What a waste of my time!!!

Perfect cast and a good story

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

It's not just one of the best of the Carry on films, it's one of the best films I can think of. It is gloriously funny, wonderfully well made, boasts some great production values, and has some incredibly iconic moments, I love Carry on up the Kyhber.The out and out best showing from Bernard Bresslaw, I watched Jungle before this and slated his character, but he shows how good he is here, brilliant. The entire cast are magical, Sid, Joan, Kenneth, Peter, Angela Douglas looks utterly sensational, Roy Castle is just glorious, he plays it all with a straight bat.One of the most sensational film sequences of all time. The meal scene with the attack going on around has me in stitches, only Peter is reacting, it is painfully funny.Carry on Cleo boasts sensational sets and costumes (obviously) but Khyber is right up there too, the costumes are simply gorgeous. The names and characters are just brilliant too. The script, jokes, volume of innuendo make Khyber a glorious film 10/10

CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has much in common with previous CARRY ON outings such as CARRY ON FOLLOW THAT CAMEL: the humour is broad, the cast all play similar characters, and the shot-in-the-UK locations have a special nostalgic charm all to themselves. This might well be the last of the great historical movies made by the team, as their fortunes (and budgets) started to wane soon afterwards.Still, it's best to enjoy it while it lasts, and there's plenty to enjoy here, not least an on-form cast giving it the best of their abilities. Sid James is back (after being incapacitated in CARRY ON DOCTOR) on his top, woman-hunting form, and Kenneth Williams once more makes for a hilarious bad guy. There's also an extended role for the great, underrated Peter Butterworth, who I think gives the funniest performance in the whole film, particularly at the end.By this stage, the jokes are almost entirely sexual or rely on references to various body parts for effect. Still, they come at a ferocious pace and you can't beat the smutty innuendo which is used at just the right level without being too explicit. Everything flows naturally and the cast work together well. Also, CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has the best climax of any CARRY ON film: the wonderful dinner party sequence, which takes the mickey out of the famed British stiff upper lip to glorious effect.

In true 'Carry-On' Style, this reverberates as among the teams' best (Along with 'Carry On Cleo').Of course there's the dreadfully, yet painfully funny double entendres, it wouldn't be the same without them. Also, there's plenty of racial stereotyping which certainly wouldn't be allowed now (How long before we NEVER see another 'Carry On' on TV because of it?).The British in India, though are fully lampooned themselves, with the implication that the Indian Mutiny be NOT anything to do with pork/beef fat-greased cartridges, but instead, a plot about the 'Foot and Mouth' Brigade wearing 'namby-pamby' underpants under their kilts!This leads 'The Khasi' (Kenneth Williams - from of course, 'Jacksi') to jibe The Commissioner, Sir Sydney Ruff-Diamond (The brilliant Sid James) that the 'Devils in Skirts' are not what they purport to be as a fighting force, wearing such garments! Aided by Bungit-In (Bernie Bresslaw), The Khasi leads the said mutiny.There are plenty of the standard but funny gags, let alone with the slang-derived names. My favourite line in my subtitle above, where the Khasi has ordered 'the Fakir' (Cardew Robinson) to go! The second part of the subtitle derives from where Brother Belcher (Peter Butterworth) answers the call of the British stiff upper lip! As usual, there's also plenty of bawdiness (Well, it wouldn't be a 'Carry On' without it! 'They call me 'Busti'!).There's the famous scene at the end, where the so-called British stiff upper lip is instilled, as the British hierarchy are shelled in their mansion by the natives, dusting themselves off and discarding the carnage as just some sort of nuisance, whilst Brother Belcher can only see the reality.This is definitely a good watch, and like all decent comedies, even though you know what the lines are, the sheer delivery of the likes of Sid James, Ken Williams and the presence of the beautiful Angela Douglas, but also investing the help of Roy Castle made this a good old fashioned British romp. Although we gave English to so many countries, with our humour, I wonder if say, Americans find this funny or understand it? I'm sure Australians are more familiar with this type of humour but I'd like to know how the other English-speaking nations receive these gems! Certain other parts of British slang you never hear now, are when Bungit In informs The Khasi the native 'Burpas' (What else?) get things mixed up/around the wrong way. He tells him the Burpas are from a very old tribe, known as the 'Arsitases'. British slang at one time for the 'wrong way around' was 'Arsy-tarsi'! This is never used by anyone I know, now! 'Arse-about face' seems to have replaced this!

The Carry On series had many ups and downs, but this offering is the best of the entire series and a fantastic comedy in its own right. The jokes come fast and often and the overall quality of the film is apparent. This is the perfect Carry On line up too, Sid James, Kenneth Williams lead the cast which includes Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth, all of whom are at the peak of their craft. The addition of Roy Castle to the cast as the heroic lead is perfect and the sets and set pieces are great.The story, which is one of the most coherent, is set during the British occupation of India during the reign of Queen Victoria. Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) is thrust into the middle of a plot to reveal the feared 'Devils in Skirts' the British army who traditionally wear nothing under their kilts as underwear wearing oppressors by the Khasi of Kalabar (a deliciously sneering Kenneth Williams) who intends to start a revolution and end Sir Sidney's cushy job. Stiff upper lips, cross dressing, randy missionaries, stolen underwear and a final brilliant dinner scene in the midst of a full scale revolt showcase the reason that the Carry On Series and not Monty Python is the best representation of British comedy at its finest.Take a tea break and check out this comedy gem from the bosom of the British Empire.