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Carry On Emmannuelle [1973]


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Amazon.co.uk Review

Made in 1978, Carry On Emmannuelle was really the last gasp of the most fondly regarded series of British comedy films. In most respects, it hardly does justice to the many truly funny and brilliantly played previous scripts. But it does feature a curiously vulnerable, even touching, performance from Kenneth Williams as a French diplomat with a wife of insatiable physical appetites. In theory, of course, it aims to be a pastiche of the hugely popular Emmanuelle, which had marked the transition of soft-core erotic cinema into the art house. But it's too crudely scripted and lacking in the belly laugh-inducing innuendo of the best Carry On films to succeed on that level.

"Are you hungry, Loins?" Emmannuelle asks the chauffeur. "I think I could manage a little nibble," he replies. You get the idea. In the title role, Suzanne Danielle, who would go on to be the best of the Princess Diana impersonators, isn't a good enough comic actress to raise such lines above the ordinary. And the few stalwarts who returned for this outing--Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor and Peter Butterworth--just about emerge with their dignity intact. This was a Carry On too far. But fans will want it for their collection because it shows Kenneth Williams at his most professionally committed--his diaries reveal his real thoughts on the matter--and to remind themselves of the high quality of so much of the work which had gone before. --Piers Ford


Awful... utterly awful
Review date: 2008-09-20 Rating: 2 out of 10

I didn't even get past the first commercial break when I sat down to watch this dire late entry in the Carry On series. It was utterly embarrassing to see talented regulars such as Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Jack Douglas struggle with such inane and unfunny dialogue. The double entendres are painfully bad and the whole farce makes even the worst films in the rest of the series look sophisticated. I was hoping it would have at least some nostalgic value, seeing the old team at work - but it was cringeworthy. Avoid at all costs.

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Nice documentary
Review date: 2008-08-10 Rating: 8 out of 10

This DVD features a 1 hour long documentary about the "Carry on" movies called "What's a Carry On". It's really worth watching, either if you're already a fan of this series or if you're just new and want to see what it's all about. It takes us on a journey from 1958 to the 1990's. From the first movie "Carry on Sergeant" to the last movie "Carry on Columbus" with lots of clips and interviews with the people involved. I really enjoyed it.
Oh yeah, there's also a movie included on this DVD called "Carry on Emmannuelle". Don't bother watching that. It's not funny and if you thought it would include a lot of nudity, you're wrong.
But the documentary is really nice. Made it worth the money.

Truly Dreadful
Review date: 2007-10-08 Rating: 2 out of 10

It has taken me 28 years to watch this film and it is as bad now as the original reviews indicated. Peter Butterworth, who is normally the scene-stealer, is totally wasted in this feeble mess. The back projection effect when Emmanuelle takes her pants off in a London street is as unconvincing as any in a James Bond film.

The film, like the few before it, shows how much the writing of Talbot Rothwell is sorely missed.

the very end of an era
Review date: 2007-03-19 Rating: 4 out of 10

carry on emmanuelle was released in 1978 and not 1973 as indicated here and was the final carry on for 14 years before the shocking carry on colombus,and with carry on emmanuelle you get the final nail in the coffin of the brilliant english institution that was carry on.
Starring a very old looking joan sims,petter butterworth and kenny williams,it was sad to see them all so old,emmanuelle is in a sense a parody of the emmanuelle movies which gained some fame in the 70s,and for that this is a riskier carry on ,the first to drift away from a family film in truth,the jokes are a lot more obvious and adult and with that went the glory that the carry ons carried,this is a shoddy film with only a few redeeming factors,the main cast try to work with the younger members but its all in vain,it tries to be impressive,honestly it does and the odd moment is worthy of a smile but when all is said and done this is one carry on too far,is it the worst carry on,nope and never ,that title belongs to carry on columbus,garbage.

Patchy.
Review date: 2007-01-09 Rating: 6 out of 10

For the first half hour or so, this much derided late addition to the series almost manages to match some of the earlier classics. The innuendos come thick and fast, and several promising plot leads and characters are introduced such as the gormless mummy's boy Theodore, used and abused by the sexy french vamp, herself representing the kind of powerful, feminist 70's woman that even the average Carry On fan could feel comfortable with. The plot soon drifts, however, and even the shared reminiscences of amorous adventures, laden with comedic potential, feels a little rushed and unimaginative. The lead actress would probably have been rejected if auditioning for Allo Allo, something that could probably be overlooked if she had had the lecherous foil of Sid James to play with. All in all, like a few other Carry On's, this edition gives the social historian a classic snapshot of British sexual mores changing at an astonishingly breakneck speed, whilst providing the rest of us with a par for the course quota of nostalgic politically incorrect belly laughs.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Connor
Joan Sims
Beryl Reid
Peter Butterworth

Creators:
Kenneth Williams (Primary Contributor)
Joan Sims (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: ITV DVD
Manufacturer: ITV DVD
EAN: 5037115034939
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Special Edition, Widescreen,
Release date: 2003-05-12
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 84 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1973
Language: English (Original Language)

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