AD/BC - A Rock Opera details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Matt Berry, Julia Davis, Julian Barratt, Richard Ayoade, Matt Lucas, Noel Fielding, Tom Hillenbrand, Karl Theobald, Lydia Fox, Lucy Montgomery, Sophie Winkleman, Marc Cieslak, Sean Douglas, Laurence Fox, Rich Fulcher |
| Director: | Richard Ayoade |
| Genre: | Music/Musical - Musical |
| Studio: | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Name | Discs | |
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AD/BC - A Rock Opera |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 28 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 19 Nov 2007 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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AD/BC
By SiClark (8 reviews) from London , 29 Dec 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
I had high hopes when renting this as soon as I saw who the main actors were but it just doesn't live up to my expectations. The opera itself is only about half an hour, which is a good thing as the jokes wear a little thin by the end. It is not devoid of laughs, hearing Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade singing in high pitch voices is a amazing, as is Berry's talent for composing and singing the many songs. It has been made to look very 80s, all filmed on one sound stage with awful props and equally awful editing (I believe there are even some star wipes).
So there are good elements to this but after it had finished I was left feeling that it could have been so much more. There is a nice fake documentary about Berry's character in the style of Dark Place but that's the only extra.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(6)Save the effort
By a customer from Essex , 04 Jan 2009AD/BC is actually quite good its got an all star cast and some okay tunes but as many people have said the jokes dry up and its not worth buying or renting as it's too short it's not really very 'nativityish' plus the main point and flaw of this piece is you can see it all on youtube for free instantly!- Was this review helpful to you?
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what the
By jaisa (37 reviews) from London , 09 Sep 2008was it ment to be that bad- Was this review helpful to you?
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AD/BC - A Rock Opera
By a customer from Dunfermline , 27 Mar 2008Pretty much what you would expect from the Merenghi and Boosh cast. Strange idea yet they pull it off. Very funny.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Seventies-tastic Spectacular!!!
By makgrey (40 reviews) from Southampton , 12 Mar 2008Fans of 'Look Around You' and 'Mighty Boosh' will appreciate the craftmanship and silliness of this faux Seventies' broadcast of a minor Rock Opera. The BBC, in 1973, cut the programme from two hours down to the half hour available here, further damaged by a legal wrangle, the original was shown on BBC 2 at Easter, skewing its Nativity theme. What survives is a mouth-swill of a taster.
The comedy is in the authenticity of its production, the accuracy of the performers delivery and the subtle Surrealism. If you don't crack, breakdown at the brilliance of AD/BC at some point, even if it's a few days later (spurting a skinny latte out through your nose), then you just don't get it - that doesn't make it rubbish, or you - you just don't get it, fair dos.- Was this review helpful to you?
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28 minutes long
By matm (4 reviews) from uk , 20 Feb 2008i just assumed this would be longer than 28 minutes so was rather dissapointed when i realised.
actually the joke runs dry after about 10 minutes so its not too depressing.
this is only for serious die hard fans of these comedians, even then its not really worth renting.
i got a few very good giggles in first 10 mins but thats it so just 2 stars from me.- Was this review helpful to you?
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