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Black Adder IV - Black Adder Goes Forth | 
 enlarge | Actor: Rowan Atkinson
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 7465
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 200
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARDE1562D
ISBN: 0790760266
UPC: 794051156228
EAN: 9780790760261
ASIN: B00005A1SW
Release Date: June 26, 2001
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/13/2005 Run time: 178 minutes Rating: Nr
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 One of the greatest comedy series, ever!.... September 18, 2008
I originally caught perhaps half of the shows on the tube and snatched up a 'complete set' as soon as it was released years ago. I never tire of watching it. Some people may not have caught it, but the fortunes of the Blackadder family was on a steady downhill slide over the centuries... from a prince, to a lord, to a man-servent, to a captain in the trenches of WWI. Goes Forth is my favorite series. Having served in the American military, I can really appreciate the military absurdities depicted in the show.
 Formulaic, but it's a good formula September 9, 2008
Having been exposed to this series out of order (III, II, "I," Goes Forth) it is easy for me to see the progression of writing, how particular jokes recur, why the 1st season didn't work so well and why the subsequent seasons did.
This is season 4, and the formula put forth in season 2 and polished in season 3 becomes a bit clunky here. The jokes seem, in turn, homages to the previous seasons and obligatory, throw-away material. But all in all, it works. Laughs abound, especially when Gen. Melchett bustles on screen and complicates Capt. Blackadder's plans to put off any actual life-threatening soldiering.
New to the series in this season is Capt. Darling. The snarky cattiness between the two Captains is comedy gold.
A "must have" for Rowan Atkinson fans. A surprise for those who didn't know Hugh Laurie before "House." If you don't know Stephen Fry, do yourself the favor of becoming familiar with his canon. This is a good place to start. And Lord Flasheart! The coolest, larger than life jerk in historical fiction to grace the small screen.
And then there's the conclusion. I don't want to spoil the moment, but it was a beautiful example of how comedy can truly succeed at being powerfully eloquent.
Blackadder... no more? May 30, 2008
In the final chapter of the proper Blackadder series, Edmund is an officer in the British army, fighting in WWI. All the series favorites show up for what is truly a great sendoff to the series, which was not revisited until many years later in Blackadder Back and Forth.
Black Adder IV February 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Row, Row, Row your boat gently down the stream; belts off, trousers down, isn't life a scream!
Love it!!!
Comedy at its best December 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I caught an episode of this on PBS and was so hooked that I had to buy the DVD right away. The writing is top notch and every character is played to perfection. What struck me most is that all these hilarious dialogs and situations are against the backdrop of war and after you see Black Adder lead the final charge to their inevitable deaths in the last scene you can't help but feeling how futile and absurd war can be. When comedy makes you laugh and cry and think it is at its best and this is the best.
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