Blazing Saddles

[HarryVegas]

Outdated language or not it's a masterpiece. Anyone else watching, just for old time's sake? BBC4 now.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Outdated language or not it's a masterpiece. Anyone else watching, just for old time's sake?

Preferred Young Frankenstein personally. Thought Blazing Saddles started off like a train but ran out of steam near the end. Young Frankenstein was brilliant from first minute to last.

 

[jam69]

Both great films

 

[HarryVegas]

Know what you mean but there's more than enough magic in it to carry through for me.

 

[fella]

Mel Brookes will be 95 next week.

 

[BobUpnDown]

Saddles & Frankenstein both top quality..
Use of language was ahead of its time..

 

[S7DiscoDown]

Still a quality film. I'm absolutely stunned if they show an unedited version.

I think its one of those where they give a warning and you 'watch at own risk'. The funny thing is I'm sure some folk will watch it knowing what's in it just to complain.

I noticed it was trending on twitter.

I would argue films like Scum are 'worse'.

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

"it is my privilege to extend this laurel, and hearty handshake"

"What did you expect? "Welcome, sonny"? "Make yourself at home"? "Marry my daughter"? You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."

 

[Soutra]

Gene Wilder ad libbed the morons line. Cleavon Little's reaction was genuine.

Great line.

 

[Konrad_the_Barbarian]

"Is that a 10 gallon hat, or are you just enjoying the show"

 

[Laughing]

I have never liked the movie. I also didn't like monty python either so maybe I am odd.

 

[asredastheycome]

I have never liked the movie. I also didn't like monty python either so maybe I am odd.

Not odd but definitely something missing

 

[asredastheycome]

My brother-in-law always just laughed at the beans part but then the only part of Life of Brian he got was the Biggus Dickus scene.

 

[HarryVegas]

"Is that a 10 gallon hat, or are you just enjoying the show"

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Still the best Dietrich impression you're ever likely to see.

 

[newyddion]

Mongo only pawn in game of life.

 

[Borobuddah]

“Where’s the white women at?”

 

[allied_assault]

The blind man scene in Young Frankenstein has to be one of the funniest scenes on film.

 

[Frozen Horse]

Mongo only pawn in game of life.

Mongo punching horses before it was fashionable.

 

[Muttley]

There was a rash of RWNJs praising Blazing Saddles, saying "they'd never make this nowadays", "politically incorrect", etc. apparently blithely unaware that it is a satire on racism! Richard Prior was co-writer on it and was to have played the sheriff but the studio wouldn't touch him.

Stupid is as stupid does.

 

[Billyzin]

Mongo punching horses before it was fashionable.

Yes.
Mongo's forebears obviously hailed from geordie land.