Benny Hill - Golden Greats
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Movie Reviews of Benny Hill - Golden Greats
Movie Review: 6 hour long shows from the later years.
Summary: 4 Stars
The good news: These are the U.K. hour long shows.
The bad news: These are from the tail end of Benny's career.
Shows included in this set:
season #14-1 show #45 03/16/1983
season #15-1 show #46 01/26/1984
season #16-2 show #49 04/08/1985
season #18-1 show #54 01/13/1988
season #18-2 show #55 04/27/1988
season #19-2 show #57 04/05/1989
Movie Review: Benny Hill compilation not too golden
Summary: 3 Stars
I want to start off this review by stating that I still laughed out loud during some moments during this 2 disc compilation and will probably revisit this set again.There were many classic sketches from Benny's 70's episodes which I thought should have been included, but it appears the sketches included on the set are from the mid to late 80's tv series. A compilation of sketches produced some years ago had more variety of Benny at his "classic" best.
The documentary was most enjoyable but more from an american perspective. It gave an insight to the comic genius and was of a reasonable length showing clips from his early tv series.
I am happy to announce the video transfer is of broadcast standard and that the mono soundtrack would not have benefited too much from a stereo soundtrack except for some musical sketches.
Whatever reason earlier 70s sketches could not be included should not deter customers too much. Benny Hill is still a unique performer who deserves to have a place in your comedy library.
Movie Review: Not so great Golden Greats
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been a huge fan of the Benny Hill show for 16 years or so. He is without a doubt one of the greatest gifts to comedy there ever was. Unfortunately, this DVD set does not include much in the way of the "classic" Benny material that I was hoping for. The shows from the '70's and early '80's featuring Benny, Jack Wright, Bob Todd, Henry MacGee etc., were in my opinion the best years. I didn't enjoy the addition of "Hill's Little Angels" to the show in the late '80's, and unfortunately, the majority of the 6 episodes in this DVD set were from that time period. They could have made much better choices on the content included in these DVDs.The included documentary "Benny Hill: The World's Favourite Clown" is very interesting, and fans will enjoy the glimpse into his real life.
Movie Review: Not the real classics
Summary: 2 Stars
This DVD was kind of a letdown. They cover the Benny Hill period when he went kind of lazy on the comedy and basically depended on gimmicks such as "Hills Angels" and endless and witless musical numbers. These are the shows that were shown years ago on HBO "uncensored" and that were such a disappointment to fans.None of the classic, funny routines that made him famous in the U.S. are here. The quality of the DVD is great and it is nice to have some Benny Hill shows available( they aren't currently shown on any cable tv station), but this is not Benny at his best.
Movie Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I have been a Benny Hill fan for years and have recorded a lot of the late 70's and early 80's shows from HBO and local station 'night spots'. I had expected this DVD set to have a lot of what I had recorded, especially since the DVD's are an HBO production, but such is not the case.For one thing, I believe the shows are more recent. I recognize some of the 'girls' and they appear older and they sure wear a lot more clothes than they used to. Also, the actual singing and dancing, which was superb, is not as good as it used to be. But good 'ol Benny is the same.