Comedy > 15 years and over Comedy

Pinnacle of wiity banter

Advantages: Handy to have all series in one place
Disadvantages: Your mates will all want to lend it.

The complete Blackadder set is basically a must have for comedy fans. It consists of every Blackadder episode from all 4 series, Blackadder's Christmas Carol and also 'Back and Forth'. These 6 discs are all neatly housed in a compact box set, with hilarious Blackadder quotes and pictures of the characters around the box. FIRST SERIES. The first series, entitles 'The Black Adder' is set in medieval England, and portrays the Prince Edmund, Rowan Atkinson, ...
...The second series, entitled Blackadder II, is set in Queen Elizabeth's reign, and see a sharp turn in character personality, as Blackadder becomes a newly intelligent and respected man, whereas Baldrick becomes thick as a thick thing. We are also introduced to Queen Elizabeth and Melchett. Two of the funniest characters in all series, brilliantly played by Miranda Richardson and Stephen Fry. THIRD SERIES The third series, Blackadder III, is set in ...

Cooky9000 26.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Blackadder - Complete Blackadder (Limited Edition Box Set) (DVD)

An Innocent Test?

Advantages: Good story, good acting, good varied soundtrack
Disadvantages: Some unlikable characters

...when hubby went out. The film opens with a drunken Archie sending a valentines on the pack of a packet of radish seeds to his best friend wife. He asks if he could Radish her! Alice is the receiver of the valentine but she believes that it is from her husband Sam. As Alice soon discovers that it is not from him she is very intrigued about who sent it. She talks to her sister Flick and the conversation moves onto ether husband Sam would reveal if ...
...for Alice Sam falls for the bate and he goes to meet ‘anonymous’. Flick and Alice are getting worried now but Alice decides that Sam must know it is her and is just going along with the plan. Will Alice get the end results from Sam she is hoping for or will this simple test uncover a completely different side to Sam. What will Archie say if he is discovered to be the original sender of the radish valentine? Well the plot for this film is quite simple ...

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Review of The Truth About Love (DVD)

Black Books - a bit addictive

Advantages: Brilliant writing, surreal plots. Genius moments.
Disadvantages: Tempting to watch the eps back to back until you're exhausted

Bernard Black is a very nasty man. He's rude, drunk, dirty and very very selfish. But ultimately endearing and attractive, in a byronic sort of way. Fortunately the other two characters are strong enough to offset him, turning what might have been episodes of smart-arsed posturing into a genuine ensemble piece. Fran (Tasmin Greig) is almost equally unpleasant but still possesses enough moral sense to act as Bernard's conscience. Manny (Bill Bailey) ...
...love these characters we can see why no-one else does, which makes the slightly claustrophic format work all the better. My personal opinion is that the first series, written by Dylan Moran with Graham LIneham, is the strongest of the three. An extra bonus is playing spot the celeb as this is quite an old programme and a number of today's 'stars' have tiny roles. Eg David Walliams is on screen for a matter of seconds. ...

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Review of Black Books - The Complete Series 1-3 (Box Set) (DVD)

remember not to tell luke that his father is darth vader

Advantages: is very funny, actually adapts very well to the story line of the film, can be very entertaining
Disadvantages: is a bit overpriced at some places, not for those easily offended

...it is essentially an extended episode, and at the prices it is availiable at some stores like tesco, an utter rip off. this is definately also not for the children or easily offended, but definately worth purchasing at the right price for fans of both star wars and family guy ...

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Review of Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest (DVD)

Irish Matchmaker

Advantages: Funny,Entertaining
Disadvantages: None

...my all time favorite films The Matchmaker, now some people may have seen this some not but I would rate it as a stay at home curl up on the couch funny film. Not just for us girlies but my hubby finds this one funny too. ~~Briefly about the film~~ Janeane Garfalo (of The Truth about cats and dogs and Mystery Men) plays Marcy Tizard in this film she is helping an American Senator John McGlory (Played by Jay O Sanders) To trace his Irish ancestors, ...
...the middle of a matchmaking festival. Constantly under pressure from Denis Leary who plays the senators right hand man to provide proof of the senators ancestors. She meets Dermot O'Brien played by (Milo O'Shea) the local matchmaker who decides he is going to try and help her find her true love. He does not let her know this but pretends to be helping her find the senators ancestors. But his rival matchmaker Millie O'Dowd played by (Rosaleen Linehan) ...

maggieedwa 02.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Matchmaker (DVD)