Guest House Paradiso

..only worse

the beating each other up, and destroying everything in sight was funny when the 2 main characters were still adolescent students in "The Young Ones", but this movie just isn't it. It's slightly funny every now and then, but nothing special.

a 6 (for the sake of it)

i had been looking for this film for so long before i found it, i had seen it when i was younger and loved it, after my second viewing i still loved it and i still do.

this is a love/hate film, if you like bottom, young ones, the comic strip, then you will find this funny. If you don't like that kind of humour then don't bother. I love this film and have grown up with these comedy programmes, for me this film is simply placing their comic genius on the big screen.. It is not an award winner by any means but if you just want good wholesome slapstick then this is it!

the film lacks the quality of the TV series and this is usually the case with films but it still has enough material to keep you laughing even if a lot of the jokes are pretty similar to their previous work.

yes, the humour is a little childish and not to everyone's taste but sometimes you just need that in a film.

As someone who has thoroughly enjoyed "Bottom" on the TV I was hoping that the 2 lads would be able to maintain their style on film and benefit from the larger budget. I really don't think they wholly succeeded.

One of the early scenes with Eddie on a motorbike would've been handled with chroma-key green screen on video with a chaotic speeded up background and hilarious results. Here they virtually do the stunt for real at higher cost but with rather less effect.

In this film you can tell that instead of the economically efficient multicamera set-up they used at the BBC, one camera was used throughout with the resulting pressure on the acting talents of the 2 leads. With the best will in the world these guys are more used to a theatre style of physical comedy and their, and possibly more Ade Edmundson's, inexperience shows.

Ade Edmundson directed and for one reason or another Rik Mayall has well over 70% of the screen time. Which is not a bad thing. In addition Edmundson bravely goes nude in one scene - something never seen on the TV show. So I really think they were giving the film their best shot without concern for their own egos.

As usual the supporting characters are played as normal human beings accidentally walking into the madness but Simon Pegg, who we all now know to be no small comedy talent himself, is a little off putting in retrospect as I couldn't help but expect him to have some laughs of his own rather than play victim throughout.

One portion of the film intercuts a Richie and Eddie scene with what appears to be the rape of the main female character. This was rather disconcerting to me even when I knew full well that the bad-guy is going to come to a sticky end.

So over all there are several short-comings but for Bottom fans the film should be seen and not avoided as most reviews say.

I saw this when it first came out, and found it to be a work of some genius; but I must confess I was clearly in the minority at the time.

For me, the progressive lunacy of the proprietors of Guest House Paradiso just gets better and better throughout the film, with one of the most hilarious climaxes to a film ever.

But I wouldn't recommend it to Mother.

Lovers of gross-out comic book style humour will appreciate this movie; there are subtle jokes hidden away, but they are usually quickly flattened by a comedy frying pan. Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson are superb, and the deadpan, unsuspecting guests are also excellent.

I went to see it about 3 days before Xmas and lets just say it, it was a great Xmas trip!!!! Better than Fawlty Towers any day!!!!When I heard the name Mr. Twat, I killed myself laughing!! With him getting stuck in the oven with that underwear was brill but oh the chef was hilraious!! Spud Gun at his best!!! But I look around and everyone seems to hate it!!! Well youre not true Bottom fans!!! Im getting it when it comes onto video, thats for sure!!!!