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Peter's Friends [1992]


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Dismal nonsense
Review date: 2008-01-18 Rating: 2 out of 10

I have seen this film once and it was one time too many. Sure it is well acted and there are some fine performances, but it is utterly depressing and without hope.

The characters seem embroiled in a sense of impending doom and whilst I do not ask for happy clappy Disney traits in all films, this one lack anything of note. It is not funny in any way shape or form and should be avoided at all costs.

If you like Stephen Fry, buy the Blackadder series or a Bit of Fry and Laurie.

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Excellent !
Review date: 2008-01-02 Rating: 10 out of 10

It is difficult to say something original about this film, something that hasn't been said 10 times before.

But it *is* excellent.

I had heard it was a comedy, that you couldn't stop laughing, well it isn't exactly true. There *are* some very funny jokes and lines, but overall the movie is rather tragic. Somes storylines definitely prevent you from laughing and may even leave you a bit down. Fortunately, the pace is just right, and you never stay on one depressing thing for too long - everything stays emotionnal and personnal without falling in pathetically melodramatic stuff.

The actors are of course excellent. Thomson as a desperate spinster and Laurie as a sober jingle writer are hilarious. Slattery is very good as well but his character is so irritating that it's difficult to say you "loved him" in this film. Staunton is wonderful in her overprotecting mother part, and carries out alone a good part of the tragic dimension of the film. Fry is wonderful of course though he doesn't seem to be really "acting" : It looks just like his old self -except that he is not "in the vagina business" at all in reality, neither does he have aids or is an English lord -.

Anyway, this film is definitely a must-see, too bad the dvd in itself sucks so much. No subtitles, and no chapter division ! It's the first time I've ever seen that in a dvd. As for the image quality, it is like watching a VHS...

Charles, Paris


Fantastic film, appalling DVD
Review date: 2007-06-21 Rating: 8 out of 10

I love this film, but I'll confine this review to the wretched DVD. I own hundreds of DVDs and this is without a doubt the worst quality of them all. The colors are all faded and the transfer is not in the proper aspect ratio.

Worse, the 4% PAL speed-up is really noticable because the film is filled with well-known pop songs, always the worst victims of speed-up, which sound like they're being sung by The Chipmunks on this DVD.

Luckily the film has been released on DVD in the US, in a fantastic looking widescreen version, and it's NTSC, so there's no speed-up. I bought it and sold my copy of this release, which is garbage.


Luvvie fest
Review date: 2007-06-19 Rating: 8 out of 10

It is a great comedy that has everything in it- namely 6 great actors and a funny script. Peter's confession is really the only one that is self-evident even from the start of the movie but Rita Rudner can be forgiven for that. Branagh is fantastic (like always), Laurie doesn't get too much screen time but he functions perfectly as a husband who loves his wife but is having problems dealing with their son's death and the crumbling of their marriage. Thompson was great as Maggie and reminded me of quite a few of my friends; none of them luvvies.

Do Not Buy This Film
Review date: 2007-01-07 Rating: 2 out of 10

Watching this film is like having been given tickets to watch all your favourite footballers brought together as a dream team only to find that a) the players are being managed for the day by Bez of the Happy Mondays b) they have forgotten how to play football and c) they have apparently ingested some combination of narcotics and hallucinogens before taking to the pitch, I would suggest possibly ecstasy, magic mushrooms and diazepam. Not only that, but the opposition is someone like Nuneaton Borough who supply the man of the match, in this case the cook, Vera. This film is possibly the biggest missed opportunity since the first Gulf War. If you have been unfortunate enough to end up with a copy as some sort of BOGOF offer, I would suggest the best thing you could do is to give it to someone you really hate, preferably someone who was involved in amateur dramatics at university. In the meantime, I would advise that you should ingest as much polonium 210 as you can get your hands on just in case you should be unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity of a screen displaying this horrific pile of anal vomit.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Kenneth Branagh
Emma Thompson
Stephen Fry
Hugh Laurie

Creators:
Hugh Laurie (Primary Contributor)
Stephen Fry (Primary Contributor)
Kenneth Branagh (Producer)
Rita Rudner (Writer)
Roger Lanser (Cinematographer)
David Parfitt (Producer)
Martin Bergmann (Producer)
Martin Bergmann (Writer)
Stephen Evans (Producer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239191336
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2001-11-19
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 97 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1992-12-25
Language: English (Original Language)

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