Comedy
Little Britain - Series 2 (Review)
Little Britain Series 2 features all 6 episodes from the hilarious series 2 of the programme. All your favourite characters are back including: Vicky Pollard, Lou and Andy, Marjorie Dawes, Dafydd, Emily Howard, Anne, Dennis and some hilarious new faces like the Bubbles and Carol ("Computer says no...").
Matt Lucas and David Walliams excel themselves both as writers and performers in what has become a classic comedy series which will no doubt attain 'Pythonesque' stature in the comedy world (Lou and Andy beating Python to become the BBC's funniest comic TV moment of all time).
This DVD features the following special features in addition to the 6 episodes:
° Little Britain At The NFT
° Friday Night With Jonathan Ross Interview
° Jonathan Ross Radio Show Interview
° The Chris Moyles Show Interview
° Richard and Judy Sketch
° Little Documentary
° Comic Relief Special
° Comic Relief Outtakes
° Deleted Scenes With Commentary By Matt Lucas And David Walliams And Geoff Posner
° BBC 1 Dafydd Sketch
° Commentary On All Six Episodes With Matt Lucas And David Walliams And Geoff Posner
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The Mighty Boosh - Series 1 (Review)
"The Mighty Boosh has to be one of the most truly bizarre and crazy comedy series ever made." claims one of our reviewers. And let's face it, it's a spot on description.
Howard and Vince, two workers in a run-down zoo, are often called upon to put their jobs before their pride. That means dressing up as animals and sitting in cages because their boss, American entrepreneur Bob Fossil, can't afford any real animals. Vince accepts the situation happily, quite in contrast to his grandiose, tweed-wearing colleague.
But their jobs involve much more than just dressing up. From battling mutant animals engineered in a secret laboratory underneath the zoo, to fighting a kangaroo to raise money for their dilapidated workplace, Howard and Vince always find themselves at the centre of some very strange events
This DVD also includes a behind the scenes documentary.
Quirky, bizarre, land-of-the-odd, surreal, unique and very funny.
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The Chaplin Revue (Review)
The Chaplin Revue contains the last seven "shorts" that Charlie Chaplin ever made. They range between 20 and 50 minutes each and clearly demonstrate Chaplin's genius backed up by the innovative pacing, framing and editing of these films.
The comedies include:
- The Idle Class (1921) where a tramp is mistaken for a rich, drunken husband - both played by Chaplin
- Pay Day (1922) where Chaplin works on a building site and gets drunk wreaking painfully comic havoc
- A Day's Pleasure (1919) where Chaplin takes the family on a day's river cruise
- A Dog's Life (1918) where tramp befriends mongrel
- Shoulder Arms (1918) where Charlie goes to the Western Front
- The Pilgrim (1923) where an escaped convict disguises himself as a church minister (as you do)
- Sunnyside (1919) taking an excusion into a rural setting
There are also deleted scenes and footage of famous visitors to the studios. Well worth buying for more than a glimse of the comic legend.
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Review)
Featuring the talents of Jim Carrey (the nefarious and wicked Count Olaf), Billy Connolly (Uncle Monty), Meryl Streep (Aunt Josephine) and Jude Law (title character voiceover narrative), this film is a brilliantly art-directed children's story. Although Lemony Snicket books are second in popularity only to Harry Potter, the filmmakers have elected to cobble together elements from the first three Lemony Snicket tales (The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window), resulting in a fast-paced but episodic motion picture.
Directed by Brad Silberling, the film is first and foremost a fantasy, but there are dark currents running just beneath the surface. Coupled with its fast pace, excellent performances and occasional cliffhangers, it is very much a candidate for an easy recommendation, regardless of whether you have read the Lemony Snicket books in the past.
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