Product Details

• Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Matilda Ziegler, Robin Driscoll, Matthew Ashforde, Roger Sloman
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: PolyGram Video
• VHS Release Date: March 25, 1997
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304364784
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,403 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Feeling even more feisty than usual, the absurd Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) spends a day harassing an army drill unit and an exhibition of hobbyists. But he gets a bit of comeuppance when he stumbles into an art class and panics at the prospect of nude figure drawing. Also on this video, Bean outwits a black-belt judo instructor and enters his weathered teddy bear in a pet contest--where Teddy proves wonderfully responsive to the command "sit." This isn't the best material from Atkinson's tenure as Bean, but there are plenty of good laughs and any genuine Atkinson fan will want a look. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars All said and done, I can see wht these were "unseen", February 10, 2002

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Stephen B. Marseille (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Bean - Unseen Bean [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This tape has its moments. I liked seeing Christopher Ryan (of The Young Ones and AbFab fame) fear for his very virtue in the bathroom stall, for example. But really, there are two fundamental problems with the final two episodes of Mr. Bean. The first is forgivable - the Bean concept is stale, and thus not very funny. This was inevitable, no doubt, so I won't blame Rowan Atkinson or Robin Driscoll on that. In fact, they should be credited for stopping after this point - many (typically American) shows continue on long after the series has worn out.

The second problem is a big one - they've changed Mr. Bean's character a bit, at least to my mind. I always thought that Mr Bean represents primarily childlike innocence and impishness. Based on the opening credits, the literal interpretation I gave it was that Bean was either (a) the only man who was "born yesterday"; or (b) an alien trying to figure out our world and culture. Mind you, none of this bears much scrutiny, but these theories sort of explain the way he operates... simply, selfishly, innocently, naively... again, like a grown up child. Here, in these last episodes, Mr. Bean takes a turn for the worse. Instead of an innocent, he is spiteful; he is deliberately mean - doing things in order to tick people off rather than ticking them off simply by doing what comes naturally.

Rowan Atkinson is a brilliant comedian, with the rare gifts of both physical and verbal wit (witness Blackadder or Not The Nine O'Clock News for verbal humor). This video is worth having - especially at the price offered. - for that if nothing else.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Boom, Bang And Hair, December 12, 2000

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Bjorn Clasen (Rolléngergronn, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Europe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Bean - Unseen Bean [VHS] (VHS Tape)

On the sixth »Mr Bean« tape, our 'hero' visits the open doors' day of an evening school, and he puts every single subject in embarrassment! He annoys people, yet he's pretty creative too... but, er, who laughs last laughs best, as you know... A quite OK »Mr Bean« sketch.

In the other sketch, Bean gets tired of waiting for the hairdresser to get ready, so he puts on the uniform himself. Not exactly to the benefit of the costumers. Another OK sketch, but decreasing in quality.

This is not the best »Mr Bean« tape but it's not the worst one either.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars All said and done, I can see wht these were "unseen", February 10, 2002

By 

Stephen B. Marseille (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Mr. Bean - Unseen Bean [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This tape has its moments. I liked seeing Christopher Ryan (of The Young Ones and AbFab fame) fear for his very virtue in the bathroom stall, for example. But really, there are two fundamental problems with the final two episodes of Mr. Bean. The first is forgivable - the Bean concept is stale, and thus not very funny. This was inevitable, no doubt, so I won't blame Rowan Atkinson or Robin Driscoll on that. In fact, they should be credited for stopping after this point - many...shows continue on long after the series has worn out.

The second problem is a big one - they've changed Mr. Bean's character a bit, at least to my mind. I always thought that Mr Bean represents primarily childlike innocence and impishness. Based on the opening credits, the literal interpretation I gave it was that Bean was either (a) the only man who was "born yesterday"; or (b) an alien trying to figure out our world and culture. Mind you, none of this bears much scrutiny, but these theories sort of explain the way he operates... simply, selfishly, innocently, naively... again, like a grown up child. Here, in these last episodes, Mr. Bean takes a turn for the worse. Instead of an innocent, he is spiteful; he is deliberately mean - doing things in order to tick people off rather than ticking them off simply by doing what comes naturally.

Rowan Atkinson is a brilliant comedian, with the rare gifts of both physical and verbal wit (witness Blackadder or Not The Nine O'Clock News for verbal humor). This video is worth having - especially at the price offered by Amazon - for that if nothing else.