This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Haunt Love) is limited to 5,000units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Welcome Vinegar Syndrome Labs (VSL) to the VS Sub-Label family! As with each of our sub-labels we are hoping to expand and defy expectations with the diversity of films we restore and release. As the name implies, VSL will serve as a kind of testing area for releasing genres and eras of film that one might not immediately expect to come from VS. The ultimate objective of VSL will be to see if these types of films will find an audience, and if so, pursue and release more of them…and even if not, still serve as a means of restoring more of the weird, rare, and unusual movies you might not expect from Vinegar Syndrome.
Richie Twat and Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba proudly run the worst hotel in the world. With bills piling up and a myriad of issues coming to a head, it's up to them to provide the perfect Guest House Paradiso experience to the Nice family during their stay... if only they stayed somewhere else. A weekend of nightmarish situations involving exotic lingerie, Italian movie stars, getting trapped in an oven, and more vomit than you can imagine await anyone foolish enough to stay at the Guest House Paradiso.
The final collaboration between Adrian Edmondson and the late Rik Mayal (Drop Dead Fred, TV's The Young Ones), co-founders of the anarchic ‘80s UK comedy troupe The Comic Strip, director Edmondson’s GUEST HOUSE PARADISO is bizarre, uncomfortable, non-stop hilarious, culminating in the greatest (and most voluminous) vomit gag in cinema history. Reprising their characters from the famed British sitcom Bottom Mayal and Edmondson are joined on-screen by Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Irreversible), Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead) and Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz, Star Trek) in one of his first movie roles, Vinegar Syndrome Labs offers the definitive home video release this unsung classic of British comedy, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive.
directed by: Adrian Edmondson starring: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy, Vincent Cassel, Kate Ashfield 1999 / 90 min / 2.35:1 / English 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
Additional info:
Region A Blu-ray
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive
"Paradiso Pegg" (12 min) - a brand new interview with actor Simon Pegg
"The Making of Guest House Paradiso" (37 min) - an archival making-of featurette
"From the Cutting Room Floor" (9 min) - a collection of outtakes
Multiple original trailers
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles
Overall rating: 4.445783 / 5 from 332 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Guest House Paradiso is a limited edition Blu-ray featuring a meticulously restored British comedy film. Customers praise the clean packaging, gorgeous film look, and fantastic transfer. The film's humor and entertaining cast are highly recommended, though opinions on the comedy style vary. The release is a favorite among fans.
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Packaging Quality (7%): Customers appreciated the packaging of the product, with many describing it as clean, straightforward, and great.
Film Appearance (6%): Customers loved the look of the film, with many describing it as gorgeous and meticulously restored.
Video Transfer Quality (8%): It was noted by customers that the transfer on this release is fantastic and highly recommended for all lovers of comedy.
Rik Mayall's Performance (8%): It was observed by customers that Rik Mayall always gets a laugh out of them, making it a popular choice.
Film Release (10%): It was noted by customers that the release of this film is great and one of their favorites.
"The transfer looks good as well, I mean I recommend this too anyone who enjoys goofy ass slapstick comedy." — Justin H.
"Love the packaging and the transfer looks great!" — Richard M.
"Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmonson are at their manic best dishing out the sadistic and cruel humor they are known for." — Anthony B.
Reviews
Slapstick gags and a house full of Vomit
"This one was a bombardment on the senses. The humor didn’t always land but the gags come so quickly, the parts that I didn’t care for were already gone. Also the vomiting scene did not disappoint."
— Joshua K. (4/5)
Check in for the up chuck
"Fawlty Towers taken over by the Young Ones. If either sounds interesting, buy this disc! Hilarious physical comedy that never lets up, a pair of unscrupulous Hotel owners scrapes by (and grifts their customers) get into hotwater and other liquids when a famous starlet rings their bells. Rude to the max, British oddball violent comedy on the dark side with several winks at its influences (and to the audience), GHP culminates in the protracted hallway vomitorium that its famous for but there is so much more. Check in, Up Chuck."
— Kevin G. (5/5)
Recommended
"Fun, enjoyable comedy with fun performances from the whole cast. Really nice picture quality and love the slipcover artwork."
— Benjamin C. (5/5)
Rik Mayall, Rik Mayall…
"Guest House Paradiso is a gloriously chaotic British comedy that thrives on outrageous physical humor and total anarchic energy. Its relentless gag-driven style and grotesque slapstick make it as uncomfortable as it is hilarious. The film is a cult favorite for viewers who enjoy comedy pushed to its most absurd and unhinged extremes."
— Jeffrey W. (5/5)
Guest House Paradiso
"Really funny and really gross. Has a zany energy that doesn't really let up. The transfer and packaging are both great."
— Benjamin W. (4/5)
Guest House Paradiso
"A genuinely very funny film that offers more than the gross out it’s often known for. Fans of Rik and Ade will absolutely lap this up as it’s exactly the same slapstick and verbal comedy the duo made famous on TV in the years prior, only this time with a bigger budget and a surprisingly impressive cast too."
— Ben S. (5/5)
Rik and Ade galore
"Love Rik and Ade, they always deliver. Great slip, too. Now, please bring a Dangerous Brothers release and I'm set."
— Jakob P. (5/5)
Disappointing Comedy
"Quite the disappointment in this comedy from the creators of the beloved Young Ones tv series. Just a bit too much physical comedy and not enough real laughs. Great VS presentation overall, just a lackluster comedy effort. 3/5 stars!"
— Stephen H. (3/5)
Hilarious slapstick comedy
"If you love over the top slapstick this is a movie worth getting. I was laughing from start to gross out finish. There weren’t too many extras, but I felt the film made up for that with the new transfer looking great and sounding good."
— Curtis S. (5/5)
WOW!!!
"A quality restoration from the folks at VS with a beautiful presentation of this gnarly classic"
— Bill B. (5/5)
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