dan-likes-trees Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 That bloke from IT Crowd's directorial debut. I adored it. Very quirky, though happily in a non-irritating way. Reminded me somewhat of a Welsh youthful 500DaysofSummer. Good things: - Wales is stunningly shot. - The lead actor is brilliant for a youngster. Not quite as sure about Jordana but I came round in the end. - It is achingly cool. - Good sense of humour. Deadpan. - The Alex Turner soundtrack is the best thing he's done since the orginal Arctic Monkeys album. Go watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 This is one I'd like to see but typically it isn't on at my local cinema. Stupid Cineworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Yeah my cinema is also a retard/caters to the people of Aylesbury (retards). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Saw this. It was great, it was fine. [/Rihanna S&M] Loads of funny bits -- really liked how it veered on the side of joke things happening, rather than jokes being told. Felt like it was trying hard to be kooky, and had little that actually moved, impressed or stunned. I mean, it felt like it had no point, since the Mother was the only character I liked, and thusly it suffered from (500) syndrome, where I'm just not really that interested in anyone involved. Looked pretty, but then everything was dark and beige at the same time. 6.9/10 [The first picture you post is totally unrepresentative of the movie as a whole, I feel. The actual movie is far more depressingly lit than that.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamishmash Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The film really spoke to me, actually. I went through a very similar experience as the main character in it. And yes, it's very "kooky" but it totally takes the piss out of "art house films" at the same time. Plus I love all the cast from everything else they've been in (totally didn't know Paddy Considine was in it!) 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-likes-trees Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Saw this. It was great, it was fine. [/Rihanna S&M] Loads of funny bits -- really liked how it veered on the side of joke things happening, rather than jokes being told. Felt like it was trying hard to be kooky, and had little that actually moved, impressed or stunned. I mean, it felt like it had no point, since the Mother was the only character I liked, and thusly it suffered from (500) syndrome, where I'm just not really that interested in anyone involved. Looked pretty, but then everything was dark and beige at the same time. I see your point, even if I disagree. Thought the main kid was really likeable, considering he's introduced as such a bully. All made me feel very good and warm, in a feelgood sort of way. I think 'trying hard to be kooky' is harsh when you compare it to other films which do try too hard to be kooky. By comparison I thought it all worked quite well / fitted / didn't seem overly kooky for kookiness sake. Defo wrote kooky too many times in that paragraph. 6.9/10 [The first picture you post is totally unrepresentative of the movie as a whole, I feel. The actual movie is far more depressingly lit than that.] Is it though? It's pretty washed out palette, aside from the dontlooknow red of the coat / sunnies. And I wouldn't say it's a depressingly lit film, it's gloomy but in a sort of charming nostalgic way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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