Blazing Saddles
The railroad's bound to run right through the sleepy tow of Rock Ridge. Land there will be
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worth a fortune - but the townsfolk already own their own land. How do you drive them out? Send in the roughest toughest meanest leanest gang you've got...and appoint a new sheriff you figure will last about 24 hours. But that's not really the plot of Blazing Saddles just the pretext. Once Mel Brooks' lunatic film - many call it his best - gets under way logic is lost in a blizzard of gags jokes quips puns howlers growlers and outrageous assaults upon good taste - or any taste at all.
Blazing Saddles
The railroad's bound to run right through the sleepy tow of Rock Ridge. Land there will be
... more
worth a fortune - but the townsfolk already own their own land. How do you drive them out? Send in the roughest toughest meanest leanest gang you've got...and appoint a new sheriff you figure will last about 24 hours. But that's not really the plot of Blazing Saddles just the pretext. Once Mel Brooks' lunatic film - many call it his best - gets under way logic is lost in a blizzard of gags jokes quips puns howlers growlers and outrageous assaults upon good taste - or any taste at all.
Blazing Saddles
The railroad's bound to run right through the sleepy tow of Rock Ridge. Land there will be
... more
worth a fortune - but the townsfolk already own their own land. How do you drive them out? Send in the roughest toughest meanest leanest gang you've got... and appoint a new sheriff you figure will last about 24 hours. But that's not really the plot of Blazing Saddles just the pretext. Once Mel Brooks' lunatic film - many call it his best - gets under way logic is lost in a blizzard of gags jokes quips puns howlers growlers and outrageous assaults upon good taste - or any taste at all.
TT 1997 - Blazing Saddles
1997 - the 90th milestone of the TT mega festival - was a scorching year in more ways than
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one; sun hotter than hell and blistering racing to match as the world's best road racers - McCallen the Dunlop brothers Rutter Moodie Simpson Beck Jackson - once more took on the 'Challenge of the Mountain'. While the fans coped with sunburn injured aces fought their own battle of wills. Following his Formula 1 victory McCallen rode in excruciating pain to win both the Production and Senior TTs and Robert Dunlop came back after serious injury in 1995 to claim a rostrum place. Meanwhile big brother Joey added yet another victory to his tally taking his total to an incredible 22 wins in 22 years. Don't miss... Ian Lougher snatching victory on the last lap. 'Simmo' Simpson breaking lap and race records in his first TT win. Hanks/Biggs Biggs/Biggs and Hanks/Wilson - sidecar families on top. And that's just the racing! We also feature a pit lane drama rider interviews off-track antics the Ramsey spirit the soaring Red Arrows and as ever the fantastic fans who make the TT festival the unique event it is. With more cameras than ever this year around the course more spectacular helicopter views great on-bike footage and the mind-blowing kerbside cam - we bring you all the burning action you could ever want to watch again and again...
Blazing Saddles [1974]
Mel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the
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late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humour is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproarious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Von Shtupp. Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hungry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea.--Jeff Shannon
Blazing Saddles [1974]
Mel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the
... more
late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humour is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproarious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Von Shtupp. Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hungry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea. --Jeff Shannon
France. From Lance Armstrong's incredible comeback from cancer to Tom Simpson's death on the slopes of Mont Ventoux the Tour has been the stage for some of sport's most monumental triumphs and the scene of some of its darkest hours. Since Maurice Garin's inaugural victory in 1903 hundreds of thousands of kilometres have been covered in pursuit of the yellow jersey - cycling's holy grail - and few have been without incident or drama. And on 7 July 2007 the whole pedalling circus is descending on London! But will the Great British Public be ready for an invasion of neck to thigh slippery lycra gaudy Geiger-alien headwear aerodynamic neoprene pixyboots and Space Age carbon fibre bicycles weighing less than a dinky toy but costing more than a family car? Not without this book they won't. It's a no-holds-barred look at the rivalries characters and controversies that have given century-old race its unique colour. Matt Rendell's vivid and entertaining narrative combines the Tour's golden legends with tales from its dark side capturing the true and often surreal spirit of the world's most arduous race.
Advantages: A great selection of sound and vision. Disadvantages: Not enough.
...outlines the film modules on the DVD 21 mainly song titles. Inside more details of the songs including composers, articulation and some live pictures. The next few pages are an article by the Director Pennebaker concerning the project (more detail to follow). The back page includes credits more of this at the end of the review. The poster celebrates the 30thanniversaryspecialedition of this film released on DVD with a list of tour dates of this period from across the globe UK, US, Japan. On the reverse cuts from newspaper articles including pictures describing the tours. The film has been remastered for DVD with surround sound.
EXTRAS include commentary by the Director Pennebaker and music producer Visconti - the DVD ROM section include a calendar, screen saver, desktop pictures, desktop icons and weblinks.
The section by Pennebaker...
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Advantages: so funny you will cry (i did) Disadvantages: Are the extras worth the extra money
...have something to do with this.
The whole film is a rollercoster ride of parody's, sight gags, one liners and slap stick that will have you laughing again and again. All the lyrics of the songs were written by Mel Brooks and are every bit as funny as the jokes.
In addition to the DVD extras, The 55 minute audio comentary by mel brooks and the theatrical trailer. The special addition boxset contains 8 limited addition lobby card prints. A limited addition image from the movie and 35mm film frame. A 27" X 40" movie poster and 6 limited addition photos.
The boxset is pricey at £40, but true fans of the film will pay it. For those of you who just want to laugh for 90 minutes i would go for the cheaper option of the DVD and leave the boxset. Whatever you go for BlazingSaddles is a must have for anyones DVD collection. So dont just...
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Advantages: more Rocky....and Shock Treatment Disadvantages: you may not like Shock Treatment
...Having previously reviewed the Rocky Horror Show I wont be reviewing it here as well but if you want to read it the link is here
http://dvd.ciao.co.uk/TheRockyHorrorPictureShowSpecialEditionTwoDiscsSenitypeCardsStillsAndBookletReview5654477
Shock Treatment is the little known sequel to RHS, made in 1981 it is rated PG in this boxset.
The boxset itself was created to commemorate the 30thAnniversary of the Rocky Horror Show. Packaged in a large pair of lips, the Iconic symbol from Rocky you will recieve two DVD's Rocky (the two disc specialedition) and Shock Treatment, The Rocky Horror Show Comic Book, 3 random pictures from Rocky Horror, The Offical Audience Participation Guide from Rocky and the Shock Treatment soundtrack CD.
The plot of Shock Treatment is that Brad and Janets marriage is in trouble...
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