Privates on Parade

Buy This Item Privates on Parade by MGM (Video & DVD)  Available from Amazon  $12.99  on 11-17-2008     Famed British comedian John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda) leads a hilarious ensemble in this bawdy military satire that is lethally funny (The New York Times)! The year is 1948, and Major Giles Flack (Cleese) has been ordered to organize a song-and-dance unit to entertain the beleaguered British troops in Southeast Asia. But while he's transforming the front line into a chorus line, his entertainers are being used as a cover operation to sell illegal arms to Malaysian guerillas!Will Major Flack's musical band of brothers be able to raise military morale while dodging bullets and shrapnel or will their show become the ultimate bomb? Reader Reviews The problem with this movie is that it can't decide what kind of a movie it wants to be. I was expecting a manic comedy in the style the British handle so well. This is not a comedy. I don't want to give anything away for those of you who want to see this film, but I won't betray any surprises if I say that this is a mixture of musical numbers in drag, pathos, and very, very, heavy drama with only momemtary glimpses of humor. I found this film to be very much of a downer, so don't look here if you're looking for a good laugh.

Privates on Parade Available from Amazon Price: $12.99 Updated on 11-17-2008.

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