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I first saw this movie as a kid back in the 70's.It was screened as a saturday morning feature during the easter holidays.In those days it was the only 'repeat' you were likely to get.I can never understand the general disdain shown to it by Dr Who fans.The production values are high and there's plenty to keep you entertained.I think fans are critical of it because of its comical element.Yes it's cheap,ham-acted at times and the special effects not-very-special,but so was the tv series.I love this movie because of,not despite,its cheesiness.

I first saw this film about ten years ago and in that time I must have seen it two hundred times.It stands for everything great in British comedy.It tells the story of a young man who always seems to come a cropper in the lifeman stakes.He joins classes for one-upmanship and turns into an arrogant idiot.

Alastair Sim is at his lugrubious best.Terry-Thomas plays the bounder to a tee with some wonderful lines.If I have one gripe it's the casting of Ian Carmichael in the lead role.Leslie Philips would have been much better But that's a personal choice.

Now I'm off to watch it again for the two hundred and first time!

I saw this movie as a kid and had to wait many years to see it again.For some reason British tv channels seem reluctant to repeat it and to this day I still only have a pirate copy. In the 60's the film company Amicus made horror movies to rival Hammer and this film is among the best of them.It centres around a mysterious house where successive occupants meet grisly endings.A Scotland yard detective is sent down to investigate only to meet a macabre death himself. I have to be honest and say that if you're looking to be scared out of your life,look elsewhere.This is a delightful film set in the quaint backdrop of Surrey and has it's fair share of familiar faces.There are some memorable scenes.Jon Pertwee plays a disenchanted horror movie actor who's p***ed off playing in low budget productions.There's an hilarious scene where he unleashes his frustrations on the film crew, telling all concerned what they can do with their movie. If you 've yet to see this film you're very lucky.I've seen it many times and it has given me endless pleasure.