There's a Mr Bean in all of us...?

Advantages: fantastic humour and sidesplitting laughter
Disadvantages: None.. unless you don't like Bean

...Creator: Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis. Writers: Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. Stars: Rowan Atkinson. Released in early 1990 until mid 1996, creating 14 half hour shows starring Rowan as a bumbling idiot who simply stumbles through life? usually at the expense of others. Mr Bean is the brain child of Atkinson, though of whilst studying at Oxford University? performing a few quick sketches at the Edinburgh fringe in early 1980. It is a simple format with very few characters involved? although each character and each 'prop' has a vital role in the creation and administration of the comical genius which is Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean. * THE MAIN CHARACTERS: * Mr Bean himself? Mr Bean, (having no first name) is a very slow minded person who can be somewhat selfish at times...

blissman70 02.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of ITV - Mr. Bean

Mr Bean

Advantages: Some of the best episodes
Disadvantages: None

...What an amazing Actor, Rowan Atkinson is back with another great season of Mr Bean.This season has to be one of the best Mr Bean there is, comprising of 3 episodes 1 - Do it yourself ] 2 - Back to school ] Mr Bean 3 - Tee of ] 1 - Mr Bean hosts the flattest New Year's Eve party of all time, goes shopping at the department store, and in his pocket there is a fish, and a potato. And desies to save time decorating his flat by blowing up a tin of paint in his room deliberatly..... 2 - Mr Bean attends an adult education day at the local college and there are some amazing misshaps on the way. Comes across a nude model in the art class, Becomes a great conductor of electricity in the science class, becomes very nervous in the chemistry and judo classes and drills the army...

scottishWARRIOR22 02.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean Vol.4 (DVD)

Mr Bean Live 3 (DVD)

Advantages: hilarious episodes, good picture quality, classic Mr Bean
Disadvantages: expensive method of going about owning the whole series

...Mr Bean returns in another volume of episodes. This third installment to the collection includes '' Mr. Bean Rides Again'', ''Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean'', and '' Mr. Bean in Room 426''. Yes as you've guessed he gets in more trouble, in different situations. Sketches on this Dvd see special guest appearnces from Danny La Rue, Owen Brenman, Roger Sloman, Stephen Frost, and Nick Hancock. COST: £9.99 PLACE OF PURCHASE: Blockbuster NUMBER OF DISCS: 1 CERTIFICATE: PG Episode 1: i) Mr Bean wants to go to the post office, his car battery is dead so he has to catch the bus instead. This leads to extraordinary capers when he meets a man who is already waiting at the bus stop and who suddely has a heart attack. Mr Bean does his best first aid to try and recover him and succeeds, only to give the poor guy another heart attack. A good...

mints4merlin 28.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean Vol.3 (DVD)

Mr Bean - Live Action DVD

Advantages: hilarious, Atkinson is a comedy genius
Disadvantages: only 3 episodes, expensive way to get the whole set

...Having only made 13 episodes you would think it would be easy enough to release the wholebox set as a complete and more cost effective production. But no, because we are english, we are 'rich' and can afford to splash out on the indivual DVD's, and of course we can wait whilst each is brought out at two month intervals. However if you live in america you get one whole box set, straight away, and before we even get our measly volume one with only 3 episodes on it. Arrgh. Appologies for the rant, but it's a good introduction as to why I have had to review one volume at a time. I do hope you enjoy reading about it. As I'm sure the name Mr Bean will ring bells striaght away. He's the clumsy whimsical character which delighted so many with his mishaps in the 90's. I had to buy this as soon as I knew it was released. I love Mr Bean...

mints4merlin 27.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean - Live Action (DVD)

Mr. Bean's Holiday - Shame On Atkinson

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Boring - inane mishaps - slow

...Directed by: Steve Bendelack Story by: Simon McBurney Screenplay by: Hamish McColl Genre: Comedy Country: UK/France/Germany/USA Certification: PG Language: English & Gibberish Released: 20th August, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) Preston Nyman (Boy with Train) Emma de Caunes (Sabine) Willem Dafoe (Carson Clay) Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes. Having managed to get into the wrong taxi that subsequently delivers him to the wrong destination, he ends up having to walk to the train station where he promptly manages to miss his train. After a disastrous meal in a posh French restaurant, he finally manages to catch his train, but unwittingly causes a father and son to be separated from each other. Feeling somewhat guilty, Mr. Bean attempts to assist the boy by reuniting him with his father, however...

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Review of Mr Bean's Holiday (DVD)

Mr Bean - Vol. 2 DVD

Advantages: Hilarious comedy, good viewing
Disadvantages: only 3 episodes, expensive to buy whole set individually

...Another installement to my DVD collection - the epic and classic comedy hero - Mr Bean. I love Rowan Atkinson, especially in Black Adder and also in the classic Mr Bean episodes. Despite my mood before hand, after watching Mr Bean I always feel much better, he always manages to intrigue my imagination with his biazarre mannerisms and abilty to turn the most straight forward of tasks into complete disaters! Having not being able to buy the whollebox set I have had to purchase and review each DVD volume one by one. This DVD contains 3 episodes, each with 3 or 4 sketches in them. All of whihc are brilliant and this DVD includes one of my favourites - the one where he goes to the swimming pool and clings to the diving board. The three episodes are entitled: Episode 1. 'The Curse Of Mr Bean', Episode 2. 'Mr Bean Goes To Town...

mints4merlin 27.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean Vol.2 (DVD)

Mr Beans Disaster!!

Advantages: Funny, Really Good
Disadvantages: No Teddy

...Mr Beans Holiday I had to go and see this film in the cinema, Mr Bean. I was brought up with him on TV every Friday night. And I loved him found him hilarious. I got a couple of bad reviews from a few people about the film before I made it to the cinema which almost changed my mind about going ? But? I went despite the fact of the bad reviews. The Story Mr Bean wins a holiday to the south of France, and also is given a video camera to record his trip and to have memories. So off he goes? on his travels he ends up separating a father and son, by asking the father Emil to come outside the train to video record bean getting on the train. After bean takes the camera off the father and steps on the train the doors close leaving the father outside. So bean has to try and get these two back together?.. The father tells...

lesleyanne18 16.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean's Holiday (DVD)

Mr Bean - The Animated Series - Vol. 1 DVD

Advantages: distracts the children
Disadvantages: not funny, humour very simple and mostly slapstick or toilet houmour.

...I'm quite surprised to learn that some people atually like the animated series of Mr Bean, and find it just as entertaining, if not more appealing than the 'proper' Mr Bean. When I refer to proper Mr Bean I am of course talking about Rowna Atkinson's smash hit comedy sitcom in the 90's which followed a dry and whimsical character make a complete mess of very simple everyday activities like a trip to the swimming pool, parking his car, or visiting the cinema. Personally I love the original Mr Bean, although some detest his bumbling foolish nature, I find him entertaining on a unique scale. Maybe it's because a part of me feels sorry for him or that in some cercumstances it is really quite ingenuis how you can get make some of the simplest tasks a complete disaster. However the animated series proved to be a complete let down...

mints4merlin 27.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean - The Animated Series Vol.1 (DVD)

Mr Bean Animated Series - Vol.4 DVD

Advantages: Cartoon entertainment for kids
Disadvantages: not as funny as the original, bad graphics, poor comedy

...As I am sure most of you will know straight away who I mean when I mention the name Mr Bean. He's the love him or hate him guy played by Rowan Atkinson - as was his adopted comedy project after he finished doing Black Adder in the 80's. However if you're not aware of who he is I'll give a brief break down. Mr Bean is a 40-50 year old man who lives alone and dresses in a shirt and tie, complete with tweed jacket everyday dispite the day, month or occassion. The only time he wears anything different is when he goes for a bath, a swim, or to bed when he wears his long PJ's which feature Teddy. Mr Bean also mumbles and bumbles his way through life. Which, in the first and original clips done by Rowan, made humourous incidents out of quite mundane things like going to the dentist, packing for a trip, or attending church were transformed...

mints4merlin 26.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean - The Animated Series Vol.4 (DVD)

BEAN!

Advantages: A few good scenes
Disadvantages: Where's the holiday?

...There's something about Mr. Bean that is very family friendly, I suppose it could be down to the most violent thing he has ever done is slam his yellow mini door or cut off someones poney tail in a hairdressing mix-up, or it could just be that the silent character brings everyone together in a humerous fashion. I sat down to watch Mr Bean's Holiday the other weekend, and as I was much younger when I saw his first Hollywood outing I wasn't sure what to expect - I remember liking the first movie, and if the movie saw a combination of some of his greatest sketches then it should have been a big hit for me. With my mum coming in and out of the room every now and again, it was interesting to get a diverse view of how older viewers found the movie and how me, perhaps someone growing up too quickly, found the movie as someone in their late...

nathaninnit 10.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Mr Bean's Holiday (DVD)