I love this film, but as most Brits know that Americans have a very different sense of humour (not prejudice in anyway my Aunty is American).
Just this film is made up of very British humour and was just curious to see if Americans enjoyed it as much as us Brits?
Oh yes, Americans LOVE this film! I've even introduced several of my friends to it - I had to turn the subtitles on for them, though! I'm a big fan of British telly shows like Coronation Street, Are You Being Served, and (of course) Monty Python, and movies like The Full Monty are some of my favorites.
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YES we do! Or rather, this one does! My husband and I loved it from our first viewing.......we just wished we had seen it on the big screen. :) DellaStreet 11/1/11, 4:55p.m.
shareYes, we do. My hubby & I saw it when it was first released, then bought the VHS & now we have it on dvd.
The big attraction for me was & is Robert Carlyle. I think he is wonderful.
American here. Love. It. All my friends back in 97 did too.
shareThis American LOVES this movie! The first time I watched it, I had to start it over with the English subtitles on so I could get every word. When I was visiting friends in England, we watched it together and they were able to "translate" the terms and slang that I didn't understand and explained some of the humor I didn't get. I was also introduced to Tom Wilkinson who has become one of my favorite actors. And the soundtrack is fabulous as well!
shareI think that a Best Picture Oscar nomination means Americans liked it
shareAs an American that loves British humor, yes, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.
shareAmericans tend to go for certain strains of British humour eg Benny Hill, mostly visual slapstick and jiggle comedy - as opposed to Morecambe and Wise, who are more highly regarded in the UK. Also clever Oxbridge humour - the Pythons rather than the comporably silly and surreal Spike Milligan and innuendo-laden sitcoms eg Are You Being served as opposed to Dads Army.
shareI'm American, and liked it quite a bit. Actually, I didn't think the humor was all that "British," at least when compared with something like Monty Python. Some of MP's humor is lost on me, like when they get on something like "knights who say ni" and just beat it to death. But the funny parts of Full Monty seemed to be pretty generic, traditionally funny scenes with good, funny characters and dialogue.
shareI am now watching it AGAIN and it is 2012! I posted in 2008 that I loved it and I still do. I own the movie but it is being shown on one of the movie networks today.
When I saw it at the theatre I loved it and bought the movie so that I could turn on captioning and catch every phrase.
i especially like "Gentlemen the lunchbox has landed!" And Gerald saying "Chuffing Nora!!" I have many other favorites phrases but one of them is
"End of chat..." that Dave says when Gaz tries to get Dave to do the show.
These lines are very British and accepted over there, but being American I had not heard of many things, like Chuffing Nora. What in heck does that mean?
And sayin "any road" instead of "anyway" like we say over here. It just cracks me up everytime I see this movie.
I love it and it is one of the best ever!
But you should turn on captions to catch each and every phrase uttered.
Oh another one is "going on dole" instead of "going on welfare." Too many to count.
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Neither British nor American, I do love this movie and have seen it twice few years apart. But without the subtitles, I don't think I can pull it off abd fully understand the best parts of the film, and I use English for all my life.
shareI'm American and this is one of my favorites movies. I probably watch it at least once a week. I have always really enjoyed British movies and their sense of humor. I also loved the British version of Whose Line is it Anyway. lol
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I personally adore this film. One of my favorites. But I also find dry, subtle humor more entertaining. It's funny because my boyfriend is from England and he enjoys American humor more. In your face HAHA funny.
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American here, but truthfully I prefer the droll and dry British sense of humour much more. Traditional American humour seems more vulgar to me and so blatant. I like having things left to the imagination.
As for the vernacular, no problem, since for decades I've been watching British TV in all sorts of fashions. It's my preference.
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