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The Best Of Smack The Pony [DVD] [1999]

DVD ~ Fiona Allen
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Fiona Allen, Sally Phillips, Doon MacKichan
  • Directors: Dominic Brigstocke, Victoria Pile, Tristram Shapeero
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Jan 2002
  • Run Time: 80 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UWSD
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,607 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Take the banal, the irrelevant and the downright silly, add a female perspective, pour in a hefty dose of comic timing, stir well, and what do you get? Two series of Smack the Pony, the highlights of which are found here. So many of the sketches are very short that watching this in one go might induce epilepsy, but regular doses, little and often, can only prove beneficial. The team of Sally Phillips, Doon MacKichan and Fiona Allen play on women's neuroses (snogging, pubic hair and size of boobs, not necessarily in that order), their preoccupations (finding a man, finding a man and finding a man), their weaknesses (Marks & Spencer, fashion and men) and their competitiveness (more covert than that of the male of the species, and therefore far more deadly). The spoof dating agency clips take in the full range of stereotypes and unfailingly hit the spot. And the prize for the most surreal sketch goes to the one which sets that most bourgeois of institutions--the wedding list--in a sex shop, with the coup de grace: "Two butt plugs ... with love from Kathy and Edward". Not a compilation to give your grannie for her birthday but to be enjoyed in the company of like-minded people (men included).

On the DVD: The one failing here is that the DVD disappointingly adds nothing to the VHS format. Shame!--Harriet Smith

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Best of -- perhaps not., 7 Mar 2004
This is a cracking DVD but not nearly as good as it could have been. I agree that "Smack The Pony" is a broken comedy series made up of so many strong sketches and performances that it would be nearly an impossible task to choose among them. Still, that said, this DVD left me feeling very disappointed with the content on offer and I think a better job could have been done with it.

I would urge the producers to please release a DVD of the full series with nothing left out -- this way we can decide what the "Best of" is or isn't.

This is a DVD worth having, but let's hope for more freedom of choice in future.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not the best of!, 24 April 2006
By Fi (NZ) - See all my reviews
I have to agree with those who have questioned whether this DVD is really the best of. I was disappointed! They could have done so much better. Didn't enjoy any of the songs on there, and wonder why on earth they included them when the TV series seemed to have much better material they could've used! In saying that, there were a few really funny sketches, in particular the very first one, but I would probably not recommend this.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Off the wall, laugh 'til it hurts kind of comedy, 2 Mar 2006
By A Customer
Smack The Pony wasn't overlooked when it was on TV, but it wasn't given the chance it should of had. Nowadays, with the "Heat Magazine" generation, this show would fit beautifully back into our lives.

The show was always very funny, very typical "girly" humour, but as a male, I still find it achingly funny to see the girls go through their paces, the comedy is off-beat and very random at times, but thats what makes it so much funnier.

The Best Of DVD really captures some of the best moments (no suprise, then) but I feel that because the DVD was made before the final series came on TV, it is missing some pure comedy moments for me (such as the masterpiece of "Would You Like a 'lil dessserrt?).

I think that this is a great starting place for those who want to learn to love this amazing show, I am hoping that sometime soon I will see the full series being released on DVD, and I will be the crazy guy at the front of the line, waiting for my copy.

4 out of 5 stars - its brilliantly funny and great to watch over and over, but It could have done without the annoying "Music Videos" and it could have been full of more classic "STP" moments....

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not funny
I remember enjoying this when it casme on television - this must be a collection of the least funny bits - dissapointing.
Published 6 months ago by Bluewaves

3.0 out of 5 stars "Best Of" is 2nd best to a "Complete Series" DVD set...
Not "Complete Series" but only a "Best Of" unfortunately.

Like all "Best of" comedy dvds, this one is annoying as watching it will just remind you of all the scenes... Read more
Published 14 months ago by BatGuyverDrahc

1.0 out of 5 stars Smack the Seller
I love this series, but I won't be buying this. A DVD of 80 minutes? That's the length of just 3 episodes. They must be taking the wiss.
Published 18 months ago by PatB

2.0 out of 5 stars A bit amusing, but once is enough
As somebody writes, they possibly didn't choose their best stuff for this DVD - I haven't seen the series, so only have this DVD to go on. Read more
Published on 19 April 2006 by Filmfan

5.0 out of 5 stars The states didn't see this one coming!
I cannot tell you how many times I have shared episodes of Smack the Pony with all my theatre friends. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2005 by Ty Farrand

5.0 out of 5 stars smack the pony!
I must admitt this is my favourite dvd ever! Just the first sketch leaves me in stiches for hours. i hav to re-watch the film so i can actually see the rest of it, without trying... Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Absoloutley HILARIOUS
THIS IS THE FUNNIEST DVD EVER!! You probably wont se have of it because your stil laughing histerically over the first sketch. "A MUST BUY!!!" says anyone with a sense of humour.
Published on 6 Aug 2004 by seanmartingrady

5.0 out of 5 stars For anyone with a sense of humour
Hilarious. Absolutely, side-splittingly, one hundred percent hilarious. This is a DVD I can watch again and again and laugh louder than all the times before. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2004 by freshfighter

4.0 out of 5 stars Is this their best?
Don't get me wrong, but I'm a massive smack the pony fan, and i've watched this dvd again and again. It still makes me laugh the tenth time as it did the first... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2003 by Michelle

1.0 out of 5 stars Definitely 'not' the Best of'
I've been a huge fan of both series, especially the first, but considering the publisher's had two series worth of material to go on, this is a poor compilation and I'm greatly... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2002 by Richard Splash

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