Timmy in the films has a 'cheeky chappie' innocence to him and sure he goes through a lot of women but there's a sense of fun to it. In the book that's not the case. Timmy is violent to women, gets laughs out of attempted sexual violence and the racist and homophobic attitudes are everywhere. If anything this book shows how good the filmmakers where to turn the same story into a funny romp. There's no plot to speak off - just a succession of shags and I wish I never read this. It gets two stars because I did laugh a fair bit early on but it's not something I'd ever go back to.
Apr 27, Michele Brenton rated it it was ok. Was passed this book when in form 2 and learned a lot from it. Mainly how not to let a teacher catch you reading a dirty book in class!
If you like smut then this is smack bang in your target area. Aug 21, Rich Gamble rated it really liked it. Only one book read on my new ebook reader so far and already into low-brow smut! So many Only one book read on my new ebook reader so far and already into low-brow smut!
So many great cheesy phrases that have to be read to be believed! May 24, Manny rated it liked it Shelves: trash , too-sexy-for-maiden-aunts , no-redeeming-social-importance. You can probably figure out the main points of the plot if you study the picture carefully. As with Harry Potter , the first book is the best in the series.
View all 7 comments. Oct 26, David Cain rated it it was amazing. Rowdy good fun. I came to this one being something of a fan of '70s British comedy, with the film adaptation a fitting time capsule of British working class life in the mid-'70s lest we forget, it was the most popular film at the box office for the year it was released.
The film itself is miles better than the book, mainly because the actors are far more charming than the cardboard cut-outs here, and the supporting cast of British character actors is exemplary. The book is a lesser experience.
It's a series of I came to this one being something of a fan of '70s British comedy, with the film adaptation a fitting time capsule of British working class life in the mid-'70s lest we forget, it was the most popular film at the box office for the year it was released. Written as a comedy, there's plenty of obvious jokes here, but the most overpowering thing of all is just how sexist and racist it is.
Things start out fairly sweet, but by the end the racial terms are being bandied about without hesitation, the women are objectified to the nth degree, there's an undercurrent of misogyny and homophobia, and there's even attempted rape scene thrown in.
None of this sits well with a modern reader although you could argue that this is all merely a snapshot of social attitudes in the s. I'm glad we live in more enlightened times. Aug 26, CS rated it it was ok. Read this when I was Enjoyed it at the time. Nov 01, Mark Jones rated it did not like it. Very much a book of its time. In the film, Timothy is a likeble half wit, getting up to harmless adventures with a number of female customers, mostly a good few years his senior.
In the book, though, he is a racist, a mysogonist and a homophobe and, in one scene, may even be considered a rapist - a totally unlikeable character in every way. Shan't be reading any more in this series Very much a book of its time. Shan't be reading any more in this series Charles Davy rated it liked it Feb 16, Robin Blake rated it liked it Sep 20, John rated it really liked it Jun 09, Douglas Anderson rated it liked it May 12, John Mears rated it liked it Dec 27, Derek Durant rated it liked it Jul 09, Tasha G rated it it was ok May 16, Pete rated it liked it Dec 15, Keith Cornell rated it liked it Oct 11, Joe Martinez rated it liked it Feb 05, Anthony Bolland rated it it was amazing Jan 01, Terry rated it really liked it Jun 10, Stuart Aldridge rated it it was ok Nov 22, Mr Frank Harvey rated it liked it May 12, Itz Adora rated it did not like it Oct 16, Mark rated it liked it Feb 27, Aussiescribbler Aussiescribbler rated it really liked it Dec 16, James Warne rated it it was amazing Mar 07, Austin Simpson rated it it was amazing Aug 14, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
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Connections Edited into Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol User reviews 20 Review. Top review. Contrary to popular belief, the scale of film quality isn't a straight line; it's circular. Rather than a range from "Classic" to "Turkey", it's possible for a film to become so truly terrible that it spins all round the scale and ends up a work of undeniable genius. Confessions of a Window Cleaner is one such film.
Robin Askwith plays virginal Timothy Lea in a movie so charmless it's superbly charming. Askwith looks like a genetic cross between Mick Jagger and Keith Chegwin, yet somehow he can't help but be seduced by hoards of girls wherever he goes. In fact, this film is so outrageously sexist that it features full frontal female nudity within the first three minutes. Also look out for the credits, which feature an actress as the role "Dolly Bird". Cheesy one-liners abound. Lines like that are awful, but they become so terrible they're hilarious.
And you haven't seen an orgasm metaphor until you see the lightning strike and bursting bubble. Tim's loss of virginity is accompanied by a full burst of the Hallelujah Chorus.
Askwith does a voice-over for most of the duration, where he gives insight to his innermost thoughts. Views like "What a knocker factory! It's all so superbly crass. Askwith's sister "All I wanna do is make you happy" says her husband. Other characters fare less well, with Bill Maynard wasted in a minor role. Though Askwith really needs no support, perfect as the gormless, clumsy hero.
This is all sub-soft porn, though it's never long enough or serious enough in it's approach to be erotic. Other notable moments include Askwith paying back a particularly mischievous customer by tossing a whole plateful of marshmallows up her crotch, and the funniest scene where a partner complains that Askwith isn't skilled enough in the area of foreplay.
A single attempt to resuscitate was made fourteen years later - Columbus - but by then the Carry Ons were dead and buried. The laws of decreasing returns applied to the three Confessions sequels. Pop Performer where Askwith does indeed get mistaken for Mick Jagger had more obvious jokes and forced humour, and suffered from a defined narrative. Window Cleaner's series of loosely connected vignettes appealed to the series' sensibilities much better.
Askwith's humorous accident-prone nature is here exaggerated to a ridiculous degree, and, like all the sequels, it lacks the original's spontaneity. The series' ethical morality - that all women are nymphomaniacs, eyeing up nude schoolgirls is just a bit of fun, unprotected sex is fine, and infidelity is acceptable, even when married with a child - are, at the very least, dubious territory.
But one of the nice things about the series is that, apart from its unremitting sexism, it was initially so harmless and malice-free. Driving Instructor was the first one to veer slightly from this route, with a homosexual gag George Layton as the effeminate Tony Bender and, as well as a commentary on class divides, some racial remarks. Though the sole mention of race presented here is more satirical, dealt with well in the capable hands of Maynard, a bigot who bemoans of a menu "There's only one English thing on here and that's Spaghetti.
At an Italian restaurant a violin player is getting uncomfortably close, causing him to ask: "Can you play in a monastery garden? The final movie had its set-up initiated in the final scene of Driving Instructor.
The abysmal From A Holiday Camp was definitely a film too far, though in fairness the lack of a fifth movie is purported to be from Columbia's disinterest and not any lack of financial success. Taken out of the their traditional environment, the cast struggle in a grotty resort which looks like a paddling pool in someone's back garden.
Maynard again makes it worth watching, and Lance Percival is fun as the gay stereotype, but Askwith's innate likeability in the role is tried to the limits by his now-desperate mugging. The narration reinstated, he gets a dozen overdubs, with his opening "Hello it's Timmy Lea For a bawdy sex comedy the sex quotient is remarkably low this time, while adding children to the equation is a misjudged attempt to give it broader appeal.
The appalling script, full of feeble puns and entendres Well, more feeble than usual It's a sad end to what started out as a great series, and when the theme tune's a xenophobic song "Give Me England" sung by The Wurzels, you know you're in trouble. It's alleged that the final movie also features some racist remarks, though if this is indeed the case then they're removed from television screenings. Perhaps the weirdest thing about all these films is that Askwith's long-suffering brother-in-law, Sid, went on to be the father-in-law of the British Prime Minister.
Yes, the sequels range from so-so to pretty awful. But this, the original, is generally still tremendous entertainment. If, of course, watched with a very ironic frame of mind. Details Edit. Release date November 8, United States. United Kingdom. Timothy Lea's Confessions of a Window Cleaner. Columbia Pictures Corporation. Technical specs Edit.
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