"Blazing Saddles" is a fine example of a film that could never be made today. Coming nowhere close to political correctness as we know it, "Saddles" is Mel Brooks' finest and funniest film.
Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder head a fine cast in this yarn about a black sheriff who is assigned to an all-white town. Back in the old west, this was not heard of or popular. Complete with racist and crude jokes galore, "Saddles" takes a swing at just about everyone. But man is it funny.
Brooks uses all of his resources here, and gets a laugh out of nearly every scene in the film. Slim Pickens steals every scene he is in as the bumbling Taggart, and Brooks himself is very funny as Governor Le Petomane. The late Madeline Kahn is also sensational as a drunken entertainer.
"Blazing Saddles" will always stand the test of time with its edgy humor and hilarious performances. Outstanding!
Grade: A
Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder head a fine cast in this yarn about a black sheriff who is assigned to an all-white town. Back in the old west, this was not heard of or popular. Complete with racist and crude jokes galore, "Saddles" takes a swing at just about everyone. But man is it funny.
Brooks uses all of his resources here, and gets a laugh out of nearly every scene in the film. Slim Pickens steals every scene he is in as the bumbling Taggart, and Brooks himself is very funny as Governor Le Petomane. The late Madeline Kahn is also sensational as a drunken entertainer.
"Blazing Saddles" will always stand the test of time with its edgy humor and hilarious performances. Outstanding!
Grade: A