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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
This set includes three films;
The Big Job
The Lavender Hill Mob
Make Mine a Million
For a Sid James fan the first of these is the gem. A well cast story of James and his gang attempting to recover some stolen loot plays a little like a live action Roadrunner cartoon. One scheme fails only to be replaced by another doomed plan. There may be no anvil but they do manage to work in a harpoon at one point. Supporting cast includes Sylvia Syms (underused in comedy but very good here), Dick Emery, Jim Dale, Lance Percival and Joan Sims. The collection is worth buying for this film alone as it is funny with a wonderful feel of the period it was made.
The Lavender Hill Mob is one of Ealing Studio's finest comedies without doubt - but hardly a Sid James vehicle. His role as one of the mob - a burglar who carries around press clippings of his most well known work - is good but the film belongs to the main stars Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway. So an odd choice for a James centered collection.
Make Mine A Million is perhaps the weakest film on offer here. A decidedly average fifties comedy. The story of exploiting television coverage to advertise washing powder doesn't offer much chance for comedy gold. Its watchable of course but James and Askey have to work hard. If nothing else the film illustrates the love hate relationship of British cinema with the rise of television during this time.
Sid James had a long career in British films but, as someone who liked to keep busy, this often took the form of cameos or playing as part of an ensemble. It is a pity that films featuring him in a more central role could not have been included in the set but perhaps the selection illustrates this fact.
The Big Job
The Lavender Hill Mob
Make Mine a Million
For a Sid James fan the first of these is the gem. A well cast story of James and his gang attempting to recover some stolen loot plays a little like a live action Roadrunner cartoon. One scheme fails only to be replaced by another doomed plan. There may be no anvil but they do manage to work in a harpoon at one point. Supporting cast includes Sylvia Syms (underused in comedy but very good here), Dick Emery, Jim Dale, Lance Percival and Joan Sims. The collection is worth buying for this film alone as it is funny with a wonderful feel of the period it was made.
The Lavender Hill Mob is one of Ealing Studio's finest comedies without doubt - but hardly a Sid James vehicle. His role as one of the mob - a burglar who carries around press clippings of his most well known work - is good but the film belongs to the main stars Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway. So an odd choice for a James centered collection.
Make Mine A Million is perhaps the weakest film on offer here. A decidedly average fifties comedy. The story of exploiting television coverage to advertise washing powder doesn't offer much chance for comedy gold. Its watchable of course but James and Askey have to work hard. If nothing else the film illustrates the love hate relationship of British cinema with the rise of television during this time.
Sid James had a long career in British films but, as someone who liked to keep busy, this often took the form of cameos or playing as part of an ensemble. It is a pity that films featuring him in a more central role could not have been included in the set but perhaps the selection illustrates this fact.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
This film,in the carry on style,is great! You've got Sid James as the 'great Brain' behind a robbery that fails and hides the loot in a tree. Dereck Guyler(From Please Sir)as a Police sergeant of a small police station,who is more interested in music than police matters and his inept constable played by Jim Dale. Lance Percival and Dick Emery are perfectly cast as Sid James'sidekicks. On release from Prison the gang set out to recover the loot only to find that the tree is now in the yard of the local police station. What pursues is classic slapstick.
Joan Simms plays the landlady where the gang base themselves as it is perfectly placed opposite the Police Station. Watch out for the 'little Bustard'!
Joan Simms plays the landlady where the gang base themselves as it is perfectly placed opposite the Police Station. Watch out for the 'little Bustard'!
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
At last one of the best 60s British comedies gets a DVD release. The Big Job is a real classic - full of silliness, visual jokes and, best of all, a great view of contemporary social attitudes courtesy of a superb Talbot Rothwell script. Joan Sims has never been better than as the randy landlady, Dick Emery (who I've never really found sympathetic elsewhere) is very good indeed, and there is a lovely cameo from Derek Guyler as a musically obsessed Police Sergeant.
There are 3 quite outstanding scenes:-
The first evening meal chez Sims with Emery's explanation of bird watching.
Guyler taking down the particulars of the theft of a lorry full of tools.
Emery and Sims discussing the possibility of changed sleeping arrangements.
Don't miss the gem of a movie!
There are 3 quite outstanding scenes:-
The first evening meal chez Sims with Emery's explanation of bird watching.
Guyler taking down the particulars of the theft of a lorry full of tools.
Emery and Sims discussing the possibility of changed sleeping arrangements.
Don't miss the gem of a movie!
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to be honest i got this set for the big job witch is a great movie very good print for its age the orther movives are good to just the thing for a wet sunday afternoon one draw... Read more
Published 14 months ago by steve p
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This box collection of Sid James Dvd's is a must for anyone who is a fan of that genre, Each film is extremely watchable, a couple of them are less well known, but that adds... Read more
Published 14 months ago by P. Ridley-thomas
The Big Job is fantastic
I bought this solely for The Big Job which I remember from the TV in the 80s. It has the gorgeous Edina Ronay in it (worth buying for her alone!). Read more
Published 23 months ago by Darrendarren
You cannot beat the oldens.
Maybe it's a sign of growing older but I find these vintage comedies even funnier then when I first viewed them, nothing like the oldens. Ever Golden.
Published on 9 Mar 2010 by J. Lynch
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