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Blazing Saddles (1974) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Blazing Saddles (1974) a score of 3.0173 out of 4

based on (22) reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

There are some people who can literally get away with anything -- say anything, do anything -- and people will let them. Other people attempt a mildly dirty ...read the complete Blazing Saddles movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

The town of Rock Ridge is slated for destruction in order to build a railroad that will pass through the area it inhabits. Unfortunately, the politicians need to get rid of the people who live in Rock Ridge to get the land. After the ...read the complete Blazing Saddles movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Blazing Saddles isn't the funniest Mel Brooks movie (that'd be The Producers), but it's by far the least politically correct. Oddly, by venturing into new realms of racist humor, Brooks finds comedy gold, because he's mocking a genre (the western) ...read the complete Blazing Saddles movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Marshall Garvey

And yet, convoluted as this ending may sound, it is most fitting for "Blazing Saddles", Mel Brooks' widely popular western burlesque that pulls the laugh strings in several different ways as it unfolds. From its uproariously funny theme song to its ...read the complete Blazing Saddles movie review at Marshall Garvey