Blazing Saddles RTE1

Not at all PC, especially after recent events in America but by God it’s still one of the funniest movies ever made. Watching it at the moment and I expect RTÈ will get a few emails!

mordeith

zorro2566 wrote: »

Not at all PC, especially after recent events in America but by God it’s still one of the funniest movies ever made. Watching it at the moment and I expect RTÈ will get a few emails!

'Where the white women at?'

mordeith

mordeith wrote: »

'Where the white women at?'

Deputy Spade!

Dodge

zorro2566 wrote: »

Not at all PC,

It actually is very PC.

And very funny too.

Pherekydes

"Up yours, n*****r"

Say Your Number

It's a film that depicts racists as thick and they have to be saved by the black lad, as said by Dodge, it's a very PC film.

valoren

Have never seen it. Have it recorded.

touts

The Sheriff is a N######
What did he say?
The sheriff is near?


For it's time it really was a biting satire of racism that was fairly commonly held back then. Only the permanently offended who are intellectually incapable of seeing the real message behind it's repeated use of the N word will be outraged by it being on TV.

Expect Joe to be busy on Monday afternoon.

Masala

Love the Camptown Races scene.....

Odyssey 2005

RTE showing the latest up to the minute films, from 1974

Say Your Number

Say Your Number wrote: »

It's a film that depicts racists as thick and they have to be saved by the black lad, as said by Dodge, it's a very PC film.

Yes.

But it's also a film that would be shouted down and "cancelled" for apparent racism.

Parody and satire is dead

JP Liz V1

Thank you Hedy

RedXIV

They said you was hung

And they was right!

Say Your Number

The only "Permanantly Offended Brigade" I've seen are the people angry because a private corporation put a arse covering disclaimer at the start of an outdated film.

Say Your Number

Say Your Number wrote: »

The only "Permanantly Offended Brigade" I've seen are the people angry because a private corporation put a arse covering disclaimer at the start of an outdated film.

You haven't been paying attention so.

slipperyox

Always fight for common sense, where ever it lapses!

Say Your Number

Deleted User wrote: »

You haven't been paying attention so.

I've barely seen anyone express offence or say stuff should be banned, I've seen loads of people whinge endlessly about this mythical "PC Brigade" that only seems to exist inside their own heads.

Looptheloop30

I can't afford no horses

Ol' Donie

Best film ever. Or thereabouts.

"Alright, we'll give some land to the **** and the ******, but not the Irish"

-negative response-

"Aw prarie shìt. Alright, everybody!"

Wahey!

joebloggs32

When i was in college and only two stations existed this was regularly popped on the video.
Id safely say we watched it a couple of times a month.
We were constantly quoting it.....if only it was needed for the exams!

Ardent

Never mind that shít, here comes Mongo!

Hangdogroad

"I like rape"

Stewie Griffin

Don't shoot him. You'll just make him mad....

trashcan

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Best film ever. Or thereabouts.

"Alright, we'll give some land to the **** and the ******, but not the Irish"

-negative response-

"Aw prarie shìt. Alright, everybody!"

Wahey!

joebloggs32 wrote: »

When i was in college and only two stations existed this was regularly popped on the video.
Id safely say we watched it a couple of times a month.
We were constantly quoting it.....if only it was needed for the exams!

It's an endlessly quotable film.( I've put up a few on the film quotes thread) and in the top 2 or three funniest films ever made, along with Life of Brian and possibly Airplane.

trashcan

Hangdogroad wrote: »

"I like rape"

See,out of context, that sounds bad....:D

endofrainbow

one of the funniest movies ever made

dhaughton99

When I read the posts name I assumed it was a 30 min weekly Marty Morrissey show, where he learns to ride a horse and sponsored by Blosom hill. I’m shocked surprised to see it is actually the movie.

Relikk

daheff

Campfire scene.
Nuff said

coolshannagh28

Cynical , lowbrow rubbish which isn't remotely funny.

joebloggs32

coolshannagh28 wrote: »

Cynical , lowbrow rubbish which isn't remotely funny.

I feel sorry for you

rednik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6NygR95MA

Classic comedy.

Snow Garden

That's Headley!

'Now go do that voodoo that you do so well'

vriesmays

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

RTE showing the latest up to the minute films, from 1974

2020 ain't a patch on 1974 for movies.

CastorTroy

To keep it tied to TV, I only recently found out about the TV series. Credit to pixelburp

pixelburp wrote: »

On a lighter note and things I never even realised; did you know Warner Bros. produced 4 seasons of a Blazing Saddles sitcom, but intentionally never aired it, just to bypass Mel Brook's attempts to retain the rights of the Blazing Saddles IP? Needless to say the footage presented in the video below is awful stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmpFypaGkKE

But watched it myself last night/today. Enjoyed it again. Though was sure it was this that had the 7 shot 6 shooter.

Was trying to think what was the last fun spoof movie before we got the stream of Disaster Movie type crap? I'll admit liking the first 2 Scary Movies.

I wonder do those with a problem with it know the late and very great Richard Pryor was one of the writers?

Montage of Feck

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

RTE showing the latest up to the minute films, from 1974

The 70's was the high water mark for movies.

Muppet Man

If you like crude comedy westerns you should have a look at "a million ways to die in the west". Some Really funny and outrageous scenes... Underrated in my opinion, with lots of cameo apparences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPv2V7Cqmxw

MontgomeryClift

What would be the objection? Apart from the language, it's a film written by (and mostly starring) Jews and Richard Pryor in which the whites are stupid bigots, the blacks are smart, and a Jew and a black sheriff are the heroes.

Dodge

MontgomeryClift wrote: »

What would be the objection? Apart from the language, it's a film written by (and mostly starring) Jews and Richard Pryor in which the whites are stupid bigots, the blacks are smart, and a Jew and a black sheriff are the heroes.

There hasn’t been any objections

El_Duderino 09

MontgomeryClift wrote: »

What would be the objection? Apart from the language, it's a film written by (and mostly starring) Jews and Richard Pryor in which the whites are stupid bigots, the blacks are smart, and a Jew and a black sheriff are the heroes.

Absolutely a PC movie. Written in the civil rights era, the anti-PC brigade would go bananas if it were released today. It goes under their radar because they actually think it's not a PC movie.

The kind of peope who rail against PC today are exactly the kind of peope who railed against PC in the past. They would not have liked the civil rights movement and they would have recognised Blazing Saddles as more "PC gone mad".

Interesting to note that so far in this thread there have been precisely no posts criticising the movie as racist but loads of posts fanticising about the PC brigade criticising it as racist.

WacoKid

Terrible movie!!!

CastorTroy

I'd say if there was something people wanted to complain about, it would be Mel Brook's playing a Native American.

I think a complaint I would have about it and pretty much any comedy that does it is the song. It's always a risk because it goes too long. So if it doesn't work it really drags and people can lose interest. Any other joke is over quickly enough.
In this case as well it wasn't in any way lively and apart from her interacting with a couple people, there wasn't even any physical comedy.

Cal4567

WacoKid wrote: »

Terrible movie!!!

Brilliant username. I wonder if others here catch onto it.

Great movie, one of the funniest ever made. The only trouble is after 3/4 watches, you tend to remember all the jokes before they hit you.

El_Duderino 09

Cal4567 wrote: »

Brilliant username. I wonder if others here catch onto it.

Great movie, one of the funniest ever made. The only trouble is after 3/4 watches, you tend to remember all the jokes before they hit you.

I think you'd need to be a teenager to get into it. Hard to imagine an adult liking a movie with a scene where they fart because they're eating beans. Plus, breaking the fourth wall at the end is a bit cheap (maybe it was a novel trick back in the 70s, but it's a bit cheap now)

Wanderer78

zorro2566 wrote: »

Not at all PC, especially after recent events in America but by God it’s still one of the funniest movies ever made. Watching it at the moment and I expect RTÈ will get a few emails!

im sending one right now, more of this please!

Dub Ste

daheff wrote: »

Campfire scene.
Nuff said

Next time it's on, put the subtitles on, you haven't lived until you've seen a fart subtitled.........................:D

LiquidZeb

Disgraceful bloody film. It was high time it was put in the dustbin. Enjoy racism and trying to pass it off as 'satire' or 'irony' is a farce. It's a trashy film for trashy people.

Wanderer78

LiquidZeb wrote: »

Disgraceful bloody film. It was high time it was put in the dustbin. Enjoy racism and trying to pass it off as 'satire' or 'irony' is a farce. It's a trashy film for trashy people.

proud trashor here

LiquidZeb

Wanderer78 wrote: »

proud trashor here

Well alright if you enjoy a film made by racist old white men for racist old white men go right ahead. I guess you'll recommend song of the south next.