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Should have been called "Carry on Armageddon" .
The "New Wave" of alternative comedy that surfaced in the eighties wasn't alternative. It was a carefully scripted take over by a media savvy generation. First order of business was to discredit all that had passed before as racist and sexist. It then presented itself as a politically correct alternative. This is its take on the absurdity of "Mutually Assured Destruction". There is nothing new here, it fails to even be funny. Its just a tired series of smug sketches all loosely woven around a central and tired plot line.
Satire, or any other for of comedy for that must be funny. There isnt a single genuine laugh in this whole smug, self-righteous, leaden polemic. The only alternative here is not to watch it, I wish I hadn't.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
01/19/23
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This is funny for funny's sake. Yeah, there's a wider message involving international politics & militarism but, good God man, it's done for laughs! Don't go looking for Oscar-winning performances; instead just sit back & have a wee chortle. Or if you feel the urge, laugh out loud. I did when I first saw Whoops Apocalypse back in a previous millennium & I have watching it again today. It's just a funny British film.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/01/23
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Satire and silliness for everyone! If you liked "Dr. Strangelove"...you might hate this. But see it anyway!
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/20/23
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The original TV series of Whoops Apocalypse done in 1982 for London Weekend Television was a big cult success, and 4 years later, writers Andrew Marshall and David Renwick got offered to do a big screen version, though it grew out of an abandoned American version, and there is a big American influence on this one, even if it is British. It isn't as contained as the original series, but some of it works. Santa Maya is a small British colony in Central America, but when it's invaded by neighbouring Maguadora, led by General Mosquera (Herbert Lom) who have ties with the Soviets, the President of the United States, Barbara Adams (Loretta Swit) and British Prime Minister Sir Mortimer Chris (Peter Cook) try to find a way to sort the matter out, but the peace talks are sabotaged by Lacrobat (Michael Richards), the world's most notorious terrorist. A British task force are able to get the islands back, but in retaliation, Mosquera kidnaps the British Princess Wendy (Joanne Pearce), who was on the British Navy ship sent to Santa Maya, ran by Admiral Bendish (Ian Richardson). It's an obvious parody of what was going on in the Falklands, and it depends on surreal gags and silly names and wordplay, but along with the TV series, it feels quite relevant now. But, it has a good supporting cast including Richard Wilson, Graeme Garden, Ian McNeice, Alexei Sayle and Rik Mayall, (who naturally steals the film!!)
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/05/23
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A decent undiscovered gem of political satire.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/25/23
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A fairly underrated British comedy. It's an intelligent satire, full of really good ideas and comic talent like Peter Cook & Rik Mayall. Some of the gags fall flat, but it's basically Britain’s answer to a Zucker film, and miles better than most of today’s equivalents.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/04/23
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