Rent Cup-Tie Honeymoon (1948)

A delightful old relic - Cup-Tie Honeymoon review by Promessi

I feel unkind to give this only 3 stars. It is such a delight,humane and warm-hearted. Then again it is so unsophisticated even by the standards of 1948 as to be a fearful lot of tosh. There are a few genuinely funny moments but this one is really notable for its historic interest. The popular comedian Sandy Powell is worth seeing. Incidentally,he is not the footballer as stated in the blurb -- I think that's an actor named McGrath. The only other name of curiosity interest is Pat Pilkington who became Pat Phoenix or Elsie Tanner,though the comedienne Betty Jumel is a find -- an excellent performer at a time when comic characters were mosty men.Shots of Maine Road on real match days will delight soccer fans. Sadly there are virtually no exterior shots apart from those.

The most boring football film I have seen - Cup-Tie Honeymoon review by TB

I thought this would be great, has I love old British comedies & Football, but I found it boring (no where near enough football in it for a start), it all talking & most of the jokes went right above my head, it didn't help that it was a cheap copy of a cheaply made film and the sound was terrible, I wasn't always hearing every word that was said properly & has a result wasn't able to fully follow what was going on, it doesn't help that I seem to have a problem of getting half the actors and actresses muddled on some black and white films has they all seem to be dressed the same in the same colours and half of them seem to have the same colour hair too, (that I guess is that I am more use to colour films and I can't always remember the exact shape of the face & or hair style, unless they have something that stands out)

Avoid this one, especially if you prefer visual comedy, unless you don't mind using subtitles.