Runtime: 89 minutes
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Most of the expected Carry On crew
From: The Rank Organisation
How has it been an entire year since I've seen a Carry On movie? It's been a few days more than a year since the last one; to be honest, a reason why this was selected was the presence of Valerie Leon... before I carry on, due to the Thanksgiving holiday I'll be posting during different times than usual and it may not happen every day but come the weekend, things will be back to normal. During Thanksgiving itself will be a review of what I feel is an appropriate movie.
As for this installment, it's exactly what you expect from this franchise. Those unaware, expect juvenile hijinks which feature plenty of horny men who rarely have the chance to actually get laid, plenty of bawdy puns & wordplay, and often busty women leered at. In this film was something regrettable. There is a Black tribe which is as primitive as expected, to the point that they're cannibals. Sure, there are other Black characters who aren't like that yet it's still a hoary stereotype. If that isn't bad enough, series regular Bernard Bresslaw was in BLACKFACE as an assistant to the character played by Sid James. Him speaking gibberish that was supposed to be a native language only made it worse.
Only due to my generosity does this not get docked major points for such a plot element. I know that attitudes were different back then and opinions in England were different anyhow than in the United States. Otherwise, your enjoyment of this will depend on your tolerance for this sort of randy humor, such saucy innuendo... or how you have such character names as Inigo Tinkle & Upsidasi. The series regulars played exactly who I expected them to, yet that's alright as they all portrayed those stereotypes rather well. Thus, I can enjoy this silly motion picture even if the gorilla suit you see is rather cheap or this movie's Tarzan (known only as “Ug”) wants frequent sex from the Jane stand-in. You can't go wrong w/ that gorilla using a pair of binoculars... although using it to spy on Joan Sims showering is quite a bit dicier.
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