Carry on Behind

This is another in the collection of the "Holidaying" Carry On's.I would disagree its a rip off or a simile of Camping..after all we never tired of Matron after Doctor & Again Doctor! This 1975 Outing, really is a classic.New on the scene is Writer Dave Freeman.Many would criticise this man for his later poor attempt at reviving the series in 1992..but i along with many would say the contributing factor of "Time" was to play..Anyhow! Freeman lays down the King of Hearts. The series by this time was panning out.Sid James wasn't to star in it and Windsor set into that role.What a cracking performance he played with the well remembered "Ball Scene!" (I wont spoil it!) Behind as the setting headline says is truly the last of the "great" era. Outstanding performances also from Peter Buttorworth & Jack Douglas and a nice return for Lis Fraser and a welcome to Elke Sommers. The film truly is a must see 8.4/10

I don't laugh easily, haven't particularly liked British films, or lowbrow humor. But this flick had me in stitches 15 year ago. I remember a rapid succession of scabrous double entendres and sexual innuendo. It was so unrelentingly silly I felt mercilessly tickled. I wish I could say I became a fan of the Carry On series. But few other instalments amused me so much. Yet the gang is VERY talented and appealing and offers an exceedingly gentle sort of imbecility, totally unlike American low-brow, which is rather vicious. This series threatens to make an Anglophile out of me, AGAIN!

In the Carry On canon, this film is severely overlooked and considered by some to be a poor version of 'Camping', but there are many great moments which always raise a laugh with me. Mainly those concerning the antics of Kenneth Williams and Elke Sommer as his randy Russian accomplice Anna Vooshka. After this, the Carry On's took a downward spiral, ending with Columbus but as a last great helping of saucy fun, this one works!! Kenneth Williams is on top form and despite the lack of Sid, Babs, etc this films has plenty of great cast members including Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth, Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas and Windsor Davies.

Ah, c'mon..! We *know* it's not a patch on Carry on up the Khyber and Carry on Cleo but it's still fantastic in it's own rubbish way. The whole universe of cuckolded, horny husbands, shrewish wives and anaemic-looking dolly birds still makes me laugh my ass off every time. You can see the gags coming from a thousand yards away and the plot's wafer thin but Kenneth Williams cackles like a champ, Kenneth Connor sleazes for England and Elke Sommer still looks fantastic in that cheeky suede skirt. I grew up with the Carry On films and watching one is like opening a can of Instant Nostalgia. I studied archaeology at university and people always ask me if I was inspired by Indiana Jones. I've got a sneaky suspicion it was really Carry on Behind.

A series of films carried on, with perpetual double entendre, loved to finger an organ, unleash melons to gorge on, baps, flaps, jugs, bazookas went ding dong. Though it's not quite so funny today, Fanny plays with her balls in new ways, Dick's choppers been cut, Kitty's curtains are shut, the clams gone from splayed to being spayed.

This is my first "Carry On"-film and I really and unexpectedly enjoyed this. I mostly started watching this for completism, to have at least seen one movie from the famous franchise. And then I really enjoyed it and watched it to the end. Why? The plot is crap, basically it's a bunch of diverse characters getting together on an English campground in march, which looks about as jolly as an toxic waste site in winter, and then getting up to some horribly contrived antics. Still, like wine, old jokes can still be good. What makes this movie so enjoyable are the many excellent actors with their impeccable delivery. And the movie always stays slightly naughty and mischievous without ever becoming sleazy.

I don't understand why this has such a low rating, I know some consider it a poor remake of Camping, but far from it, I've always thought it to be one of the best. Such a shame they made, England, Emmanuelle and Columbus, had they ended here I think 'Behind' would have been held in much higher regard. Some truly funny gags, fun performances, and great double acts, Windsor Davies and Jack Douglas, Kenneth Williams and Elke Sommer, Peter Butterworth and Joan Sims. These were great comedy teams. Elke especially did a great job, her first Carry on and she was just splendid, likable, funny with a great delivery and a cheeky smile. Some truly funny moments, Petter Butterworth trying to coax Kenneth and Elke to hire his caravan, Elke's looking for scrubbers, the striptease, lots to chose from. Even the theme music makes me laugh, it's such a cheeky and funny tune, perfect for the film. 9/10