Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition. But the Sultan of Turkey, who makes a great deal of money through taxing the merchants who have to pass through his country on the current route, sends his best spy, Fatima, to wreck the trip. The problem with this film is there are too many alternative comedians in big parts when they are lousy.alexi sayle keith allen peter richardson they should never of been cast.yet rik mayall who does an excellent kenneth williams at the start of the movie gets one scene.rik mayall julian clary were excellent jim dale too.but bernard cribbins oh dear he relly was awful. and as for the yanks being smarter than us,well i expect it in a american film but a british one.when you think that the cast of only fools and horses dawn french lenny henry could of been used this does come across as a missed opportunity. I've had a real terror fest, I've watched some true horrors, Carry on England, Carry on Emmanuelle and ended with Carry on Columbus. I've said it before, they should have stopped at the brilliant Carry on behind.<br/><br/>It's better then the previous two, but that's not saying much, Carry on for me conjures up Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw and Joan Sims. Four couldn't do it and one had the sense not to. So the film is just lacking what it is to be a Carry of film, I'll give plaudits to Jim Dale for battling hard against the awful script he was given.<br/><br/>I've tried to pick out a good bit, I've tried very hard, but I can't find one in there, it's too forced.<br/><br/>I applaud them for trying to continue the line, and for forming a 'new' batch of British comics, sadly it just didn't quite work. 3/10
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