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Summary: Essential British Comedy
Review: Here are the key films of this deeply important series, presented in pristine DVD transfers for the first time in the US. The Carry On films were at their best in the 50s and 60s, before gratuitous nudity and cheaper production values brought the series to a rather tawdry conclusion. However, the films here represent the cream of Carry On, especially NURSE and CLEO, my own two favorites. An extra added attraction is THAT'S CARRY ON, a compilation film in the style of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, which reprises many of the best moments of the series. If you'd like to see where Monty Python came from, and what kept British audiences laughing during the 50s through the 70s, and is now a cult institution in the UK, buy this series. In addition, it's an incredible value; 11 films for [dirt cheap] a title, and superbly done. Not many extras, but who cares? This is a must have for all fans of classic British comedy.
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Summary: Carried Away with Carry On films
Review: I first saw "Carry On Nurse" in 1959 and fell in love with the characters. I saw that film several times and followed up with a few other "Carry On" films. I never did get to see all of the series until this wonderful box set came out. It is not a disappointment. The films have been beautifully transferred to DVD and they are as refreshing now as they were 40+ years ago.
For anyone unfamiliar with the series, they are not high brow comedy. Sort of Benny Hill in style. However, a wonderful repertory cast gave us some hilarious and zany moments. Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims, Bob Monkhouse, Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey were the principals involved. This is the sort of film that the British do so well.
I heartily recommend it for a number of laughs.
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Summary: More fun than a barrel of monkeys!
Review: I first saw "Carry On Nurse" in 1959 and fell in love with the characters. I saw that film several times and followed up with a few other "Carry On" films. I never did get to see all of the series until this wonderful box set came out. It is not a disappointment. The films have been beautifully transferred to DVD and they are as refreshing now as they were 40+ years ago.
For anyone unfamiliar with the series, they are not high brow comedy. Sort of Benny Hill in style. However, a wonderful repertory cast gave us some hilarious and zany moments. Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims, Bob Monkhouse, Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey were the principals involved. This is the sort of film that the British do so well.
I heartily recommend it for a number of laughs.
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Summary: Carried Away with Carry On films
Review: I first saw "Carry On Nurse" in 1959 and fell in love with the characters. I saw that film several times and followed up with a few other "Carry On" films. I never did get to see all of the series until this wonderful box set came out. It is not a disappointment. The films have been beautifully transferred to DVD and they are as refreshing now as they were 40+ years ago.
For anyone unfamiliar with the series, they are not high brow comedy. Sort of Benny Hill in style. However, a wonderful repertory cast gave us some hilarious and zany moments. Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims, Bob Monkhouse, Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey were the principals involved. This is the sort of film that the British do so well.
I heartily recommend it for a number of laughs.
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Summary: Great Classic films!!! but that's only half of them....
Review: I love the Carry On films, I love the whole gang of Great British actors, like Sid James, Terry Scott, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor etc, they all fit perfectly together.
These are the first Carry On films, from the 60's, although they are great, and in most people's opinions these are the 'classics'
But I much prefer the films from the 70's such as ..Abroad, Girls, Loving, at Your Convenience,and even Behind, where are the Region One DVd's of this half of the Carry On's????
I would expect a trailer, or interviews etc, but the two on one disc is a good offer, and this box set is definately good VFM,
just release the others PLEASE!!!!!
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Summary: The Carry on Collection
Review: I'm British from England originally. I was born in 1951, I believe the very first Carry on Film was around that year. I've loved them all since viewing some of them in England. If you like British comedy you'll love this series. They're very funny and a good laugh is like a good medicine. So I'd recommend these DVDs.
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Summary: TYPICALLY BRITISH
Review: If you like "Are you being served" then you will love the Carry on films, Mike Myres in his own addmittion grew up on Carry on films which is so evident in his Austin Powers movies. Basically the films are full of toilet humour, innuendo and [junk], which in the UK is described as seaside postcard humour. All I can say is Carry on's are a British institution of which the actors were and still are house hold names (even though most are dead) so politically incorrect that if they were made today would be banned, as in "Are you being served" only in the seventies could you get away with Mrs Slocombes (...). Any way my personal favourites are Carry on camping and Carry on abroad, and if you want to get in to the minds of typical English humour give them a go. In association with this it is worth buying the "Kenneth Williams diaries" available from Amazon, its his own journals steming back 40 or so years and you can read exactly what he thought of the Carry On films and his co stars, you'd be suprised.
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Summary: Other Brit Coms are on DVD
Review: Just a quick note to say that the entire Fawlty Towers collection is available on DVD and Keeping Up Appearances seasons are coming soon.Hopefully the next block of Carry On movies will be coming soon.
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Summary: Funny grade B British comedies
Review: No one will ever mistake these films for the work of Chaplin or Keaton. The humor is usually about sex, outrageous puns, broad slapstick, movie genre parodies (spies, soldiers, nurses, etc.) silly stuff. They are too long (90 minutes that should have been edited down to 60). The production values are usually cheap. Nevertheless, these are fun and I do laugh out loud at some of the humor. The actors are often far better than the material (Sid James, Ken Connors, and Ken Williams, especially) and are able to turn weak jokes into funny stuff because of their timing and facial expressions. This is a great value and the digital transfers are immaculate. If you are looking for some fluffy comedy that varies in quality but will amuse, then carry on.
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Summary: The Carry On Collection
Review: Not bad for the Carry On series at least it is available in DVD's.
Would really like to see more Region 1 BBC Comedy's in DVD's like Mr. Brittas, Keeping Up Appearances, Faulty Towers.
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