Davo123
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'The Early Bird' just has to be THE Norman Wisdom film. From the marvellous opening sequence, to the finale, there is not a single dull moment. Of all of his films, this has to be his most popular.
Norman plays a milkman for a local town dairy, his boss is the laid-back Mr. Grimsdale, superbly played by Edward Chapman. However, a large corporate dairy starts to muscle in on their patch, and Norman is soon pitted against a sneaky and unscrupulous Austin (Bryan Pringle). The laughs are soon flowing thick and fast as war develops.
In many ways this film symbolises the changing times of the '60s when the pace of life speeded up, aptly summarised by the quote 'You can't impede the wheels of progress' from the film. As always, Norman manages to save the day, and dispense his particular brand of common sense. In this film, though, his victory is more by default than judgement.
The film contains many classic moments, the sick horse, the apples, the 'shootout', the golf, the fire, and many more.
Finally, I have often wondered if Benny Hill got his inspiration for 'Ernie' from this film?
Definitely **** out of *****
Norman plays a milkman for a local town dairy, his boss is the laid-back Mr. Grimsdale, superbly played by Edward Chapman. However, a large corporate dairy starts to muscle in on their patch, and Norman is soon pitted against a sneaky and unscrupulous Austin (Bryan Pringle). The laughs are soon flowing thick and fast as war develops.
In many ways this film symbolises the changing times of the '60s when the pace of life speeded up, aptly summarised by the quote 'You can't impede the wheels of progress' from the film. As always, Norman manages to save the day, and dispense his particular brand of common sense. In this film, though, his victory is more by default than judgement.
The film contains many classic moments, the sick horse, the apples, the 'shootout', the golf, the fire, and many more.
Finally, I have often wondered if Benny Hill got his inspiration for 'Ernie' from this film?
Definitely **** out of *****
OHMSS is, in my humble opinion, one of the best Bond films ever. Not *the* best, but one of the best.
This seems to be the most controversial of the Bond films, mainly because of George Lazenby. OK so he's not Sean Connery, but credit where credits due, he gives a decent performance as Bond, despite being an inexperienced actor.
As a Bond film this has all the right ingredients; good fight scenes, plenty of beautiful girls, believable villains, great locations, and some of the best skiing scenes in any JB film. It is also relatively free of both gadgets and cliches which mar many a later film.
The plot is sharp and logical, and doesn't have the over-the-top absurdity that, again, characterises the later films.
Overall, this is a cracking film, and well worth a couple of hours of anyone's time.
This seems to be the most controversial of the Bond films, mainly because of George Lazenby. OK so he's not Sean Connery, but credit where credits due, he gives a decent performance as Bond, despite being an inexperienced actor.
As a Bond film this has all the right ingredients; good fight scenes, plenty of beautiful girls, believable villains, great locations, and some of the best skiing scenes in any JB film. It is also relatively free of both gadgets and cliches which mar many a later film.
The plot is sharp and logical, and doesn't have the over-the-top absurdity that, again, characterises the later films.
Overall, this is a cracking film, and well worth a couple of hours of anyone's time.
'Wildcats' is the fifth, last, and easily the worst of the St. Trinians films. Made after a fourteen year gap, it attempts to bring the series up to date, but the results just look too forced.
The plot of the film is simple; the pupils wish to form a trade union in order to demand luxuries from the government. As a premise this could have really worked, and had some good possibilities. But the film just blunders along aimlessly, with a poorly thought out plot, poor dialogue, and wooden characters.
This film lacks the attributes that made its predecessors so successful; in 'Wildcats' the girls seem to lack the confidence, and resourcefulness that has always characterized the classic St.Trinian pupil. The other characters have also been over exaggerated; particularly 'Flash Harry'!! What were the film makers thinking of? why destroy his credibility with that silly hat and satchel?
Overall, I don't recommend this film, there are much better ones to see. 2/10
The plot of the film is simple; the pupils wish to form a trade union in order to demand luxuries from the government. As a premise this could have really worked, and had some good possibilities. But the film just blunders along aimlessly, with a poorly thought out plot, poor dialogue, and wooden characters.
This film lacks the attributes that made its predecessors so successful; in 'Wildcats' the girls seem to lack the confidence, and resourcefulness that has always characterized the classic St.Trinian pupil. The other characters have also been over exaggerated; particularly 'Flash Harry'!! What were the film makers thinking of? why destroy his credibility with that silly hat and satchel?
Overall, I don't recommend this film, there are much better ones to see. 2/10