Thanks for the memories!

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Did you people see the same film I saw?

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This French cult movie is now available on DVD and the plus factor is that it boasts virtually all of Splendid, the theatre company who collectively wrote and acted in several landmark productions such as Le Pere Noel est une ordeure, and is a chance to see the early - it was only his second full-length film - directorial work of Patrice Leconte but the negative factor is the dubbed English soundtrack which not only misses 90 per cent of the verbal humour, for which it can't be blamed but contrives to make all the characters sound the same, as if they could only run to one male and one female and hired two dorks who were unable to speak in anything other than monotones. Even if you don't speak French or speak only grade-school French you're probably better off ignoring the dubbed option and just relish this tightly-knit group of actors-writers in their salad days - Josie Balasko, for example is barely recognizable as a size 10 - and have fun trying to locate such modern stars as Thierry Thermitte, Gerard Jugnot, Michel Blanc etc. Essentially it's a send-up of the Club Med scene and plays more like a series of vignettes than a well-made play but the rewards are there if you persevere.

Great and wonderful movie. A cult movie for me, my friends, my family.. and all French speaking person I know. It is a must, but in its original French version... otherwise, better pass as it's all in the language and the twisted French culture. I Love it !! The acting is great, the script delicious and the jokes hilarious. The comedy is a little basic but so French that each French national may recognize themselves, or their neighbors. The sequel called "Les Bronzes font du ski" is even better but the initial one remain a must see of the French humor at least for the generation of the 80's. I personally watch it once a year with my wife.

A comedy centered on one week's group of tourists and the staff at a French holiday resort in Africa. Includes plenty of hijinks and sleeping around, but basically fluff.Very little is seen of the Africans, props in the movie as in the holiday camp.

This movie is one of the most important comedy in France. Almost everybody in France know one or several sentences of it. If you want to make some joke with a French guy, you could try to learn some of the principal sentences of the movie and you could be sure that he will laugh. The movie is adapted from the stage, and the play was very succesful for many months. So, every shot have been studied to be hilarious. There are not at all any breaks. Of course, if you could understand French, I will advise you to see the French Version because the jokes could be not as good in English. In conclusion, I would also advise you to see the second movie from the same team: "Les Bronzes Font du Ski" which is at least as excellent as the first.