Comedy > 1977 Comedy

"Don't worry. We can walk to the curb from here."

Advantages: A funny and enjoyable experience
Disadvantages: Erm...you might not like Woody Allen

Annie Hall was the 'breakout' film for Woody Allen as a director. The film won four Academy awards including best picture/director and saw Allen move away from the freewheeling comedy films he was best known for at the time. Annie Hall is essentially about the relationship between Alvy Singer (Allen), a typically neurotic Allen character, in this case a comedian, and aspiring singer Annie Hall, played by Diane keaton in an Oscar winning performance. ...
...between Alvy and Annie's family. Annie Hall begins with Allen speaking straight to the camera as Alvy. The scene is an immediate indication that Allen has moved on and is seeking to make a different type of picture with more ambition. Alvy's very Woody Allen concerns give us an insight into his character and make an arresting beginning; "There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the ...

arthurpringle 21.04.2008 · Read full review
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this friday was...freaky!!!

Advantages: Great actors, great storyline, great charachters
Disadvantages: NONE!!!

If you think your fridays are 'freaky' then you may find piece of mind when you watch this. Starring Lindsay Lohan (Anna) and Jamie Lee Curtis (Tess) this is one chick flick you won't forget. The Plot This story is based on mother and daughter Tess and Anna Coleman. Anna's father had recently died and her mother Tess was seeing another man, Ryan, infact they were engaged but as per usual, the mother and daughter don't quite get along. One night ...
...chinese lady put a curse on them so they would trade bodies. The story is about how they realise eachother's lives aren't as easy as they thought they were and that the key to switching back is easier than it seems. Performances As always, these amazing actors and actresses never fail to give an amazing performance and this is no exeption. Jamie Lee Curtis steps out her comfort zone to tackle a completely new role and Lindsay Lohan gives another ...

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Review of Freaky Friday (DVD)

Best of British - Booze, Birds, Bums and Boobs!

Advantages: Good fun, light comedy, entertaining.
Disadvantages: Predictable.

The Confessions films have not stood the test of time as well as the Carry On films, but I still enjoy them and am not afraid to admit it. I recently bought the new DVD boxset of the four films, which was released earlier this month. One of the films is Confessions From A Holiday Camp, which was released in the cinema in 1977. The Confessions films (and books) are based around the exploits (or 'sexploits'!) of Timothy Lea played by Robin Askwith ...
...films. Each of the Confessions films is based around a job that Timothy and Sidney end up doing and - as you would expect from the title - this one is based on them working in a holiday camp. Our main family holiday in the 1970s and 1980s was often a week in Butlin's, so I can relate to this setting and it helps make it more real for me. While I am laughing along with the film, I am also remembering happy times from my childhood. Nostalgia plays ...

KarenUK 27.06.2005 · Read full review
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"You'll Cream In Your Jeans"

Advantages: Histerical fun, that will keep you amused for hours
Disadvantages: Strictly Adults Only

...up to bring us The Kentucky Fried Movie. The Kentucky Fried Movie is without a doubt one of the funniest movies of the 1970's. The plot is simple it's a parody of television of the time; the entire film is basically 84 minutes of a phoney television channel. Along for the ride are some of the popular actors of the time including Bill Bixby, Donald Sutherland and Henry Gibson. The movie varies in theme it begins with a morning breakfast show, and ...
...several documentaries. Each section is absolutely ridiculous from the offset, but you cannot help but smile. Some of the sections included:- Feel-A-Round: A man walks into a pornographic movie theatre to see the movie See You Next Tuesday. Upon arrival his is surprised to find that the movie is in a format called feel a round in which an usher performs various movements on the viewer to make them feel that they are part of the action. Not a bad ...

sghawken 21.04.2006 · Read full review
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Crime and Punishment!

Advantages: Midly entertaining with some funny bits
Disadvantages: Can get too boring after a while, acting could have been better

My fascination with this film started when I watched the trailer in one of my DVD previews. The trailer promised everything that shapes up a decent comedy. While the movie was somewhat disappointing after my initial eagerness and overly-high expectations, it still provided entertainment and occasional comic relief, coupled with some poignant scenes and emotions. While Jim Carrey was the usual master of his trademark comical facial twists and expressions, ...
...in an convincing depiction of Dick and Jane. Plot: Jane and Dick form an average American couple aiming for the typical American Dream. Dick enjoys a good position in his overly-wealthy company and one day he gets promoted right to the top. But when an internal scam from the boss turns the company bankrupt and everyone gets sacked, Dick and Jane rapidly sink to the bottom as they face bankruptcy. They even start eating in soup kitchens and things ...

diamond_sparkles 15.11.2009 · Read full review
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