Classic Kermode: Charles Dickens's England

A recent Kermodean rant that surely ranks as one of his best.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• mark
• kermode
• simon
• mayo
• charles
• dickens
• england
• derek
• jacobi

[TulseLuper]

How did this not make Kermode's Top 10 rants of 2009? I put it above Transformers 2.

[TulseLuper]

I vote this as the greatest Kermodian rant of the year.

[welshfilmbuff]

@TulseLuper

Tis a great rant... but I'm now tempted to watch Charles Dickens's Enlgland...

Maybe I can watch it on Sky Player?

[TulseLuper]

You're not the only one.

[glycerine139]

his imitation of Derek Jacobi is his best yet.

[TulseLuper]

Haha maybe it's because it's one of his only impressions that actually sounds like the subject.

[derami100]

TWO HOURS! TWO HOURS

how long?

TWO HOURS! hilarious!

[RockBottomRiser21]

My absolute favorite Kermodean rant. Thanks for uploading!

[RockBottomRiser21]

3:42

[Raymint]

@derami100 At one point! At one point! At one point, right ...

[bodieofci5]

'What does that even MEAN??!' lol :)

[orkavorn]

This is definitely one of his best!

[orkavorn]

Somebody gag Mayo.

[marlboroman1985]

I haven't seen it, but the taxi bill is probably a subtle allusion to the fact that Dickens' father was sentenced to a debtor's prison, and that shame deeply affected his family and permeated all of Dickens' works. Just a theory.

[graemeoliver84]

It's so funny how petulant he gets at having to watch something that isn't a film. Never mind it maybe being a chance to broaden his horizons by learning something about Dickens - no it's not a film, it's a TV program, I'm a film critic, no good!

[graemeoliver84]

@glycerine139 It sounds more like Simon Callow in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

[LisssRose]

Whuddawhat does that even MEAN?

[liquidfreak]

The comment on chinatown is very subtly racist! LOL