The Aristocrats on DVD (2005)

Robbed

kate tudor from Reading, England , 15/03/2006

A man walks into a talent agent's office. He says, 'Remember the Blair Witch Project? How that was utter crap but got so overhyped that the dumb audience went out and paid for it anyway? Well have I got an act for you..' That's about the premise of this film - get 100 comedians to discuss a lame joke, throw in as much obscenity as possible, mention 9/11 and all the other things that people get upset about, give the audience absolutely nothing for their money, although the cast and the people making the film appear to be having a great time, and pass the whole thing off as the greatest film ever. And what do we call ourselves 'The (comedy) aristocrats'. They should have paid me to spend 1.5 hours of my life watching this utter pile of s**t (I wouldn't have edited that word, but the review won't be accepted without it) - I'm really angry that they took my money to watch this. Avoid, as you would a rabid dog.

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BIG DISAPPOINTMENT

chorleyboy from Herts, England , 01/02/2006

I had such high hopes - the trailer looked fantastic with Billy Connolly, Robin WIlliams et al but in reality, they appear for about 40 seconds and the rest of the documentary is populated by American comedians I've never heard of. It wouldn't even be so bad if the joke was remotely funny, but it just relies upon comedians saying poo in as many different ways as possible.

Do yourself a favour and check out the aristocrat joke online before you rent. If you think it's funny, you might just like the DVD. I thought it sucked, and not in a good way.

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For people who know their comedy

McClennan from St Helens , 01/03/2006

The telling of the same joke, over and over again might not sound that interesting and reading previews about this I must admit to being not that enthused about the film either. The basic premise, of a joke with the same intro and punchline and what you can do with it inbetween didn't sound as if it was going to be that funny, but the different interepretations and understanding of comedy that followed were both insightful and thoroughly enjoyable. With comedians as diverse as George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Jon Stewart and Eric Idle all chipping in with their own interpretations of what the joke can mean, at times it played like an audition for each comedian. Playing often the test of how funny you are, the film pushes an argument of what medium is the funniest, without drawing its own conclusion and in the end I was impressed with what is basically a big in-joke that I'd never previously heard. Recommended for genuine fans of intelligent stand-up comedy.

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Abdondon hope all who enter here

MikeCarterInLondon from London , 24/03/2006

Be prepared - because the dark psychological 'problems' that drive people to be funny for a living are on full display here.

If you find the contradictions of the comic mind fascinating then this simple collection of interviews will be a treasure trove of insights. Even if you're not too familiar with some of the US comics featured.

If you prefer to just sit back and laugh, leaving insights to psychologists then you'll soon get bored of the filthy ramblings of a group of clearly insane attention seekers.

Choose wisely. Get it wrong and you'll ruin your evening.

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Very Amusing Filth!

veej29 from Surrey , 13/03/2006

Started watching film slightly puzzled but quickly started laughing and ended up with very sore cheeks from sniggering continuous for an hour and a half.

Very obscene, filthy, silly and completely pointless.

A wonderful evening of entertainment!

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Robbed

kate tudor from Reading, England , 15/03/2006

A man walks into a talent agent's office. He says, 'Remember the Blair Witch Project? How that was utter crap but got so overhyped that the dumb audience went out and paid for it anyway? Well have I got an act for you..' That's about the premise of this film - get 100 comedians to discuss a lame joke, throw in as much obscenity as possible, mention 9/11 and all the other things that people get upset about, give the audience absolutely nothing for their money, although the cast and the people making the film appear to be having a great time, and pass the whole thing off as the greatest film ever. And what do we call ourselves 'The (comedy) aristocrats'. They should have paid me to spend 1.5 hours of my life watching this utter pile of s**t (I wouldn't have edited that word, but the review won't be accepted without it) - I'm really angry that they took my money to watch this. Avoid, as you would a rabid dog.

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