Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Tweekums This film might not have the words 'Carry On' in the title but it is part of the series in all but name; and one of the better ones. Set during the French revolution when the aristocracy are loosing their heads to the guillotine two English gentlemen; Sir Rodney Ffing and his friend Lord Darcy Pue decide that something must be done. They head to and start rescuing aristos from under the nose of chief of the secret police Citizen Camembert and his sidekick Citizen Bidet. Each time they leave their calling card; a hand giving the V-sign with one black fingernail. After rescuing the Duke De Pommfrit they head to Calais and escape with the help of a local girl. She is captured and Camembert hatches a plan; he will go to England and let it be known that the girl is due to be executed; knowing that the 'Black Fingernail' is bound to try to rescue her.Like many of the historical Carry Ons this is one of the better films in the series; Sid James is great as Ffing; laughing in a way only he could; Kenneth Williams is suitably obsequious as his nemesis Camembert and Charles Hawtrey is on fine form as De Pommfrit, the giggling French aristo. The jokes are plentiful and for the most part fairly clean; it certainly lacks the smut of later outings; the only slight naughtiness is in how attention is constantly drawn to Joan Sims heaving bosom, although even this is done in a fairly innocent way. Many films in the series lacked any real plot but not this one; the retelling of the Pimpernel story is well handled; not only does it feature lots of laughs it also has some entertaining actions scenes. I'd certainly recommend watching this if you see it in the TV schedule; even if you haven't enjoyed other Carry On films there is a good chance this will give you a laugh.

crossbow0106 This film is set during the French Revolution in 1789, where public executions were carried out efficiently and, seemingly, for entertainment. Basically, in order to stop all these rampant executions, two British noblemen, played by Sid James and Jim Dale (of course) travel to and use various ways to thwart them. This is very amusing, in that their symbol of valiance is the "Black Fingernail", a funny send up of the "Scarlet Pimpernel". As it is a Carry On film, you're going to get one liners, slapstick, sight gags etc. You also get some pretty decent swashbuckling, that was a surprise. Also, you get a lot of speaking to the camera, also funny. Not perfect, but an amusing film. I'd recommend it, especially if you're a Carry On fan.

no-skyline This probably ranks as one of the better carry ons certainly in the top 10 but not quite in the top 5. Its from the period when the team were making the historical/costume carry ons that yielded so many of the classic carry on's Cleo, Cowboy and of course Up The Khyber. This time its the turn of the Black Fingernail (Sid James) to ride to the rescue of the French Aristocracy able assisted by Lord Darcy Pugh (Jim Dale) opposed by Citizens Bidet (Petter Butterworth) and Cananbert (Kenneth Williams).James is on top form and clearly relishes the chance to play the swash buckling hero much as he did in Cowboy he steals the show in this one as Williams isn't in the fine form he was in other historical carry ons such as Cleo and Kyhber. Dale provides able as does Butterworth who began to become a more regular cast member through this period. Jaqueline Biset looks sumptuous as the love interest but some of the best lines go to the ing characters of Joan Simms and Charles Hawtry.If you love Carry On's you'll adore this if not this one probably wont be the one to convert you. Overall a good carry on not up there with Cleo and Up the Khyber etc but well worthy of a 7.5 out of 10.

Libretio DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD Aspect ratio: 1.66:1Sound format: MonoDuring the French Revolution, the villainous Citizen Camembert (a perpetually outraged Kenneth Williams) goes in search of the notorious 'Black Fingernail' (Sid James), an unidentified British aristocrat who's been crossing the English Channel to rescue his French counterparts from the guillotine.The second and final entry in the long-running series not to feature 'Carry On' in its title due to political fall-out from a change of UK distributor (the first was FOLLOW THAT CAMEL, released earlier the same year), DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD demonstrates yet again that screenwriter Talbot Rothwell was at his best when indulging his fondness for historical burlesque. Sumptuously mounted on various high-blown locations (including Clandon Park and Waddesdon Manor, with interiors filmed at Pinewood Studios), the film's ribald parody of the French Revolution encomes everything from silly character names (Camembert is the local 'big cheese', aided and abetted by the gormless Citizen Bidet, while the Black Fingernail conceals his true identity under the foppish pseudonym of Sir Rodney Ffing - "with two F's!") to puns, sight gags and lowbrow slapstick. In other words, the formula as before.But like so many of the better "Carry On"s, the comedy is rooted in a well-developed storyline, augmented by the usual array of flamboyant characters and eccentric ing players. Highlights include Charles Hawtrey as a jolly French aristocrat, and Joan Sims as Williams' Cockney-spouting sister (Sims and Hawtrey share an unlikely seduction sequence midway through the film which culminates in a terrific 'please yourself' gag). Sid James and Jim Dale are the nominal heroes of the piece, camping it up with affectionate glee, while Peter Butterworth excels as Williams' dimwitted lackey, forever lusting after Sims and shouting: "Equality! Fraternity! Liberty!" (to which Sims retorts: "I don't care about the equalities and the fraternities, but I'm NOT having the liberties!"). But as usual, Kenneth Williams walks away with the picture, overplaying every gesture, emphasizing every double entendre, and milking every gag for all its considerable worth. An absolute comic gem! Director Gerald Thomas keeps the pot boiling throughout, and production values are solid. Watch out for a couple of mistakes which made it into the final print (Williams' hat being knocked by Butterworth in a cramped carriage, and Sims almost falling over whilst iring a lovely new dress), betraying a rushed production schedule. Favorite gag: Hawtrey brags to a group of young women that he escaped the guillotine by slaying half a dozen of his captors, and one gushing irer declares: "What a bloody sight it must have been." Hawtrey, quick as a flash, retorts: "M'dear, if me sword hadn't broken, it'd have been a bloody sight more!" Genius.