ThiefHott Too much of everything

Micitype Pretty Good

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Leofwine_draca ORDERS ARE ORDERS is another army-focused British comedy from the 1950s and another let down. CARRY ON SERGEANT is still the best that I've seen from this era while all others feel somewhat strained and clumsy, not to mention dated. This film has a good story but not many good jokes unless exaggerated character humour is your idea of a good time.The story is about a film crew who arrive at an army barracks to shoot a science fiction movie and have various run-ins with the soldiers there. The wobbly special effects we see them filming with are funny and reminiscent of an Ed Wood movie. There's a lot of skirt-chasing and various encounters on and off the base between the characters. One of my main problems is that the film crew characters are exaggerated buffoons while the soldiers, in particular the officers, are all prim and proper and dull. The ensuing situations simply aren't all that funny in the face of it.While the likes of Margot Grahame and Raymond Huntley bag the dull lead roles, it's the supporting players who are the most interesting. Tony Hancock bags an 'introducing' credit and is his typical world-weary character. Sid James is the brash film director but struggles with his unconvincing American accent throughout. Peter Sellers plays his usual part in this and the best I can say about him is that he's better than he was in DOWN AMONG THE Z MEN. There are nice cameos for young 'uns like Donald Pleasence and Eric Sykes. The best participant is the gorgeous Maureen Swanson whose eye-popping introduction scene is the highlight of the whole movie.

malcolmgsw This is a remake of the 1934 film made by Gaumont British starring James Gleason and Charlotte Greenwood.Not exactly star but actors with substantial careers on the American stage and screen.This film has a very similar script and no American stars.However it has three iconic comedy actors,James,Hancock and Sellars.However they are all defeated by the script.Hancock seems to be enjoying himself I charge of the army band.James is wildly unconvincing as the American director,and Sellers has a small part ad a bar steward.There are a lot of familiar faces such as Raymond Huntley in supporting roles,however this is is definitely a film to miss.

ShadeGrenade Fancy a good old fashioned British comedy about army life? Don't bother with this. If 'Orders Are Orders' is remembered for any reason at all, its for bringing together Tony Hancock ( whose first film this was ), Sid James, Eric Sykes, and Peter Sellers. Unfortunately, it manages to squander their talents. The script is completely lacking in humour. Hancock tried to see this at his local cinema one afternoon. A request for a front row seat was met with: "You can have the first fifteen rows if you like!".Directed by David Paltenghi, it tells the less-than hilarious story of a British army base which is invaded by an American film company wishing to make a low budget science fiction epic. Sid James is 'Ed Waggermeyer' the producer, and is chiefly responsible for what few laughs there are ( his American accent is very good ). He later called the film "a bit of a stinker!". The main role though is taken by Brian Reece, a charmless actor who exhibits no comic talent whatever.Things To Look Out For - the robot was later reused in an 'Avengers' episode called 'The See Through Man'.One of the writers, Geoffrey Orme, later wrote 'The Underwater Menace' for Patrick Troughton's 'Dr.Who', a story often regarded as the very worst ever ( though it made far more sense than the recently transmitted 'A Good Man Goes To War'! ).I love old British comedies, but this is impossible to recommend. Try the Boulting Brothers' 'Private's Progress' ( 1956 ) instead.

Jonas Skjøtt Military men marching pridefully and gloriously in the the morning sun, with delightful music played by the military orchestra, just getting ready to another hard working day at the army barracks, or are they? In the setting of the rising sun there is a big line of cars and trucks heading for the barracks, what are they doing here and who are they? The question is solved fast, and to the military mens big surprise its a film production company, who has planned to make a "big blockbuster" science fiction movie at the army barracks, but one commanding officer is distend to make it very difficult for the Hollywood film crew... and for then on, the movie just shows a cheap slice of comedy and a little bit of romance, and thats about it.What we do get out of this comedy is a thin storyline, and some decent funny characters, but not memorable. The funniest character is Peter Sellers, and he is probably the only one you will remember the most, when you have sat through this movie.One thing that was a little bit funny, was the movie they were filming in the movie, its funny because it looks like a Ed Wood production, very unimagined and just cheap. There is not one time where you believe its a making of a expensive science fiction movie, and just looking at the film crew playing "big time Hollywood stars" is so laughable... and by the way I have never seen a badder costume design for a Martian in a movie, since 'Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster' 1964, and that is pretty bad!See it if you are in a good laughing mood, if your sad its just sad to look at.