Blazing Saddles commentary

The commentary track by Mel Brooks on the 30th Anniversary Edition of
Blazing Saddles is listed on the case as being scene-specific.

Well, I finally got a chance to listen to it last night and it isn't
scene-specific by any stretch of the imagination. It's mainly just Mel's
general ramblings about the writing and casting of the film.

The track also ends suddenly in less than an hour.

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>
> The commentary track by Mel Brooks on the 30th Anniversary Edition of
> Blazing Saddles is listed on the case as being scene-specific.
>
> Well, I finally got a chance to listen to it last night and it isn't
> scene-specific by any stretch of the imagination. It's mainly just Mel's
> general ramblings about the writing and casting of the film.
>
> The track also ends suddenly in less than an hour.
>
Sounds like the same track as the original release.

Love this film, so do the deleted scenes and the other extras make it worth
me replacing my current copy?

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Meng

Meng wrote:

"Love this film, so do the deleted scenes and the other extras make it
worth me replacing my current copy?"

Well, the Black Bart pilot episode is pretty bad and the deleted scenes
aren't terrible but were all obviously deleted for a reason.

On the positive side:

-The transfer is slightly better.

-The 5.1 remix opens up the soundtrack.

- The retrospective interviews are interesting just to see some of the
cast members as they look now.

-The disc is fairly inexpensive.

If you're a fan, it's definitely worth purchasing.

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Neo Maxi Zoom Dweeby

Meng wrote:

"Sounds like the same track as the original release."

Affirmative. I just listened again to what is credited on the original
DVD release as a "new, exclusive 55-minute interview with Mel Brooks"
and it is exactly the same as the "scene-specific commentary" on the
30th Anniversary disc.

Shame on you, Warner Brothers!

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"Neo Maxi Zoom Dweeby" <> wrote in message
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> Meng wrote:
>
> "Love this film, so do the deleted scenes and the other extras make it
> worth me replacing my current copy?"
>
> Well, the Black Bart pilot episode is pretty bad and the deleted scenes
> aren't terrible but were all obviously deleted for a reason.
>
> On the positive side:
>
> -The transfer is slightly better.
>
> -The 5.1 remix opens up the soundtrack.
>
> - The retrospective interviews are interesting just to see some of the
> cast members as they look now.
>
> -The disc is fairly inexpensive.
>
> If you're a fan, it's definitely worth purchasing.

One more question, if you don't mind... are the deleted scenes the same ones
that sometimes show up when the movie plays on certain television stations?
Meaning the multiple Bart / Mongo scenes (not just the exploding candy) and
Brooks' character actually going to the "dummy" town?

JWB

(JWB) wrote:

"One more question, if you don't mind... are the deleted scenes the same
ones that sometimes show up when the movie plays on certain television
stations?"

The scenes are:

-alternative campfire scene with sound effects removed.

-two deleted Sheriff Bart vs. Mongo scenes.

-an extended intro for the Lily Von Schtupp musical scene.

-an extended chase scene with Sheriff Bart and The Waco Kid in the Klan
outfits ending at a baptism.

-alternate prayer scene ("whistling Dixie" instead of "jerking off")

-alternate toll gate scene("load" of dimes instead of "shitload")

-deleted Gov. LePetomane at the fake Rock Ridge scene.

-deleted scene at the attempted destruction of the fake Rock Ridge with
some German dialogue from Lily Von Shtupp being translated into
authentic frontier gibberish.

HTH!

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"Neo Maxi Zoom Dweeby" <> wrote in message
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> (JWB) wrote:
>
> "One more question, if you don't mind... are the deleted scenes the same
> ones that sometimes show up when the movie plays on certain television
> stations?"
>
> The scenes are:
>
> -alternative campfire scene with sound effects removed.
>
> -two deleted Sheriff Bart vs. Mongo scenes.
>
> -an extended intro for the Lily Von Schtupp musical scene.
>
> -an extended chase scene with Sheriff Bart and The Waco Kid in the Klan
> outfits ending at a baptism.
>
> -alternate prayer scene ("whistling Dixie" instead of "jerking off")
>
> -alternate toll gate scene("load" of dimes instead of "shitload")
>
> -deleted Gov. LePetomane at the fake Rock Ridge scene.
>
> -deleted scene at the attempted destruction of the fake Rock Ridge with
> some German dialogue from Lily Von Shtupp being translated into
> authentic frontier gibberish.

Those are the scenes. I'll be picking this one up.

JWB

(Neo Maxi Zoom Dweeby) wrote in message news:<22419-40E96910->...
> The commentary track by Mel Brooks on the 30th Anniversary Edition of
> Blazing Saddles is listed on the case as being scene-specific.
>
> Well, I finally got a chance to listen to it last night and it isn't
> scene-specific by any stretch of the imagination. It's mainly just Mel's
> general ramblings about the writing and casting of the film.
>
> The track also ends suddenly in less than an hour.

I haven't heard it yet but the Blazing Saddles commentary track was
probably lifted from the laserdisc edition, just like the Spaceballs
one was. When you say the track ends suddenly does it just drop out
or is there a conclusion? If it just drops out then that's a clue
it's from the laserdisc as the dvd authors forgot to include the
remaining track from side 2 of the laserdisc.

Joseph Phillips

> I haven't heard it yet but the Blazing Saddles commentary track was
> probably lifted from the laserdisc edition, just like the Spaceballs
> one was. When you say the track ends suddenly does it just drop out
> or is there a conclusion? If it just drops out then that's a clue
> it's from the laserdisc as the dvd authors forgot to include the
> remaining track from side 2 of the laserdisc.

There's a conclusion, in a manner of speaking, but it isn't a true running
commentary track, as the new DVD cover would lead one to believe. It's
simply Mel Brooks discussing the creation, casting, writing, etc. of
"Blazing Saddles," and it is indeed the same track that was included on the
original DVD release of the film.

The documentaries and the inclusion of the scenes aired only on the TV
version of the film (available as supplemental material, not editing into
the movie itself) more than justified the purchase price for me, though

Bill

"Neo Maxi Zoom Dweeby" <> wrote in
alt.video.dvd:
>The commentary track by Mel Brooks on the 30th Anniversary Edition of
>Blazing Saddles is listed on the case as being scene-specific.
>
>Well, I finally got a chance to listen to it last night and it isn't
>scene-specific by any stretch of the imagination. It's mainly just Mel's
>general ramblings about the writing and casting of the film.
>
>The track also ends suddenly in less than an hour.

Sounds like you got a bad disk. That's exactly how the original
edition's commentary went.

It was interesting, but by no stretch of the imagination a
"commentary". It would have been easier to listen to if there was no
video along with it. (The Wizard of Oz disc did this with a radio
show that was one of the bonus features: there was no motion video,
just some WoO-related still photo.)

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