Review of Carry On Columbus (1992) by Martin B — 22 Jul 2011
After the 29 proper movies in the Carry On-saga that was made in 1958-1978 in 1992 it was time for yet another one with basically just one of the old cast in a leading role (Jim Dale).
This movie is genreally hated by cineasts all over the world and it is truelly a bad movie but it didn't have to turn out that way.
The idea to put contemporary (in 1992 ) funny people in the context of Carry On could really have worked if there just were a script worth the name somewhere here.
The first half hour or so is just fine, but then it goes landsliding of the charts. Sad, really.
Rik Mayall and the other comedians have the stuff to make a movie of this sorts to work but they are in deed prevented from doing so.
Jokes are pretty lame all over, but this one is in classic style:
The Wazir: [after a messenger arrives] He brings news of what the Lisbonians are getting up to.
The Sultan: I don't care what they get up to, as long as they don't do it in the street and frighten the camels!
The Wazir: No, no, sir, the city of Lisbon.
The Sultan: Oh! The one in Portugal?
The Wazir: Quite correct, O mighty one.
This review of Carry On Columbus (1992) was written by Martin B on 22 Jul 2011.
Carry On Columbus has generally received negative reviews.
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