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Blackadder - Blackadder Goes Forth - Series 4 [1989] | ![Blackadder - Blackadder Goes Forth - Series 4 [1989]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DVH4R50AL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Tim Mcinnerny
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: Video
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Rating:  34 reviews
Format: Hifi Sound, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 175 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.7 x 2.4
EAN: 5014503478728
ASIN: B00004CMJ5
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
Release Date: September 2, 1996
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The final Blackadder series, which first appeared in 1990, was the most highly evolved of all of the Richard Curtis/Ben Elton-scripted excursions. Having contrived to attain the Crown at the end of the third series, Rowan Atkinson's Edmund Blackadder is now reduced to a mere Captaincy in the trenches during World War I, with these episodes finding him shooting messenger pigeons, grumbling about Charlie Chaplin and unscrupulously evading his patriotic duty to pile over the top and be slaughtered pointlessly. Hugh Laurie plays the upper class silly arse to the hilt while Baldrick, who has grown progressively more stupid throughout the four series, can barely muster the intelligence to move from the spot. Blackadder Goes Forth stoutly refused to the end to abandon its relish for broad, puerile scatological puns: "Captain Darling will pump you thoroughly in the debriefing room," growls Stephen Fry's General Melchett. However, Blackadder's cynicism is laced with genuine despair at the recent madness of World War I. The closing moments of the final episode, as Blackadder and co. finally receive their orders, are handled with sober poignancy and became a frequent fixture in Remembrance Day TV scheduling. --David Stubbs
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Excellent Blackadder series possibly the best ever. October 23, 2000
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is probably the best Blackadder series of the lot. The comedy shows the unfortunate truth of the horror of war, with razor sharp wit and brilliant one-liners. The final scene is probably one of the most emotional images of war. Blackadder is his ususal sarcastic witty self, while Baldrick seems even more stupid, "It's better than sitting around here on our elbows!" Hugh Laurie plays Lieutenant George brilliantly, and Stephen Fry makes an ideal General whose ideas on warfare are almost too close to the truth. Also an excellent cameo performance by Rik Mayall as Lord Flasheart the ace pilot in 'Private Plane'. All in all a brilliant series that should not be misssed.
He's right you know, Oxford's a complete dump! August 29, 2004
Paul Johnson
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
For me, this is the best of all the Blackadder series. The tone of this series seems to be different to all the others and your opinions of the characters is different accordingly.Blackadder is for the most part a snide and somewhat cruel and unpleasant character, but rather than dislike him for the way he treats his couterparts, in Goes Forth, you just feel for him, placed in this desperate situation and trying anything he can think of to get out of it. Who would not, given the circumstances. Making a comedy out of the tragic events of WW1 shows great skill and the writers manage it tremendously. They are helped by an incredibly good cast - there really are no weak links. For me, Stephen Fry playing the dimwitted General Meltchett is the standout, though an excellent cameo in one episode by Rik Mayall as flying ace Lord Flashart runs him close. What is truely brilliant is the end. After all his attempts to escape, Blackadder is sent over the top, we presume to his doom, though we are never shown for definate, as the screen fades to show the battlefield in modern times. This could have been handled so badly, but it was in fact, perfect.
I wouldn't lick a German if he were glazed in honey! August 26, 2002
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
The fourth installment of the fantastic Blackadder series is as funny as a vegetable that has grown into a rude and amusing shape. Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) is at his most cunning yet, while the hopelessly dim Lieutenant George (Hugh Laurie) and Private Baldrick (Tony Robinson) stand by for his orders. The stark raving mad General Melchett (Stephen Fry) and pen-pushing Captain Darling (Tim McInnery) dish out slightly insane orders such as walking slowly towards the enemy. Each episode is original and hilarious, from putting on a show at the London Palladium to being executed for shooting a pigeon. There are so many quotable quotes that one's mind becomes a whirl of jokes and catchphrases. From Melchett's Baah to Flashheart's Woof this is a hilarious video and in my opinion the best of the lot.
UNMISSABLE! October 12, 2004
BoOkWoRm
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am studying WW1 in Literature and this series gets right to the heart of the message of all post-war literature that I have studied. It presents the truely horrific conditions of the average tommy and the sheer stupidity of those in charge. Mixed with the humour and irony of Blackadder, this series appeals to a panoply of human emotion. The last episode especially, captures the feelings of the soldiers and the prospect of 'The Big Push.' I couldn't hold back the tears. Amazing watching!
Well, well, well! If it isn't old Captain Slack-Bladder! May 25, 2006
CP (Nowhere!)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is the best series ever! It combines brilliant humour with a perfect balance of disaster, truimph and puns. Unmissable!! For 15 this is an absolute bargain!
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