Blazing Saddles

"My favorite part of this is Gene Wilder. That said I love Mel Brooks movies. "

"Of course I love Mel Brooks comedies. But I would much rather watch "High Anxiety," or "Robin Hood: Men in Tights." This film made me laugh a little a few times. Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman, Gene Wilder, Madeline Khan star, and Dom DeLuise has a small role. But let's face it: This film had so many racial slurs it could never be made today. 😏"

"I... Surprisingly don't have much to say about this movie. It's okay. Especially for the time. However I feel like my humor has gone past laughing at various types of racism. The ending was pretty good and original however "

"Great movie"

"Funny "

"It was watchable. But as classic Mel Brooks goes, it’s pretty dull. I’m not a huge fan of westerns but I did chuckle in a few spots. The tollbooth really got me though. "

"This may or may not be a rewatch (I vividly recall very specific scenes from this film (quicksand one especially) I watched as a child about 30 years ago). This is without question not only an absolutely wild laugh riot throughout, but also a masterpiece in tonal balance, paired with incredibly bonkers fourth wall breaks (especially the ending). Just like THE PRODUCERS, it masterfully navigates landmines of jokes that really should be offensive on paper but manages to brilliantly work (with incredible visual gags too), effectively attacking stereotypes and actually making fun of racists in the process. It helps that the legendary comedian Richard Pryor is part of the writing team (along with Mel Brooks himself) to help strike just the right tone without veering too far off course (resulting in incredibly memorable dialogues and references (loved the TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE reference in particular (the “stinkin’ badges” line originated from that film in fact, and the film is a great classic worth recommending IMO)). Further assistance comes from committed performances (and line delivery) from the entire cast (with Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn (who was actually Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress her performance in this film) and especially Cleavon Little being the MVP) as well as the direction by Mel Brooks himself. Got a massive THE GREAT DICTATOR vibes from it too (in terms of using comedy to paint racists etc. in a negative light by making them out to be buffoons), which makes a lot of sense. I was especially struck not only by the tonal balance, but how incredibly engaged I was throughout the rather compact runtime. The comedy classic label, just like THE PRODUCERS, is very well deserved. Highly recommended."

"Not everyone passes the test of time."

"Laugh so hard I had tears "

"Funniest and smartest movie ever made!!! Written by Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. Just amazingly funny. If you haven't seen it, go see it now. I have three different physical copies for when the idiots try to ban it. "