Comedy > I Comedy > 10 GBP to 15 GBP

Advantages: So Funny
Disadvantages: Can be Boring Sometimes

...Brian,'' the members of the Monty Python troupe have demonstrated that it's possible to make wildly insane ''book'' comedies that look as impressive as ''Apocalypse Now.'' Revues, however, must appear to be lighter than air. ''Monty Python's the Meaning of Life'' recalls the format of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus,'' those wonderfully irreverent television shows -collections of mad sketches, surreal graphics and interruptions within interruptions ...
...settles down to the usual Monty Python concerns, presented in seven or eight separate sequences with titles such as ''Growth and Learning,'' ''Middle Age,'' ''The Autumn Years'' and ''Death.'' Among the highlights is a sequence set in the chapel of an ancient English public school where the rector, Michael Palin, intones, ''Forgive us, Lord, for this, our dreadful toadying,'' which is the cue for a wicked hymn in which the singers plead to be spared ... Read review

Advantages: Its funny and leaves you begging for more
Disadvantages: It is a little wacky and maybe offensive to some

...Whether the laughs are coming Chevy Chase loosing everything, to Mr. Nick Papa Gorgio, who is really Rusty, you will want the laughs to go on forever and ever. If you have a few extra bucks lying around and you really need a good pick-me up family fun comedy, this is exactly what you want. And as a bonus for all of you other vacation movies, Cousin Eddy is back, and with a metal plate in is head. So go out and get this movie, but while you are out, ... Read review

Advantages: Every single episode from the first series.
Disadvantages: None

...Orginallly recorded in 1969, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, has become (and rightly so) a British institution. Made up of 5 university students, the team co wrote and starred in quite possibly the funniest series of sketches ever ceated. Chapman with Cleese, Idle with Jones and Gilliam animating profusley in the background, they produced the most bizarre, but highly amusing performances our TV screens have ever seen. As a veteran Python fan, there ...
...I have waited years for this compilation and as I guessed, it did not dissappoint. Very detailed menu options with Episode and Sketch search. Not to mention a fold out poster with every sketch on the flip side to boot. Why are you still reading??? Go and buy it!!!!! Excellent value for money and never ever ageing, this compilation with keep you amused for many years to come. The only downside? Waiting for series 2! ... Read review

Advantages: mildly funny at times
Disadvantages: quite irritating and repetitive humour

...had seen some of the Mr Bean sketches as a youngster and at the time rather enjoyed them; as a consequence I was expecting the film to be at the very least entertaining, how wrong I could have been. The film opens with Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) winning the first prize in a raffle, which entitles him to a holiday to Cannes on the French Riviera. His journey to Cannes is nothing short of utter chaos and confusion. Firstly, he manages to somehow get ...
...acting because the character of Mr Bean seems to have reached its limit. Kids may enjoy this film, but this is the only real reason for purchasing the DVD. Released: 30th March 2007 (film), 20th August 2007 (DVD) Certificate: PG Cast: Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean), Emma de Cannes (Sabine), Willem Dafoe (Carson Clay), Karel Roden (Emil Dachevsky), Max Baldry (Stepan Dachevsky), Preston Nyman (boy with train), Director: Steve Bendelack Producers: Peter ... Read review

Advantages: great cast, funny lines & a great ending
Disadvantages: not realistic at times

...me glad im not a 13 year old girl anymore! PLOT: Jenna Rink is an ordinary 13 year old girl. After a joke that goes wrong at her 13th birthday party, she lockes herself in a cupboard in the basement and makes a birthday wish that she could become 30. With a little added wishing dust, Jenna wakes up in a strange appartment, looks in the mirror and sees a woman staring back. She got her wish. Jenna is now a high flyer at a magazine comapny, and with ...
...creating hillarious results. This brilliant movie follows Jenna as she tried to discover just who she has become, and realise what it takes to make it in the world. CAST: Jenna was played by Jennifer Garner Matt was played by Mark Ruffalo Lucy was played by Judy Greer Richard was played by Andy Serkis The cast were excellent, each portraying their own character in a funny and true-to-life way. MY OPINION: I loved this film, and watch it over ... Read review