This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

A Masterpiece!

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

There is no doubt about it, Carry on don't lose your head is one of the funniest entries in the series, an utterly joyful film that is funny from start to finish. The backdrop of the French revolution is a real goody, the story line is actually really well devised also it works so well. The characters Thomas managed to create in this film are even bigger, bolder and more flamboyant then normal. The English/French humour is always really funny and this is massively played on, there's always been a great humour between the Brits and our French cousins.Kenneth Williams is on his absolute best form, he gets to totally camp it up and add his snideness. Sid James is great as our hero, Joan Sims is utterly delightful, what a pretty woman she was. As for Charles Hawtrey, I think after Camping it is my favourite performance from him, the best sequence has to be during Sir Rodney's ball and Camembert says to Pommfrit 'So you're the one looking for the black fingernail,' to which he produces a small hammer and hits his finger. One of many golden comedy sequences, the duel too and siege scenes are funny too. One of those films I never tire of, I love it. 9/10

CARRY ON DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD was made at the peak of the popularity of the Carry On films, where they could afford to splash out on lavish sets, costumes and locations in movies set in various historical eras. It's a pretty typical entry in the film series, and not the most appealing one I've seen; by now, at least half of the jokes were feeling quite stale, to me, and not a patch on the CARRY ONs of seven, eight years before.That being said, there's still much to enjoy here, and aficionados of the films will be in their element. A delightfully weaselly Kenneth Williams camps it up as Citizen Camembert, Robespierre's right-hand man whose job it is to outwit the Black Fingernail, a masked folk hero who keeps on freeing aristocrats from the guillotine.Sid James bags the role of the Fingernail and appears to be in his element, with plenty of his trademark dirty laughter and energy to spare. He's supported by a virtually wasted Jim Dale, whose role seems to be entirely redundant, and Joan Sims in one of those nagging wife type roles she always seemed to occupy in later years. The best cast members are Charles Hawtrey as the fey Duc de Pommfrit and Peter Butterworth as the befuddled Citizen Bidet.The gags set in and around the guillotine are by far my favourite parts of this movie, although there's a rousing and elaborate sword-fight at the climax to get your teeth into. CARRY ON DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD also contains one of my favourite gags of all time: Hawtrey is brought a letter just as he's about to be beheaded, and he tells the messenger to drop it into the basket where he'll "read it later". Class stuff.

This film might not have the words 'Carry On' in the title but it is part of the series in all but name; and one of the better ones. Set during the French revolution when the aristocracy are loosing their heads to the guillotine two English gentlemen; Sir Rodney Ffing and his friend Lord Darcy Pue decide that something must be done. They head to France and start rescuing aristos from under the nose of chief of the secret police Citizen Camembert and his sidekick Citizen Bidet. Each time they leave their calling card; a hand giving the V-sign with one black fingernail. After rescuing the Duke De Pommfrit they head to Calais and escape with the help of a local girl. She is captured and Camembert hatches a plan; he will go to England and let it be known that the girl is due to be executed; knowing that the 'Black Fingernail' is bound to try to rescue her.Like many of the historical Carry Ons this is one of the better films in the series; Sid James is great as Ffing; laughing in a way only he could; Kenneth Williams is suitably obsequious as his nemesis Camembert and Charles Hawtrey is on fine form as De Pommfrit, the giggling French aristo. The jokes are plentiful and for the most part fairly clean; it certainly lacks the smut of later outings; the only slight naughtiness is in how attention is constantly drawn to Joan Sims heaving bosom, although even this is done in a fairly innocent way. Many films in the series lacked any real plot but not this one; the retelling of the Pimpernel story is well handled; not only does it feature lots of laughs it also has some entertaining actions scenes. I'd certainly recommend watching this if you see it in the TV schedule; even if you haven't enjoyed other Carry On films there is a good chance this will give you a laugh.

This film is set during the French Revolution in 1789, where public executions were carried out efficiently and, seemingly, for entertainment. Basically, in order to stop all these rampant executions, two British noblemen, played by Sid James and Jim Dale (of course) travel to France and use various ways to thwart them. This is very amusing, in that their symbol of valiance is the "Black Fingernail", a funny send up of the "Scarlet Pimpernel". As it is a Carry On film, you're going to get one liners, slapstick, sight gags etc. You also get some pretty decent swashbuckling, that was a surprise. Also, you get a lot of speaking to the camera, also funny. Not perfect, but an amusing film. I'd recommend it, especially if you're a Carry On fan.