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The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean | 
 enlarge | Director: John Howard Davies
Actor: Rowan Atkinson
Studio: PolyGram Video
Category: Video
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 972
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 70 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303941648
UPC: 780063676939
EAN: 9786303941646
ASIN: 6303941648
Theatrical Release Date: 1989
Release Date: February 27, 1996
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Amazon.com essential video
There's something fishy about Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean. Well, sure, he's willing to store a pantry's worth of sandwich ingredients (including butter, lettuce, and live fish) in his jacket. And he's capable of changing out of long pants and into skimpy swim trunks without ever exactly taking his clothes off (an incredible feat of comedic yoga). And he does all this without saying a single word more than a barely comprehensible mutter. Yes, there's something decidedly strange about this bitter buffoon--but something very, very funny about him too. This first collection of Mr. Bean's bizarre sketches collects the cream of the crop; besides the aforementioned swimsuit sequence, there's also a cringingly laughable experience with steak tartar at a posh restaurant, a chaotic plunge into class exam etiquette, a not-so-holier-than-thou napping competition during an afternoon sermon, and a bizarre run-in with the royalty during an upscale film premiere. If you're expecting the same histrionic humor as Atkinson's other well-known alter ego, the IBlack Adder/I, prepare to be pleasantly surprised. Mr. Bean, at his best, displays a masterful mixture of subtle wit and slapstick, proving you don't need to say a word to craft a diabolically witty comeback--or dig yourself deeper and deeper into the silliest, strangest situations.I--Grant Balfour/I
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This particular collection happily includes the funniest Mr. Bean sketches of all, including Rowan Atkinson's astonishing demonstration of how to put on swim trunks--in open view at the beach--while one is still fully dressed. Even better is Bean's perfunctory stop at an afternoon church service, where he vexes a true worshipper (a terrific turn by guest Richard Briers) by nodding off, and even better than that is the twitty fellow's misadventure with steak tartar at a swank restaurant. Wait, there's more: Bean flashes his new credit card at a department store and ends up sharing a bathroom stall with an unsuspecting customer. But the best Bean sketch of all--set at a Royal reception at a theater--makes this tape a desert-island choice. I--Tom Keogh/I
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 british physical comedy July 31, 2007
Charlie B (over the rainbow, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like Mr. Bean, I'm sure you'll like this one. br / br /If you don't know who Mr. Bean is, and you're American, think Kramer or Steve Martin in The Jerk, but with more British issues. Those issues seem to be a fear of looking stupid, a need to be "proper" but still satisfy your own needs... br / br /I like these two American actors, but I'm sorry to say I couldn't stand Mr. Bean. I was held hostage during this video, honest. That is the only excuse I can offer.
 Digested Beans October 18, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a compiled digest of the antics of Rowan Atkinson's long suffering and silent character Mr. Bean. It's a great piece of work but one wonders when the entire uncut series will be available on DVD? Hardcore fans may want to wait until the producers finally get around to it. These snippets just leave you wanting more!
Very, very funny! October 13, 2002
allyourbase
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A good mood-fixer. If you're in a bad mood, this is the tape you'll want to get!
 Tied for the best of Mr. Bean February 11, 2002
Stephen B. Marseille (New York, NY)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This, and the Christmas tape, signify the pinnacle of the Mr. Bean series. Every sketch on this tape is a winner - the day at Herrods, changing at the beach, and the classic Exam episode. Don't forget the sermon snooze, a sketch so popular that when Rowan Atkinson did a college tour of his one-man show, he included it as the only Mr. Bean sketch in the entire 90 program (the rest was closer - generally speaking - to the verbal wit of his Blackadder persona).pLots of laughs - echoes from when Mr Bean was fresh and funny. Also, one might note that here we have the first appearence of Mr Bean's nemesis - the three wheeled car.
One Of The Better Beans November 26, 2000
Bjorn Clasen (Rollengergronn, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Europe)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
This tape is among the better in the Mr Bean collection. The Exam and The Church are in fact really brilliant, while the other sketches are more mediocre. The short bonussketch in The Library is pretty good, though. Main drawback is that they've only put one single hour of entertainment on one entire video tape which makes it expensive and takes up space on your video shelf!
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