MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

grahamsp This Carry on is by far and away the best of the series. Crammed with gags from start to finish in good old Carry On tradition. The star of the show is Peter Butterworth whom in my opinion has to be the funniest character actor this country ever produced. His facial expressions along with his superb timing make him a comedy genius. The famous dining scene at the end has Peter at his brilliant best and superbly backed up by the brilliant Kenneth Williams and Cardew Robinson who was given some great lines. A real gem of a comedy. Best line Peter Butterworth replying to Capt Keane "Well I'm not standing around here waiting for mine to stiffen". Brilliant.

Leofwine_draca CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has much in common with previous CARRY ON outings such as CARRY ON FOLLOW THAT CAMEL: the humour is broad, the cast all play similar characters, and the shot-in-the-UK locations have a special nostalgic charm all to themselves. This might well be the last of the great historical movies made by the team, as their fortunes (and budgets) started to wane soon afterwards.Still, it's best to enjoy it while it lasts, and there's plenty to enjoy here, not least an on-form cast giving it the best of their abilities. Sid James is back (after being incapacitated in CARRY ON DOCTOR) on his top, woman-hunting form, and Kenneth Williams once more makes for a hilarious bad guy. There's also an extended role for the great, underrated Peter Butterworth, who I think gives the funniest performance in the whole film, particularly at the end.By this stage, the jokes are almost entirely sexual or rely on references to various body parts for effect. Still, they come at a ferocious pace and you can't beat the smutty innuendo which is used at just the right level without being too explicit. Everything flows naturally and the cast work together well. Also, CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has the best climax of any CARRY ON film: the wonderful dinner party sequence, which takes the mickey out of the famed British stiff upper lip to glorious effect.

BA_Harrison For those unfamiliar with Cockney vernacular, Khyber Pass is rhyming slang for 'arse', which should give a pretty good idea of the level of sophistication on offer in this, the sixteenth film in the Carry On series. If you're easily offended by toilet humour or crude innuendo, be sure to give this wide berth, but if, like me, you are able to fully appreciate the genius of double entendres, slapstick, fart jokes, and general smut, then Up The Khyber should be considered essential viewing.Set in India during the British Raj (1895 to be precise), the film sees a regiment near the Khyber Pass coming being targeted by The Khasi of Kalabar (Kenneth Williams) and his army, who wish to overthrow the colonials having discovered that their soldiers, the much feared 'Devils in Skirts', actually wear women's underwear. A small group of brave Brits (played by Terry Scott, Charles Hawtree, Peter Butterworth and Roy Castle) infiltrate their enemies' stronghold in an attempt to quell the rebellion, and much hilarity ensues.As is often the case, it is Carry On regular Sid James, as Governor Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, who gets all the best lines, the funniest of which concern his uncouth wife, played by Joan Sims; however, it is Sid's usual sidekick Bernard Bresslaw who steals the show this time around, his marvellous turn as malicious Afghanistani rebel Bungdit Din a far cry from his usual dimwitted characters. Of course, no Carry On film would be complete without some cheap titillation, and this one is no exception, delivering an entire harem of shapely women for Scott, Hawtree, Butterworth and Castle to drool over.A hilarious finale sees the British facing almost certain death with their usual stiff upper lip firmly in place, sitting down for dinner while the Khasi and his men attempt to storm the Governor's home. Things look hopeless for our plucky heroes, but Sir Sidney and his men have a surprise in store for the unsuspecting rebels...9/10—undeniably one of the best of the Carry On films.

wadechurton Coming from an era well past the franchise's early 'sentimental' entries and most of a decade away from the disastrous final efforts, '..Up The Khyber' has the reputation of being the best of the series, and to be fair, it's hard to disagree. The script is sharper than usual, Sid James is at his most roguishly charming while Kenneth Williams is focused and restrained, (making for a fine rivalry), Joan Sims is delightfully saucy (and just try not to laugh at her 'I'm getting a bit plastered' ad-lib), and Terry Scott puts in an excellent performance as a ridiculously stern, shouty-voiced sergeant-major. You shouldn't expect a 'PC' experience with a 'Carry On' movie, and you definitely won't get one here (although to be fair, the British themselves are also fair game for parody). However, there are a few problems with the movie. The screenplay and pacing is a little uneven; for instance more could have been made of the daring 'commando mission' (which would have introduced yet another rich deposit of cinematic clichés to mine and skewer). Cast-wise, Angela Douglas is pretty but rather bland as the love interest, and doesn't quite make the comedic grade (not even bothering to put on an accent), whilst Charles Hawtree was noticeably lackluster this time around, and despite a genuinely remarkable performance, Bernard Bresslaw's character suffers for a lack of comic lines. Worst of all, although gamely entering into the silliness with admirable abandon, a miscast Roy Castle is no Jim Dale. Dale was unavailable, and so Castle was employed as a one-movie stand-in. He tries, but is well out of his league amidst a troupe of seasoned comedy actors, firing on all cylinders. Still, despite a weak hero and some uneven aspects, it is fair to say that '..Up The Khyber' is prime mid-period 'Carry On'; rude (as opposed to crude), time-warped, non-PC and if you're in the mood, very funny indeed.