Pluskylang Great Film overall

MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Coventry This little seen but uniquely original horror/black comedy effort has one of the most delightfully demented basic premises I've ever encountered. It's about a household of four completely bonkers people that live together in a large country estate without a fatherly figure. It's just Mumsy, the loyal nanny and the two adolescent children Sonny and Girly. They love each other very much and live their exemplar happy family role from early in the morning till late at night. The children occasionally lure "friends", who're actually complete strangers they picked up in the nearby park, back to the house. These people are initially treated as welcome guests, albeit so exaggeratedly hospitable that it becomes creepy, but in fact they're slowly being terrorized to death. The guests have to obey certain house rules, otherwise they are harshly punished. The new friend in room number two, however, is clever and manages to manipulate both Mumsy and Girly. "Girly" is a strange and unusual film for people with a strange and unusual sense of humor. I particularly found the conversations between Mumsy and nanny to be hilarious. They always knit when discussing the dear sweethearts of children and also always talk about themselves in the 3rd person, like "Mumsy thinks it is best you go to your room now". The most fantastic character of the bunch is obviously Girly, of course, as she a naughty 16-year-old who still sleeps in a cradle but doesn't feel to shy to cut off someone's head and boil it in a kettle. It's cute and crazy, but in a strange way also disturbing because these people definitely comes across as murderous, mad-raving maniacs at first sight. There don't seem to exist any taboos in this cinematic household; there's murder committed by children, sex with minors, etc… Moments after killing a human being with a bow and arrows, Sonny and Girly go back to playing with dolls and hobbling horses. "Girly" is adapted from a stage play, which is noticeable through the limited number of set pieces and characters. The emphasis here lies on the terrific acting performances and, of course, the multiple highlights of exquisite black comedy. The dialogs, grotesque situations and witty one-liners are unique, creative and almost impossible to describe. Take Girly's ingenious gag, for instance. She asks: "Do you know that boy Tony Chesnut?" and before the other person can reply, she stamps on his TOE, kicks him in the KNEE, hits him on the CHEST and smacks him in the NUTS. TO-NY-CHES-NUT; get it? Awesome! Freddie Francis directs with a lot more style and visual flair than you would expect in a raunchy and low- budgeted early 70's British exploitation flick. But then again, Francis was a talented director and an even more genius cinematographer. And finally, as some sort of epilogue, behold one last piece of terrific Girly poetry: Nasty Nanny ain't no goodChop her up for firewood When she's dead, boil her head Make it into Gingerbread!

HumanoidOfFlesh "Mumsy,Nanny,Sonny and Girly" is a dark 1969 British horror-comedy which is based on a stage play by Maisie Mosco entitled "Happy Family".The main characters of the film are the members of a wealthy British family whose names are synonymous with their roles within the family:the mother called Mumsy,the maid called Nanny,the son called Sonny and the daughter called Girly.Despite being in their twenties Sonny and Girly act like prepubescent children,dressing in British school uniforms and sleeping in giant cribs in a room full of toys.Sonny and Girly regularly seek out male loners,hobos and hippies to lure back to their house,where they are then forced to play "The Game".When the "new friends" refuse to participate they are murdered or "sent to the angels".Freddie Francis's "Girly" is a fantastic film which faded into obscurity too quickly.During a 2004 Freddie Francis film festival in England, the organizers struggled to find a VHS copy of the film to screen, but couldn't come up with one and it was briefly thought to be lost to the public,until copies began to surface on the internet in 2004.The acting is solid and there is enough creepy moments to satisfy any self-respecting horror fan.8 out of 10.

UnholyOne A very black horror comedy from Hammer favourite Freddie Francis. Mumsy and Nanny live with Mumsy's children, Sonny and Girly, in a neo Gothic mansion. This dysfunctional family love their children's games which are mostly conducted in strange baby talk. Sonny and Girly also have another game they love to play, they coax young men back to the house to join the fun, then when they tire of their new 'playmates' they kill them. However their latest 'friend' has a few tricks of his own up his sleeve. He realises the best way to survive is to divide and conquer, he does this by sleeping with all the women. Filmed in the familiar and instantly recognisable Oakley Court (a fixture of many British horror films including The Old Dark House and Monster Of Terror) this rare British horror film stars Ursula Howells, Pat Heywood, Howard Trevor and the excellent Vannessa Howard as the titular family, with Michael Bryant as the disruptive 'new friend'. It also features the beautiful but ultimately tragic Imogen Hassall, a classically trained actress who could never quite shake off her glamour girl reputation and committed suicide aged 38 in 1980. The film starts with Sonny and Girly meeting a homeless man, Soldier, on a park bench. They take him home and dress him as a schoolboy and feed him jelly for tea. When they tire of him they chop off his head during a game of 'Oranges And Lemons'. But when they bring 'new friend' home the family starts to turn on itself (Nanny's head ends up in a pot on the stove). I was reminded of both Spider Baby and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at times. Although the cast is more than adequate it is Vanessa Howard who stands out as Girly (the title was shortened to just 'Girly' in the U.S.) Although once thought lost the film is now in the public domain and I've just ordered a new DVD to replace my old VHS copy. Well worth tracking down. 7/10

EyeAskance Mumsy and Nanny have RULES....this applies to "the children" as well as the playmates they bring home...hapless unfortunates lured to the family's sprawling estate, where etiquette and proper grammar facade some very grisly goings on-- fun and games, wherein "playmates" become "slaymates" at the hands of Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny, and Girly. A wonderfully grim jab to the funny bone, this droll little shocker deserves a more prominent spot in the annals of cult cinema. Performances are A+ all the way around, especially from the juvenile leads, and the direction and camera-work are meritorious.Catch this one wherever possible, above-average(and decidedly VERY British)lunacy you don't want to miss.7.5/10