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Maurice Leakey
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posted May 17, 2016 02:32 PM

"Carry On" films set to carry on again after 25 years.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/may/17/new-series-of-carry-on-films-announced

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Steve Klare
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posted May 17, 2016 02:41 PM

That's a little bit unsettling: what might have been well said with a smirk or a dirty laugh will probably be yelled out loud now.

-they don't get that it's funnier when you figure it out for yourself!

There was some talk a few years ago that they'd use CGI to make a new Laurel and Hardy....

-that's what the world really needs: the chance to hear Ollie say "F---!"!!

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Tom Photiou
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posted May 17, 2016 03:22 PM

Agree there Steve, i cant see this working at all, they tried it with carry on Columbus & that was embarrassing to watch. Apart from that the faces of the originals are so well known and connected to the carry on series i cant think of anyone who could step into there shoes.

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Steve Klare
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posted May 17, 2016 03:29 PM

Did you see the "Odd Couple" sequel?

-Who'da thought Felix Unger had such a dirty mouth?!!

(Of all people!)

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Brian Fretwell
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posted May 18, 2016 05:15 AM

I would say the real problem is the gap between the series and this "re-boot"/ If they had "Carried On" without a pause the series would have slowly evolved (as the series did in style and cast from Sergeant onwards) with a big jump people will say "It's not like it used to be" and not go to see them.

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James Wilson
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posted May 18, 2016 11:24 AM

They can not improve on perfection, I wish they would just leave well alone.

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Steve Klare
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posted May 18, 2016 11:40 AM

It would probably be more like "Carry On in Name Only"

If you think about it, you could plaster that name on many movies with a comic ensemble cast if you were willing to do it without the classic (and correct) people.

"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World" could just as easily have been "Carry On California".

-Just like you shouldn't do a road picture without Hope and Crosby!

There's plenty of new stories left to write. They should get on with it and leave the classics alone!

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Terry Sills
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posted May 18, 2016 11:41 AM

Absolutely agree with James. Remakes are never the same and never live up to the originals. Especially when the originals were so successful. Silly idea.

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George Seaton
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posted May 21, 2016 05:58 AM

I love the Carry Ons but the last thing I want to see is a misjudged revival.

There have been several new Carry On film announcements over the years (remember 'Carry On London' a few years ago?) and they all mercifully came to nothing, I hope this will do the same.

'Carry On Columbus' was a near miss but it proved how popular the original series, cast and format are. The team and the time the films were made can never be recreated; leave well alone!

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Dave Groves
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posted May 21, 2016 08:00 AM

The Carry On's had a ready made Cinema audience who knew what to expect. That situation doesn't exist now. The 'Dad's Army' film was panned by the critics and shunned by the punters. I think this is an absolute mistake but let's wait and see. Who knows, we might have to eat humble pie yet.

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Michael O'Regan
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posted May 23, 2016 11:55 AM

Those films were very much of their time.
Just sticking the words "Carry On..." in the title is unlikely to hack it.
However, we may be surprised [Smile]

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Graham Ritchie
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posted May 24, 2016 02:28 PM

They must be desperate for ideas [Eek!]

the originals were bad enough [Wink]

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Mark Todd
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posted May 24, 2016 03:15 PM

If I feel down I hit the carry on`s.

There are so many great bits in them.

I particularly like Peter Butterworth, in Camel,Abroad and Camping. Wonderful.

But there are so many great lines and set pieces etc.

I suppose bums on seats wise they will get people in with the history of the old ones, and lets see what its like etc.

Do we have the eclectic and also eccentric actors to choose from now ? in the UK ?.

Best Mark.

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Maurice Leakey
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posted May 25, 2016 03:04 AM

Whilst we have now lost most the Carry On actors, we must not forget the lines which they uttered which came from their writer, Talbot Rothwell. He also is no longer with us having died in 1981.

He wrote twenty one Carry On cinema films, plus many of the TV programmes and specials. His bawdy humour and outrageous innuendo were a trademark of the series.

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Steve Klare
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posted May 25, 2016 11:59 AM

The way this might succeed is since movie audiences are usually on the young side, they've probably never seen the originals, not care that they are different and the new ones might actually work for them if geared to their "sensibilities".

-but at that rate, what's the point in even calling it "Carry On"?

Then again, if they were actually remakes instead of new stories, that would just be plain wrong!

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George Seaton
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posted May 25, 2016 12:12 PM

To pick up on your very valid point Maurice, two other key Carry On names who were intergal to the success of the series are also no longer with us and the only two people to be involved in all 31 of the films; Gerald Thomas, their Director and Mr Carry On himself, Producer Peter Rogers.

With so many key people missing on both sides of the camera any revival would be a misappropraition of the Carry On name.

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Brian Fretwell
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posted May 25, 2016 03:59 PM

Of course they could do a follow up to Carry on Admiral which was before the series and had nothing in common with it except the name. I include not being very funny in that comparison.

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