Absolutely Fabulous: Complete Series 5
by Tristram Shapeero, Bob Spiers
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Actor: Benjamin Soames, Jane Horrocks, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia SawalhaDirector: Bob Spiers, Tristram Shapeero
Brand: Warner Brothers
Primary Contributor: Joanna Lumley
Primary Contributor: Jennifer Saunders
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
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- In Absolutely Fabulous: Series 5, Edina and Patsy surround themselves with a constellation of stars, including Kristin Scot 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, we
DVD Reviews of Absolutely Fabulous: Complete Series 5
DVD Review: "WOW!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Edina and Patsy are back in "Absolutely Fabulous" season 5 which would mark the show's final season as of 2009. This year contains eight glorious epsiodes all written, like others, by Jennifer Saunders who plays Edina. The highlight this year is when Saffy becomes a mother and makes Eddie a grandmother! Another great bonus to season five are the guest stars who popped up including Kristin Scott Thomas, Minni Driver, and the one and only Sir Elton John. The funniest episode in this set is called "Cold Turrkey" which has the girls celebrating the Holidays with Patsy passing out and going to the hospital with the chance she might die. Patsy's sister from season one, played by the talented Kate O'Mara, reprises her role. There are also 15 minutes of outtakes and a photo gallery. The girls have been back to TV in a few specials, but Jennifer Saunders has stated that she is not interested in bringing the show back as a full series. 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.
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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