The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm (2014)

Simply A Masterpiece

Lack of good storyline.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

My son and me really enjoyed this very funny adaption of Professor Branestawm and it did not disappoint.Great family fun and Harry Hill's portrayal of the Professor was spot on, the supporting cast were brilliant too especially Simon Day as Colonel Dedshot and Vicki Pepperdine as Mrs Flittersnoop.Charlie Higson's adaption are faithful to the books, taking elements from different stories and creating something new and bringing the character of Connie (Mrs Flittersnoop's niece) to the front of the story and the inventions are of the quality of the W.Heath Robinson illustrations that do feature in the original book.It did make me go and buy the original books. The scene where the photographs come alive made me and my son cry with laughter and funnily enough when we read the scene in the original book it caused the same emotion.Bonkers and brilliant. One of the best eccentric characters in literature, up there with Worzel Gummidge.Recommended. I felt I needed to give a review of this show and the sequel as the reviewer know as HonestReviews wrote a very unfair review and should know that there is an off button on there television set.

I adore Professor Branestawm. One of my favourite books as a kid.So when I heard Harry Hill was to play the professor I had huge doubts. I've never found Hill funny, even though I appreciate his talents. He's just not my style of humorist. I thought he'd be too broad and overplay the character, like his comic persona.I couldn't have been more wrong. Hill is excellent. He's not necessarily playing the character in the books, but brings his own slant which is rounded, believable, funny and entertaining.Just a damn shame about everyone else involved in the production.With the exception of Ben Miller and the young girl, everyone else is overacting. Even David Mitchell, who should know better. Adrian Scarborough pulling silly faces as the vicar when the role was screaming for Mark Williams to offer some nuanced comedy.Ben Miller does of course require special praise. The man is not only one of the funniest actors in Britain, he's one of the finest full stop and if he moved into drama, he could play any role with distinction. Worth the entrance fee alone. Just watch the town hall scene. He's the only one to get any traction out of the munitions factory joke and does so without even trying.So unfortunately, much of this is sub panto mugging to a rather smug script (The Tardis? Really?), the kind that the BBC does insufferably well nowadays. There are gems and laughs to be had from some of the performers but really it's only half way to the Professor Branestawm I hoped for and wanted.

A lovely adaption of Norman Hunter's books.An excellent cast including lot's of faces from other British TV shows. Harry Hill is excellent as the nutty Professor, Ben Miller as the evil factory and Vicky Pepperdine just to name a few.This has lot's of funny moments, it is a book for Children so don't expect subtle adult humour or contrivances.I saw another review describe this as vile. I cannot for the life of me understand where this comment could have come from. This has all the elements that appeal to children of a certain age. Adults behaving badly,a bit of slapstick, simple jokes and a happy ending.It may not appeal to the Ipad generation but other's will enjoy it.

Professor Branestawm is based on a character created by author Norman Hunter in the 1930s who wrote a series of books featuring him over the years. As I knew little of Professor Branestawm I thought the infamous Leeds footballer of the 1970s, Norman 'bites yer legs' Hunter had carved another career post-retirement!Branestawm is what might be termed the original absent minded professor, whose strange inventions tend to go disastrously wrong. His housekeeper Mrs Flittersnoop and his dim but loyal comrade Colonel Dedshott are usually on hand to come to his rescue.Some of the local dignitaries have had enough of the zany Professor and one of the rogue Councillor's is in cahoots with a bullyboy corporate mogul who wants to build a munitions factory in the village and destroy its way of life and get shot of the professor at the same time.Its up to a school girl Connie already fed up with her teacher at school who is hell bent on holding girls back from learning science to stop the bully boys from pulling the plug on the Professor and his contraptions.Harry Hill takes the starring role as the very bespectacled Professor Branestawm who fits well with the zaniness as well as being the social outsider, finding hard to communicate with people but for his few friends.The film is certainly charming, its adapted by comedy actor and noted author Charlie Higson who also appears in the film. However it felt a little too aimed at the kids rather than a family audience and it also felt rather cumbersome with its humour. Still I would like to see more of the televised adventures featuring the Professor.