The disclaimer at the beginning of the DVD apologizes for the poor quality of the transfer, apparently there are hardly any prints of this film still in existence. This film was just released on DVD and is quite legible, with the exception of numerous scratches. The reviews of this film at the time of release in 1971, were awful. Roger Ebert reveled in his review that he "walked out," before the movie was even over. This film is definitely a strange one, however it has good qualities today. John Cleese is in an early performance as David Niven's friend, there is also an appearance by Graham Chapman, and Tim Brooke Taylor. There is humor here, the search for the model who posed as Niven's private parts, for the creation of the statute does get slightly dragged out, nevertheless it is still funny. The stage production of "Skin," bears a resemblance to Hair, but it is more zany and wild. I recommend this films for fans of Niven, Cleese, Robert Vaughn, and rare lost films. *****
Review of The Statue
