when your hair is greasy it’s so hard to want to keep living

"it's not that deep" with the power of this shovel anything is possible

cat’s eye emerald

what did you call it? bust a nut squash? what the fuck is wrong with you man, what is fucking *shoves you* what the fuck is wrong with you? *i have you by the collar and you finally repeat what you said which was "butternut squash"* oh my god. Dude im so sorry. eyes welling with tears im so sorry man im so sorry

sometimes i be saying im gonna go to bed and then i dont go to bed. frequently in fact. this is because i have the heart of an optimist and the soul of a liar

#yes

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I love gay people

Blazing Saddles (Film Review)

After my last experience with a work of satire being a depressing disappointment (coughpostal2paradiselostcough), it was very nice to finally watch this classic film in full and see social satire done right!

Bart and Jim disguise themselves in some goofy KKK uniforms

The film centers around a black man named Bart, who starts the story as a downtrodden railway worker, having to deal with all sorts of abuse from the local racists. Eventually, though, a corrupt politician named Headly Lamarr decides to make Bart the town sheriff, expecting it to ruin the town so he can steal the land.

Bart and Jim's friendship is delightful!

Things to do initially go quite poorly for the Sheriff, as the town is full of racist idiots. But over time, things start to shape up for Bart - he befriends a nice fellow at his office named Jim (played by Gene Wilder!) and as the villainous Headly launches various schemes to take down the Sheriff, they all end up backfiring. First he sends a big fellow named Mongo whom the Sheriff outsmarts, and then he tries to get a lady named Lili to seduce and trick the Sheriff, but she only ends being super sweet on him instead!

Lili is super sweet on the Sheriff but doesn't get to see him for the rest of the movie after they meet. I hope she gets a happy ending of her own too, poor gal.

At his last straw, Headly decides to just go to war - he rounds up all kinds of unwholesome characters ranging from western outlaws to nazis, in hopes of having them destroy the town themselves. Thankfully, The Sheriff works together with both the townsfolk and the railway workers, and they defeat the army of baddies with some clever tricks!

In the movies final act, the 4th wall is obliterated and things descend into mayhem as characters run in and out of the film itself, wreaking havoc all over Warner Bros studios. When all the chaos is settled, we get to see a happy ending for the Sheriff and his pal Jim. Hooray!

Now, for folks not familiar with the films legacy, it is one of those classic comedies that shithead conservatives like to tout as something from "the good ol' days when things weren't so P.C. hurk a durk durk!" - seeming to completely miss the point that the satire of this film works because it is mocking people like themselves - stupid racist bigots. It's a good example of well-done satire that punches up, instead of punching down (or punching everyone). And that is why it's so fun! The humor also goes beyond satire and also includes a great mix of slapstick and absurdist humor as well, delivering lots of great laughs, especially every time the Sheriff outsmarts a baddie with his Loony Toons antics. :)

If you can handle all the slurs in the film (context matters, kids!), Blazing Saddles is a lot of fun and highly recommended! You can find dvd copies of it pretty easily as well as online downloads if you know where to look.