Never Let Go [1960] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Remembered dimly as Peter Sellers' only venture into "serious" acting, Never Let Go has a lot of other things to recommend it, mostly because it manages to include a lot of the lurid elements that gained it an X certificate in 1960. It has a near-demented melodrama plot, as two desperate obsessives collide in a bizarre feud. Richard Todd, doing meek and put-upon, is a sales rep for smug Peter Jones' cosmetics firm whose life is turned upside-down when his Ford Anglia, bought on hire purchase and uninsured, is stolen by teddy boy Adam Faith. Looking like an inhabitant of Royston Vasey in The League of Gentlemen, Sellers plays a grinning, jumped-up spiv who runs a legitimate garage which is a front for the car thieves and is sugar daddy to teenage tartlet Carol White.

Typical of Sellers' demonic rottenness is a scene in which he breaks down-and-out Melvyn Johns' heart by stamping on his beloved terrapin. "Peanut" Todd's crusade to get back his motor (catchphrase "what about my car?") brings trouble too: he gets repeatedly beaten up, abandoned by his wife (Elizabeth Sellars) and dragged to the edge of madness for a final punch-up in a garage. With a delightfully sleazy, jazzy John Barry score, lots of local colour in the caffs and gaffs of criminal London circa 1960 and a parade of welcome character actors (John le Mesurier, David Lodge, Noel Willman, Nigel Stock), this has its soapy spells, but it's a fascinating relic.

On the DVD: Never Let Go's menu plays under Faith's theme song ("When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again--Oh Yeah Oh Yeah!"). The print is slightly letterboxed but looks a few generations away from the master with some careless transfer work that greys shadows and overexposes some scenes. --Kim Newman

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A bargain DVD.......2006-06-15

I bought this DVD for a bargain price from an Amazon seller, and was very pleased with the picture quality considering it is a budget release. This film is a fantastic period piece with three great lead actors, Richard Todd, Peter Sellers, and a very young Adam Faith. Among the supporting cast is the always superb David Lodge.

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Never Let Go [1960] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Richard Todd , and Peter Sellers
Manufacturer: Mgm Entertainment
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ASIN: 6309236806
Release Date: 2005-06-07

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Eight is great, but the music is getting weirder

The Backyardigans: Movers and Shakers (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Manufacturer: Nick Jr. DVD/Paramount DVD
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Release Date: 2007-05-29

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Eight is great, but the music is getting weirder.......2007-06-10

This is the eighth DVD in the series, and includes four episodes from Season Two of the brilliant children's television series, The Backyardigans.

1. Movers of Arabia
2. Cops and Robots
3. Sinbad Sails Alone
4. The Best Clowns In Town

1. Movers of Arabia (Tyrone, Pablo, Uniqua, Austin)

Tyrone is a Sultan
And he's got a cave of stuff
He needs a team of movers
'cause the job is really tough

A genie in a bottle helps
To speed the job along
They have to learn to say "I wish"
Whenever things go wrong

2. Cops and Robots (Tyrone, Uniqua, Pablo, Tasha)

Two cops patrolling outer space
Must stop an evil scheme
When robots storm a factory
To start a new regime

3. Sinbad Sails Alone (Tyrone, Pablo, Uniqua, Tasha)

Tyrone is a sailor
And he's going on a quest
To sail his ship to rainbow's end
Because he is the best

Pablo stows away on board
Without Tyrone's permission
The Siren and Medusa skits
Enhance this expedition

4. The Best Clowns In Town (Tyrone, Uniqua, Pablo, Austin)

Three little clowns looking for work
But Tyrone isn't willing
To have them as a circus act
Though they deserve top billing

None of the episodes feature all five characters, with Austin and Tasha alternating, and although each has its defining moments, this isn't the best DVD of the series. Next up is "Into the Deep" which will be released at the end of July 2007.

Amanda Richards

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