Tigon Pictures: The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins [1971]

R2 originaali, ei suomitekstejä.

Tigon Picturesin (Blood on Satan's Claw, Witchfinder General, Crimson Cult, Castle of the Living Dead, Hannie Caulder) brittikomedia! 

A British comedy with seven short stories based on the deadly sins... The seven sinful segments include Harry H. Corbett as a bachelor desperate to get a date, chauffeur Bruce Forsyth searching through London's sewers for this boss' lost 50p and Spike Milligan in a wacky homage to silent film. (Pride) of place goes to Ian Carmichael and Alfie Bass in a Galton and Simpson penned episode illustrating class warfare when a Bentley and a clapped out Morris meet head on in a narrow lane and both drivers refuse to back down.

Actors: Bruce Forsyth, Harry Secombe, Leslie Phillips, Julie Ege, Spike Milligan

• Directors: Graham Stark
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Classification: PG
• Studio: Slam Dunk Media
• DVD Release Date: 8 Oct. 2007
• Run Time: 103 minutes

This set of seven short comedy narratives on the sins of modern man is a joy to watch. It is far cleverer than at first it may appear and it took me a couple of viewings to pick up all the satire in this richly written series of sketches. They are all directed with a sense of real fun and show a flair for visual comedy. The scenarios are mostly sharp and some are very funny. Some are stronger than others for sure, but they're all good in their own way. The fluidity of it all is suddenly challenged by the sixth sketch on sloth, written and performed by Spike Milligan, which is undeniably brilliant, but just looks out of kilter with the others with its almost existentialist humour and its black and white silent comedy format (although no doubt intended to emphasise the effects of sloth, so it's all clever stuff). Overall though, well written, funny, satirical, showing some great character actors in their prime, and containing some nice cinematic injokes. Add to this the obvious nostalgia value this comes with, and an excellent cheesy jazz score and there is plenty to enjoy in this spirited and vivacious movie.

Best of the sketches must of course be the celebrated Galton and Simpson penned 'Pride' which sums up the rivalry and snobbery between the upper and lower British classes, and this is a fine short in its own right. However, my personal favourite has to be a toss up between 'Gluttony' and 'Wrath'. Wrath is the final sketch and a great way to end this fun movie, letting two respectable character actors run riot in a flurry of visual buffoonery asthey pursue a deadly vendetta when their honour is besmirched. But I think my favourite has to be the satirical sketch on Gluttony, starring the incomparable Leslie Phillips. Without giving anything away, the sketch is basically one big 'in joke' using our presumption of LP's stereotypical character trait, but not in the way we might expect it - the result is both clever and hilarious. All three of these sketches are real jewels, and the others aren't a bad bunch either. It may not have the gloss and production values we expect of a movie today, but its sheer fun factor will more than compensate.

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