Three Men In A Boat (DVD 2004)

Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K. Jerome has long been one of my favourite comic stories. So a film based on the tale (note: it is not very true to the book) attracted my interest. It is a slight, rather episodic story, with three amiable stars not really at their best. The film is however amusing, and serves until a better version comes along.
Technically the DVD is rather poor. The picture is rather degraded, and has an annoying jump in the middle, with the picture out of register. The recording has a television channel logo (Performance Channel) at the beginning before the film proper, leading me to believe that it is not a first generation copy.

How very lucky we are when there are such people with such talent, who can make these sort of films. Sadly such talent has now passed on.
It has been tried, and I believe quite recently, with some of the newer chaps in comedy. Did'nt work for me, nor judging by the public response, them either!
The nub of the matter is that this type of comedy is not produced as it was in those days. People are perhaps not intellectual enough, or simply will not open their minds enough to see past this dated 'middle class' type of humour, and to witness true comedy genius, from both the writer (goes without saying) to the actors, all of whom were at the very top of their careers all of their working lives. While working in the entertainment business, for many years although (not as an entertainer) I have met many of the famous. This film encapsulates many of my personal favorites. You will miss a great comedy moment in time if you miss this film.

A classic comedy based on the book of the same name. For anybody who has spent any time boating and certainly up the Thames this is a real must. Even the grand children aged 6 enjoy it time after time after time!

A cheesey film that only gives a passing nod to the original book, but still the sort of thing to be apprecited on a wet afternoon with a nice wet glass; one is best served by not thinking and just enjoying!

this must be compulsory viewing for fans of the old 50's British farcical "silly ass" comedies produced by many domestic studios such as Ealing and Gainsborough which have long since succumbed to a modern world.As a child of the fifties I was raised on a regular diet of such marvels

very good quality
have not been able to buy this anywhere
can find alot of items like this one on ebay
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