The one person who gets the balance right, weighing parody and homage, is the composer, Joel McNeely, whose opening theme stirs hopes and memories that the movie cannot match.

"A Million Ways To Die In The West" may remind MacFarlane's core audience of what they're missing by not having Westerns as part of their regular movie menu.

It's essentially Blazing Saddles, only the fart jokes aren't quite as fresh.

While 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' may not be a film I actively recommend, it's one I admit will likely work your funny bone, under the right circumstances.