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Flight Of The Conchords: The Complete HBO First Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Bret Mckenzie, Jemaine Clement
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  26 reviews
Format: Pal
Language: English (Unknown)
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Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 346 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
EAN: 7321902187945
ASIN: B000UI2XN4
Release Date: October 29, 2007
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 Phenomenal comedy duo who are worth all the success they get!! September 6, 2007
M. Faulkner
47 out of 54 found this review helpful
If you haven't heard of Flight of the Conchords already, you can do no worse than to check out this DVD.
If you love dry, surreal and ridiculously intelligent comedy/music panaches, then Bret and Jermaine are the men you seek.
Think the non-sensical ramblings of Bill Bailey, crossed with the sudden musical outbursts of The Mighty Boosh, and mix it all up with a naive attempt to break it big in the States, one sicophantic and crazy fan, and a hoard of miniature disasters!
By the way, I'm not superb at writing reviews, but I hope you get the idea!
Motherflippin Genius October 26, 2007
John Fraser (St Albans)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
Every once in a while a comedy series comes along that seems to rewrite the comedy rule book while making you wonder "how come no-one's ever done anything like this before?"
The Flight of the Conchords is one such series. In a way, it's a great throwback to the musical format - people breaking into song in the middle of a conversation for no reason - and the humour that can be had with that conceit alone is immense (the moment when a song kicks off is always very funny.) But the structure and sheer hilarity of the songs (on the one hand pitch-perfect parodies of specific genres of songwriting and on the other, a mixture of deeply inappropriate lyrics and inventive surreality) bears repeated scrutiny and really is tears-streaming-down-your-face funny. It's also worth pointing out that the New Zealand accent certainly seems to add an additional layer of comedy to a lot of it. That and Jermaine and Brett's relentlessly deadpan delivery. Glorious stuff. bring on series two.
Innovative cult comedy October 10, 2007
Ray Blake (Hemel Hempstead, UK)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Think of the mockumentary style of 'Spinal Tap' combined with the surreal musical comedy of Bill Bailey and the slightly claustrophobic domestic arrangements of Morecambe and Wise. These elements combine to make something genuinely original.
Bret and Jermaine are unconventional heroes, but heroes nevertheless, a couple of socially awkward New Zealanders trying against the odds to make it in New York. Their exploits and those of their amateur manager, Murray ('I'm so angry I could almost swear.') and their fanbase (a rather unhinged woman who is more of a stalker than a fan) make for a succession of laugh-out-loud moments.
You are unlikely to find a funnier American sitcom this year.
Flight of Conchords - just buy it September 18, 2007
Neil Trueman (Brighton, England)
8 out of 30 found this review helpful
being from the Python/goons era and in to The Office, Extras, Little Britain, Bo Selecta etc etc - i think I am qualified when it comes to reviewing comedy....so when I say THIS IS VERY FUNNY - IT IS !!!
Saw it in USA August time and it really had me laughing all the way through. Lots of things go wrong and the 2 main characters here are absolutely great together and you will not be disappointed.
I dont rate many american comedy films, and often think their sense of humour is non-existent.....i.e. "not funny" - but this is bound to be a classic in years to come.
but dont take my word for it.......
If you're into it March 20, 2008
B.
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Flight Of The Conchords is the brainchild of singers Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie. Leaving their native New Zealand, they move to New York to make a name for themselves with the help of fellow Kiwi, Murray, who's got to be the most hapless band manager in the history of band managers.
Then there's Mel - their #1 fan. And, as the band knows only too well, their only fan. Mel is completely obsessed with the duo. Her husband, however, is not so keen on her fixation. But she browbeats him into driving her around New York in search of The Conchords.
Meanwhile Jemaine and Bret are joined at the hip. They live together, play music together, and even date together. And through it all the songs are brilliant, such as 'part time model' (you're so beautiful, you could a part time model, or a high-class prostitute) and 'business time' (Girl, tonight we`re gonna make love. You know how I know, baby? `Cause it`s Wednesday. And Wednesday night is the night that we make love...)
They're hilarious without meaning to be... endearing in their social awkwardness, and completely deadpan in their delivery. I literally laughed till I cried. And since I believe in the series so much, I'll stop here and not go for the hard sell. Instead I'll just say pick it up, go in with low expectations, and prepare to be blown away. You know, if you're into it...
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