Black Adder IV - Black Adder Goes Forth
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Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790760261
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0790760266
Label: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-06-26
Running Time: 200
Studio: BBC Warner
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Summary: A Serious Message Wrapped in Humor
Comment: It's funny how different people have different impressions of the same show. I adore Black Adder 2 and 3 because they have a historical basis but are side-splittingly funny with amazing dialogue. I enjoy Black Adder 4 - but it's tempered because there is an extremely strong anti-war message which makes the entire show almost depressing.
This show is set in World War 1, and Black Adder is now a man trying desperately NOT to go over the wall of his bunker and be slain by the Germans. Hugh Laurie from House is at his side as the clueless George, and Baldrick is there as always as his trusty but dimwitted servant.
Really, the primary jist of this entire show is that Black Adder's clueless superiors keep trying to get him to go die in battle, and Black Adder wants to stay alive. There are other momentary diversions - putting on a play, doing a painting, but wanting to stay alive is the key aim.
I love the dialogue as always. I love the characters and how they integrate so many tiny bits of history which make the scenes that much more fun. It's sort of like watching M*A*S*H. It is funny, but there is the heavy influence of death and depression there that press in on it.
While I did watch this DVD once and enjoyed it, it's seasons 2 and 3 that I rewatch numerous times when I want to have fun and enjoy myself. Depending on your personality, you might either feel the same way or really treasure 4 for its real-earth grounding.
Well recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the greatest comedy series, ever!....
Comment: I originally caught perhaps half of the shows on the tube and snatched up a 'complete set' as soon as it was released years ago. I never tire of watching it. Some people may not have caught it, but the fortunes of the Blackadder family was on a steady downhill slide over the centuries... from a prince, to a lord, to a man-servent, to a captain in the trenches of WWI. Goes Forth is my favorite series. Having served in the American military, I can really appreciate the military absurdities depicted in the show.
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Summary: Formulaic, but it's a good formula
Comment: Having been exposed to this series out of order (III, II, "I," Goes Forth) it is easy for me to see the progression of writing, how particular jokes recur, why the 1st season didn't work so well and why the subsequent seasons did.
This is season 4, and the formula put forth in season 2 and polished in season 3 becomes a bit clunky here. The jokes seem, in turn, homages to the previous seasons and obligatory, throw-away material. But all in all, it works. Laughs abound, especially when Gen. Melchett bustles on screen and complicates Capt. Blackadder's plans to put off any actual life-threatening soldiering.
New to the series in this season is Capt. Darling. The snarky cattiness between the two Captains is comedy gold.
A "must have" for Rowan Atkinson fans. A surprise for those who didn't know Hugh Laurie before "House." If you don't know Stephen Fry, do yourself the favor of becoming familiar with his canon. This is a good place to start. And Lord Flasheart! The coolest, larger than life jerk in historical fiction to grace the small screen.
And then there's the conclusion. I don't want to spoil the moment, but it was a beautiful example of how comedy can truly succeed at being powerfully eloquent.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Blackadder... no more?
Comment: In the final chapter of the proper Blackadder series, Edmund is an officer in the British army, fighting in WWI. All the series favorites show up for what is truly a great sendoff to the series, which was not revisited until many years later in Blackadder Back and Forth.
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Summary: Black Adder IV
Comment: Row, Row, Row your boat gently down the stream; belts off, trousers down, isn't life a scream!
Love it!!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Serious Message Wrapped in Humor
Comment: It's funny how different people have different impressions of the same show. I adore Black Adder 2 and 3 because they have a historical basis but are side-splittingly funny with amazing dialogue. I enjoy Black Adder 4 - but it's tempered because there is an extremely strong anti-war message which makes the entire show almost depressing.
This show is set in World War 1, and Black Adder is now a man trying desperately NOT to go over the wall of his bunker and be slain by the Germans. Hugh Laurie from House is at his side as the clueless George, and Baldrick is there as always as his trusty but dimwitted servant.
Really, the primary jist of this entire show is that Black Adder's clueless superiors keep trying to get him to go die in battle, and Black Adder wants to stay alive. There are other momentary diversions - putting on a play, doing a painting, but wanting to stay alive is the key aim.
I love the dialogue as always. I love the characters and how they integrate so many tiny bits of history which make the scenes that much more fun. It's sort of like watching M*A*S*H. It is funny, but there is the heavy influence of death and depression there that press in on it.
While I did watch this DVD once and enjoyed it, it's seasons 2 and 3 that I rewatch numerous times when I want to have fun and enjoy myself. Depending on your personality, you might either feel the same way or really treasure 4 for its real-earth grounding.
Well recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the greatest comedy series, ever!....
Comment: I originally caught perhaps half of the shows on the tube and snatched up a 'complete set' as soon as it was released years ago. I never tire of watching it. Some people may not have caught it, but the fortunes of the Blackadder family was on a steady downhill slide over the centuries... from a prince, to a lord, to a man-servent, to a captain in the trenches of WWI. Goes Forth is my favorite series. Having served in the American military, I can really appreciate the military absurdities depicted in the show.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Formulaic, but it's a good formula
Comment: Having been exposed to this series out of order (III, II, "I," Goes Forth) it is easy for me to see the progression of writing, how particular jokes recur, why the 1st season didn't work so well and why the subsequent seasons did.
This is season 4, and the formula put forth in season 2 and polished in season 3 becomes a bit clunky here. The jokes seem, in turn, homages to the previous seasons and obligatory, throw-away material. But all in all, it works. Laughs abound, especially when Gen. Melchett bustles on screen and complicates Capt. Blackadder's plans to put off any actual life-threatening soldiering.
New to the series in this season is Capt. Darling. The snarky cattiness between the two Captains is comedy gold.
A "must have" for Rowan Atkinson fans. A surprise for those who didn't know Hugh Laurie before "House." If you don't know Stephen Fry, do yourself the favor of becoming familiar with his canon. This is a good place to start. And Lord Flasheart! The coolest, larger than life jerk in historical fiction to grace the small screen.
And then there's the conclusion. I don't want to spoil the moment, but it was a beautiful example of how comedy can truly succeed at being powerfully eloquent.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Blackadder... no more?
Comment: In the final chapter of the proper Blackadder series, Edmund is an officer in the British army, fighting in WWI. All the series favorites show up for what is truly a great sendoff to the series, which was not revisited until many years later in Blackadder Back and Forth.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Black Adder IV
Comment: Row, Row, Row your boat gently down the stream; belts off, trousers down, isn't life a scream!
Love it!!!
The Western Front 1917: There's disorder in the ranks when that numb-headed ninny, Captain Edmund Blackadder, stumbles onto the battlefields of WWI and discovers that people are trying to kill him.DVD Features:
Biographies
Interviews:Richard Curtis Interview
Other:Footnotes to History
Theatrical Trailer
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