Comedy > 2005 Comedy > Golden globe > up to 5 GBP

The Laughs Aren't Filtered Out

Advantages: Remains refreshing after multiple views; a nice alternative to the slurry of poor recent comedy films
Disadvantages: Perhaps not to everyone's taste

...tongue firmly in cheek, deliciously abstract and a claim that is testament to the dark humour layered throughout the story. Thank You For Smoking has a wit which is unquestionably infectious - one of 2006's best comedies, and safe to say a "must-buy" on DVD. ...

craig200uk 09.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Thank You For Smoking (DVD)

Tar Very Much

Advantages: A sharp, funny satire with great performances and a brain.
Disadvantages: Some of the subplots are underwritten.

Nick Naylor is a master of spin; making his money from defending the rights of smokers the world over on Capitol Hill. Of course the Big Tobacco concern he represents is funded by the cigarette companies, but as long as he gets paid, Naylor doesn't mind. But then do-gooder Senator Finistirre proposes that cigarette packets should all be labelled as poison, meaning Nick has his work cut out to defend the indefensible. At first glance, writer-director ...
...big screen looks like a stab at style-over substance filmmaking. How can it not when it employs "Fight Club" freeze frames, a sardonic voiceover, mocked up TV shows and on-screen graphics with accompanying sound effects and fake magazine covers? But that's before you scratch the surface of the biting satire that lies at the heart of the movie. Without the solid framework that the story offers, this would just be another flash-bang film from a commercials ...

afy9mab 17.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Thank You For Smoking (DVD)

One Man And A Piano

Advantages: fantastic comedy show
Disadvantages: some dodgy camera angles

...you would like. 1 Ready For This. This is the opening song for the show and Minchin comes onto the stage in a blaze of strobe lights and opens the show with a great little rock ditty where he manages to poke fun at himself while accompanied by a recording of him beatboxing with back up singers. 2 Prejudice In our modern free spoken society There is a word that we still hold taboo A word with a terrible history Of being used to ...
...to gingers, the playground taunt of choice. A hilarious song that manages to use more ginger puns than you thought existed! 3 America America is not a song but a stand up routine which discusses how forward Americans are compared to Australians and British people and are not afraid to shout about their achievements. Somehow the dialogue manages to veer onto the big bang and what will happen to a certain office block in Times Square in Manhattan ...

wigglylittleworm 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ready For This - Tim Minchin

A night you would want to remember!

Advantages: Funny, Famous cameo, Unpredictable
Disadvantages: slightly unbelievable at times.

Well I saw the Hangover in the cinema, and I plan on purchasing on DVD in the near future. I thought this film was hilarious - one of my friends more so as he decided to go to watch it in the cinema about 3 or 4 times! I personally felt the star of the show so to speak was Zach Galifianakis who played slightly odd soon to be brother in law Alan. I just thought his stupidity/twisted sense of humour was really funny, and entertained me all the way ...
...really, but at the same time quite amusing. I won't go into too much detail of what happens as I don't want to spoil any of the suprises during the film. Basically, the film is about a group of guys who go to Vegas for a bloke called Doug to have a stag night. Doug doesn't really feature in the film other than the beginning and end - as he goes missing - which is the point of the film. They wake up the morning after with a trashed hotel room, and ...

adz_mc 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Hangover (DVD)

Golden British Comedy

Advantages: comedy, length, price, extras
Disadvantages: /

Last Christmas I received Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold DVD, which over the course of the year I watched on many occasions. When I discovered a second DVD was going to be released, I couldn't wait. The television series was still as strong as ever, and a second DVD would make it perfect. The ITV show itself is incredible. Each week Harry sits down for half an hour to point out of all the funny things that have happened in TV. For example, Coleen Nolan ...
...on the front of it Harry Hill is pointing a large remote at us whilst wearing his trademark black suit and white shirt with the enormous collar. Underneath the DVD title is written in bright gold lettering to allow it to stand out. It is one that is easily spotted and looks wonderful too. Of course, it is what is on the inside that counts! With this, you can watch all the best bits of the last series', giving you a show a little over an hour. So ...

Amy69 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 2 (DVD)