’d like to be. His sense of humor is the kind I like, but his films tend to fall flat. I’d never seen Blazing Saddles before, but I can see why it’s considered one of his best. It’s definitely funnier than his other films I’ve seen, though much of the humor is either too subtle or too outrageous to be “comfortable” humor. I enjoyed the film, but didn’t laugh much just because it was too weird. Watching parts of it again, I can see that this is a film that gets funnier with every viewing: I found myself laughing out loud when Cleavon Little holds himself up at gunpoint (too difficult to explain — you have to see it). (The first time through I just couldn’t believe the townpeople were so dumb.) Cool flick. What impressed me the most was how current it was — it could have been released a few years ago. Amazing for a seventies’ film.
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