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Carry On Jack [1963]
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On the DVD: This was one of the first Carry On films to be made in colour. The print is in reasonable condition. The picture quality, apart from a couple of scratchy scenes of sailing ships that were probably drafted in from stock footage, is fair, as is the sound. But apart from the scene index there are no extras on the disc. Given the cult status of the Carry On films, and the wealth of documentary material which has been made about them and their stars, you'd think something extra could have been offered with the DVD releases to make them a more worthwhile alternative to the video. --Piers Ford
RRP: £16.99
Our Price: £3.40 (subject to change)
Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Carry On Jack was the 1963 offering from a team which had, by then, become a repertory company with special guests dropping in for a dose of innuendo. "What's all this jigging in the rigging?" demands Kenneth Williams, this time playing a ship's captain, and the scene is set for 90 minutes of ribaldry involving cross-dressing, press-ganging and plank walking. The plot scarcely matters. It's set after the Battle of Trafalgar and the sea is awash with Spanish galleons and pirates as the British navy sets about defending its shores with as much incompetence as possible. Sally, a barmaid at the Dirty Duck (Juliet Mills in feisty principal boy mode), knocks Bernard Cribbins on the head and steals his uniform so that she can go in search of her childhood sweetheart. He is promptly press-ganged and they end up on the same ship. Williams, on the brink of his ascendancy as a star turn, just about keeps the mannerisms under control enough to build the character of the naïve and neurotic captain. Familiar Carry On faces on top form include Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale, while Peter Gilmore--in his pre-Onedin Line days--appears as a pirate. Peter Rodgers' script is not quite vintage Carry On but the jokes keep coming and it's all good, clean fun.
where the heck are the carry on regulars?
Review date: 2007-03-22 Rating: 4 out of 10
carry on jack doesnt feel like a carry on movie,the wit isnt constant and the naughtiness isnt really there,in terms of cast only kenny williams and charles hawtrey can be called legends of the series and jim dale who only appears for the guts of 5 minutes all in all i would estimate.
Bernie cribbins takes centre stage,he is ok in the few carry ons that he starred in but always looks awkward and this reflected that he never got to star in more.
This is however the first period drama and the first time the cast got to dress up but this isnt a great and memorable film and few scenes would ever make a best off,the regulars try but they know that they are on a sinking ship of a movie,they know and this is rightly regarded as a mistake in the carry on legacy.
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Reviews
Patchy
Review date: 2006-05-22 Rating: 4 out of 10
Carry On Jack (1963) was the series first historical epics and is easily the most forgetable. Its not so much that its a bad film, but whats lacking in this is the true spirit of the Carry On's, probably as there are so many of the regulars missing - theres no Sid James, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jaques or Kenneth Connor. Only Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are the main regulars to be featured in this, though Jim Dale has a cameo role in this who starred in many of the 1960's Carry On's. Bernard Cribbins, who to be fair, blends in with the cast as though he'd always been a regular, plays Albert Poop-Decker, an unlucky man, who after years of struggle, finally wins his commission only to have his identity, rank and uniform stolen from him by Sally (Juliet Mills) who he soon falls in love with. The historical accuracy is impressive with the sets and the costumes but this Carry On film misses its mark slightly though Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are on fine form throughout. An adequate comedy.
Carry On team are all at sea
Review date: 2000-09-04 Rating: 8 out of 10
Carry On Jack, made in 1963. Bernard Cribbens is Able Seaman Poop-Decker who is set for life at sea. Unfortunately he goes to a tavern the night before he sails and is taken to a room by a wench (Juliet Mills) who also has a hanckering for the sea. She knocks out Poop-Decker and steals his clothes. She then boards the ship as Poop-Decker and passes of as a man. The unfortunate Poop-Decker is actually press-ganged and also lands on the gtood ship Venus. With a cowardly captain that dosen't like the sea, things go from bad to worse. Kenneth Williams plays Captain Fearless and his cowardess dose not go well with the hardened sailors. The story is pure Carry On and the jokes are about as old as the time the film is set in. But for £5.99 it is a film that you can slap in the video on a wet day and open a bottle of wine and relax.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Charles Hawtrey
Bernard Cribbins
Juliet Mills
Kenneth Williams
Donald Houston
Creators:
Kenneth Williams (Primary Contributor)
Charles Hawtrey (Primary Contributor)
Alan Hume (Cinematographer)
Archie Ludski (Editor)
Frank Bevis (Producer)
Peter Rogers (Producer)
Talbot Rothwell (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321900380362
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2001-08-27
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 87 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1963-11
Language: English (Original Language)