Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

TheLittleSongbird I always have enjoyed the Carry On movies, they are a lot of fun and there are some very talented actors in the series. There are some stinkers like England, Emmanuelle and Columbus sure, but there are gems like Screaming(my personal favourite, Cleo, Up the Khyber and Camping. Don't Lose Your Head is up there with the best entries of the series. For me it wasn't perfect, Jim Dale is wasted and Jacqueline's harp scene is cringe-worthy. However, it is tightly directed, never dull and is beautifully designed. The music is also suitably rousing, and while simple the story spoofs The Scarlet Pimpernel in a very sharp and hilarious manner. The writing and the cast though were what made Don't Lose Your Head as good as it was. Right from the names, brilliant comic incidents and entendres the gags are plentiful and the memorable quotes endless, it is really a very wittily and hilariously written film. The bloody sight exchange is a scream in particular. Sidney James is superb(even when camping it up he still manages to make for a dashing fop), of the Carry On series I think he has only been better in Khyber. Kenneth Williams steals every scene and possibly even the entire film, his comic timing is spot on and it is worth seeing him for his facial expressions alone. Charles Hawtrey has some great lines and delivers them with utter comic conviction, while Joan Sims also excels as a very aptly-named character. Overall, very good and one of the best of an entertaining series. 8/10 Bethany Cox

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 France 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.

vvjti Carry on don't lose your head is based on great scarlet pimpernel story from 19th century France. It is performed by the carry on team and is one of the carry on historical setting films of the 1960s like carry on cleo and up the Khyber. It is regarded as one of the strong carry ons of series. One half of the carry on team is on one side, the other half is on other. Sid james stars as scarlet pimpernel pitted against kenneth williams as french authorities pursuing citizen bidet. There are big sets used for film such as mansion where fancy dress ball held with dancing, posh costumes and jokes between sid james, kenneth williams and joan sims as sid james pretends to be an aristocrat. Other memorable sets are sunrise big gardens duel between sid james and authority enemy charles hawtrey and the public guillotining of criminals in France which the scarlet pimpernel hoping to avoid

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 support 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 supporting 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.