Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Surely the mutinèers were in the right in that they wanted to.fight for their country?

In spite of the welcome return of Kenneth Williams, this is my least favourite film in the series so far. The only other member of the core "Carry On" team present is Charles Hawtrey but that would not be a problem if the script were better. There are some good laughs in the first 20 minutes but, after that, all it produced was an occasional smile. It's surprisingly boring. It doesn't really feel like a "Carry On" film. Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills and Cecil Parker were all good but even good actors trying their best can't save a comedy with a bad script. However, Donald Houston, who is good in other films, is horribly over the top and his scenes are fairly painful. On the bright side, this is the eighth film in the series and it's the first one that I didn't like. Every other film series that I have watched with eight or more films produced at least one dud before that!

I don't know what the title Jack relates to, probably some kind of pirate word, or maybe to do with Treasure Island (Jack Hawkins), but anyway, this is the Carry On film where they're all pirates. Basically Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (Bernard Cribbins) has managed to get himself aboard frigate Venus, commanded by actually quivery Captain Fearless (Kenneth Williams), and they all have adventures on the high seas through Spanish waters, rebelling and shipwrecking. Also starring Juliet Mills as Sally, Charles Hawtrey as Walter Sweetly, Donald Houston as First Officer Jonathan Howett, Percy Herbert as Mr. Angel, Ed Devereaux as Pirate Hook, Jim Dale as Young Carrier, Ian Wilson as Ancient Carrier, George Woodbridge as Ned, Cecil Parker as First Sealord, Jimmy Thompson as Adm. Horatio Nelson, Anton Rodgers as Hardy, Patrick Cargill as Spanish Governor Don Luis and Peter Gilmore as Pirate Captain Patch/Roger. I can see why this film is not as memorable as most of the others, I did lose interest a little ,and didn't understand everything going on, and there was hardly any innuendo at all, only some jokes about the woman disguised as a man, and it has only three regulars, all male, where are Hattie Jacques, Barbara Windsor and Joans Sims when you want them? Okay!

Carry on Jack is not the most memorable Carry On, in fact its all a bit silly really and lacks much of the sauciness of latter films. I think Talbot Rothwell was still finding his feet as it has more of a Norman Hudis feel to it. There are incompetent silly people somehow triumphing in the end, squeaky clean but quite lovely heroines (despite coming from Dirty Dicks) and the bad guys getting their comeuppance in the end. Personally I don't blame the Venus crew for getting rid of their captain. I would have even tied a weight to his (gammy) leg to make sure. Still better was to come and there is at least a nod to that here. Give it a watch if you are a Carry on fan (like me), but its no 'Camping' or 'Up the Khyber'