- Actors: Tyler Butterworth, Jonathan Pryce, Freddie Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, Prunella Scales
- Directors: Giles Foster
- Classification: 15
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00008T54Z
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,339 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Mr Lyttleton is an ambitious executive, about to start in an ailing traditional chocolate firm which has been taken by a money-grabbing new owner. But his first day is marred by unexpected events. Electricians working on a platform have left their van keys behind, and in an act of goodwill, he pulls a cord to grab their attention. But the cord turns out to be supporting the platform; below, an open vat is full of boiling, viscous liquid.
This incident could have been a disaster for the company, but the ingenuious owner turns it to his best advantage. As sales of the contaminated product rocket, Lyttleton struggles to decide between career and conscience.
The supporting cast has big names: Prunella Scales as a dizzy PA; Vanessa Redgrave as a lustful widow; and the late Thora Hird as a cheeky landlady. The comedy is genuinely farcical, with some memorable one liners.
The film genuinely merits a five star rating, but I can only award the video a three. The sound quality is extremely poor, with a constant crackle right from beginning to end. I did buy it from an Amazon retailer (I forget which one), but didn't return it as it is still a watchable film. I only wish that it were a listenable one too.
This incident could have been a disaster for the company, but the ingenuious owner turns it to his best advantage. As sales of the contaminated product rocket, Lyttleton struggles to decide between career and conscience.
The supporting cast has big names: Prunella Scales as a dizzy PA; Vanessa Redgrave as a lustful widow; and the late Thora Hird as a cheeky landlady. The comedy is genuinely farcical, with some memorable one liners.
The film genuinely merits a five star rating, but I can only award the video a three. The sound quality is extremely poor, with a constant crackle right from beginning to end. I did buy it from an Amazon retailer (I forget which one), but didn't return it as it is still a watchable film. I only wish that it were a listenable one too.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Death by Chocolate
16 Aug 2005
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It seems this movie has gotten a lot of negative reviews by the critics, and it has passed into Forgotten-Movie-Oblivion as far as rentals go, or even as far as people's memories have gone.
I saw this movie about 15 years ago, and thought it was pretty darn funny. Not hilarious, but funny. It was bizarre in that brilliant Python-esqe way. It is loaded with British humor the way they do it best. Throw a polite, sensible, English chap into an extremely horrible and embarassing situation, and then watch as he uncomfortably deals with it. Keeping his gentlemanly politeness at all times, of course. "Shall I kill myself sir? Would that help?"
I liked the humor, liked the fairly gross story, and I especially liked the women in this movie. They really carried the story quite a bit. His girlfriend is very funny to me, especially how she so casually accepts that they have been putting dead bodies into their company's chocolate. "My experiment worked!". The landlady is funny also; so is the secretary. The lusty widow woman was okay, but a little bit over the top. I couldn't even understand what she was saying half the time. But that was okay.
I love how the movie ends. "Chocolate Man of the Year!" And the last scene is the best, when the guy has totally lost it. He feels his wife's thigh, thinking of how juicy and meaty it is. You can tell that he is a bit off his rocker by that time.
This movie is definitely one of the weirdest and most strange movies I have ever seen. Nevertheless, it is still a gem. If you have ever thought to yourself that chocolate and cannibalism would make a good combination, then this is the movie for you!
I saw this movie about 15 years ago, and thought it was pretty darn funny. Not hilarious, but funny. It was bizarre in that brilliant Python-esqe way. It is loaded with British humor the way they do it best. Throw a polite, sensible, English chap into an extremely horrible and embarassing situation, and then watch as he uncomfortably deals with it. Keeping his gentlemanly politeness at all times, of course. "Shall I kill myself sir? Would that help?"
I liked the humor, liked the fairly gross story, and I especially liked the women in this movie. They really carried the story quite a bit. His girlfriend is very funny to me, especially how she so casually accepts that they have been putting dead bodies into their company's chocolate. "My experiment worked!". The landlady is funny also; so is the secretary. The lusty widow woman was okay, but a little bit over the top. I couldn't even understand what she was saying half the time. But that was okay.
I love how the movie ends. "Chocolate Man of the Year!" And the last scene is the best, when the guy has totally lost it. He feels his wife's thigh, thinking of how juicy and meaty it is. You can tell that he is a bit off his rocker by that time.
This movie is definitely one of the weirdest and most strange movies I have ever seen. Nevertheless, it is still a gem. If you have ever thought to yourself that chocolate and cannibalism would make a good combination, then this is the movie for you!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Dark Chocolate
24 Oct 2009
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a dark comedy, and you have to understand the writers to really appreciate it. It was based on a play written by Python's Palin and and Jones and to my knowledge never made it to DVD. You have to put yourself back about 20 years in time to clearly understand it, other than that it was an excellent comedy with all the antics one would expect from the Python writers. Vanessa Redgrave's peformance was hilarious and Jonathan Pryce's business savy kept the momentum up. My hat's off to Palin and Jones for turning a simple accident into a funny romp through black humor.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Black humor, dark chocolate....
31 Oct 2004
This is an story about the absurdity of modern world, from marketing to production, in a chocolate factory that started to have problems since they changed traditionnal ingredients to synthetic stuff...until the day an accident happens. The "boudin"-flavoured chocolate is a hit, and a special department (headed by J. Pryce) is created to ensure the supply of the raw material...
The film is absolutely hilarious!
A shame it does not exist in DVD format.
The film is absolutely hilarious!
A shame it does not exist in DVD format.
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