Review of Blazing Saddles (1974) by Evan K — 21 Dec 2011

Offensive, funny and silly... but smart. Brooks is a genius and could never get away with this much offensive content today... "Excuse my while I whip this out!".

This review of Blazing Saddles (1974) was written by Evan K on 21 Dec 2011.

Blazing Saddles has generally received very positive reviews.

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