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French & Saunders - On the Rocks

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I have always been a fan of Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French; they are the funniest actresses in the world, bar none. And after four DVDs were released of some of their best sketches, I was sure that this was all that was going to be shown in America. But, I have been proven wrong, for here is the first of two new DVDs being released by BBC - DVD! Clearly, you can see that this DVD will include the hilarious special for "Titanic" but it will also include the spoof on "Making-of" documentaries that is hosted by Jennifer Saunders co-star Joanna Lumley from "Absolutely Fabulous"! At this moment there isn't much information on what else will be included, but in a recent BBC America cataloge it stated that this DVD will have 4 1/2 hours of F&S which is quite a lot more than the other DVDs, which usually run for not even two hours! So, it seems we might be getting closer to having nearly every moment from the long-running series avalible here in America! Mark your calender, because French and Saunders : On the Rocks and Back with a Vengance will be released on March 1st! Also, on a side note, if you want a copy of BBC's hit soap opera "EastEnders" (which will be released publicly on March 1st as well), you can find a copy on the BBC America Shop website for sale...right now! It has been on sale there for almost a month already, so if you want this copy you can get it on bbcamericashop.com before most! If only they would do it with these DVDs.....

"On the Rocks" includes the funniest movie spoof ever done -- F&S doing "The Making of the Filming of the Making of Titanic".

I should not have to review any work by French & Saunders! Their work speaks for itself. Whether it's a parody of a Hollywood Blockbuster or the ladies doing a brilliant send up of the Corrs, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are in a league all to themselves. Be prepared to laugh. Laugh until your side hurts. Laugh until you cry. Be sure to watch all of the bonus material. A can't miss.

These women are great! I love their comedy. They have something we don't get much in America-quality.This is a spoof of the popular culture movie Titanic mixed in with skits that are either of their own creation, or a spoof of other shows and popular culture. Hilarious - these women ARE geniuses!

This DVD features 15 sketches from French & Saunders, and the 1988 and 2002 Christmas specials.

The sketches are OK, but do not represent the best of French & Saunders.

The 2002 Christmas special will probably not appeal to those who are not familiar with British TV. The opening scene is a parody of BBC One's on-sceen identity and the special continues with lots of references to British TV.

The real highlight of this DVD is the 1988 Christmas special. This was French & Saunders at their best and this DVD is worth purchasing for this alone.

If you are a French and Saunders fan, you have to get this DVD. As usual, the writing is fresh, the outlook of each character is unique and hilarious. I'm a huge Saunders fan, so in my book, there's not much she does that I can find fault with.

Again, I love both Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders and am a fan of British comedies, but this was terrible. I am glad it wasn't very much money, but wouldn't buy anything they do together again.

This review applies to every single French and Saunders DVD. These women are genious. Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French have the ability to make you laugh out loud until you cry. They're like the Lucy and Ethel of our generation, and I live in America! They poke and make fun of famous movies, models, commercials, themselves. They are hilarious! Dawn French is so animated and Jennifer writes good material. I'm impressed by such detail and care they place when they recreate a famous movie or TV show and make fun to the fullest extreme. I love these women. You need to see the sketches "What Ever Happened to Baby Dawn", "The Exorcist" "Titanic" "Misery" "Truth or Dare" "Lord of the Rings". Good God, the list goes on. The latest skit on Britanny, Madonna and Missy Eliott is a scream, and the way Dawn rips on Byork will make you laugh so hard you'll keep rewinding to empahasis on her animated expressions and then you'll laugh harder! These woman are brilliant. No matter what Jennifer Sanuders and Dawn French do is ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, no pun intended.

I have to say I enjoy the earlier DVDs better. It's not that F&S aren't funny anymore, they still are VERY funny and clever. It's just that I'm not up on current films and videos, so some of this went past me, I didn't quite know what they were mocking. The Titanic parody was great, but what I really loved was the Cher And Her Wigs spoof. I hope to see more from these two. I sure miss Ab Fab...