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It seemed a good idea at the time: to celebrate the end of the millennium by resurrecting Edmund Blackadder for a one-off special Blackadder: Back and Fourth. Unfortunately, those responsible for Back and Forth got the cart before the horse. The Blackadder television series worked by recasting the same characters in different times, thereby reinforcing the dynamic between Blackadder and the buffoons who ran his life (World War One generals, various idiot royalty) and the troglodytes whose lives he ran (Baldrick). Given that most of us feel most of the time like the people we work for are useless and the people that work for us are even more useless, Blackadder's concept had a huge appeal.

A special feature looking at Blackadders through the ages might, therefore, have been a worthwhile enterprise. In Back and Forth, however, the character--a modern-day descendant of the Blackadder line--is merely briefly imposed on a variety of historical circumstances; he is no longer the victim of circumstances but the creator of them, and far less appealing for it. The script is lame and formulaic, and the conclusion unbelievably lazy. Okay, so it's a comedy, but if he really had returned to an England which had been conquered by France at the battle of Waterloo, shouldn't everyone there have been speaking French?

On the DVD: There are three sound options Dolby 2.0 and 5.1, and DTS 5.1. The main feature has an easily negotiable scene selector, and there are two extra features; including a behind-the-scenes footage of the making of Back and Forth featuring interviews with co-writer Richard Curtis and the biggest gem on the whole DVD, a lost episode set in the time of Cromwell, far funnier than the dismal Back and Forth, especially for Stephen Fry's delightful blurring of the doomed Charles I and the future Charles III. --Andrew Mueller

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Blackadder at it's best but good enough, 12 Sep 2006
By T. R. Alexander (East Anglia, UK) - See all my reviews
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This one-off creation of the Blackadder team was made for the turn of the millennium and includes all those people who have had recurring appearances in other Blackadder series including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Miranda Richardson. The plot is basic with Blackadder and Baldrick building a fake time machine so they can win a bet, only to find that it actually works. It is unfortunate but you just get the feel from this film that the team were not at there best when they made it, some of the jokes fall a bit flat and some of the performances are ropey at best. There are some good jokes scattered throughout the piece but I just couldn't get of the feeling that this was an opportunity wasted. The disc also includes a comic relief sketch set during the Civil War period and Baldrick's Video Diary both of which are reasonably good to watch. Although Back and forth isn't the Worst in the Blackadder series by a long way I still wouldn't give it more than 3 ½ stars.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Odd way to end the saga, 24 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Blackadder - Back And Forth [VHS] [2000] (VHS Tape)
Most people were very happy to hear of this one-off episode to complete(probably) the Blackadder saga. However, while this is very funny, it doesn't really gel with the other episodes. The whole thing(which is far too short by the way) just doesn't feel right. There is no laugh track, it sometimes seems forced and unnatural, and suffers from the worked-on-the-big-screen-but-seems-too-small-on-television bug. The other thing is that the idea of a contemporray Blackadder is somewhat self-contradictory. The video also contains classic clips and interviews with the cast and crew. This further aggravates the viewer by completely omitting the first series, and the character of Lord Percy. All in all, the jokes are very funny, but the whole tone and feel of the thing leaves one baffled.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing, 9 Mar 2006
By Henry Ireton (Cambridge) - See all my reviews
This misses all the sparkle and sarcasm of Blackadder at its best. Instead it relies on slapstick and unfunny humour which loses its point very quickly, it feels like something rammed together quickly instead of a labour of love, it misses the verve of the earlier series. The Cromwell episode is poor as well largely because the writers aren't confident with the period as they are with the regency and with the first world war. This looks lazy and the work of people who have moved on and not neccessarily to better things. Its worth a one star review not neccessarily because it is one star quality, but because it is such a disappointment after the rest of Blackadder.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not that good!
It was great to see the Blackadder cast together again, 10 years after the show finished on such a high. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Craig Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE!!
this blackadder may well be different from the previous episodes, however, it is absolutely nothing to complain about! Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. HODGES

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny but too short
The price is rather steep considering you only get a thirty minute long episode with two short bonuses (Cavalier years and Baldrick's video diary). Read more
Published 23 months ago by Wellington

5.0 out of 5 stars an interesting collection of blackadder shorts
This dvd features the cavalier years,a 15 minute blackadder short,the millenium dome blackadder film, back and forth and baldrick"s video diary,a behind the scenes footage of the... Read more
Published on 8 Jul 2007 by A. Walton

2.0 out of 5 stars Just not there...
I was unfamiliar with the Blackadder franchise when I first saw this film in the millenium dome when I was quite young and can't really remember it. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2006 by J. A. Woolgar

1.0 out of 5 stars um
truly dreadful, unfunny, washed-up, cringeworthy, cash-in, perfectly suited as millenium dome premiere fodder, who wrote it, goodbye Hugh Laurie to Hollywood, Mr Bean's got... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2005 by the gooch

4.0 out of 5 stars BLACKADDER BACK AND FOUTH
I first saw this blackadder at the dome and i like it.
I only rated it 4 stars because it was too short but all else it was one of the best
Published on 11 April 2003 by K.A birrane

1.0 out of 5 stars Move along, nothing new to see here
Having been dragged kicking and screaming to the Mellinium Dome when it was open and not being used for dumping old fridges, I surmised that watching the Blackadder 'special'... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2003 by K. J. Walker

4.0 out of 5 stars Blackadder is back and in fine fooling.
A gap of 10 years in Blackadder production and the series still retains its appeal. This instalment is somewhat different and has Baldrick & Blackadder travelling back through... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2002 by Marco Busani

1.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY, TRULY DREADFUL!!
I watched this steaming pile of doo-doo on Sky, around the time it was made (Turn of the millenium). Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2002 by stebol29

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