Carry on films are so dated

wannabedamned · 28 Aug 2011 at 07:36

Not a fan. Never was.

I Loved abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, The Munsters and the Addams Family. I thought Dean Martin and Jerry Louis movies were fantastic!

But Carry on movies, I just felt they were quite crap.

wannabedamned · 28 Aug 2011 at 07:36

Cosimo · 28 Aug 2011 at 08:39

[FnG]magnolia;19937293 said:
Casual racism and overt sexism at its finest.

Just gonna leave that there, I think

Nobody cared about that then and I doubt whether anyone cares now.

It hasn't aged well at all. Some of it is still good for a laugh now.

Vonhelmet · 28 Aug 2011 at 09:28

Most modern comedies are crap, and we've gained nothing for being able to actually say the f word or explicitly show bodily functions or whatever. Carry On films may not be great, but they were a damn sight wittier than most modern stuff.

ic1male · 28 Aug 2011 at 10:09

I only have to watch Carry on Camping and I can laugh til the cows come home. Hattie Jacques in any of the films with her as the Matronly figure gets me in stitches.

GravyMonster · 28 Aug 2011 at 10:12

Not a fan.

For classic comedy you can't beat the Marx brothers

ristac · 28 Aug 2011 at 10:31

Yes very dated but still very watchable, just like Only Fools and Horses.

robgmun · 28 Aug 2011 at 10:43

Carry On films were dated as soon as they were made! Why don't you think they don't make them anymore?

Marx brothers, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy are timeless. And Blackadder is still brilliant

Fenris · 28 Aug 2011 at 10:45

Dated? A series of films made between 30 and 50 years ago?

Well ya don't say.

willhub · 28 Aug 2011 at 11:01

They're dated but damn they're good.

Cosimo · 28 Aug 2011 at 11:14

Two classic lines:

easyrider · 28 Aug 2011 at 11:27

ic1male said:
I only have to watch Carry on Camping and I can laugh til the cows come home. Hattie Jacques in any of the films with her as the Matronly figure gets me in stitches.

Agree. I think that carry on camping is my fav. The farmer is great in it.

"A POUND"

ic1male · 28 Aug 2011 at 11:49

easyrider said:
Agree. I think that carry on camping is my fav. The farmer is great in it.

"A POUND"

Mr Fiddler. Who had just gone for a "P" to correct the sign saying "Please show your _ass" or something along those lines.

easyrider · 28 Aug 2011 at 12:13

arc@css · 28 Aug 2011 at 12:20

Love this guy's laugh, reminds me of my Uncle.

richb93 · 28 Aug 2011 at 12:49

Stuart Farquhar

ic1male · 28 Aug 2011 at 12:49

WC Boggs!

arc@css · 28 Aug 2011 at 14:00

richb93 said:
Stuart Farquhar

lokiss · 28 Aug 2011 at 16:51

Carry on will never fail me, sid james is just too great a persona.

Guys one of a kind.

Old, not realy, though most things i grew up with ill take to the grave.

iviv · 28 Aug 2011 at 17:47

The only Carry On movie I can remember seeing is Carry on Spying, and that was ages ago. Anyone got any recommendations for others to check out, since I know they can be really hit and miss. That said, I am extremely easily amused by terrible jokes, so most of them would probably be pretty enjoyable for me.