Comedy > 1947 Comedy

A Christmas Must See

Advantages: Grant is magnificant, the story is touching
Disadvantages: Niven is underused

...guidance, which are answered in the form of a guardian angel named Dudley (Cary Grant). Henry is unaware of from where Dudley has come and assumes the charming and affable Dudley has is after the bishop's wife Julia (Loretta Young). Dudley strives to change both lives and restore in the Bishop his former community spirit now lost by selling his dignity in order to try and raise funds from the local rich and greedy, and to restore his loving marriage ...
...this is not higher on the list of Christmas must-sees as it is absolutely charming. Grant plays with exactly the light touch you would hope as Dudley - warm, caring and very funny. Young is beautiful and charismatic as the Bishop's wife. Perhaps the only let down is that Niven is underused. It's not that he is bad but his character is a little bland and I don't feel offered enough for his talents. That said, it is a great feel good seasonal film ...

Nixu1980 16.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Bishop's Wife (DVD)

Wilde at his Best

Advantages: Script, Performances & Look
Disadvantages: None

...gentle through the life of an up and coming politician Sir Robert Chiltern, his wife, sister and best friend (Lord Goring). There are dark moments when Sir Robert has to choose his country or himself but all is resolved in the end. What truly makes this special is the language used, the sarcasm flows like honey and the one-upmanship is only thinly disguised. ...

MissTRious 23.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of An Ideal Husband (DVD)

Bob Hope in film noir surprise

Advantages: Great atmosphere, entertaining
Disadvantages: Not really laugh out loud funny

...so bad that it ruined my enjoyment of the film. And after all, it was made in 1947, so it isn't going to be of the greatest quality. And it is, of course, in black and white, which some people will find off-putting - personally I still think it is worth watching regardless. Although it is a film noir, albeit it a comic one, there is very little violence in it, hence the PG rating. I really enjoyed this film. It isn't as funny as I expected, but it ...
...something entertaining rather than thought-provoking. Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre and Lou Chaney are all great in their roles, and the story is good too. Recommended, whether you're a fan of Bob Hope's usual comedy or not. The DVD is available from play.com for a variety of prices, starting at £2.82. Classification: PG Running time: 87 minutes ...

sunmeilan 11.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of My Favourite Brunette (DVD)

The wedding of the year 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'

Advantages: Fun, nice story
Disadvantages: Predictable

I first watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding a few years ago and although it hasn't become one of my favourite films, I do still watch it from time to time. The film first came out in 2002 so has been around for quite a while now. The story of the film is based around a character called Toula Portokalos (Christina Eleusiniotis). Toula is from a greek family, who take the traditions of their culture very seriously. Her family own a resteraunt called 'Dancing ...
...her thirties and yet has never really done anything with her life. She is plain and no-one really notices her as she goes around her everyday life. One day Toula decides to do something about her life and signs up to a college course. It isn't easy for her to persuade her Father Gus (Michael Constantine), but her Mother Maria (Lainie Kazan) manages to help her. Once she has started the course she starts to feel more confident in herself and decides ...

wendz86 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (DVD)

Offender of the Universe

Advantages: sick slick rapid succession of one line jokes
Disadvantages: turns the air blue, plenty of bad language, not for the easily offended

Jimmy Carr is the Marmite of Comedy, you either love him or hate him, there’s not really much in between. On the UK comedy scene for the past 10 years, he has become more and more known over the past few years, in particular as host of comedy quiz ‘8 out of 10 cats’ and voice of many a Channel 4 ‘Top 100 shows’. Carr himself was voted number 12 in the ‘Top 100 Comedians’. Personally I love Jimmy Carr. Then again, I love a lot of the modern comedians, ...
...over the past decade. Jimmy Carr Telling Jokes is his latest DVD release. There are four previous releases of his stage show, all recorded at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London over time from 2005 until this year. One of Jimmy Carr’s previous DVDs opens with a warning: “This show is not for the easily offended, this is not even for those difficult to offend, this show is for people without moral compass.” Not only is this true for the DVD is was on, ...

Tempus_Fugit 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Jimmy Carr - Telling Jokes (DVD)