Arthur 2011

Well what can I say about this unremarkable film!!

I went along with an open mind, having been a huge fan of the original and laughed until I cried when I first saw it as a teenager. I am not a massive fan of Russell Brand, but he can be quite funny and when engaged with an audience in his stand up shows, rather than engaged on the phone and being childish to great comedy legends, he does cause me much amusement.

Dudley Moore had two great foils in the original film. The relationships between him and John Guilgud and Liza Minelli made a good script into a fantastic movie. To hear Sir John saying 'you are a spoilt little b**tard' is still very funny 30 years later.

This new version is sadly in a different league to the original. I smiled once about 80 minutes into the film but I can't quite remember if that was at the film or because I had managed to dislodge the piece of popcorn from in between my teeth. Either way it caused a moment of facial exercise that had been sadly lacking for the previous 79 minutes.

I did have the luxury of a private viewing, as I was the only person stupid enough to part with my money to watch this festival of bilious nonsense on this particular afternoon (yes I was the only one in the cinema!!!).

I don't understand why this film has been made. The script is poor. The acting is ordinary. The director was obviously unavailable for much of the shoot. I would have paid more to see the original film had it been showing and I know I would have been entertained even with a film I have seen numerous times in the past 30 years.

Why is Helen Mirren resorting to this role!!! She was remarkable as the Queen and very sadly forgetable in Arthur. It was quite apt her character died because if she carries on in this sort of drivel her career could go the same way!!! Please ma'am go back to the stuff you do 'bloody' well.

Russell Brand nice enough guy, but in this, crap! Not entirely his fault as a bad script and director haven't helped him and neither has trying to fill Dudley Moore's shoes, which was always going to be tricky given that he is twice as tall as the late great comedy genius, Dudley Moore.

I hope that somewhere in the great picture house in the sky Dud and Sir John are looking down and realising how lucky they are that this remake has come along after they have departed this earth!!

Rumour has it that Osama Bin Laden when captured on Monday was being taken to a special screening of Arthur 2011 and just couldn't cope with the thought!!

I would not recommend Arthur 2011 to anyone, and if you are thinking of going, then pop to your nearest store or go online and spend the money on the dvd of the original instead.

I would love to know anyone else's thought's on this movie!!!