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12 out of 12 people found the following review useful: Superb schoolboy toilet humour!, 4 January 2002 Author: John Paver from Hampshire, England.
This is my favourite "Carry On" film.It has a gag per minute. Most of the gags are "telegraphed" and predictable but for me this makes them so much funnier.The film is about a toilet making factory owned by WC Boggs (note to US readers - a toilet in England is called a "bog"). 90% of the gags are related one way or another to toilets or biological functions.If you like slapstick and toilet humour then you will love this film.If you are pretentious and claim only to like "serious" humour then take that corn-cob out of your Khyber and watch this film anyway.Also recommended: "Carry on Abroad"; "Carry on Matron"; "Holiday on the Buses", and "Mutiny on the Buses".
8 out of 8 people found the following review useful: The finest "Carry On" ever!, 1 May 2003 Author: Mark McKenny from Cumbria, England
Although the time of the "Carry On" films has now passed (A good example is 1992's failed "Carry On Columbus"), when watching this 1971 film it does not hesitate to reveal the funny side of what it was like in England in the early seventies.Boasting one of Talbot Rothwell's wittiest scripts, the cast take it to their hearts and as a result, have a whale of a time. The story is about a toilet factory run by Kenneth William's 'WC Boggs', and the lives of the workers during a strike, as well as the works outing to Brighton. Satirising Trade Unions, as well as Adult and Sex Education films, this film is a bold statement of its time (Because of the unflattering light the Unions are shown, this was one of the first "Carry On" failures), and to look back on it now, it is simply a gem.Subplots include Kenneth Cope's lusting for Jacki Piper's affections, and the hilarious scenes of Hattie Jacques' budgie predicting the winners of horse races.Even if you are not a "Carry On" fan, this film is a must see.
5 out of 5 people found the following review useful: Very funny, 1 April 2006 Author: Caz1964 from England
I find this one of the most unusual carry ons,as it seems to take life a bit more serious,its more kitchen sink drama, which for this carry on is appropriate for the title.For me it has the funniest plot of all,which is the budgie who can pick horse winners,and the excellent teaming of Sid James and Hattie Jacques as the married couple.Vic the union leader and his nagging Irish mum are also very funny.Although the usually very funny Bill Maynard seems a bit wasted in this film,i don't think he gets many funny lines,if any.On the whole this is a very enjoyable carry on,and the only time you see a man get spanked in a film, which was quite original.It was a carry on, which tried to be different from the others and does succeed.Although it does still have the same naughty gags,but then thats what carry on films are for.We don't make films like these anymore so enjoy them while you can.
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: A Fun Film, 26 May 2008 Author: crossbow0106 from United States
Set in a toilet making factory, hence the title, this is a fun romp. Given the setting, you just know there will be in jokes, double entendres and the like. Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtry, amongst others, are at their madcap best here. The story never flags, even though the cast is pretty large. You even have richness from the peripheral characters here, they add to the fun. One of the film's main assets is the fresh faced beauty Jacki Piper, who plays Myrtle Plummer (I know, the last name is obvious, but that's okay). Of the Carry On films I've watched (about 8), this is my favorite thus far. It holds your interest and you can't help but laugh. It is definitely worth your time, in a time honored British comedy vein.
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Sharp and Joyful., 27 June 2007 Author: Edgewalker from Tuxford, England
As a Labour Party member and blue collar worker, I can only wonder at the lack of humour and sheer grouchiness that met Convenience in 1971. Only idiots wanting to be offended could possibly be offended by this incredibly funny Carry On. Talbot Rothwell's writing is sharp and incisive, you could almost believe he'd been hiding behind machinery in factories and sofas in houses his characterisations are so accurate. Whenever I watch Convenience I hope that the cut Terry Scott scene will turn up one day, that someone will stumble across it in a dusty archive, but really I know that its gone for good. The most incredible thing about the film is that the surreal Joey sub-plot actually fits in and doesn't seem remotely out of place. A joy from start to finish.
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Great, 24 January 2006 Author: paul-johnson107 from Harlow, Essex, England
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Well the team have done it again haven't they! What ever possessed them to make a comedy film based around lavatories i'll never know but who cares? Carry On at your Convienience is packed full of fantastically funny gags, there's the usual cast all together causing mischief down in Brighton on the annual works outing: Sid James as foreman Sid Plummer, Hattie Jacques his wife Beattie Plummer, Kenneth Williams as W.C. Boggs, owner of the factory, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw Charles Hawtreyetc. They are joined by newcomers to the series: Richard O Callaghan, who plays Bogg's Son Mr Lewis, Jacki Piper who played Sid and Hattie's daughter Myrtle and of course leader of the strikes at W.C. Boggs & Sons, Kenneth Cope who plays Vic Spanner, they are supported by wonderful comedy actors such as: Renee Houston, Margaret Nolan etc.A wonderful carry On, ready for the next one, hopefully it will be just as funny so CARRY ON!*
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Huh hah hah HAH!, 25 February 2002 Author: TC Raymond from Hanging out with King Sidney!
I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for Sidney James. I'd love to be able to imitate his gravelly laugh to perfection, and who wouldn't have enjoyed a night out with this ultimate "man's man"? To me, Sid was the ultimate icon of this long-running, still popular series, and this is one of the shining examples. The film is littered with so many treasurable moments and groan-out-loud gags, such as the supper club called 'The Whippet Inn', the scene in the cinema as a supposedly 'educational' porno flick unfolds before Bernard Bresslaw's disbelieving eyes, the way King Sid clears the table in his ramshackle house (you *have* to see this for yourself!), the infectiously bawdy and boozy day trip to Brighton...there's just so much to enjoy, and you'll want to watch it again and again. The whole cast are on top form, and I can't help thinking that Michael Palin must have based his 'Ancient Prisoner' character from LIFE OF BRIAN ("Proper little jailer's pet!") on Kenneth Cope's brilliant portrayal of the bolshy little union man!Most memorable line (that makes more sense in context)..."Down with 'em!"
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Maybe it should not be funny... but it is!, 12 July 2000 Author: Scooby-57 from Derbyshire, United Kingdom
I have seen this film so many times now, usually just because it is on British television so much, but even so, it is SO funny. (Enough "so"s for you??)As well as providing a dense and long strand (oo-er!!) of toilet jokes, it also has a certain sociological insight into the strike riddled decadence of 1970s Britain with a classic portrayal of bolshy union official by an actor who did not appear in many (or any?) other Carry On roles.The annual works trip to the sea-side is excellent too, just to see those places before they went into terminal decline.You need a certain sense of humour and you need to be in the mood, but if you are... great fun!
5 out of 6 people found the following review useful: brilliantly funny, 11 January 2006 Author: pbbuffyhugs from United Kingdom
I love all the carry on films except maybe the last few (England was dire) but this along with 'Screaming' is my favourite. I could and have watched it dozens of times and it still makes me laugh. All the cast are clearly having a laugh and it's nice to see Kenneth Cope not playing Marty Hopkirk (Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - my all time favourite TV show). Sid James is ,well, Sid James but what's wrong with that?, Bernard Bresslaw hilarious and Jacki Piper... well.. forget Barbara Windsor, she was never a looker, Jacki Piper and Angela Douglas (not in this one) were always better looking. The whole concept of making a film in a toilet factory is inspired, has there been another??? The situations at the factory, at Brighton and especially at Sids house with the budgie (ta daddy!, ta daddy!, TA!!!)are all laugh out loud funny. No matter what mood you're in, bung this on and have a bloody good laugh. Brilliant film.
3 out of 3 people found the following review useful: CARRY ON AT YOUR CONVENIENCE (Gerald Thomas, 1971) ***, 21 December 2006 Author: MARIO GAUCI (marrod@melita.com) from Naxxar, Malta
Considered by many the best ever "Carry On" film, I think I still prefer CARRY ON...UP THE KHYBER (1968) to it, but it's certainly one of the more tolerable entries in the series. Essentially an update of I'M ALL RIGHT, JACK! (1959) in its concern over working conditions in a factory and the frequent strikes ordered by the union's representative (usually over a trifle, or even a technicality in the regulations!), the fact that the manufacture involved is toiletware, the lavatorial humor associated with this team is quite appropriate here - though it never descends to the grossness which seems to be the norm for today's would-be comedies.Most of the regulars of the series can be seen strutting their stuff (though perhaps the most notable contribution is given by newcomer Kenneth Cope as the shop steward) and there's no shortage of lewd remarks but, as I said, it's all done in fun (while these films may have been restricted to adult audiences back in the day, they're quite PG stuff today!). There's still a bit of padding involved - such as Sid James' winnings at the races (following the predictions of his wife's pet bird!), the love triangle involving Cope, Jacki Piper (as James' daughter) and Richard O'Callaghan (as the son of factory boss Kenneth Williams) and especially the lengthy outing in Brighton; all things considered, however, an enjoyable vintage comedy which is ideal viewing for the festive season.
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