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Isn't really that much different to the way Scotland is now.
That's what I thought too, but as an Englishman I can't say it out loud 
Thought I'd save you the hassle
Still in love with Edinburgh, fuck ya's.
Getting back to Attack the Block, saw it. Deeply underwhelmed.
I'm not sure where the love expressed for it comes from: the characters are shallow and predictable, the fuzzy bear suits less than terrifying, the humour really wasn't funny, the set up was way too telegraphed, its not pretty to lool at, and by gods that kid looks like Denzel Washington.
Is it because its so South London? Someone please explain what I'm missing.
Nobody can explain why you don't like it, that's a 'you' thing. I do like it but not because it's set in London, don't care about that, I just like it. I personally have fun with it, you don't so fair enough. Everyone is different, my friend we all like different things 
Yes, lets all talk about our feelings.
But seriously, can you quantify what it is about it that you enjoy? The character relationships? lighter fluid in a super-soaker? I honestly don't understand.
Why do you have to understand? I mean, can't you just accept that some people like stuff you don't and vice versa? Why do I need to justify my liking of a film to you? And vice versa. You're not 'missing' anything, it's just the way it is, mate
I think the next DiF commentary should me Mike saying "I like this, so shut up".
That's not what I'm saying at all, though. At no point did I defend my liking of the film in that way. My stance is- I like it, you don't, who cares?
I thought it would be an interesting conversation, rather than just making statements. There are lot of people who liked AtB, I'm Scotty no-mates who thought it was under whelming and I thought there would be plenty to leap to its defence.
Never mind.
I quite enjoy tea.
I have heard a lot of reviews saying they didn't like the film. I've read that people can't sympathise with the main characters but they do redeem themselves. It is liked by people in the US and Scotland, so it's not a cultural thing so who knows? It just didn't grab you is all. Someone will come along and defend it soon enough, no doubt.
I enjoy tea, too.
I disliked it rather intensely because I found the protagonists thoroughly unlikeable and I hate, hate the idea that I should be rooting for these foul-mouthed scum. They're low-life criminals who rob a defenceless woman for no other reason than because they're bored, and I cheered a little each time one of them got killed. These are the same kind of people responsible for the riots across England in 2011, and this film glorifies them as funny, cool, and heroic. Fuck that, and fuck them.
*ahem*
Sorry for that little outburst.
Yup, That's the sort of thing I read about the film
I like it because it feels like an early John Carpenter movie crossed with Joe Dante by way of The Wire.
Because it has the balls to have initially unlikable protagonists (opening with a clear "kill-the-cat" scene). Because I find the dialogue funny.
Because it's mainly a sci-fi horror flick with comedic elements, instead of the other way around.
Because it has a cool retro sci-fi score, and is a genre I like a lot (kids who discover some threat the world is oblivious to and have to stop it).
Last edited by bullet3 (2013-02-10 23:11:26)
That's kind of my take away as well. I'm all for something which shows good people in flats as a counter to the hoodlum stereotype, but there weren't any redeeming features to be found.
The little bastards deserved what they got to be honest. There was no clear threat until they initiated it, and no redemption of the characters. They were essentially the same pricks at the end as they were at the start.
Last edited by Dave (2013-02-10 23:12:31)
I loved the characters in the movie. They started out as unlikable (don't get me started on how little I trust people that talk to lone women on dark streets) but I like the way they stuck to their own moral code and grew in the story without changing who they were. I sympathized with them.
Also, I'm hoping that John Boyega (Moses) gets more parts because that guy could really be a star.
I just re-watched Dreamcatcher. I learned that it was written by Goldman & Kasdan, so I gave it a second chance... but it's just as bad as I remembered it. The character stuff works pretty well, but the rest of the plot feels boring (it reminds me of The Phantom Menace - it's shot in a completely unexciting manner).
At least it gave us the memorable line "Easter Gay, go away!"...
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Just rewatched Dear Zachary....TWICE because pace wise, it's the speed I'm going to need to go at for my Doc Challenge submission.
Holy shit is it even more devastating since I spawned a child. I, no bullshit, went and held Grayson for like an hour afterwards. And yes, as a film, it still more than holds up.
I'm going to guess that distance from the reality makes it easier for people to like the shits in Attack the Block. They probably seem like totally fictional characters for Americans in the same way that the drug dealers and killers in The Wire seem to me (but wouldn't to, say, someone living in Baltimore).
Despite being rated R in the US, A Good Day To Die Hard has been given an uncut 12A certificate in the UK.....
EDIT: Actually, apparently, it has been pre-cut by the studio to get a 12A certificate so we get a different version than the US. Hooray 
Last edited by Jimmy B (2013-02-11 13:01:51)
I believe you mean "Yippee kiyay, melon farmer."
The US will get the full line while the UK will get it cut short by a sound like what happened in the PG-13 fourth film. Fox are bastards, they precut Chronicle and Taken 2 to get a 12A rating too. The theory is, like the R in the US, kids can see 12A films with an adult therefore more cash. I've read that there is up to 50 cuts in the UK version so we may as well get a fucking 'edited for TV' version.
Fun Fact: When Die Hard was first shown on TV in the UK, that line was dubbed to "Yippee kiyay, Kimosabe"
Anyway, the BAFTAs were last night and Argo won best film and best director while Skyfall won best British film. Life of Pi won for FX and cinematography while Django Unchained won for best original screenplay. If you want to know the full results, the link is here -> click as those are only ones I could remember off the top of my head.
You know, if I could grow a beard, I'd look just like Ben Affleck in that photo in the link. It would hide the difference in our chins.
/begins plotting
//and buying elevator shoes
///and dieting
////on second thought, this may be more effort than it's worth
I watched Little Shop of Horrors with my 10-y-o niece and nephew this weekend, and they loved it. It's so great to see a film thru a kid's eyes. They loved the chorus girls and remembered Rick Moranis (and Bill Murray) from Ghostbusters.
It's surprising how long it takes to get to the man-eating-plant, but boy when it arrives it ARRIVES. It is just awesome. I had to explain that it wasn't done with computers because that wasn't possible yet. It helped to explain who Frank Oz is.
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