Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

RaspberryLucozade The same year 'Father Ted' came to an abrupt end ( its star sadly died of a fatal heart attack ), Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews created a sketch show, which they curiously titled 'Big Train'. There were a fine mix of names in the cast such as Catherine Tate, Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon, Mark Heap and Tracy Ann Oberman. Unfortunately, the quality of the casting did not match the quality of the material. Quite frankly, the show was appalling and how it lasted for three series is beyond belief. It was like 'Monty Python' gone wrong.One sketch had a young man trying to teach his son how to ride a bike. As the little tike starts to peddle off, he suddenly erupts into flames. Far from being concerned, the father tells his son simply just to stop burning and try again. Just how on earth is that funny?'Big Train' crashed and burned big style with me. I watched the first three episodes and have absolutely no desire to see anymore. Fortunately, Simon Pegg' landed a starring role in a far superior series, Channel 4's 'Spaced'.

geffers At times this is an original sketch show, with surreal, witty moments. Someone should have told them that the staring sketch simply wasn't funny once, let alone being repeated in different forms again and again - not just in the first episode, but the second, the third - and probably all the rest. Luckily the DVD can be skipped; but still skipping a DVD past bits you don't like isn't a particularly good thing to have to do.Generally the trouble is that a point is made, and then is overmilked - we get the joke, move on. One of the reviews here implies there's no studio (canned?) laughter - but there is - at least on the UK DVD, and it is quite inappropriate, it should be optional. We also have the BBC forcing its previews - so you can't put the DVD in, leave it to go through the copyright stuff, and come back ready at the menu. 7 out of 10, needs better editing.

Nickrock182 I had heard many good things about this program. My friend called it 'the funniest thing I have ever seen'. I heard that I had a whole host of excellent comedians and comedy actors involved in it to some degree. It even had the legend that is Simon Pegg starring! Plus the Father Ted two as as writers? This has to be comedy gold. Alas, no, the first series, the only one I have seen so far, is a major disappointment. Maybe it has suffered in my eyes by being built up too much. None-the-less, and I know this is a matter of opinion, it is just not that funny. Granted there are one or two funny sketches and some very clever idea, but nothing there to elevate Big Train above most other sketch shows. I found many sketches were drawn out and as a result died a horrible death. I'm about to watch the second series which I have been assured is vastly superior to the first. I'm keeping my fingers firmly crossed.

Gavin Salkeld BIG TRAIN (UK, 1998)A brilliant show that, sadly, did not run for very long on British screens. The superb cast, who are able to carry even the most craziest of sketches, do a great job and the writing is spot-on.Some of the sketches, especially those featured in the first series are classic. The sniper farmer, the Bee Gees shootout, the stare-outs, the boss with a phobia of spoons and of course the little boy on the bike. Real laugh-out-loud stuff.Superb, fresh comedy at its most British. Love it!GAV