It skips but the description did not say it was in excellent condition. I believe it was probably appropriately described and I probably had an experience of "you get what you pay for". But I adore this movie. Perhaps I'll try again.
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One Would Be...er, Hard Up...To Find a Funnier Movie
Added 10/28/2009
In the spirit of full disclosure, most of the films and literature on my "all-time favorite" lists are British, so there is definitely something about our cousins across The Pond that appeal to my sensibilities, although I am not of British descent, but "Monty" is special. Being from the Missouri Ozarks, the Yorkshire accents in the movie couldn't be further from what my ears are accustomed to hearing, but in no way did that interfere with my thorough enjoyment of this film. It is warm, sweet, a bit melancholy, and touching while managing to avoid being sappy...and absolutely hilarious.
The key is, it is the situations in which the characters find themselves that are funny and not so much the characters themselves. The result is believability and a dignity of each character, even while they are in very undignified circumstances.
As a side note, The "translator" section in the Special Features is puzzling to me because they translate slang terms with which most Americans are already familiar, i.e., "DIY," "tw-t," etc., but leave out British oddities that are unknown in the USA, such as "chuffing Nora" "kit," and "taking the piss" and some terms that still, after repeated viewings, still sound like gobbledygook. No matter. Everyone I know who has seen the film understood what was going on.
This film is not raunchy, tacky, or vulgar so do not let the premise put you off. It is a lovely story about human beings discovering their dignity in the midst of very undignified circumstances. Highly, highly recommended.
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the full monty
Added 10/28/2009
A british classic, that can't be competed with for it's warfare of how the working class has to go so low, too earn respect thru the classes!
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Just as described!
Added 10/14/2009
I was looking for this for a while and the DVD arrived perfect and ahead of schedule.
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Truly enjoyable and engaging film
Added 9/13/2009
I especially loved this film as it was so engaging, human, not salacious at all. Robert Carlyle was especially fantastic. It was a group of guys who had been laid off work, in desperate need of both a job and funds due to child support which was leading to loss of custody; foreclosure due to a wife unaware of the loss of husband's job and subsequent wild spending; a man's waning loss of self identity due to loss of job and inability to cope with it and his resultant deteriorating love life, etc. All the men are good guys. One tried suicide and was thwarted by several others. None of them would have considered the strip act but for their situations. So their attempts at learning to dance, pick out the right music, and have the nerve to step out on stage were hilarious. Also funny was the young son of Robert Carlyle's character reaction to seeing his dad practice in "You Sexy Thing". It was really a good film. I was really surprised when I watched the film how funny and even sweet it was. I loved the relationships.
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It skips but the description did not say it was in excellent condition. I believe it was probably appropriately described and I probably had an experience of "you get what you pay for". But I adore this movie. Perhaps I'll try again.
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One Would Be...er, Hard Up...To Find a Funnier Movie
Added 10/28/2009
In the spirit of full disclosure, most of the films and literature on my "all-time favorite" lists are British, so there is definitely something about our cousins across The Pond that appeal to my sensibilities, although I am not of British descent, but "Monty" is special. Being from the Missouri Ozarks, the Yorkshire accents in the movie couldn't be further from what my ears are accustomed to hearing, but in no way did that interfere with my thorough enjoyment of this film. It is warm, sweet, a bit melancholy, and touching while managing to avoid being sappy...and absolutely hilarious.
The key is, it is the situations in which the characters find themselves that are funny and not so much the characters themselves. The result is believability and a dignity of each character, even while they are in very undignified circumstances.
As a side note, The "translator" section in the Special Features is puzzling to me because they translate slang terms with which most Americans are already familiar, i.e., "DIY," "tw-t," etc., but leave out British oddities that are unknown in the USA, such as "chuffing Nora" "kit," and "taking the piss" and some terms that still, after repeated viewings, still sound like gobbledygook. No matter. Everyone I know who has seen the film understood what was going on.
This film is not raunchy, tacky, or vulgar so do not let the premise put you off. It is a lovely story about human beings discovering their dignity in the midst of very undignified circumstances. Highly, highly recommended.
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the full monty
Added 10/28/2009
A british classic, that can't be competed with for it's warfare of how the working class has to go so low, too earn respect thru the classes!
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