i saw this film in 1977 and age 21 and stone and sit up the back of the odeon high street kensington and with some friend and smoking . and we laugh . we laugh a lot actually . see it on dvd and in my lounge at home and age 52 and on a cold friday night and by myself well and surprise and surprise and it wasn not funny anymore . not only be it of it time but also of it place in history . it cheap and write without much imagination and with no real laugh and with some ( by 2008 standard ) cringe induce racism and sexism . but for all that and like carry on and doctor film and it be remarkably easy to watch and have a fascinating british charm all of it own . i suppose the appeal and at it basic level be simple . it say that even if youre ignorant and thick and ugly and you only have to smile and sexy woman will fall all over you and even to the extent of line up and five at a time and to hide in your wardrobe . if only real life be like that .