Bottoms Up - 1960 - 6/10
Entertaining relic charts the warfare between pompous headmaster and truculent boys in the third form.
This is a rapid fire, blustery comedy, lacking underlying nuance.
The teachers are sketched out lightly, as are most of the boys.
Center stage is a test of wills, in a school renowned for failure.
Indeed, enrollment has been decreasing at an alarming rate!
Funny throughout, some of the gags are use cultural stereotypes.
Not overly offensive, though thin skinned may wish to avoid.