Carry On Camping

1969 "Fun and games in the great outdoors!"
6.6| 1h28m| R| en
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Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Paradise Camp, they think they're off to a nudist colony—but they couldn't be more wrong, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine.

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Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Paul Evans Carry on Camping is a national institution, from a Golden age of British comedy, one of those films I think every person has seen at least once.A truly wonderful cast, they are all on top notch form, Kenneth Williams is utterly brilliant as the snooty headmaster, he combined so well with Hattie Jacques, who in turn delivered her lines with utter gusto, almost tragically. Every other cast member came up trumps, I absolutely loved Betty Marsden, sensationally funny as Harriet Potter, the domineering wife of Terry Scott's Peter Potter. Harriet's laugh has me in stitches every time.Carry on Camping is a legendary film, Charles Hawtrey gets some of the funniest ever lines, the sequence with the Farm girl 'Couldn't your father do that?' 'no it has to be the bull,' his face is immensely funny.As British as it comes, a film to enjoy again and again. 9/10
Leofwine_draca I watched CARRY ON CAMPING for the first time last night and I absolutely loved it. In fact, what's not to love about it? Pretty much all of the gang is here, the jokes and gags come thick and fast, and most of them are very funny indeed. It's the classic seaside postcard movie, saucy and yet innocent at the same time, a sunny, nostalgic film that makes you pine for the comedies of yesteryear.The plot is simplicity in itself - Sid and Bernie (played by favourites Sid James and Bernard Bresslaw) go on a camping holiday with their frumpy girlfriends and soon get involved in various shenanigans involving other members of the campsite. Charles Hawtrey bags a major supporting role, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques have plenty of chemistry, and Terry Scott and Betty Marsden have a good double act too. Add in plenty of nubile young women (headed by Barbara Windsor in her most-remembered role) and you have a classic in the making.There's plenty here to enjoy, and even the slightly lacklustre ending doesn't let it down. There's THAT infamous exercise scene that everyone remembers, of course, but I think my favourite moments involve the much-loved (by ME, anyway!) Peter Butterworth playing the campsite owner, Mr Fiddler: "A pound!". Great delivery, and a highlight in a film full of 'em.
ShadeGrenade Of all the 'Carry On' pictures, 'Camping' seems to be the one most frequently shown on television, and with good reason. It is an absolute joy.Various people from all walks of life converge on the Paradise camping site. Sid Boggle ( Sid James ) and his pal Bernie Lugg ( Bernard Bresslaw ) are sexually-frustrated plumbers who have taken their girlfriends, Joan Fussey ( Joan Sims ) and Anthea Meeks ( Dilys Laye ) on holiday believing the place to be a nudist colony. Peter Potter ( Terry Scott ) and his irritating wife Harriet ( Betty Marsden ) are there too for the umpteenth year running. Frail walker Charlie Muggins ( Charles Hawtrey ) latches onto the Potters and, much to Peter's annoyance, won't leave. Then there are the nubile girls of Chayste Place school, whose number includes sexy 'Babs' ( Barbara Windsor ) and her friend 'Fanny' ( Sandra Caron ). Attempting to keep them in order is the hopeless 'Dr.Soper' ( Kenneth Williams ) and the over-sized 'Matron' ( who else but Hattie Jacques? ).Over forty years after it was made, 'Camping' still has the ability to reduce me to tears of laughter. Whether it be the opening scene in the cinema where a shocked Joan, Bernie and Anthea watch a nudist movie ( great dialogue! ), or Mrs.Fussey's attempts to ruin her daughter's holiday by insisting she take along everything but the kitchen sink, the sight of Scott and Marsden pedalling through the countryside on a tandem, or the sheer greed of Peter Butterworth's camp site owner as Sid counts pound notes in his presence, the film is full of treasurable comic moments. Corny gags abound, but you know you are in good hands with this cast.With the death of theatre censorship in the late '60's, and the explosion of interest in more violent, sexually explicit films, the 'Carry On' series had to follow suit - or die. 'Up The Khyber' was a step in that direction, but 'Camping' goes further, boasting female nudity and even-bluer blue jokes than usual.We will discreetly draw a veil over the fact that the film features randy schoolgirls ( Windsor and co. looked too old for the roles anyway ). Anna Karen ( of 'On The Buses' ) is one, but in spite of many viewings I have never been able to spot her.Funniest moment - no, its not Babs' bra flying off during morning exercise. Its the finale where the campers unite to get rid of hippies who have overrun a nearby field so as to stage a 'Woodstock' style pop festival. The sight of Sid in full hippie gear cracks me up each time!
sol- One of the most popular films in series, it is broad and amusing, and accompanied by quite a good score this time, yet it is only intermittently very funny. The sexual humour is at times rather amusing, and Kenneth Williams sparkles in his role, but arguably it is sillier than the par of Carry On films, with the last ten minutes or so of the film being really utter nonsense. In addition, having too many main characters means that they do not get a chance to be developed very well. But overall, it is quite an enjoyable experience nonetheless, with a number of very entertaining, even if not hilarious, scenes.