The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer

Fantastic satire about democracy.

For fans of John Cleese, this is a must watch. in the era it came out, it was probably a lot better and more “revolutionary” than watching it in the “modern” era of 2023, but, then again, anything with John Cleese is worth watching and from a nostalgia standpoint, this is great. It holds up fairly well.

It is well made and Cook does his usual wonderous smirking job. But after years of hunting for this elusive film I have to confess, it was a bit of a disappointment to view. Sadly, even the minds of Peter Cook and Graham Chapman couldn't imagine today's weirdness that passes for politics. So what was once a biting satire of British politicians is now a fictional biography of an imaginary Tony Blair clone.. Oh to have seen it in the 1970's when such things were thought funny...

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a film that you will think about for a long time. What was this about? Can't really say. Decide for your self.

Peter Cook at his brilliant best. Anyone who lived through the sixties in the UK and who had an interest in politics would recognise the parody of real events = the Regents Park tea Party run by David Frost, the shallow posturing of Harold Wilson, and the slightly bewildered Harold MacMillan. Peter's early death was the loss of a tragicomic genius.

starts off a little slowly for current tastes but the energy increases and the theme is still present in the current political climate of Australia

Low key satire, never really sours but is still funny. Python connection. Should be better known.

The finest piece of Political Satire that I've ever seen. Peter Cook at his best.Possibly made funnier by the fact that it all was so real to life.!!

This is one of those movies you'll watch and then ask, how did I ever miss this one? Writers John Cleese and Graham Chapman.Staring Peter Cook and Ronnie Corbett and every other comedy legend from the 1960's that you could imagine. What more could you ask for?I am a huge Peter Cook fan and was surprised to see him somewhat overshadowed here, but then his cold performance was the perfect foil for a cast of outstanding performances from the stella cast. The film is littered with Cleese and Chapman one-liners that will stick in your mind forever.A must see for all British comedy fans.

I bought this mainly because of the Monty Python connection of Graham Chapman and John Cleese, who both star in the film and are co-writers along with Peter Cook and the director.It's great to see Peter Cook, Graham Chapman and John Cleese all in the same film and all looking quite young. I know Chapman and Cleese were a great writing team because of what they achieved with Monty Python.Peter Cook and Graham Chapman would reunite in 1983 by co-writing and starring in the hilarious film Yellowbeard.An interesting and sometimes funny film from 1970.Delivered on time and in great condition.

This is a massively underrated (and sadly, largely forgotten) satire which, viewed today, seems quite astonishingly ahead of its time in its portrayal of the cynical use of media and mass-marketing techniques to sell politicians – much in the way that one might sell a new brand of dog food – to the electorate. The parallels with the marketing of New Labour in the 1990s are really rather disturbing and impressively prescient, despite the film being originally aimed squarely at the 1970 election campaign. Peter Cook is icily and diabolically detached (or wooden, depending on your view of his acting), supported by a plethora of satirical and comedic talent, and there’s a very welcome appearance from Valerie Leon as an ice-maiden secretary (I’m tempted to add that she’s also quite possibly the most beautiful secretary ever seen in the known universe, but I’d be getting off the point. Ahem). Occasionally very funny and persistently deeply cynical, this is an absolute gem if you’re a fan of cutting satire.

I saw this film in the seventies when it was first released and had been looking for it for some time. It was a great film at the time.This film has a lot of the old comedians from the seventies such as Peter Cook, John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett, Dudley Moore, Dennis Price, Arthur Lowe,in a film that is has aged fairly well though is not quite as hilarious as it was at the time. Many of the films and TV shows that came from the Oxford/Cambridge comedians of the time have not fared very well. The film still has relevance today particularly in respect to the part played by polls in determining the policies of government and the way in which such polls can be manipulated. It was definitely worth a watch.

This is a brilliant, sharp, witty British satirical film that deserves to be far more famous than it is. It takes a well educated stab at the corrupt political system and pokes fun at the stereotypical upper class twit MP who is dictated to, unwittingly, by a master of spin; played by Peter Cook. People often criticize Peter's acting abilities but I think his style fitted his role as Michael Rimmer in this film perfectly. He is utterly believable. I think John Cleese's talents are slightly wasted though, as he is such a great comic actor and did not feature in the film as much as I expected. In the current political climate this film, despite its age, is more relevant than ever before.For fans of Peter Cook, The Thick Of It and Yes Minister.