Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baroner (1961) User Reviews

Bad, but fascinating

[sm0jsm · 4/10 · 9 December 2003]

It's bad. Normally I would not waste my time watching a bad movie (that I know beforehand will be bad), but at the same time it is fascinating. I guess what fascinates me and other swedish viewers is the fact that this is really CAMP. It is funny sometimes - and corny most of the time, but that is part of the charm. I will watch out for the other Åsa-Nisse movies as they are shown at odd hours on some TV channel, because they are part of our heritage. Don't ask me why, though.

Spot-on, humorous caption of Swedish class-struggle

[grosshandlarn · 10/10 · 10 August 2001]

This film, by many connosoirs regarded as the peak of the Åsa-Nisse sequence, is indeed director Ragnar Frisk´s undisputed masterpiece. The plot takes master poacher and illegal fisherman Nils Nilsson on the Ridge, commonly known as "Åsa-Nisse" ("Ridge-Nils") and his faithful, if not overly gifted, side-kick Klabbarparn into high adventure as they have to pose as noblemen to help a young girl win her heart´s desire. As you understand, the clash between the Swedish nobility and the rural antics of Åsa-Nisse and his crew of misfits makes for a truly hilarious tale of the burlesque. John Elfström and Arthur Rolén, having already portrayed these legendary Swedish folk-heroes on numerous occasions, act as if their lives depended on it, and are sure to leave you with cramps of laughter in your stomach.

On a personal note, I, being of noble heritage myself, found the depiction of old Swedishs counts and barons acceptable, bur perhaps a trifle naive.

bad movie

[conny_the_slayer · 27 December 2005]

this film go all the time on the TV 4 and it black and white it are a sign which says coca cola and i think what the. yes you know the word and he was young in one seen a flash back and when use swords and horse and he was the man in the front as you know there are no war scenes on this movie if you have read the magazine from 30s i think and it you Vanna puke when you see this movie and if it dubber its wost there was one episode he help his post man for get a extra work out to spike the letter box to the flag stick it that kind of jokes i have a a hole box with 91 one better magazine and fri dolf from my uncle and stuff like that.