I admit that I didn't think too highly of this seeing as how the first "Carry On" film I saw was just okay. This on the other hand was better and enjoyable. This film focused a lot more on comedy and was definitely more entertaining. Was this the first spoof movie ever made? It's obvious that it takes elements from "James Bond" and this was when those movies were first coming out. I'm glad it ended up being better than Woody Allen's "Casino Royale".I wanted to see if this movie had the same actors and characters from the previous films. It had the same actors, but not the same characters. The basic story is that a bunch of bumbling spies are trying to destroy a chemical formula stolen by an organization known as STENCH. I will admit that some of the jokes don't hold up that well. Of course, that isn't their fault. This movie might be the lowest rated film on RottenTomatoes to have a rating of 100%, even though it's only four reviews. ***

Carry On Spying is an OK movie with some funny scenes,but I didn't find it quite as entertaining as some Carry On films.I've seen many I always quite enjoyed them,especially Carry On Screaming,with was very funny,but with a great horror spoof to it as well.I enjoy Carry On films,they remind me of Monty Python,although a lot more innocent (also,not as good as Monty PAython).Although I think Carry On did a terrific job spoofing horror,I don't think they did as well in this spoofing spy movies.Agent Sompkins and his three trainees are on a mission to find a top secret formula that got stolen by a society called STENCH.

This is one of the funnier efforts by the team. Its obviously a send up of other movies of the genre and is shot in glorious black and white which sometimes I prefer. Black and white seems to suit the carry on movies. Life may indeed be in colour but these movies were never a depiction of life. The campery of Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey is as funny as ever. There are those two wonderfully reliable old British actors Eric Barker and the fabulous Richard Wattis as his assistant. It would be hard to find better actors to play the chief and his off sider. I loved the performance of Judith Furse.. hilariously butch.Bernard Cribbins is a great talent and he brings so much more to the series than the annoying Kenneth Connor did. This might have been the first with the great Barbara Windsor and what a spectacular career she had. She actually steals the film and I found myself roaring with laughter. Its a very good carry on but above all the introduction of one of Britains finest stars Magnificent Barbara Windsor. Barbara Windsor was much more than the sexy little bomb shell that added so much to these films and many others. She was a brilliant comedienne and I hope she gets the recognition she richly deserved. Her timing is brilliant.Yes its all very corny but all great comedy is corny. Its rather fun seeing their idea of modern technology,those mobile phones are fun. Wonder what they would think of what we use today. I love the cheap effects of the movie such as the car wash, rather not explain but its hilarious. Its great fun seeing one of Australias most loved exports, John Bluthall in the early stages of a great career.

After "Carry On Cabby", I expected "Carry On Spying" to descend into the campy sixties, but truthfully, this one was entertaining. Without regulars Sid James, Hattie Jacques (I suspect she was offered the villianess role) and Kenneth Conner, I expected this one to focus entirely on Williams buffoonery.He was more of a nitwit here than a snotty know-it-all, but he was given the spotlight this time.So this was Barbara Windsor! She truly was entertaining and not just because of her physique. She's not boring to watch or listen to. Obviously Bernard Cribbins was filling in the Kenneth Conner spot, and quite honestly, Cribbins (whom I only know from the Doctor Who movies with Peter Cushing) he wasn't as Jim Carrey-esque as Conner has been in the previous films.What an entertaining series this is, watching the transition from "Carry On Sergeant" to "Carry On Spying" thus far. I do look forward to what I have left to see of these films. After this, it is on to "Carry On Cleo"!