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Gladiatress [2004]
starring: Fiona Allen, Doon MacKichan, Sally Phillips
directed by: Brian Grant

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Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5050070029253
Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Label: Icon Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Icon Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Icon Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: August 08, 2005
Running Time: 85 minutes
Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Sales Rank: 5785

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Carry on Gladiatress
This film really misses the mark. I watched it as a huge fan of British cinema actively and patriotically wanting it to be good. It does have its moments with a few witty throw-away lines and anachronisms (giving you echoes of the Asterix series) but the talents of 3 fine comic actresses (the ever-reliable Sally Phillips does very well as the delightfully named Worthaboutapig) cannot prevail against such a dire script. The idea of gladiatresses taking on the Roman Empire was such a good one too and to succeed the film could have chosen to parody "Gladiator" or even done a "Green Wing" surrealist take on the whole thing but instead and unfortunately the producers opted to make "Carry on Gladiatress" and this wholly dated format just isn't the ... Read More:

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- I am still laughing!
Having been a fan of Smack the Pony for quite a while, I felt the urgent need to get the very first movie of the three extraordinary, witty and chameleonic actresses together. I hoped for it to be good, but in fact it was brilliant. Watching it for the first time, it will make you laugh here and there. The irony, the subtlety of the humour and yet the directness of some jokes unfold their strength only after you have seen the movie. Images and scenes will hit you unexpectedly during your daily routine, and ultimately the second, third or fourth time you watch 'Gladiatrss' you will laugh your butt off. It would have been a pity if Fiona Allen, Doon MacKichan and Sally Phillips had not worked together on a filmic piece that is not 'just' a series ... Read More:

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