Carry On Columbus DVD

Advantages: If you are a classic Carry On fan - this is a must see!
Disadvantages: So saddening that more of the original team could not be part of this.

...This is a great effort to revive the best series of films ever! I was so pleased this was created. A good mix of new faces with some familiar faces, notably Jim Dale, but others including Bernard Cribbans and June Whitfield to name a few really aided this. Setting off on a journey to find America, this clumsy crew are bound for hilarious trouble before they even lift anchor. Julian Clary is my favourite character in this really puts the carry on camping humor into this enjoyable film. Press and review appear to give this film an undeserved bad rating constantly. This is unfair. You could never compare this to the greatness of the original carry-ons, but as a film of it's own. It's a comical adventure worth watching!... Read review

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Advantages: some of the 'old' cast return
Disadvantages: no Sid or Kenny - hard to compete with their memory

...Carry On Columbus was an attempt to resurrect the spirit & success of the Carry On films, but coming some fourteen years after the last one, it was a case of 'too little, too late'. The story is based around the tale of Christopher Columbus & his discovery of America. Jim Dale pleasingly takes the title role & seeing him in another Carry On role is the best thing about the film. It is a nice touch that many of the 'old' Carry On cast feature in this one - June Whitfield, Leslie Phillips, Jack Douglas, Bernard Cribbins & Jon Pertwee. As for the newcomers, they obviously have a difficult act to follow, as people like Sid James & Kenneth Williams can rarely be imitated effectively. (I would have said never, until I saw 'Cor Blimey' !!) I think Julian Clary & Rik Mayall are the best of the new team, but they do lack the special qualities... Read review

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Advantages: Great Early carry On
Disadvantages: No extras on DVD

...There was a time around the early to late sixties which can be considered the golden age of Carry On. This film along with Cleo,Screaming,etc is the gang at their best. This time they lampoon spy films and it is great to see Kenneth Williams given effectively the lead here. He has great support from Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor ( her first Carry On ) Bernard Cribbins ( his first, and one of only three he made including Carry On Jack & Carry On Columbus. Also Jim Dale got his first outing here. The story moves along at a great pace and the laughs are easy to come by There is one critism of the DVD however and that is the lack of extras later and not so great Carry Ons have been realeased in Special Editions with commentarys al be it on occaisions by someone quite low down in the cast list. I realise that most of the cast... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: some of the 'old' cast return
Disadvantages: no Sid or Kenny - hard to compete with their memory

...Carry On Columbus was an attempt to resurrect the spirit & success of the Carry On films, but coming some fourteen years after the last one, it was a case of 'too little, too late'. The story is based around the tale of Christopher Columbus & his discovery of America. Jim Dale pleasingly takes the title role & seeing him in another Carry On role is the best thing about the film. It is a nice touch that many of the 'old' Carry On cast feature in this one - June Whitfield, Leslie Phillips, Jack Douglas, Bernard Cribbins & Jon Pertwee. As for the newcomers, they obviously have a difficult act to follow, as people like Sid James & Kenneth Williams can rarely be imitated effectively. (I would have said never, until I saw 'Cor Blimey' !!) I think Julian Clary & Rik Mayall are the best of the new team, but they do lack the special qualities... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: a disgrace to the Carry Ons

...This film is truly awful and I can honestly say I wish it had never been made. It is so far removed from the Carry Ons I love that it belongs in Outer Mongolia, except they don't deserve it either!!! The script is appalling, the characters dreadful and the stars look like they wish they were anywhere else than on the Emmannuelle film set. I'd write a proper review but I don't want to dwell on the subject of Emmannuelle a moment longer than necessary! Yuk! I never want to have to watch this film ever again! Phew. That's got that off my chest! Quick bring on Columbus! And I never thought I'd ever say that!!!!! Avoid like the plague!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: If you are a classic Carry On fan - this is a must see!
Disadvantages: So saddening that more of the original team could not be part of this.

...This is a great effort to revive the best series of films ever! I was so pleased this was created. A good mix of new faces with some familiar faces, notably Jim Dale, but others including Bernard Cribbans and June Whitfield to name a few really aided this. Setting off on a journey to find America, this clumsy crew are bound for hilarious trouble before they even lift anchor. Julian Clary is my favourite character in this really puts the carry on camping humor into this enjoyable film. Press and review appear to give this film an undeserved bad rating constantly. This is unfair. You could never compare this to the greatness of the original carry-ons, but as a film of it's own. It's a comical adventure worth watching!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful