Rotten to the Core

Rotten to the core, the title and the review.

Sadly dated and not really funny at all.

The only thing worth watching it for is for appearance's by well know support actors of the time.

Eric Sykes is good, but that is about it.

Charlotte Ramplings script was cringeworthy (or a bad-trip to cringeville).

Anton Rodgers was a good television and radio actor. I remember listening to him on the radio in The Peter Goodwright Show and many other radio shows in the 1960s. When listening to the voice of someone on the radio or the telephone, one tends to create a mindful image of a different person, but I must say that his voice did suit his graceful and assuring personality. He was also very good in the television show, May To September.

However, I do think the Anton Rodgers's part was tailor-made for Peter Sellers. He could have done wonders for this film, especially with all the disguises and personalities that the character took on.

Although, the best performance goes to the brilliant Eric Sykes as a comical private investigator. Perhaps Peter Sellers would have played that part as well, as the comic genius of Eric Sykes versus the comic genius of Peter Sellers would not have worked in the same film.

According to the IMDB "trivia", Dirk Bogarde and Alfred Marks were considered for parts in this film, but I think the scripts would have to have been rewritten for them, as I cannot imagine what parts they would have played. Dirk Bogarde usually played lighter comedy roles.

I remember this film being advertised in 1964 when it first came out, but this morning on Talking Pictures was the first time that I had been able to catch up with it. The film would probably have been funnier in the 1960s, when most of the funny scenes were fresher. Some of the same gags have been copied many times since.

I will give it 9 out of 10, but with the talents of Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas and Lionel Jeffreys, it could have been one of the great Boulting Brothers classics.

Despite a good cast this film rapidly exhaust it's welcpme.You just wonder what it would have been like if Peter Sellers had taken the lead role.Unfortunately Anton Rodgers just isn't good enough.Charlotte Rampling features at the beginning of her long career.Ian Bannen is only moderately amusing as her officer lover.The Boultings were starting to loose their touch by this time.

Wow! this film is up there with the likes of Two Way Strech and Wrong Arm Of The Law, its a crime caper, with a cast that is as funny as it seems to come up on the credits, you will not be disappointed. A well known cast carry out this film to perfection, not a very well known film, but why not. Its as good as any of them and one of the better films from 1965.

If you can get your hands on a copy then do so, it might be the only chance you get to see it, i have a copy, brought it from ebay and its been recorded from Channle 4 so keep your eyes out! Wow, i'm sorry but this film is a LAF! go for it and you who all slag it off, have you even bothered to watch it? 10+

If You Don't Laugh at this One, You're...

Rotten to the Core!

That was what the University (UVa) movie marquee said in 1965.

So I went in determined not to laugh. Within 5 minutes I was rolling in the aisle with laughter. Really the funniest movie I ever saw. A caper movie a la "Lavender Hill Mob". Everyone in this movie is crazy. I would like to get a copy of it. I rate it a 10.

"Bennie the Dip"