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thisbluespiritI had a nose round some charity shops today and (yay) managed to pick up Carry on Cruising and Carry on Don't Lose Your Head (yay again). Then I went and cheated. I went to HMV, because I really do want to see Carry on Screaming. And you could get 4 on one DVD very cheaply (Spying, Cleo, Screaming and Cowboy) and there was also Carry on Cabby with That's Carry On (the compilation film) attached. And given that the only other TV/films I'd waffle about this much (Doctor Who, Spooks, Dungeons and Dragons etc), I already own and I've got a week to myself...
So I just watched Carry On Cabby, which I last saw when I used it for an A-Level project. I was fond of it then and it's probably just me, but I loved it so much I completely forgot my dinner and nearly burned it, which is a first for me. (I never forget my food!!)
Did I say Hattie Jacques was wonderful, because I really need to say it again? On the face of it, this ought to be sexist. Carry On does battle of the sexes with Sid James in the lead in 1963? But somehow, it isn't. It's funny and sweet and this from me - I like Carry Ons to have Kenneth Williams in them.
I know it's not the funniest, or the wittiest or in colour, but I love it to pieces. I suspect it may be just me, but there you go. It doesn't matter. It's so nice when you watch something you once liked and find it was better than you remembered, instead of the other way round, which happens a lot.
Highlights: Well, Esma Cannon, Liz Fraser and Hattie Jacques plotting to show the men a thing or two. Need I say more? And Carry On Sixties Realism - it's even set in a specific place (somewhere between Ruislip and Aldershot, not far from London). A 1960s time-capsule? The cross-dressing that fools no one (usually it works, no matter how unlikely).
I probably should be frowning and claiming it's sexist, but I can't see it. Everyone's flawed and human and it's nice to see all the familiar faces doing this kind of thing for a change, but still with the Carry On energy. Talbot Rothewell's first script (I think) and Jim Dale makes his first appearance in a cameo. And I love the old-fashioned cabs. (I shall have to get some pics, now I actually have the DVD because anyone who hasn't seen it lately will find all this bemusing.)
And it has a commentary, which made me think for a moment, and I know this is frivolous, but of all people, Kenneth Williams should have lived to do commentaries. Can you imagine? I'm not being unreasonable (apart from the fact Peter Rogers would probably not have stood for it); he'd have been about 82 today if he'd lived). For anyone still reading in bewilderment, I should note that he was also famous for his anecdotes... (That was one of the main reasons he kept a diary).
If I am sounding a little hyper, I just really enjoyed a film and have had lots of nice reviews for stories (see below post). I should probably ration myself - a certain number and I'm bouncing off the ceiling with pleasure.
So I just watched Carry On Cabby, which I last saw when I used it for an A-Level project. I was fond of it then and it's probably just me, but I loved it so much I completely forgot my dinner and nearly burned it, which is a first for me. (I never forget my food!!)
Did I say Hattie Jacques was wonderful, because I really need to say it again? On the face of it, this ought to be sexist. Carry On does battle of the sexes with Sid James in the lead in 1963? But somehow, it isn't. It's funny and sweet and this from me - I like Carry Ons to have Kenneth Williams in them.
I know it's not the funniest, or the wittiest or in colour, but I love it to pieces. I suspect it may be just me, but there you go. It doesn't matter. It's so nice when you watch something you once liked and find it was better than you remembered, instead of the other way round, which happens a lot.
Highlights: Well, Esma Cannon, Liz Fraser and Hattie Jacques plotting to show the men a thing or two. Need I say more? And Carry On Sixties Realism - it's even set in a specific place (somewhere between Ruislip and Aldershot, not far from London). A 1960s time-capsule? The cross-dressing that fools no one (usually it works, no matter how unlikely).
I probably should be frowning and claiming it's sexist, but I can't see it. Everyone's flawed and human and it's nice to see all the familiar faces doing this kind of thing for a change, but still with the Carry On energy. Talbot Rothewell's first script (I think) and Jim Dale makes his first appearance in a cameo. And I love the old-fashioned cabs. (I shall have to get some pics, now I actually have the DVD because anyone who hasn't seen it lately will find all this bemusing.)
And it has a commentary, which made me think for a moment, and I know this is frivolous, but of all people, Kenneth Williams should have lived to do commentaries. Can you imagine? I'm not being unreasonable (apart from the fact Peter Rogers would probably not have stood for it); he'd have been about 82 today if he'd lived). For anyone still reading in bewilderment, I should note that he was also famous for his anecdotes... (That was one of the main reasons he kept a diary).
If I am sounding a little hyper, I just really enjoyed a film and have had lots of nice reviews for stories (see below post). I should probably ration myself - a certain number and I'm bouncing off the ceiling with pleasure.
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Date: 2009-02-15 01:15 am (UTC)It's so nice when you watch something you once liked and find it was better than you remembered, instead of the other way round, which happens a lot. - So true. I am thoroughly enjoying your Cowboy/Doctor story by the way!
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Date: 2009-02-15 07:23 am (UTC)Oh, I'm so glad you like the Cowboy story. It's so hard to know, when you write something, whether it really is accessible to people who don't know the crossover! :-D