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[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

Has anyone here ever seen this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_the_Revolution_Without_Me
Is it as dire as I fear it'll be, or is it a hidden gem, a 'Blazing Saddles' of the French Rev ? The cast looks excellent, though that's no guarantee of quality because a lot of good actors paid the rent with some truly excremental movies in the 1970's (and Orson Welles advertised lager). The working title was 'Louis, there's a crowd downstairs'. The links also mention another in a similar vein, Cheech and Chong doing 'The Corsican Brothers', which I'd never heard of either, but I've never been able to sit through a Cheech and Chong movie anyway.

I do like Carry On Don't Lose Your Head, though: it's a piss-take on the Scarlet Pimpernel films and managed to get a naughty word past the censors (oo-er missus!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTCe3RBoOLk&feature=related

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[and-i.livejournal.com]

Well, for what it's worth, I think it's an absolutely awesome film. It's one of my favourite Wilder films ever. I don't know about the comparison with Cheech and Chong, since I've never seen any, but it's definitely up there with Blazing Saddles imo.

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

I don't think it has ever been on TV here - I've just seen a few clips on Youtube this evening but they're so short and disjointed it's impossible to tell - I liked one of the clips, though. I love The Producers and Blazing Saddles, but I find Young Frankenstein too slow. Hopefully someone will post the whole thing on Youtube!

[misatheredpanda.livejournal.com]

I checked it out from the library just a week or two ago and then didn't have time to watch it. DD: And now I'm back at uni! Woe, I'll never know. (Or at least not right now.)

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

well, it seems to be pretty unknown here (or forgotten), though we don't seem to get much in the way of 60s/70s/80s films on TV these days for some reason.
Welcome back to sunny/icy Britain - it's actually the first cold winter we've had in years!

[misatheredpanda.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. I got off the plane and thought - oh good, it's so nice out! I suppose you know the New England winter is bad when you're happy to go back to Scotland where it's 'warm'...

[loremaula.livejournal.com]

Not very historically accurate, but is a hilarious comedy. I couldn't stop laughing the first time I watched it.

[hanriotfran.livejournal.com]

Very good in a whole, but not accurate.

HanriotFran