Horsetan Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Indigestible (more syllables means more points) Unspeakable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 27, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2016 Was that the ones with Welsh names?Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 There's a long tradition of spoof westerns - it's pretty much as old as the genre. ..... Number one is always "Blazing Saddles". Agreed: http://youtu.be/R6dm9rN6oTs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 27, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2016 Oh.... Its twue, its twue....! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted February 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2016 Although he does look slightly more Sidney RoughDiamond than The Rumpo Kid.... Phil You should see what I actually look like! It sure ain't Sid "Baby Face" James... Sam: I never did get to know exactly what she'd done that was so wrong. Judge Burke: Old Ben was a friend of mine Sam, and she killed him. Doc: It was his own fault. He was ninety-two. I warned him not to marry her! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted February 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2016 "Sh1t - Shine-ola" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted February 27, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2016 Unspeakable Irrefutable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 One of my favourites is The Frisco Kid with Gene Wilder Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointstaken Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Favourite lines from "Paint Your Wagon" - Clint Eastwood - "How do you like kids ?" Lee Marvin - "Casseroled!" Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Laurel and Hardy - Way out West Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purley Oaks Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I didn't say that! Actually it was great for reinstating the celebrity of Hedy Lamarr in pop culture, and significantly, though indirectly, making sure her contributions to engineering with her patent for spread spectrum frequency hopping is remembered in the tech community. She took them to court for unauthorised use of her name. But yes, has to be Blazing Saddles for me; Support Your Local Gunfighter's also pretty good although I haven't seen that for a long time so could be rose-coloured spex Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 27, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2016 Yeah - the ones built at Crewe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted February 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2016 There was a group of musicians called 'The Spaghetti Western Orchestra', sadly no longer performing - they were brilliant. However, you'll find video of them on Youtube. Enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted February 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2016 Although not comedies I found there was a lot of humour in the man with no name trilogy of spaghetti westerns. On actual comedy westerns I think Blazing Saddles is brilliant and works on several levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 27, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2016 Great piece but no need for a reminder here - was on the play list at my recent 60th birthday bash! CHeers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 .... Blazing Saddles is brilliant and works on several levels. Particularly when sailing very close to the wind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 In a time when the BBC offers us activists ranting that all the Oscar nominees are white, as serious news, I'm surprised "Blazing Saddles" gets shown at all.... Why, because Cleavon Little wasn't nominated but a white actress was? Perhaps some things never change after all? Blazing Saddles was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Madeline Kahn, Best Fim Editing, and Best Original Song. It won none. Oscars going instead to Ingrid Bergman, The Towering Inferno and The Towering Inferno respectively. Does anyone remember "We May Never Love Like This Again"*. I certainly remember "He rode a Blazing Saddle". * Go ahead, click the link - I double dog dare you. This song won!!! Blazing Saddles has a lot of biting satire about racism in US history, but in particular the movies. It does it in a way that is funny and not preachy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium keefer Posted February 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 29, 2016 'They call me Trinity' anyone? I remember the 'trinity' films from years ago, were shown on BBC2 (early '80s) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Call_Me_Trinity Another site has some views on their contribution or otherwise to the 'spaghetti' genre: http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/A_Man_called_Trinity Also remember seeing Terence and Bud in 'Odds and Evens' at the cinema, I think it may have been made on the back of their renewed fame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2016 Bud Spencer has died: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36648131 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 "Rango" has every Western cliche known to man, AND Jurassic Park and Apocalypse Now references... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Carry on Cowboy was not the only Carry On film to spoof the storyline of an existing classic film, try watching "Captain Horatio Hornblower" starring Gregory Peck, then watch "Carry on Jack", there is no mistaking where the scriptwriters got their inspiration. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted June 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2016 https://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/15118014179 Oh. Not that sort of spoof Western then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 https://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/15118014179 Oh. Not that sort of spoof Western then. Snap - https://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/2931005917 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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