Most Helpful Customer Reviews
|
|
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant, 28 Jan 2006
Look... this isn't for everyone. It's Peter Cook and Dudley Moore going back for one last excursion into the world of "Derek and Clive." For the uninitiated, Pete and Dud hit on an unsurpassed comic concept of wallowing in vulgarity and absurdity which knew no bounds. Fortuntately, Cook was a brilliant comic who was at his best at improvisation. Moore could not have been a better "foil" and was able to keep up with Cook's ideas and helped taking them all the way to their - sometimes very clever or dreadful - end. This is the only filmed document (that I'm aware) of their collaboration on this particular comic endeavor - and its priceless. There's been a lot of talk about how they were at odds at this time, and the humour (and their relationship) was strained. Well, I've watched this countless times, and can't help finding the material and chemistry absolutely magic. They did reunite for the release of this video (which had only been available for years as a bootleg). So all the noise about them disagreeing on the final product is up for debate. What's not debatable (OK - for some folks it might be) is this is great fun and highly recommeded to anyone who appreciates extremely ribald, imaginitive comedy. Oh, and some of the compalints about the 16mm film stock and poor lighting, etc... Please. This isn't a George Lucas epic. Its two well-matched, talented comics having some fun in a studio somewhere in London. Its really quite sad they've both passed.
|
|
|
36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic comedy horror, 23 Sep 2000
Classic video footage of the dwindling relationship between Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. This video was the stone that sank the ship. Dud was not overly keen on recording another Derek and Clive tape, not since his career was taking off rather well (at the time) back in Hollywood, he was even more mortified when he arrived to find people were there filming it. Peter was in a mess, and despite having begged Dud to take part in this project, he treated him no better, talked down to him... and was generally nasty. The fine balance that Pete and Dud had once had, that of the knowledgeable fool and the unknowledgeable fool was shattered, Dud no longer looked at pete in awe of his comic genius, but was rather sickened to the depths he had sunk too. He plays along, but it isn't natuarl, It is interesting to note that the filming for this was booked for 3 days, Dud did not return to the studio on the third day, he had had enough. It is genuinely funny in a very coarse way, do not watch if you take offence at anything at all. See Pete kick ... of a blow up doll! See the pure unadulterated pain of comedy
|
|
|
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic, 5 Aug 2005
Some people love it, some hate it, but I fall into the former category.Although it's different actually seeing them when compared to an audio CD or something similar, it's still just as rewarding and entertaining. I seem to recall paying the list price for it when I purcahsed it, and it still seemed worth it then, so this price of under £6.00 seems a bargain. Will be a classic for the collection, and there's nothing quite like it.
|
|
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews
|
~ Derek & Clive
~ Peter Cook
~ Derek & Clive
![Not Only But Always [2004] [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T8NEJ6C1L._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ Rhys Ifans
![Peter Cook and Dudley Moore - The Very Best of Goodbye Again [DVD] [2005]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HDA39YRZL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
