Comedy Film - Page 20

Susan Foreman · #**191** 12th December 2016, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gag

Cant go wrong with on the buses. Classic comedy even tho dated now.
Doesnt rely on real smutt and vulgar, done rudely but in best possible taste like the carry on films, todays comedies rely to much on vulgarity and swearing and ok if not done to ott

Did anyone catch the sketch on the David Walliams show recently? It truly was painful:

Harry Enfield did something similar back in the late 80's, and it was much better:

The problem is, after the initial surge, the 'Carry On' films became a parody of themselves, and how is it possible to create a parody of a parody?

gag · #**192** 12th December 2016, 08:15 AM

Dont know why my comment has come up twice, and one being slightly longer than the other

Inspector Abberline · #**193** 13th December 2016, 09:23 PM

David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)

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It is probably fair to say that if you are not already a fan of Ricky Gervais and The Office (UK version) ,then this film is not likely to change your mind.Not seen since his appearance on Comic Relief with Doc Brown and there song Equality Street,Brent is back and following his dream to be a rock god with his newly re-formed band Foregone Conclusion.David Brent is back working as a salesman at Lavichem,selling tampons and generally being David Brent.This part of the movie,seems to be trying to recreate the original television series,we have Tom Bennett as Nigel,basically a mini Brent ,Jo Hartley as Pauline a love interest for David,Mandeep Dhillon as Karen Parashar the receptionist and Andrew Brooke as Jezza the office bully.This is really going over ground we have already seen before,Brent does all the usual things like make sexist jokes and ludicrous comic voices which gets him hauled up in front of the very PC Human Resource manager.What is new is the fact that he admits to having a nervous breakdown and is now seeking counselling with a therapist,which has a great gag where Brent is about to go into the therapist office only for a woman leaving to ask him out and then give him a dead bee as a present,its quirky little scenes like that are reminiscent of his show Derek.The only real surprise is that the band Foregone Conclusion with Brent as the lead singer,are pretty good in that middle of the road way,obviously the songs are ludicrous and funny in equal measure,this is mainly because the band is made up of real musicians and not comics or actors pretending to be musicians.The other high point is Doc Brown as Brent's rather un-willing side kick and Foregone Conclusion's rapper,but is there mainly for Brent to annoy and embarrass with his lyrics and general demeanour.The whole fly on the wall docudrama comedy,seems almost out of date and well past its sell by date,especially considering that most real life reality shows are unintentionally funny any way.David Brent: Life on the Road is not a bad film,but it just feels redundant,and well worn.And the main reason being is that without his usual writing partner Steve Merchant not being involved you do feel that there is something missing from the whole film.Still there is plenty of cringeworthy comedy on offer and it did make me laugh,which is the main thing.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**194** 13th December 2016, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)

It is probably fair to say that if you are not already a fan of Ricky Gervais and The Office (UK version) ,then this film is not likely to change your mind.Not seen since his appearance on Comic Relief with Doc Brown and there song Equality Street,Brent is back and following his dream to be a rock god with his newly re-formed band Foregone Conclusion.David Brent is back working as a salesman at Lavichem,selling tampons and generally being David Brent.This part of the movie,seems to be trying to recreate the original television series,we have Tom Bennett as Nigel,basically a mini Brent ,Jo Hartley as Pauline a love interest for David,Mandeep Dhillon as Karen Parashar the receptionist and Andrew Brooke as Jezza the office bully.This is really going over ground we have already seen before,Brent does all the usual things like make sexist jokes and ludicrous comic voices which gets him hauled up in front of the very PC Human Resource manager.What is new is the fact that he admits to having a nervous breakdown and is now seeking counselling with a therapist,which has a great gag where Brent is about to go into the therapist office only for a woman leaving to ask him out and then give him a dead bee as a present,its quirky little scenes like that are reminiscent of his show Derek.The only real surprise is that the band Foregone Conclusion with Brent as the lead singer,are pretty good in that middle of the road way,obviously the songs are ludicrous and funny in equal measure,this is mainly because the band is made up of real musicians and not comics or actors pretending to be musicians.The other high point is Doc Brown as Brent's rather un-willing side kick and Foregone Conclusion's rapper,but is there mainly for Brent to annoy and embarrass with his lyrics and general demeanour.The whole fly on the wall docudrama comedy,seems almost out of date and well past its sell by date,especially considering that most real life reality shows are unintentionally funny any way.David Brent: Life on the Road is not a bad film,but it just feels redundant,and well worn.And the main reason being is that without his usual writing partner Steve Merchant not being involved you do feel that there is something missing from the whole film.Still there is plenty of cringeworthy comedy on offer and it did make me laugh,which is the main thing.

I was thinking of re-watching The Office next year. How do you think this film would fair to bring it all to a close?

Inspector Abberline · #**195** 13th December 2016, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I was thinking of re-watching The Office next year. How do you think this film would fair to bring it all to a close?

It certainly would not hurt your viewing,But there is definitely something missing from the film without Merchant's involvement,I miss that Lanky, Goggle-eyed Freak.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**196** 13th December 2016, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

It certainly would not hurt your viewing,But there is definitely something missing from the film without Merchant's involvement,I miss that Lanky, Goggle-eyed Freak.

Are none of The Office regulars in it at all? Not even in as a cameo?