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besson3c · Aug 8, 2007, 09:08 PM

Mr. Bean is the best guy in the whole universe.

If anybody disagrees with me they can go fly a kite, because this thread is about Mr. Bean being incredible!

wallinbl · Aug 8, 2007, 10:07 PM

Figured you to be older than that.

besson3c · Aug 8, 2007, 10:12 PM

Mr. Bean is timeless!

design219 · Aug 8, 2007, 10:13 PM

Rowan Atkinson is a talented physical comedian, but his shtick is getting tired. The old tv shows were funny the first time you see them, but he should give up Mr. Bean already.

MacosNerd · Aug 8, 2007, 10:20 PM

Some of his older stuff was funny when I first saw it, but the act does get a little tiring.

OldManMac · Aug 8, 2007, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by wallinbl

Figured you to be older than that.

I'll agree with besson3c, 'cause I'm older than that, and 'cause he's funny as hell.

RAILhead · Aug 8, 2007, 10:58 PM

besson3c · Aug 8, 2007, 11:00 PM

So Homer Simpson is not tiring, Jack Black is not tiring, Adam Sandler is not tiring, Will Ferrell is not tiring, Southpark is not tiring, Family Guy is not tiring, but Mr. Bean is?

Most of comedy consists of shtick that people play out for several years. Mr. Bean is just as fresh as anything else.

mdc · Aug 9, 2007, 12:13 AM

I really enjoyed the TV Show and the animated version. The first movie was a complete waste of time, but this latest movie is actually really funny.

Rowan Atkinson in general just cracks me up.

Randman · Aug 9, 2007, 02:59 AM

I prefer his other TV shows. Black Adder > Mr Bean.

analogika · Aug 9, 2007, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by Randman

I prefer his other TV shows. Black Adder > Mr Bean.

I was just going to say that.

The Blackadder stuff is marvellous.

Sealobo · Aug 9, 2007, 04:12 AM

He's funny when I was in junior high. But I still think he's cool because rumor has it that he had a McLaren F1 and crashed it.

Faust · Aug 9, 2007, 04:47 AM

He is quite brilliant though not nearly as brilliant as Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie (if you remember their Eighties/Nineties stuff) or even John Cleese (Fawlty Towers).

PS: I agree with some who said they preferred the Blackadder stuff over Mr. Bean. I think Blackadder is miles ahead in terms of brilliance. At least for my taste.

moonmonkey · Aug 9, 2007, 07:56 AM

Black adder is funny, but not very realistic, lots of that stuff would never have happened.

PlacidTubs · Aug 9, 2007, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by moonmonkey

Black adder is funny, but not very realistic, lots of that stuff would never have happened.

That's because it's a comedy, not a documentary.

JonoMarshall · Aug 9, 2007, 08:41 AM

It was?

moonmonkey · Aug 9, 2007, 08:44 AM

What? PlacidTubs can you provide evidence to back up your claim?

Randman · Aug 9, 2007, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by moonmonkey

Black adder is funny, but not very realistic, lots of that stuff would never have happened.

Like Mr Bean is the epitome of realism.

andi*pandi · Aug 9, 2007, 10:35 AM

mr bean must be a guy thing.

natnabour · Aug 9, 2007, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by RAILhead

How could you deny that face?!

"I'm wiinning...I'm wiiiiiinning..."

He's timeless.

Faust · Aug 9, 2007, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

mr bean must be a guy thing.

Well, that certainly does not hold true for me.

I'm not a guy by any stretch of the imagination and I do enjoy the Mr. Bean character quite a lot. I love smart nonsense.

outdoor2extrm · Aug 9, 2007, 11:58 AM

who doesn't love Mr. Bean? My favorite movie with him definately has to be Rat Race...classic.

Aug 10, 2007, 11:08 PM

You can't compare Mr. Bean to Blackadder - one is physical comedy, the other is intellectual comedy (so to speak).

Rowan Atkinson is extremely talented. I also agree that Fry and Laurie are also talented. They did great work with Atkinson in the Blackadder series.

Oddly enough, I just finished watching a Jeeves and Wooster episode - brilliant.

KeriVit · Aug 11, 2007, 12:25 AM

I really need to catch up.

Tiresias · Aug 11, 2007, 01:49 AM

My wife said she couldn't watch it. And that is the most profound indictment, because she can watch anything and is very easy to please... er... moviewise.

moonmonkey · Aug 11, 2007, 02:24 AM

He's not the best driver,
Mr bean has totalled:
a) Jaguar XJ220
b) Ferrari F40
c) Maclaren f1

Faust · Aug 11, 2007, 06:22 AM

Jeeves & Wooster is one of the best things since ... "whatsit", just plain amazing. A terrific adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's works. A Bit of Fry and Laurie is right up there on the same pedestal, too. I watched two episodes last night.
I also think Eddie Izzard is another mighty talented chap.
These are all different genres of comedy but I judge them by the amount of laughter that comes out of me, regardless of genre.
As for Atkinson, I prefer his sketches more than his movies, though the movies are mighty fine, too, except for the 007 parody. I have yet to watch the new movie of his but I've seen a trailer of it and it looks quite promising.

Originally Posted by hayesk

You can't compare Mr. Bean to Blackadder - one is physical comedy, the other is intellectual comedy (so to speak).

Rowan Atkinson is extremely talented. I also agree that Fry and Laurie are also talented. They did great work with Atkinson in the Blackadder series.

Oddly enough, I just finished watching a Jeeves and Wooster episode - brilliant.

ghporter · Aug 11, 2007, 06:41 AM

The small amount of Mr. Bean that I've seen has shown me that I can appreciate an actor's gifts without liking everything he does. Now it may just be that I've seen too little, and what I've seen wasn't the best, but Mr. Bean makes me uncomfortable-sort of like watching the parent with a "special" kid at the mall and seeing the parent act like their kid's difficulties are funny.

On the other hand, every Blackadder character Rowan has done (they are similar but quite different) has been very enjoyable. I especially like the WWI series; that's Hugh Laurie in that series, isn't it? Great stuff.

Faust · Aug 11, 2007, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by ghporter

The small amount of Mr. Bean that I've seen has shown me that I can appreciate an actor's gifts without liking everything he does. Now it may just be that I've seen too little, and what I've seen wasn't the best, but Mr. Bean makes me uncomfortable-sort of like watching the parent with a "special" kid at the mall and seeing the parent act like their kid's difficulties are funny.

On the other hand, every Blackadder character Rowan has done (they are similar but quite different) has been very enjoyable. I especially like the WWI series; that's Hugh Laurie in that series, isn't it? Great stuff.

Yes, that is Hugh Laurie. He didn't appear in the first episodes (I think not for the entire first season and even the second - though I am unsure if memory serves me well here) but joined in later on.

I agree with your sentiment that not everything of an artist is, has or needs to be brilliant. Of course it isn't and I think Rowan Atkinson's works are extremely unbalanced in that regard. Some of his sketches are just terrifyingly funny and other sketches (and movies) are just horribly silly without an ounce of humor or intelligence. For me anyway. Overall, he is fantastic and bad works are just an inevitable part of any artist's catalogue.

Kevin · Aug 11, 2007, 11:47 AM

The Young Ones beat them both.

Yeah that is right, you heard me.

OwlBoy · Aug 11, 2007, 11:51 AM

Link to the trailer for his new Mr. Bean movie for those who might not have heard about it yet.

Apple - Trailers - Universal Pictures - Mr Bean's Holiday

-Owl

analogika · Aug 11, 2007, 12:58 PM

BTW, if you haven't seen "Johnny English" yet - DO SO!

Seriously, I cannot recommend that movie enough. It's brilliantly funny, even if you CANNOT STAND Mr. Bean.

Really.

Go watch it.

Faust · Aug 11, 2007, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

BTW, if you haven't seen "Johnny English" yet - DO SO!

Seriously, I cannot recommend that movie enough. It's brilliantly funny, even if you CANNOT STAND Mr. Bean.

Really.

Go watch it.

It was the most horrid work by Atkinson in my humble opinion. Didn't like it at all.

analogika · Aug 11, 2007, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Faust

It was the most horrid work by Atkinson in my humble opinion. Didn't like it at all.

Did you watch it in German or in the original?

I really didn't expect to, but I found it *screamingly* funny.

Faust · Aug 11, 2007, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

Did you watch it in German or in the original?

I really didn't expect to, but I found it *screamingly* funny.

I always watch a movie in its original language if I can. Maybe I had had a bad day or something. I think I laughed once or twice and found the rest silly without being funny. I'm going to give it another spin sometime and see if it was a mood thing.

angelmb · Aug 12, 2007, 02:45 AM

I also liked Johnny English a lot, Mr. Bean's Holiday on the other hand isn't any special.

voodoo · Aug 12, 2007, 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by angelmb

I also liked Johnny English a lot, Mr. Bean's Holiday on the other hand isn't any special.

Awwww ahhh mmmm Emma de Caunes ... I've watched that movie three times beacause of her..

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