Fawlty Towers,Vol. 4 - Communication Problems/The Anniversary/Basil The Rat [VHS]

Fawlty Towers,Vol. 4 - Communication Problems/The Anniversary/Basil The Rat [VHS]

Fawlty Towers,Vol. 4 - Communication Problems/The Anniversary/Basil The Rat [VHS]

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Actor: Fawlty Towers
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 120 minutes
Release Date: 2000-07-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: BBC Warner
Studio: BBC Warner

VHS Movie Reviews of Fawlty Towers,Vol. 4 - Communication Problems/The Anniversary/Basil The Rat [VHS]

Movie Review: Comic genius
Summary: 5 Stars

John Cleese once remarked that he did as much with "Fawlty Towers" in 12 episodes than Lucille Ball did in several years of "I Love Lucy". When I first heard that, I thought Cleese was being as crass as Basil Fawlty. But you know something? He came darn close.

Volume 4 of the "Fawlty Towers" series is as marvelously manic and hysterical as the other three. "Communication Problems:, "The Anniversary", and "Basil the Rat" are typical examples of the genius that John Cleese & Co. output in the all-too-brief lifespan of this series. Pick up the complete set!

Movie Review: Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars

This tape contains the three episodes ?Communication Problems?, ?The Anniversary?, and ?Basil The Rat?.

All three episodes are among the best in the two ?Fawlty Towers? series! The interesting thing is that Basil Fawlty shows a softer (however in no way sentimental) side of himself, especially in the first two episodes. This does not make him less funny, in contrary, it gives his character something extra.

Really great. If you only want one ?Fawlty Towers? tape, this is the one!

Movie Review: Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars

This tape contains the three episodes ?Communication Problems?, ?The Anniversary?, and ?Basil The Rat?.

All three episodes are among the best in the two ?Fawlty Towers? series! The interesting thing is that Basil Fawlty shows a softer (however in no way sentimental) side of himself, especially in the first two episodes. This does not make him less funny, in contrary, it gives his character something extra.

Really great. If you only want one ?Fawlty Towers? tape, this is the one!

Movie Review: "It's a rat!"
Summary: 5 Stars

Manwel keeps a Hamster for a pet, Basil thinks it's a Rat andso orders his Spanish waitor to get rid of it. After all, a Rat-Hamster creature is not the type of thing you want to havw around when there is a health inspector about. As guests arrive Basil is suspicious of all, knowing that some could be health inspectors. So he is polite, serving on them hand and foot, until he finds out that they're not the health inspector at all, that's when he gets annoyed.

Another classic episode of Fawlty Towers. This tape also contains the episodes: The Anniversary and Communication Problems!

Movie Review: "Is filagree Siberian hamster!"
Summary: 5 Stars

The health inspectors are invading, and they're none too happy about the condition of Fawlty Towers. Meanwhile, Basil discovers to his horror that Manuel is keeping a pet rat--which he describes as a "filagree Siberian hamster"--in his bedroom, and decrees that little Basil must go. It's soon discovered that "Basil" has returned. The lunacy is helped by Basil leaping around screaming, "The cat lives! Long live the cat!" and Manuel's pathetic "cow eyes."

"Communication Problems" ensue when an arrogant, deaf, half-blind lady arrives at Fawlty Towers and makes life hellish for the staff. To make matters worse, Basil bet some money on a horse -- and Sybil suspects it.

"The Anniversary" is anything but blissful when Basil pretends to have forgotten his and Sybil's anniversary. Sybil responds by storming out in a huff -- just as guests arrive for a special anniversary surprise party. Basil tries to cover up his rapidly crumbling marriage in front of the suspicious guests, as Manuel and the chef duel over who gets to cook.

Do not miss this! Or I will sic filagree Siberian hamsters on you!

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Summary of Fawlty Towers,Vol. 4 - Communication Problems/The Anniversary/Basil The Rat [VHS]

Nothing turns Basil Fawlty's rude behavior into panicked fawning and manic desperation like a confrontation with authority and the surprise arrival of the Health Inspector in "Basil the Rat" has him flip-flopping between penny-pinching opportunism and hysterical self-preservation. When Manuel's Siberian hamster, which turns out to be rat, escapes into the hotel, a poison-laced cut of veal set out to kill the creature becomes mixed up with the dinner cuts. When they fear the fatal flank has landed on the inspector's plate they launch into an impromptu game of dining-room switcheroo. Basil blithely pretends to have forgotten about "The Anniversary" as Sybil drops hint after hint to Basil's blank stares, but secretly he's plotted a surprise party. Unfortunately his act is too convincing and Sybil storms out before the event and Basil forces Polly to play the part of his wife, unexpectedly bedridden, for his puzzled guests. An even more puzzled Sybil returns to see the farce. "Communications Problems" finds Basil once again plotting behind his wife's back, this time for a little off-track betting. His horse comes in, but his effort to hide his winnings becomes complicated when a guest is robbed and Basil's sneaking and sudden handful of cash makes him the prime suspect. Complicating matters is dotty Major Gowan, the reality-impaired resident whose forgetfulness only lands Basil in worse trouble. --Sean Axmaker

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