Absolutely Fabulous - Complete Series 5

Absolutely Fabulous - Complete Series 5
by Dewi Humphreys, Ed Bye

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Actor: Jane Horrocks, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Naoko Mori
Director: Dewi Humphreys, Ed Bye
Writer: Jennifer Saunders
Cinematographer: Andy Hollis
Producer: Jo Sargent
Producer: Jon Plowman
Writer: Dawn French
Writer: Sue Perkins
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner

DVD Reviews of Absolutely Fabulous - Complete Series 5

DVD Review: As good as the first 3 series
Summary: 4 Stars

Edie and Patsy are just as shallow and hilarious as they were in 1-3. Saffie is still as angry as she was in 4, though, which I thought was a change from how her character started. Overall, series 5 is well worth it. I wasn't disappointed.

DVD Review: Finally, perfect toast
Summary: 4 Stars

Our Black & Decker toaster oven had been on the way out for the last couple of years and I wish we'd replaced it with this toaster oven a lot sooner. The digital controls are a little different: to toast, hit the Toast button on the left, then change the setting up or down if needed--it remembers the last setting for toasting--then hit Start on the right. Both toast and frozen waffles come out evenly toasted and crunchy golden brown. It's handy to see the toast cycle counting down on the timer. When the timer goes off, its high-pitched tone is loud enough to be heard from another room. One thing it does well, that the old toaster oven didn't, is toast two slices of toast in succession for people who don't eat breakfast at the same time. The old one wouldn't toast the second slice properly.

I have to echo the caution in other reviews about the way the door and the surrounding trim get hot: I've burned my knuckles twice taking food out, something that never happened with the Black & Decker. Still, I don't want the old toaster oven back.

The digital controls didn't take that long to get used to, as long as you don't take too long entering the settings and remember to hit the Start button to get things going. For example, to cook a pizza, you hit the Pizza/Bake button, then Temp which starts at 150 degrees, then Up to increase the temperature 25 degrees at a time, then Start. Once the temp is set, it will flash for a few seconds but if Start isn't pressed, it will cancel and you have to set everything again. I keep an eye on it when baking because food seems to cook quickly.

This toaster oven is used on a small kitchen cart and fits perfectly. In fact, it took a while to find a well-reviewed toaster oven that was small enough to fit on this cart. The stainless steel with black looks high-end and complements a contemporary kitchen nicely.

DVD Review: They ARE Back
Summary: 5 Stars

I gave a rave review to the first three seasons. Then I didn't review the fourth because, well, I wasn't impressed but I didn't want to say anything. However, near the end of the fourth season, it got funny again.

Why am I talking about this? Because in Season Five, they're back! It's hilarious again, which is absolutely the most fabulous way to wrap up the AbFab experience. I'm very happy, and I'm putting this into my little "keeper" collection for repeat viewing.

DVD Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars

Series 5 draws a great conclusion to a fabulous series. The comedy stylings still remain fresh and there are subtle and clever references for long time fans of this series and of the French and Saunders duo. We found this well worth the watch.

DVD Review: An Entertaining, But Not Great, End To The Series
Summary: 3 Stars

As as series-long fan of the AbFab girls, I bought this last DVD in great anticipation. However, it was a bit disappointing. Not as funny as the rest.

For the longtime fans, like me, there are lots of inside jokes (picking up on things that happened in previous programs). It's always fun to go back and relive the old situations - but might be a bit confusing to those who come to AbFab through this series. Best to start at the beginning to get the full effect.

I liked the last three episodes - where Saffy has her baby and the episodes following it - the best. John, the father of Saffy's baby, really made me laugh, especially in his dealings with Saffy's parents. And, I will always love Bo. God Bless Mo Gaffney! Finally, these last three episodes made me realize truly how nightmarish Edina was as a mother.

I agree with the other reviewer about the crazy BBC intro that you can't get around. I have found this on other BBC DVD's as well - and I'll tell you, it doesn't give a warm and fuzzy feeling. Certainly doesn't make ME want to go out and buy more. However, this isn't the forum to complain about that - next e-mail: to the BBC.com site! Join me there if you agree....no more mandatory intros!

Description of Absolutely Fabulous - Complete Series 5

In Absolutely Fabulous: Series 5, Edina and Patsy surround themselves with a constellation of stars, including Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Gosford Park), former Spice Girl Emma Bunton, Hollywood star Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting, Gross Pointe Blank), fashionista Jean-Paul Gaultier, and the one-and-only Elton John! High on the agenda are book clubs with London's top glitterati, weekends in the country a la Madonna and Guy, and intimate gatherings with Elton on the piano. But when Saffy returns from a few months as an aid worker, Edina's heady world is turned upside down by her startling news. Babies and Bollinger don't mix, after all...or do they?

Few things are as addictive as the addictive personalities of Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley), two middle-aged hipsters wallowing in clothes, booze, pills, glamour, celebrity, and anything else their excessive appetites demand. The fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous finds Edina coping with the unexpected pregnancy of her long-suffering daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha) and the departure of all of her PR clients except for Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton (playing herself with good humor). Every episode chronicles some ridiculous new obsession--Edina gets a panic room (and promptly traps herself inside of it); Patsy rediscovers a bunch of tawdry stag films she starred in and proclaims them works of high camp; the two kidnap Saffron's baby for a fashion shoot with Jean-Paul Gaultier. Saunders and Lumley fuse the ruthless social satire of Moli?re with the lowbrow physical high jinks of the Three Stooges, ably supported by Sawalha, Jane Horrocks (as Edina's dimwitted assistant Bubble and scheming narcissist Katy Grin), and a host of guest stars like Minnie Driver (in a razor-sharp self-parody), Kristin Scott-Thomas, Elton John, and more. Truly one of the gems of British sitcoms; sheer brilliance. --Bret Fetzer

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