Carry on Abroad

Carry on Abroad is another fantastic classic 1970's movie. I love this movie and it is one of the best i have ever seen as well as the other carry on movie. Sid James is my favourite in all the other actors and actresses, the reason why i like him the best is because of the sense of hunour he comes out with and the laugh he does in the movies he starred in. That makes me laugh whenever he laughs. He is a fantastic actor and i think he has a great sense of humour which i am sure some people like to have with them all the time. I certainlly like to have someone giving me a great sense of humour. The other actors and actresses in the carry on movies were fantastic, but i still think Sid James is the best. Kenneth Williams is my second favourite in the carry on movies. He also is funny and a great actor. I give carry on abroad 10 out of 10.

They didn't just make a great movie with Carry On Abroad, they nailed it. This is my favourite of the films; I think it's up there with Screaming.

So they didn't have a big budget, and it wasn't filmed in Spain, but it doesn't matter. Filmed entirely in England, during what appears to be the colder months, they somehow manage to get away with it. It's not the first time a leap of faith is needed in a film. You'll also need that faith for Barbara's wig.

Package holidays really took off for Brits in the 70s, so it was only natural that the gang had one of their own. One of the strongest casts of all time-pretty much everyone is there, and all on top form. The cast all seem to get on well, and Sid and Joan genuinely seemed to adore working together.

Noted for being the last Carry On film to feature Charles Hawtrey, there's a bit of an in-joke for the production team, having his character, Mr Tuttle, as an alcoholic with an overbearing mother. It's a sad way for him to bow out, but he's brilliant here.

Kenneth Williams is awesome, and of course it's the 70s, so he's playing a straight man. Although we do have one gay man, so let's at least credit them with that. My favourite Carry On outing for Kenneth Connor, he plays the sexually repressed husband very well. Only Gail Grainger was a little off with the timing, but it was her first acting role and she looked the part.

Some of the funniest lines and humour in any of the Carry On films appear here. Yes, in parts it's smutty and quite rude, with mild nudity, but at times it's brilliant. The best part for me is the dialogue between Sid and June Whitfield: "I tried it once and didn't like it." Genius.

The humour is very much of its time-wonderfully silly. You can switch off and genuinely enjoy a holiday of a laugh-time. I think it looks authentic; they definitely captured the vibe of a 70s holiday resort somewhere north of Benalmádena.

An out-and-out classic-bawdy, laugh-out-loud funny, and perfect to make you smile on a cold December night.

10/10.

I've noticed that, in recent years, there has been a sudden serge in the amount of holiday complaints programmes appearing on television. When I watch these 'I went on holiday and when I got there my hotel had fallen down' I can only think of one film. Carry On Abroad brilliantly lampoons the 'package holiday'. Nobody does package holidays 'better' (I use that word tentatively) than the Brits. Which is why Abroad is perfect. The huge range of characters mix beautifully in the wonderfully dismal resort of 'Els Bells. All lead, of course, by Kenneth Williams' 'Stuart Farquhar' ("Stupid What"?). Peter Butterworth and Hattie Jacques make a supreme double-act. My sister and I constantly quote the "Ez's no good"/"Ez's good!" line to each other whilst slapping the other's face (which raises a few eyebrows among those who haven't had the pleasure of viewing this film). Five stars to the utter chaos and eventual collapse of the hotel in the final scenes. Fiercely true and frank about the seediness of the package holiday. A comedy great. P.S. Look out for the strategically placed balloons in the party scene!

One of my favourites and the last great Carry on film. All the gang is here for the last time Sid, Kenny, Charlie, Babs, Joan, Hattie and they all seem to be having a great time and go out with a bang. Its meant to be set in Spain but its pretty obvious the team haven't ventured further than Slough. Great lines, and set pieces through but for me its Peter Butterworth as hotel manager Pepe who steals the show never since Up the Khyber has Butterworth been given a more showy role and he plays it to the hilt, shame he wasn't more cherished as a regular and was and is still overlooked in favour of less funnier member's of the team such as Bresslaw, Douglas. Love the scenes between him and Williams' Farquar. A great pick me up if your feeling a bit fed up it never fails to make me laugh. Classic!

Lots of people dismiss this as one of the weaker entries in the 'Carry On' series, but I think it represents the typical storyline and characterisations which showed the team at their best.

Here, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, June Whitfield, Kenneth Connor, Jimmy Logan, Barbara Windsor, Charles Hawtrey, Peter Butterworth, Bernard Bresslaw, and Hattie Jacques liven up proceedings when they take a holiday in the most horrendous hotel and resort there is to stay in.

With a character name like 'Stuart Farquhar', Williams gets the brunt of a lot of the jokes with the hotel host (Butterworth) constantly mispronouncing all or both. And throw in a rainstorm, a bowl of punch, some monks, randy husbands and stuffy wives, and busty blondes, and you have the ingredients for a 'Carry On' success!