Comedy > 1967 Comedy

Extremely Dodgy Spy Spoof

Advantages: David Niven is OK... Just
Disadvantages: Ludicrous plot, bad performances

...and their grip on the Casino Royale... I think. There are also other characters called James Bond including one played by Peter Sellars and one by Woody Allen. You can probably tell from the brief and fairly confused synopsis that this is a fairly confused film that unfortunately is not mercifully brief. With a star-studded cast such as the one assembled here (add to these Orson Welles, William Holden, Ursula Andress, Deborah Kerr and Ronnie Corbett ...
...fails to be entertaining. One of the key problems is that it makes very little sense. The plot is incredibly confused and although perhaps not essential to such a film, you do need to have some understanding of what is going on. This was not helped by the fact that 5 directors were on board (including Huston). It also suffers from actually not being very funny too despite the roster of 'comic' actors. Niven probably fairs the best as the aging Bond ...

Nixu1980 16.10.2009 · Read full review
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The Plank, Eric Sykes Classic British comedy short.

Advantages: Classic British cult comedy from Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper
Disadvantages: Only 51 mins long

Introduction This is the cult classic short and near silent film with very little dialogue, written and directed by Eric Sykes, starring Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper, and of course "The Plank" The Plot Here is a short overview of the plot, I will not give too much away as it would spoil it for anyone seeing it for the first time. The storyline is very simple in that Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper are two inept workmen laying floorboards ...
...one board short to finish the job, as Eric Sykes has used it for firewood, so they go to the woodyard to get another one. This should have been a simple task, but the new floorboard (The Plank of the title) seems to have a life of its own, couple that with the ineptitude of the two workmen, and chaos ensues as they try and get the plank back to the house tied to the top of their car, obviously the plank does not stay on top of their car for long, ...

Markh5682 18.03.2009 · Read full review
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A friend in need

Advantages: Classic comedy, great cast and characters, some very funny lines
Disadvantages: May be too dated for some

...ourselves used to call us the Odd couple. My husband was extremely untidy, liked to slob around and preferred to live in a very casual manner. On the other hand I was very house proud, liked to be neat and tidy and could not abide clutter. Thankfully over the years we have mellowed towards each other but it has taken time. The reference to us as The Odd Couple was as a comparison to the characters in a popular American situation comedy series and ...
...by Neil Simon and on the stage in 1965. The fastidious, neurotic character was Felix and he was played by Art Carney. Oscar the scruffiest man alive was played by Walter Matthau. THE ODD COUPLE The film was released in 1967 and still had Walter as Oscar but this time around had Jack Lemmon as the stressed out Felix. Oscar is a divorced guy who has got used to living alone, having the boys round occasionally for card games and living like a tramp. ...

grafter123 03.06.2008 · Read full review
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Carry On Bilko

Advantages: Another classic from Carry On team
Disadvantages: Special Features

Carry On Follow That Camel is a bit of change for the Carry On team - for those unaware Carry On movies were a long running series of films starting way back in 1958 and running up to 1978 which always followed the same formula of a send up of an institution or type of movie and a cast of regulars who appeared in these films The change this time is whilst there is no Sid James there is, making his only Carry On appearence the American comedian Phil ...
...The plot in true Carry On style is basically made up of set pieces this time involing Harem Beauties Blood thirsty Bedouins and the inept Legionaires If you like Carry Ons this is probably on of the better ones and the cast seem to be having a great time As this is the Special Edition it contains an audio commentary from Jim Dale ( one of the few remaining cast members ) a very uncomfortable promotional interview with Phil Silvers which is basically ...

scampbellajc 02.05.2006 · Read full review
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dazzling

Advantages: Stars Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Disadvantages: Some idiot decided to remake it with Liz Hurley in

Bedazzled is a charming sixties comedy written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and also starring them along with people like Raquel Welch and Barry Humphries. Bedazzled is a film packed with dark humour and fantasy sequences (like most of the films I like) so please don't mistake it for the horrible remake with Brendan Fraser and Liz Hurley which was a bit too Hollywood. Stanley Moon (Moore) is a chef at Wimpy, in lust with one of the waitresses ...
...his life he tries to end it when George Spiggot aka The Devil (Cook) appears and offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul. Of course being the devil he likes to twist things and stanley's wishes, all for a better, more exciting life aren't as straight forward as he had hoped them to be. Classic but underrated British comedy. For years it has been unavailable but eventually this year it was released, much to my excitement. I haven't gone into ...

MissSharonLynette 14.12.2005 · Read full review
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