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Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson give the flat-share sitcom a much needed kick up the Bottom in the show which, alongside Men Behaving Badly (1992-8) injected new life into a legendarily dire genre. With glorious comic gusto they play Richie Rich and Eddie Hitler, a pair of misfits barely surviving unemployment in a Hammersmith hovel. They spend their life in frustration, minus female company or money, in facile schemes to entertain or better themselves, their best intentions always proving the catalyst for hilariously OTT cartoon-style violence. The humour benefits from being rude, crude and surreal, and though happily bereft of subtlety or sense the situations and set-pieces are always superbly constructed, delivered and directed. But that's only to be expected from a show that essentially presents two of The Young Ones a decade down the line.
Mayall and Edmondson had earlier perfected their surreal double act as The Dangerous Brothers and these first episodes of Bottom find them in side-splitting form. From a misadventure with pheromone spray and the wrong sort of dogs down the pub in "Smells" to a birthday "Accident", which introduces The Young Ones' Christopher Ryan as a regular guest character, this is BBC comedy at its best. Brace yourself, 'cos this is going to hurt.
On the DVD Bottom, Series 1 contains all six episodes presented in the original TV 4:3 ratio with mono sound. The transfer is flawless, if anything rather revealing the limitations of the source material. The only extra beyond optional English subtitles and a Danish dub is "Bottom Fluff" a 15-minute blooper reel that offers a masterclass in the art of swearing. --Gary S Dalkin
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Oh dear, I had read the comments and taken note of the negative feedback, after the 3rd Bottom live I knew that things were going bad. Unfortunatley this really is not that funny at all, I have all of the bottom tv series and live and this is the worst, what a shame. They do actually use a lot of the jokes that they had done before.
Its just not funny, it really is ITV sort of quality.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
'The Very Best of Bottom' was one of the first video releases I bought last year. It's great - I can't fault the five choices on offer on this video, but I wish 'Parade' or 'Finger' were included, because I think they are equally as classic! Despite this, all 5 episodes are hilarious and this is one video fans of crude, slapstick comedy shouldn't overlook. CHECK IT OUT!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Top notch. I saw this live in Bristol not so long ago, and thought that it was really, really good. I am an avid bottom fan so you could say I am giving a biased opinion, but it was, a great show. The duo sweat it out as they do their usual combination of swearing, violence and plain vulgarity. Its not going to be as good as Hooligan's island, but what makes it so much better then the t.v. series is the interaction with the audience, and the fluff ups!!! An absolute must for any bottom fan, or anyone who just wants to relax and laugh themselves silly!!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Violence: none?
Yes, that's actually what it says on the back of the cover - "Violence: none". Hrm. Have these people ever seen an episode of Bottom? :D
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Published 29 days ago by Unsmart
Typical of the duo.....
I have the whole collection and have viewed them many times. I understand it is not everyone's type of humour but it certainly is very well written and had me in stitches. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Country classic
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Not as funny as Only fools and Horses, Faulty Towers or Little Britain but its still top comedy with hilarious fighting, one liners and of course 2 memorable characters. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Anthony R. Gayle
very good but not a new show
this is a very good dvd but be warned its not another bottom show its a documentary spanning the 25 years of showbizz of such shows as bottom, and the young ones, anf filthy rich... Read more
Published on 17 April 2009 by Jason J. Yendole
The best british comedy
I absolutely love everything that the Bottom guys do, but BBC, why the rediculous laugh tracks??? So 5* if you can ignore the laff track, 4* otherwise.
Published on 22 Feb 2009 by M. Collins
Bottoms Up
Since watching the Young Ones I have always been fan of Rik and Eddie, and was happy to see them in Bottom. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2008 by Shogun Assassin
not as good as we want
released in 2001 and following on from the brilliant bottom live parts one and two,and part three which was good sadly live part three just doesnt command as the first two did,a... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by sean paul mccann
Comedy at it's best.
This has to be one of the best comedy series of all time.
I think this series one was the best of the three series that they made and makes me laugh every time i watch it. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2006 by Blue hunter
Possibly the funniest Rick Mayall and Adrain Edmonson work
Impossibly violent first series of Eddie and Richie's exploits. Desperate, pathtic, virginal, obnoxious, rude, crude and as funny as a clown on fire! Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2005 by Ronan James Lowe
Not as bad you people say, pretty good actually!
After seeing the first and 2nd bottom live shows (brilliant shows) i bought this one and I have to say its actually damn funny, unfortunataly theres no real script but both acts... Read more
Published on 13 May 2005 by Mr. Michael R. Bellinger
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