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Blazing Saddles(1974)
"My name is Jim, but most people call me...Jim." And most people call Blazing Saddles deliriously funny. Filmmaker, star and paddle-ball whiz Mel Brooks goes way out West and way out of his mind with a spiffy spoof set in an 1874 Old West where 1974 Hollywood is just one soundstage away-and where nonstop fun blasts prejudices to the high comedy heavens. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn and more join for horseplay and horselaughs, making Blazing Saddles the #6 choice among the American Film Institute's Top 100 Comedies. Give these out to the boys in lieu of pay. And enjoy. For more about Blazing Saddles and the Blazing Saddles Blu-ray release, see the Blazing Saddles Blu-ray Review Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, David Huddleston Director: Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles Blu-ray, Video QualityThis 2.4:1 1080p VC-1 transfer is a Technicolor dream, even for a Blu-ray disc released in 2006. Colors are strong and well-saturated throughout (check out the curtains during Lili's anti-burlesque show), black levels are deep and un-crushed (see Hedley's suits), and while not razor sharp by today's standards, Blazing Saddles shows an extraordinary amount of clarity for its age. The print has a handful of specks and flecks, and I noticed some extremely heavy grain in the wagon train sequence that stands out from the film's otherwise warm and well-dispersed grain field. This is, however, no fault of the transfer and all goes back to the source material. After years of cruddy VHS releases and good-but-not-great DVD transfers, it's great to see Blazing Saddles get the crisp cinematic treatment it deserves. Blazing Saddles Blu-ray, Audio QualityBlazing Saddles' original monaural track has been expanded here into a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix that occasionally falls off its horse while galloping across the sound field. The many musical numbers are warm and dynamic; instruments are spread across channels pleasingly and ring true, at least to my ears. That said, the track generally lacks bottom end heft and comes across tinny at times. Voices are occasionally muddled by the surrounding sound effects, which, while not exactly immersive, do offer up some rear channel action. The crowd is especially lively during Lily's song- and-dance, and bullets careen and pi-ting with comic hyperbole. While this is certainly the best that Blazing Saddles has ever sounded, the mix could still use some work, and I do wish that the original track had been included for reference purposes. Blu-ray bundles with Blazing Saddles (4 bundles)
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