The Ruling Class

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Rafi แก้ว M @RT61647557 Oct 26 A classic of 60s-70s Pythonesque nuttiness, disjointed and lumbering, with some really funny moments, and some really scary ones. Lot's of shocked expressions and reversals. Scathing commentary on the Aristocracy and Christianity in a sumptuous old-money setting, probably a little too long, but worth the wait. O'Toole delivers the whole spectrum of personality, from tiptoeing flower child to sadistic martinet, and said of the film: 'It's a comedy with some tragic relief." See more bob c @RT46426964 06/29/2025 It’s great, but you may have to be a UKer of a certain age and disposition to enjoy it. The Eton Boating Song is a highlight. Oh! - and it’s a kind of musical. See more Rosie S @Rosietheriveter27 06/18/2025 Next to "Network", this is the best black comedy of the 70's. The 70's film techniques may be hard to stomach with today's standards, but looking at it in it's time, it's hysterical until it's absolutely not. See more Clinton R @CWRoss48 06/09/2025 Every character brings increased endearing recognition that one can still abide ultra-rich aristocratic screwballs unknowing playing their lives through without much consequence. Especially noteworthy are the bishop and the sanity certifier. See more Jo B @RT96596332 02/11/2025 This movie is brilliant and bizarre and utterly original. Peter O'Toole is a ghastly shade of pale and wonderful as the mad aristocrat who moves from thinking he's God to his "cured" state of Jack the Ripper within a class system that will keep him propped up as it revolves around its own sort of madness -- and he figures out how to manipulate theirs and his own madness. Funny and makes you think/cringe/laugh some more. See more bao s @RT77741678 01/18/2025 An amusing English comedic romp with crossdressing asphyxiation, Peter O'Toole as schizophrenic Jesus, electric bolts from fingers, Grand Estates and a mustache in soup. Saw the Criterion version on YT. Like many 1970's movies, it certainly is a hangover of the 60's with a tired drug addled vibe. Nice music numbers as well. See more Read all reviews

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