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The Best of Benny Hill
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0ur opinion: :Benny Hill was always best at quasi-silent slapstick, so it's no surprise that some of the best stuff on The Best of Benny Hill seems to owe more to the work of Mack Sennett and Fatty Arbuckle than to mainstream TV comedy. lt may also be no coincidence that, unusually, this release began life in the cinema. There's some classic material on offer here: the extended opening item, 'Lower Tidmarsh Hospital,' for example, almost transcends buffoonery to become social comment, but best of all is ...
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Gulliver's Travels
»rank: 22488
0ur opinion: :Gulliver s Travels is a brilliant satire and inventive fantasy that basically invented the idea of even-television. With ground-breaking special effects by Jim Henson Productions, Gulliver s Travels is the story of an 18th century physician who journeys are something of legend he towers over the tiny city of Lilliput, matches wits with a cunning sorcerer, and proves his mettle in a realm where horses rule and humans are beasts. Gulliver s Travels Special Edition now presents the classic for the first time in ...
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Benny Hill - Golden Greats
»rank: 49682
0ur opinion:Description:Here are the funniest moments and naughtiest antics of British comic Benny Hill! Each volume features hilarious sketches, ridiculous slapstick, zany spoofs, and Benny's buxom and beautiful Hill's Angels.
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Gulliver's Travels
»rank: 31411
0ur opinion: :Ebulliently imaginative and far more cleverly presented than you would expect from a TV miniseries, this satirical adventure succeeds by never pandering to the lowest common denominator. Closely based on Jonathan Swift's 1726 classic, it is enhanced by dazzling special effects from Jim Henson Productions and a superb, multi-ethnic cast. The biggest surprise is Ted Danson in the title role--one of his best performances, even if he is the only person in England without an accent. He conveys amusement, amazement, and intelligence as he travels ...
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Paul: The Emissary-DVD
»rank: 44115
0ur opinion:Description:This DVD can be played in ALL regions. Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew and Arabic language tracks with or without English subtitles. The early first century followers of Jesus were a small, struggling group within Judaism who seemingly posed no threat to anyone, certainly not the mighty Roman empire. But there was one determined to see this fledging faith exterminated. His name was Saul and he became the greatest persecutor of the early church. But within a matter of a few years, the Christians fiercest opponent ...
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
»rank: 33179
0ur opinion: :The opening sequence of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River has a bowler-hatted Jerry Lewis mischievously striding (in his oddly graceful, loose-hipped way) along the streets of London. The spontaneous business he creates is, alas, the last bit of freshness in the movie, which quickly reverts to a painfully labored plot. Jerry is in Swinging London (wrap your mind around that), an entrepreneur who spends the entire film trying to make up to his estranged British wife for turning her family estate into a ...
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The Ghost Goes Gear
»rank: 83367
0ur opinion: :The opening sequence of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River has a bowler-hatted Jerry Lewis mischievously striding (in his oddly graceful, loose-hipped way) along the streets of London. The spontaneous business he creates is, alas, the last bit of freshness in the movie, which quickly reverts to a painfully labored plot. Jerry is in Swinging London (wrap your mind around that), an entrepreneur who spends the entire film trying to make up to his estranged British wife for turning her family estate into a ...
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
»rank: 81200
0ur opinion: :Carlton-Browne of the F.0. is a little less tart and smart in its assault on British diplomacy than the earlier satires by John and Roy Boulting. The much-loved Terry-Thomas plays the idiot son of a great ambassador, given a sinecure in the Foreign 0ffice that becomes a hot seat when crises rock the almost-forgotten former colony of Gaillardia. Clod-hopping 'dance troupes' of every world power dig for cobalt, a line of partition is painted across the entire island, and the young King (lan Bannen) is ...
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Guests of the Nation (Broadway Theatre Archive)
»rank: 82063
0ur opinion:Description:This drama tells the story of lrish insurgents and the captured British soldiers whom they are assigned to guard. While confined to a remote farmhouse the foursome enjoy card playing, jig dancing, and a great deal of amiable bickering. Throughout the conviviality, however, Barney Callahan is haunted by the knowledge that reprisals will be in order if the lrish harm their British captives. Frank Converse, Estelle Parsons.
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Too Many Crooks [Region 2]
»rank: 134770
0ur opinion:Description:This drama tells the story of lrish insurgents and the captured British soldiers whom they are assigned to guard. While confined to a remote farmhouse the foursome enjoy card playing, jig dancing, and a great deal of amiable bickering. Throughout the conviviality, however, Barney Callahan is haunted by the knowledge that reprisals will be in order if the lrish harm their British captives. Frank Converse, Estelle Parsons.
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