An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost.... more...Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood.
As complex as the mind of its creator, Vivian Stanshall, the plot of 'Sir Henry at ... more
Rawlinson End' revolves around attempts to exorcise of the ghost of Humbert, the brother of Sir Henry (Trevor Howard). Humbert was accidentally killed in a drunken duck-...
Comedy - Director: Tony Dow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: John Challis, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: Fitth Hounds of Hades Disadvantages: There is No Proper Name For The back of the Knees
Vivian Stanshall quite often walked on both sides of the line between genius and insanity. He was the leader of the Bonzo Dog Band amongst other things if you must know, and "SirHenry at RawlinsonEnd" one of his finest achievements as a writer.
"SirHenry at RawlinsonEnd" is set in Rawlinson Manor somewhere in rural England and was originally broadcast on John Peel's radio show. It is a fantastically absurd piece exploring the absurdities of the English aristocracy, note that I do not say Brittish as in my eyes Brittishness does not really exist, you have Englishness, Welshness, Scottishness and Irishness, but Brittishness is an artificial construct. Anyway I have meandered from the main thoroughfare here. During this CD Vivian narrates his way through a story which has a minimal plot about the strange inhabitants of Rawlinson ...
Advantages: Educational, entertaining and historical. Disadvantages: Iambic pentameter isn't for everyone. Almost no extra features.
of his wife and, crying over the body of his friend, Nym, resolves to return to England as a thief.
The French aristocracy dies horribly in battle, throwing themselves into the lost battle rather than bear living with the dishonour.
Having won at Agincort, Henry accepts the surrender of the French and claims Katherine as his wife in order to cement a future alliance.
Derek Jacobi, the chorus, tells us at the end how Henry VI ? the child of this marriage, later mismanaged affairs so as to lose France again and bring bloodshed to England. The titles roll to a song that the Lords had been singing on the battlefield.
So there ? and forgive me if you have spotted any serious omissions of sub-plot elements you consider important ? is Henry V, as it appears on this 1989 DVD.
Overall Impressions
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The acting ...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Henry V (DVD)
Advantages: Action and adventure, great scenes, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp Disadvantages: A bit long
Pirates of the Caribbean at World end is the third movie in the Pirates trilogy. It follows the crew of the Black Pearl (the Pirate ship) rescuing Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker and then preparing to fight the East Indian Trading Company who are intent on extinguishing piracy. I'm not going to spoil the rest of the plot/movie for you as I believe you should see it for yourself so I will just now review the rest of the DVD and what I thought of the film/films.
At the box office it was actually the most successful film of 2007 and is the second most successful film in the series. I think even if action and adventure films aren't for you (they aren't my most favourite) this would still be a film you like as it is very funny in places, the sets are brilliant and the action really is very well choreographed. My one complaint with it ...
DIGITAL CLASSICS DVD; DISCOVERY RECORDS; SONY DADC
Release date
06/11/2006
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
DC 10028
Barcode
5051083004268
Writer
Vivian Stanshall
Languages
Main Language
English
Hearing Impaired Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Commentary with Director and Actors, Facts and Trivia, Picture Gallery, Trailer
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Stereo
Professional reviews
Review
It is not only James Joyce and the Keystone Cops, it's Dylan Thomas and the Goons. It will become a cult, with people seeing it many times over discovering new details all the while. (Daily Telegraph, 12/10/2006)
A more Gothic kind of Fawlty Towers. (The Evening Standard, 12/10/2006)
It's impossible to do justice to the film's arrant and quite unique lunacy... leaps off the screen with a wild individuality. (The Financial Times, 12/10/2006)
This extraordinary film is one of the most haphazard British comedies I've seen. It is also a long time since I've laughed so much... a cult in the making. (The Guardian, 12/10/2006)
DVD Description
An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost. Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood.
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