DIRECTOR: Mel Brooks
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
STARRING: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens
RATING: R
GENRE: Comedy, Western
GRADE: B+
Mel Brooks has done it again! I never cease to laugh, or at least smile, whenever I watch his films. "The Producers"..."Young Frankenstein"..."Robin Hood: Men in Tights"...and now one of his most famous!
Well, obviously I adore the director, but another star that is one of my favorite actors is Gene Wilder. He plays his part beautifully, but it may be just because I'm used to seeing Gene on screen about 80% of the time when I watch a film starring him, that I thought he was hardly in this movie at all.
Almost every joke that was played worked well, and the only ones may just be the generation gap from the '70s to now. My only complaint, which is why it didn't recieve an A grade, is the ending. It felt so forced and random that it led me to be confused. The errors that could be made in just the ending are too many to ignore, so I have to say that if it wasn't for that, it may have been my favorite Mel Brooks film.
Overall, if you've ever enjoyed any film of the simliar genre, you will adore this movie. It's best to watch with a group of people, because then you'll appreciate every joke a bit more.
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