Customer Reviews

Mr. Bean Double Feature (The Movie / Johnny English)

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have seen Bean: The Movie in theaters years ago and wanted to get a copy for my kids who have discovered Rowan Atkinson--with my help of course. Since this set included a second feature I had yet to see, I decided "Why not?" because Rowan has never let me down before. I found Johnny English to be a better satire about spies/police than the Steve Martin Pink Panther movie, which I still like. So fun to watch Rowan in a "cool guy" mode, even with the devastating mistakes the character makes.

These two movies are decently funny, but not in a witty way. Rowan Atkinson is really a comic genius, and in his earlier English comedy routines and TV appearances, you see a totally different person. "Bean" as a movie adaptation is OK, but if you've seen the show, the jokes are basically just recycled and overused. "Johnny English" was funny to me as a teenager, but that was before I had seen Atkinson's stand-up comedy and the Bean show. It was a commercial failure and poorly-rated, as "Mr. Bean's Vacation".
For the price you get two average comedies (Bean is a funnier character), but it isn't his best offering.

Classic "Bean" for those who love British humour, as I do. For those not familiar with Rowan Atkinson, his work has been compared to "Charlie Chaplain," though not quite as "slap stick." There is a great deal of cleverness in his humour as well. "Bean" reminds me of an overgrown 9-year-old boy doing his best not to be seen or get into trouble when in very embarassing situations. In "Johnny English", he spoofs James Bond. It is mostly very innocent humour that I can share with my young children.

The Movie is his standard, getting a little old for me. Johnny English is more slapstick, a Bond satire, more something for a Jim Carrey fan. Or if you like early Peter Sellers -- can't quite remember the name of the film -- Battle of the Sexes?

If you are a Mr. Bean fan or a Johnny English fan, you can't go wrong with this double feature. Well worth the money if this is your type of humor.

I have to say that these movies are not what i expected. I Will say that they are still fun to watch, and I am glad I did not pay to see these in the theater.

Rowan Atkinson is truly in a class all by himself--and it's a great class act! Bean: The Movie has him accompanying the painting "Whistler's Mother" to a CA museum. In Johnny English he is the equivalent of Agent 007. The movies--particularly Bean: The Movie--are hilarious!

Bean: The movie exceeded all my expectations. Was very funny, even when watched over and over. Was much better than "Johnny English."

mr bean is one funny man. without saying a whole lot he can steal the whole movie. great comedy timing and a great animated face he is wonderfully entertaining.

My kids laughed their heads off. Adult kind of humor that only a Brit in the genre of Benny Hill can deliver.