Titreenp
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
Billie Morin
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
bowmanblue
'Guest House Paradiso,' or, as was added later on the video box, 'The Bottom Movie.' I've been a fan of 'Bottom' (and before that 'The Young Ones') ever since it first crawled onto our televisions screens. So, like many, I was happy that the hideous Richie and Eddie had made it onto the big screen. I remember back in 1999 when it came out that it only received a Luke-warm reception, but I saw it anyway. My reaction – it just left me a bit cold.It's not a 'Bottom' movie. The characters, although basically identical to the Richie and Eddie that we know and love, have different surnames. It would be a bit simplistic to say that the movie failed on account of that one minor point, but, for some reason, I can't really think of anything else.Guest House Paradiso was not a commercial or critical success at the Box Office. I decided to watch it again because I enjoyed re-watching the series recently. I was surprised when I saw online how well-received it actually was. However, even from a second viewing over fifteen years later, I still didn't 'get it.' And I don't know why. Guest House Paradiso has everything that bottom has: the characters, the gross-out humour, the slap-stick violence and the overall feel of Bottom. Yet it still didn't do it for me. Perhaps I enjoyed seeing Bottom in 'smaller doses.' The half hour runtime of an average TV episode seemed just right. Maybe I found that stretching the concept out for an hour and a half was too much? Yes, there are funny bits and I did smile. It's stupidly dumb, but it never tries to be anything else. Despite my love for the Young Ones and Bottom, I have yet to warm to this big screen version. But, if you're thinking of watching it, based on what I've seen I am now in the minority. It seems that Guest House Paradiso has found its market at last and time has been more forgiving than the critics at the time and me now. I'll always have a special fondness for the antics of Richie and Eddie, just not here. Sorry, boys.
west_region901
bloody mad movie ay, def inly in my top 10 favorite movies rent it if you like stupid humor and a mad f@kn movie probably the funniest movie i have seen i wish they would make a sequel!!!!!! i have seen it like 20 times ay, and its still funny mad jokes and sh!t, good one son.....definitely worth a look ay, seriously if u rent it and don't like it, i will give you a full refund. thats how confident i am that you will like it, and see it another 20 times before it stops becoming funny. the jokes are pretty silly but never get old. it is the worlds most underrated movie, because it is f@kn good, i wish it were more well known, and had recognition and a push for them to bring out a sequel. hats off 2 Ritchie and Eddie, the worlds funniest c@nts.
Swannee13
i had been looking for this film for so long before i found it, i had seen it when i was younger and loved it, after my second viewing i still loved it and i still do.this is a love/hate film, if you like bottom, young ones, the comic strip, then you will find this funny. If you don't like that kind of humour then don't bother. I love this film and have grown up with these comedy programmes, for me this film is simply placing their comic genius on the big screen.. It is not an award winner by any means but if you just want good wholesome slapstick then this is it!the film lacks the quality of the TV series and this is usually the case with films but it still has enough material to keep you laughing even if a lot of the jokes are pretty similar to their previous work.yes, the humour is a little childish and not to everyone's taste but sometimes you just need that in a film.
bajan13k
This was a very enjoyable hour and a half or so. I watched it just because I was testing out the TV reception in my new-to-me room, and it was on as the "late night show" or whatever they put on just before scheduled broadcasting for the day ends.Anyhow, the show was really crude, and reminded me of why I liked British humor. I won't spoil it but I will explain why I gave it 8/10: first off, it is comedy, and comedy should make me laugh. This definitely did! The humor is definitely of an adult nature, and crude, but that's apparently the style of the "Bottom" series, but I can't be sure as this is the first and only I've watched. The reason took off two points, though: it isn't perfect. Production values aren't horrible but they're not top-notch either. More relevantly, there's nothing in the presentation that made me go "wow". However, I wasn't expecting it to, it was a comedy! Finally, the beginning of the show was, in my opinion, paced too slowly and abruptly. It should have given a more solid sense of the hotel/guest house and its context, rather than leaving contextual facts to be introduced only moments before they are used in a gag.... but that's just my picky opinion. As a comedy, this is definitely something I'd want to buy and own.
