The Hound of the Baskervilles | Peter Cook, Dudley Moore | Light-hearted and chock full of laughs

The Hound of the Baskervilles | Peter Cook, Dudley Moore | Comedy on the Wonders of mystery and suspense

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	The Hound of the Baskervilles Peter Cook, Dudley Moore MGM (Video & DVD), 2004 average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"Peter Cushing is a splendid Holmes" (Daily Mirror) and "Andre Morell is the perfect Dr. Watson" (Daily Herald) in this terror-filled mystery classic co-starring horror legend Christopher Lee. With its "compelling acting and spooky cinematography" (Video Movie Guide), this "rattling good movie" (Newsweek) will keep you guessingand gaspinguntil the final frame! A fiendish evil lurks beneath the mist-shrouded cliffs of England's fabled moors. In the formof a hellish hound, it feeds upon the trembling flesh of the heirs of Baskerville Hall. But before this savage beast can sink its teeth into the newest lord of the manor, it must pit its vicious fangs against the searing intellect of the most powerful foe it has ever encounteredthe incomparable Sherlock Holmes

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Light-hearted and chock full of laughs

In this 1980 movie, veteran British funnymen Peter Cook and Dudley Moore turn Arthur Conan Doyle's famous mystery any which way but loose! Peter Cook takes on the role of a strange and lazy Holmes, while Moore produces a gormless but energetic Dr. Watson - not to mention numerous other roles he takes throughout the movie, including Holmes's feisty mother, Ada! The laughs are unceasing, as you go from quirky scene to quirky scene. Don't take this movie too seriously, heaven knows that the nobody involved in making it did!

I am a fan of British comedies, and I must say that I found this movie to be quite good. I loved the interchange of Cook and Moore, as did many others, which is why they were teamed up on so many projects. I also liked seeing other stars that I recognized from other projects, including Denholm Elliott (Dr. Brody from the Indiana Jones movies), Joan Greenwood (from Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel and many others), Terry-Thomas (from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and too many others to count), Kenneth Williams (from the Carry On movies), Roy Kinnear (Henry Salt from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), Penelope Keith (from far too many to count), and...well, you get the point.

This is a fun movie, light-hearted and chock full of laughs. My family and I love this movie, and we give it out heartfelt recommendations. If you like British comedies, then you will love this movie!

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Comedy on the Wonders of mystery and suspense

Sherlock Holmes will forever enchant those who appreciate the
wonders of mystery and suspense. The Hound of the Baskervilles
holds dear memories for me, both in English and Spanish. As a child,
I heard "El Mastín de los Baskervilles" as a radio program, back in
Cuba. When I learned English, it was one of the first books I acquired
and read. While the movie is a comedy, seeing the movie was an awesome
experience for me, and now owning the DVD... is simply a dream come true.
The acting is rather funny. The interpretation... a bit silly, but enjoyable.
The episode is one of the best ever written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Sausage investigation sausage

Ahh, they don't make em like this anymore, not that I'd know. This is one of the funniest blinking movies I've seen in ages.

A Very Silly Spoof of Sherlock Holmes/Gothic Mysteries

I remember seeing this movie on television one afternoon when I was about ten. I never forgot it, because it had that same fun feeling as Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Mel Brooks films.

The humor is broad, and Dudley Moore is just terrific in three roles. You may recognize a few of the other Brits in the film.
The only thing that really dates this movie is a blatant parody of a scene from The Exorcist.

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" goes on the shelf with other silly flicks like Private Eyes (Don Knotts/Tim Conway), Foul Play, Murder By Death, Young Frankenstein, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

"She left some cold lamb on the side for you...."

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