Dad's Army

1971
G
1h 35min

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6,9/10

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The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.

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6,9/10

3,8 k

MA NOTE

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Anecdotes
Liz Fraser replaced Janet Davies because Norman Cohen wanted a less homely, more "sexy" actress for the role. Jimmy Perry has said "It was a mistake...not to cast Janet in the role because the viewing public has come to recognise her as Mrs. Pike. But that was a decision made by Columbia."

Gaffes
In the roadblock scene the platoon arrive in Jones' van, even though the platoon has only just been formed the van has the flaps for the guns to poke through which happens later in the film.

Citations
Cpt. George Mainwaring: I could have sworn that they would never break through the Maginot line.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson: Quite right sir, they didn't.
Cpt. George Mainwaring: I thought now. I'm a pretty good judge of these matters you know Wilson.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson: They went round the side.
Cpt. George Mainwaring: I see... they what!
Sgt. Arthur Wilson: They went round the side.
Cpt. George Mainwaring: That's a typical shabby Nazi trick, you see the sort of people we're up against Wilson.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson: Most unreliable sir.

Connexions
Featured in Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: British Comedy (2021)

Bandes originales
Who Do You Think You're Kidding, Mr. Hitler
Words by Jimmy Perry
Music by Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner
Sung by Bud Flanagan

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7/10

Ten-shunnn!!!

Overall, the Dad's Army movie is very funny, although the humour isn't quite as catchy and sparkly as in the TV and radio series. So where does this leave us, the viewers? If you've never seen Dad's Army then the movie is a good way of bringing yourself up to speed and getting hooked on the mad world of Walmington o/S. The downside is that you might not "get it" because, as I said, the humour in the movie is a bit on the stolid side.

For Dad's Army buffs the movie holds nothing new as the story is more or less a cutup of the TV series, but it's a unique chance of seeing your favourites in "high def" as compared to the shitty quality of the BBC video recordings.

The movie also features what must be the lamest holdup sequence in the history of the universe. I can't make up my mind if that's a positive or a negative, though.