Comedy > 1972 Comedy

"I don't tan, I stroke."

Advantages: One of Woody Allen's funniest films
Disadvantages: Erm...

Play It Again Sam was first released in 1972 and is an adaption of Woody Allen's earlier stage play. While Allen agreed to reprise his acting role for the film version he declined to direct and the capable Herbert Ross was chosen instead. For this reason Play It Again Sam is slightly more conventional and plot driven than the free-wheeling comedies Allen was directing himself in during this period - but no less funny. If anything, Play It Again Sam ...
...his best friend's wife... Play It Again Sam is a charming little film. It stands up agaisnt the comedies he (Allen) was directing himself during this period but adds a bit more warmth and plot. The film is also very romantic. The more conventional structure (although the film contains fantasy sequences) gives a glimpse of the Allen that would emerge after 1975's Love and Death, and the link between art and reality is something that Allen would return ...

arthurpringle 24.03.2008 · Read full review
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Abuse your neighbour

Advantages: Shows people how not to behave, the occasional laugh
Disadvantages: Offensive, not that funny for a comedy

...there is much doubt that Love Thy Neighbour would not pass the censors in this day and age. Insults fired at Bill by Eddie include: 'sambo', 'chocolate drop', 'nig nog', 'choc ice'...the list goes on. Even more insulting is the manner in which the insults are delivered, as if there is no doubt in Eddie's mind, which of course there isn't, that he is right and non-whites are stupid and incompetent. Bill flings a few barbs back at Eddie: 'pale-face' ...
...I have seen enough of Love Thy Neighbour to last me a lifetime. In its day, I'm sure it had its place, and hopefully, may have encouraged some to see the error of their racist ways. Today though, it just feels offensive - and I really don't think I am an overly sensitive person. Some may think that it is worth watching just as a reminder that racism isn't quite as bad these days, but I would be dubious about showing it to impressionable children, ...

sunmeilan 16.03.2009 · Read full review
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Carry On To Ellsbells

Advantages: Is one of the best Carry On's
Disadvantages: None as such

Carry On Abroad truly encapsulates the feel-good spirit that made the films such an enduring success. Nearly all of the teams favourite regulars are here as well as some extra additions to the cast line-up. The usual batch of players that are present and clearly on good form are Sid James, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Peter Butterworth, Charles Hawtrey, Babara Windsor, Hattie Jaques, Kenneth Connor and Bernard Bresslaw and are joined by Scottish ...
...the best endings in a Carry On film, firmly holding onto that fine, feel-good spirit which would slowly dissolve from here on. The cast are all on usual form, though Peter Butterworth and Hattie Jaques are perharps the best players here. They make an almost Laurel and Hardy kind of duo and Jaques in particular is an unusual role, playing a Spanish, downtrodden and seemingly demented cook. The rest of the cast certainly get their moments including ...

IanPhillips 30.08.2006 · Read full review
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Well I know I didnt want to know this

Advantages: it is based on a real life book so you cant blame all of the perversion on Allen
Disadvantages: it may offend a few people and it isnt that funny

...based on a book called Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex by Dr David Reuben. When I first heard of the film I thought this most bizarre, basing a film for widespread cinematic viewing on a book written by a medical doctor that would probably not be read by the majority of its viewers, but I had assumed that the book would be written in a style that those without medical training could understand and may feature material appropriate to be made ...
...wedding night, so he tries everything he can think of to correct his, but to no avail. Until one day when they are in a shop, where he discovers how she positively she responds to having intercourse in public places. He loves her dearly and is willing to cater to her need, as he is desperate to please her. Hilarity follows as he fears getting caught. 4. Are Transvestites Homosexuals? Sam and Taz are preparing for dinner with the parents of their ...

judithritchie 13.07.2001 · Read full review
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Medical Madness With The Merry Carry On Gang

Advantages: The cameo role of Joan Sims
Disadvantages: Charles Hawtrey given limited screen time

The medical Carry On films had always been a popular phenomenon within the long-running British comedy film series. Carry On Nurse (1959) had topped the U.S box office charts and ran in U.S cinemas for over and impressive two and a half years! Carry On Doctor (1967) was virtually an updated re-make of Carry On Nurse (1959) and this also became a huge box office hit. Carry On Again Doctor (1969) is my own personal favourite medical Carry On and yet ...
...be wearing thin with the Carry On's so producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas decided a return to the hospital, which had always proved a popular staple in the series, was what the series needed to give it an injection of life needed after the failure of the previous film, Carry On At Your Convienience (1971) (though At Your Convienience is now rightly regarded as a classic in the series it suffered dire box office returns on its original ...

IanPhillips 16.08.2006 · Read full review
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