Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780780645745 Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 078064574X Label: BBC Video Manufacturer: BBC Video Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: BBC Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 16, 2003 Running Time: 441 minutes Sales Rank: 92904 Studio: BBC Video
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DescriptionLook out Hollywood! Watch your back, TV-Land! The silver screen will never be the same once it's been processed through the mad minds of Britain's greatest comediennes, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The comic duo behind Absolutely Fabulous star in th
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Duplicate Material
If you like British comedy, you'll love French and Saunders, but don't buy both collections unless you like duplicates!
The French and Saunders Collections I and II both contain the same four DVDs: "The Ingenue Years, "Living in a Material World, "Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders," and "At the Movies."
With Collection II you get, in addition, "On the Rocks" and "Back with a Vengence."
Hope this saves you time and disappointment.
Rating: - Brit Com Fanatic
French and Saunders are very funny, and for reasons I don't understand have not been imported sufficiently. Perhaps it's because Americans don't want women to be funny, or worse Americans think it is somehow unseemly for women to be funny. These women are funny and put all comers to shame. Dan Ackroid once said the "Women are not funny."--with the sort of end to the argument tone that intimadated all who might dissent. Dear Dan Ackroid these women put you to shame, you're funny but not consistent; ... Read More
Rating: - As good as it gets for Sketch Comedy
French & Saunders mix very dry and quietly absurdist bits with shocking or silly outbursts that the Brits seem to excel at. But they have a fresh beat that can't be found anywhere else. They are just hilariously funny. How "Ab Fab" and Saunders solo work in things like "Shrek 2" can be recognized in the U.S. while this body of work is still laregly unknown to many fans of British comedy is beyond me. Saunders utilizes her understated sarcasm to brilliant effect and Dawn French is a comedy force ... Read More
Rating: - Why can't they host the Oscars?
French & Saunders, where Ab FAb came from, is the source of some of the funniest things I've ever seen. These dvds, while making reference to some British cultural references you won't understand, have some of the best parodies and sketch comedy ever. The Lord of the Rings parody is oscar-worthy itself. Dawn French is just amazingly funny all the time and makes me wonder why her or Ms. Saunders haven't made it here yet. Some times they are way off the wall and I think some skits are more for their ... Read More
Rating: - An Answer From An Amazon Reader
The four titles in this set are (drum roll please):
At the Movies Genltlemen Prefer French & Saunders Living in a Material World The Ingenue Years
- Duplicate Material
- Brit Com Fanatic