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Originally Posted by 42nd Street Freak
Mario, nice to see you wallowing in the Carry On pit.
"Cleo" and "Khyber" are perhaps my favourites.
Some are terrible though, like perhaps the most famous "Carry on Camping" which truly is bad to modern eyes.
But the more general English comedy feel to the black and white entries, "Sgt", "Constable", "Convenience" and "Cabby" (rather than the stronger 'Carry On' vibe that would appear later), has a place in my heart.
Williams (his diaries are ESSENTIAL reading by the way) is superb in "Sgt", he introduction scene is a gem.
I've never seen the TV shows, but Williams turned down the idea of appearing in them right away.
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Hi Dave...I was wondering when you (being one of the HTF's resident Brits) were going to acknowledge my current "Carry On" marathon
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It's funny you should mention CAMPING as being one of the bad ones as, not only have I not seen it before but I've just acquired it earlier today and should be watching it later on this week! If that isn't telepathic enough, I was just leafing through Kenneth Williams' diaries in a local bookshop only yesterday but, alas, I didn't buy it! What I did buy - although, technically, I didn't because I paid for it with a gift voucher! - was the R2 SE DVD of CARRY ON...UP THE KHYBER (1968) which is generally considered by mainstream film critics to be the best of the series; however, since I'm already familiar with it, I won't be viewing this one at this stage...
As for the TV series - while, naturally, marred by the evident low-budget, they are generally pleasant affairs which do not denigrate the originals but, in fact, compliment them quite nicely.