Carry On Abroad

1972 "The holiday of a laughtime!"
6.5| 1h28m| en
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A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.

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Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Leofwine_draca Widely considered to be one of the last truly great CARRY ON movies, this all-star ensemble production takes a simple, contemporary storyline and runs away with it. Notable for featuring the most regular Carry On actors out of any of the films, this is very much a follow-up to CARRY ON CAMPING in spirit. It tackles the subject of the then-booming market for package holidays, sending off the usual faces to a cut-price hotel in Spain for some madcap adventures.Really, the plot here is slim enough to write itself, but watching the various stars interacting is always a lot of fun. And it's one of the few times where I actually liked Barbara Windsor, whose relationship with Sid James is at its lecherous best. Kenneth Williams is the buffoonish group leader, Charles Hawtrey appears for the final time playing a version of himself, and Kenneth Connor and June Whitfield make for a delightfully repressed double act.The jokes are usually puerile and ever low brow, but there's something to be said for the quick-fire rate of the gags which never let up from start to end. We get a delightful Peter Butterworth as the increasingly frazzled hotel owner, a destructive climax that brings to mind the delights of CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER, and more familiar faces than you can shake a stick at. Watch it for the nostalgic days of yesteryear where silly slapstick routines ruled the day, guys played idiots or lechers, the girls were either totty or repressed, and audiences were happily entertained by it all...
Tweekums Publican Vic Flange is looking forward to a holiday in the Spanish resort of Elsbels with customer Sadie Tomkins; that is until another customer starts talking about it in front of Mrs. Flange... when she insists on going too it is inevitable Vic won't be getting the holiday he'd hoped for. We are introduced to the other holidaymakers as they board the coach to the airport; they include Evelyn Blunt and her henpecked husband Stanley, tour leader Stuart Farquhar, a group of monks and dipsomaniac Eustace Tuttle. When they get to Spain it becomes apparent that their brand new resort hotel is so new they haven't finished building it nor is it fully staffed. The rooms aren't good either with shared bathrooms and wardrobes with no backs which enabled people to see into the next room. Inevitably everybody complains and things don't improve the next day when the 'glorious sunshine' turns into pouring rain.Watching this I have to wonder whether it was sponsored by the English Tourist board as it doesn't make an overseas holiday seem an attractive proposition! Being fairly late in the Carry On series there is inevitably plenty of less than subtle innuendo and some mild nudity (a glimpse of Barbara Windsor's bare backside); thankfully though it isn't too bad and there are plenty of laughs to be had from the silliness of the situations. It was great seeing most of the core Carry On team putting in enjoyable performances. I was not at all surprised to learn that none of it was filmed overseas; as the holiday makers sunbathe the lighting is that of a grey English day and we don't even see the sea... odd given that they are meant to be on the beach; perhaps the budget didn't stretch to a visit to Southend! Overall I'd say this isn't a bad Carry On film but it is far from a classic.
TheLittleSongbird Of course it isn't my favourite Carry On, but it is a surprisingly entertaining instalment in the franchise. I did watch this thinking is it going to be good, after hearing a lot of negative things, saying how disappointing it was. It's not their best, but it is hugely entertaining. There are some slow moments in the plot, the script is a tad uneven in places, and it is noticeably lower in budget than a Carry On like Up The Khyber and Screaming. However, that said, there is a lot to enjoy. There are many priceless scenes, especially the prison scene(when the prison guard does the rude hand gesture, and Kenneth Williams cries "Dammed Filth") though my favourite was the hotel rapidly falling to bits, made worse by one of the characters jumping on the bed, and the bed falls through the ceiling. Another treat is the performances. Kenneth Williams and Sidney James are both hilarious, likewise with Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Connor, and Barbara Windsor and Joan Sims are consistently great. All in all, enjoyable, not the best, but not as bad as critics say it is. 7/10 Bethany Cox
m_pratt This film is excellent its a real gem. After 30 years it still shines. The story is about a group of British holiday makers on a cheap package holiday deal to the island of Elsbels Spain. When they get there everything goes wrong that could possibly go wrong. Its a great enjoyable romp. It is Charles Hawtreys final Carry on contribution. The film is the last to include all the regular cast together so is really the end of an era. It is better than the next film Carry on Girls, which is not quite the same. Jimmy Logan makes an appearance in this and carry on Girls. Overall excellent after this the films started to decline Girls was satisfactory Dick was good Behind was not bad, England was a terrible film and emmanuelle was awful. overall this film is great 10/10