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Better film than the 1971 big screen version?

posted 8 years ago by Corner_House_guest
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I am going out on a limb, but I think the 2016 movie has more jokes, is livelier, and moves along at a fast pace compared to the agonisingly slow 1971 spin off.

I think it is a worthy addition to the canon of TV, film, radio, stage show, musical, childrens annual, US version pilot [The Rear Guard], spin off radio shows [Its sticks out half a mile]......

[–] louiseculmer 8 years ago

i thought it was absoloutely dreadful. The 1971 version looks like the greatest comedy every made by comparison.

[–] Mercader79 8 years ago

Certainly not that bad. And, of course, the 1971 film wasn't great either.

[–] louiseculmer 8 years ago

i thought the new one was abysmal. the first film was not very good compared to he TV series, but it was far better than this.

[–] Mercader79 8 years ago

The new one was generally disappointing. Toby Jones, Michael Gambon and some of the other cast were very good though. It was not wholly without merit.

[–] TrevorAclea 7 years ago

Only in the way that a heavy cold is slightly better than the flu.

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