For those unfamiliar with Roy Chubby Brown, he is a stand-up comedian from the north east of England. He is overweight, sexist, abusive, crass, vulgar, bears a striking resemblance to Benny Hill and is extremely funny. He has a cult following throughout the world, but his target market is without doubt the UK. For more information on this self proclaimed Fat Bastard, be sure to check out Terry’s reviews on Thunder B*ll*cks and Stocking Filler.
In UFO - The Movie, Chubby ventures into the world of the feature film and the story goes along these lines. While performing in Blackpool, Chubby is being watched by more than just his audience - as a couple of aliens have tuned in. During the show he is teleported up to their spaceship to stand trial for crimes against women. Being an all-female crew, this doesn’t look good for Chubby due to his unashamed sexism.
| "I take her to badminton and she can’t hit the shuttlecock - I take her to darts and she can’t hit the board - put her in a car and she hits everything! " |
Stand-up comedy is where Chubby has made his name and where he works best, and this film is very much in the same style. The predominant jokes are of a sexual nature and those easily offended should stay well away from this. For those that enjoy a little abusive humour, however, Chubby is one of the best around.
This film was made in 1993 and does seem a little aged. It also comes across as a simple succession of one liners with a plot simply put in to accommodate those jokes, but this is what Chubby is all about. There is the standard nudism and crudism associated with Chubby, with even planets being named after female body parts.
Viewers that expect a high quality drama film will be sorely disappointed, as this is smut in its finest form. Roy Chubby Brown is sexist, foul mouthed, obscene and proud of it. If you are simply after an offensive good laugh then this is well worth a look.
Presented in full frame and therefore not 16x9 enhanced, this transfer is sufficient without being great. Picture is sharp throughout and detail is generally acceptable, The noticeable problems occur with grain and a lack of depth in blacks. Colours are fairly vibrant and there are occasional problems with aliasing, generally on Chubby's rather loud jacket. Film artefacts can also be found in the form of white flecks, but these, although in abundance, are not too distracting.
There are no subtitles supplied with this disc, which is a shame as many may struggle to understand Chubby's broad Geordie accent.
Audio supplied is Dolby Digital 2.0 and it's more than sufficient. Dialogue is clear at all times and synch is never a problem. There are a couple of songs performed by Chubby used as backing music and these do seem to be quiet, but still come through audibly enough.
Fans of crass humour and those that are not easily offended should get a laugh out of this one. I would suggest that those who have never seen Chubby before perhaps look at one of his stand-up show releases first, but that is not totally necessary.
