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Robbery [1967]

starring: Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster
directed by: Peter Yates

July 21, 2008
Amazingly, the dumb morons at Optimum still think there is a market for widescreen films panned&scanned to 4x3. Even if this is open matte, it's inexcusable - the film is meant to be seen the way it's projected theatrically. A plague on those cretinous brainless congenitally stupid idiotic imbeciles.

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Carry On Screaming [1966]

starring: Harry H. Corbett, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Fenella Fielding
directed by: Gerald Thomas

January 29, 2007
Absolutely loved this movie and I'm not much of a fan of Carry On. Harry H Corbett shows us amazing glimpses of his talent and genius as he hams it up with the rest of the crew. I heard that Sid James had originally been cast as the Sherlock Holmes character, but Harry was the best choice and his performance is polished and a joy to watch. Some wonderful set pieces which had me laughing out loud and the usual silly scenes we can expect from a Carry On movie. The story never gets tired and will appeal to all ages. I'm also sure that sultry Fenella Fielding could still cause a fashion stampede for replica red gowns.

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Carry On Collection Vol.2

starring: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Charles Hawtrey, Sid James, Jim Dale
directed by: Gerald Thomas

September 01, 2008
Absolutely loved this movie and I'm not much of a fan of Carry On. Harry H Corbett shows us amazing glimpses of his talent and genius as he hams it up with the rest of the crew. I heard that Sid James had originally been cast as the Sherlock Holmes character, but Harry was the best choice and his performance is polished and a joy to watch. Some wonderful set pieces which had me laughing out loud and the usual silly scenes we can expect from a Carry On movie. The story never gets tired and will appeal to all ages. I'm also sure that sultry Fenella Fielding could still cause a fashion stampede for replica red gowns.

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Payroll [1961]

starring: Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw, William Lucas, Kenneth Griffith
directed by: Sidney Hayers

February 11, 2008
What a great discovery this film turned out to be.
Never heard of it. Took a chance. Bingo.
Earthy Newcastle locations, fabulous b/w photography, great pace, wonderful performances and a fine, realistic script.
Director Sidney Havers went on to direct many of the best episodes of THE AVENGERS.
The DVD transfer is close to HD. On a 40" HD TV it looks so sharp and the greyscale tones are deep and beautiful.
This one makes me curious about the quality of other Optimum DVD releases.
Shame there is no trailer. Would have been cool to see how this gem was pitched, but the bottom line is, this is one terrific feature on a marvelous digital transfer that MUST have been taken from the original negative to make it look ... Read More:

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Carry On Collection Vol.1

starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims
directed by: Gerald Thomas

September 01, 2008
What a great discovery this film turned out to be.
Never heard of it. Took a chance. Bingo.
Earthy Newcastle locations, fabulous b/w photography, great pace, wonderful performances and a fine, realistic script.
Director Sidney Havers went on to direct many of the best episodes of THE AVENGERS.
The DVD transfer is close to HD. On a 40" HD TV it looks so sharp and the greyscale tones are deep and beautiful.
This one makes me curious about the quality of other Optimum DVD releases.
Shame there is no trailer. Would have been cool to see how this gem was pitched, but the bottom line is, this is one terrific feature on a marvelous digital transfer that MUST have been taken from the original negative to make it look ... Read More:

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Carry On - The Ultimate Collection [1958]

starring: Sid James, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Bresslaw

September 01, 2008
I could not believe the price for 30 carry on films .These are my favorite comedy films ,there are some that I haven't seen but the majority are great classic films my favorite is carry on screaming . I would recomend this box set to anybody who loves a good laugh .

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Carry On Camping [1968]

starring: Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Terry Scott
directed by: Gerald Thomas

July 07, 2003
this film isn't exactly what i would call a real classic. sure, it has all the usual actors but it doen't any humourous moments, like some of the other films in the series. The ending is just plain embarissing. it made me cringe.
watch this if you a fan.
My son adores this film, i haven't discovered why yet but i've been watching him very closely and i think that some of the scenes are a little to saturating for him to handle.

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Carry On Up The Khyber [1968]

starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims
directed by: Gerald Thomas

May 12, 2003
Just started my carry on collection again and i thought i would start with up the kyber.
I love charles hawtry , peter butterworth,Sid james.
Classic carry on caper lots of sea side post card humor.
But my favorites have to be carry on camping and up the jungle.
Great service from Amazon UK you cant go wrong buying from these guys.

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Carry On Cleo [1965]

starring: Joan Sims, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Jim Dale
directed by: Gerald Thomas

January 29, 2007
Watching this film recently I was surprised how good it looks (colour, sets, costumes etc) and how enjoyable it was. Plot, acting etc are all fine. Funniest moment has to be the bike with square wheels!!!

This beats "Life Of Brian" hands down for entertainment value.

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Carry On Teacher [1959]

starring: Kenneth Connor, Hattie Jacques, Charles Hawtrey, Leslie Phillips, Joan Sims
directed by: Gerald Thomas

January 29, 2007
I don't think I've ever seen a film so brilliant. It is most enjoyable throughout.
Principally it's a staff suffering from a tirade of mayhem from the students at the same time an inspector and child psychologist are visiting the school. As expected hilarity ensues.
But it's crowning glory is the last few minutes, a sudden revelation, and it just fantastically crowns a brilliant film!