The hardy bucks movie

Rudd27

New Hardy Bucks movie out according to RTE!

WHA!!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150259389839995&set=a.46895259994.18763.43287959994&type=1

Mickeroo

I really can't see it being any good but you never know. The show has it's funny (some very) moments for me but I've never been a huge fan, it always just struck me as a bunch of lads that really liked Trailer Park Boys and wanted to make their own version of it for the craic. I always got the feeling that people who aren't from Mayo wouldn't appreciate the show as much either?

Who knows though, there's definitely potential for laughs there so who knows.

joydivision

Im from dublin . I love it . The viper is the greatest Irish villan ever .
Any idea on a release date ?

Rudd27

Next Feb. There's a trailer going up on RTE tomorrow according to Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/rteplayer

ricero

Cant wait . Salmon better get some decent screentime or il riot

DavidMelv

Great show so much that I run a Facebook page called 'Buzz For President' https://www.facebook.com/BuzzForPresident?ref=hl

budgemook

I met Eddie Durkan in Poznan where they were making the film. He was absolutely twisted and by all accounts was like that most of the time. I asked him how's making a film while drunk / hungover all the time. Makes it easier he said.

Miguel_Sanchez

Trailer is up.

mikom

I've got a bad feeling about this.

Flashbacks of "Kevin and Perry go Large".

MacBoogerBalls

mikom wrote: »

I've got a bad feeling about this.

Flashbacks of "Kevin and Perry go Large".

Felt more like Borat! myself

msg11

Well I look forward to when it comes out, hopefully it will be a good film with a fair few laughs..

Miguel_Sanchez

mikom wrote: »

I've got a bad feeling about this.

Flashbacks of "Kevin and Perry go Large".

The take the characters on holiday trick has been done a good bit. And the 'owe money to gangsters' angle is fairly unoriginal too.

However I think they have the comedy chops to put a different spin on it and make it funny. So I'll go see it for sure.

Mickeroo

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

The take the characters on holiday trick has been done a good bit. And the 'owe money to gangsters' angle is fairly unoriginal too.

However I think they have the comedy chops to put a different spin on it and make it funny. So I'll go see it for sure.

Yeah the holiday schtick is nothing new but having it take place during the Euros isn't a bad idea, at least it gives it a bit of authenticity.

Trailer didn't blow me away or anything but it looks like it could be a laugh.

Galvasean

I was concerned anout this, but the trailer doesn't look half bad

Duggy747

Looks ok, I wasn't a big fan of their TV crossover so the transition to a full-length movie could go either way, especially with a tried and tested plot like that.

Still, fair play to them from going from web series to a movie appearing in cinemas.

Corkfeen

'You didn't even have a chance to blow my Vuvuzuela!' While I have low expectations, I was slightly amused. :pac:

Fr Tod Umptious

I think the second TV series was a great improvement on the first and I though the Viper was the star of the second series, he really came on in leaps and bounds as a caharacter

He seems to have a leading role in the movie so that could be a reason to be optimistic about it.

flyswatter

It's Universal I see who are producing it/behind it. Is that the actual worldwide one or a local Irish universal? Will it be a big release or just important in Ireland?

MakeEmLaugh

Does anyone know if this will be released in UK cinemas? Would be interesting to see how it's interpreted by our English, Welsh and Scottish neighbours.

Mickeroo

Would love to see it get a big release elsewhere but would probably only get a limited one I reckon? I'm sure they'll take it on the festival circuit to try and get some momentum.

Niles

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

The take the characters on holiday trick has been done a good bit.

I was thinking the same thing. The Inbetweeners movie being another recent example.

Bit surprised Universal are involved though, I can't imagine the appeal will be that big outside this fair isle.

Miguel_Sanchez

Niles wrote: »

Bit surprised Universal are involved though, I can't imagine the appeal will be that big outside this fair isle.

I don't know about that. Just because something is parochial doesn't mean it can't have wider appeal.

Niles

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

I don't know about that. Just because something is parochial doesn't mean it can't have wider appeal.

Maybe, I guess time will tell. I just wonder would foreign audiences 'get' the style of humour in Hardy Bucks, or will it just be seen as another generic road trip film.

starviewadams

If Lexus or Uncle Mick aren't involved I won't be happy!

Kerplunk124

Needs more Seamus and Aloysius

Gotya

Kerplunk124 wrote: »

Needs more Seamus and Aloysius

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU9dFTzTa-c

Dicky Pride

Unusual to see a trailer for any comedy film with such few laughs

Gustavo Fring

The Viper was filming in character outside The Hogan Stand pub before the Dublin v Mayo game


Very funny and great craic to boot:D

Galvasean

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

I don't know about that. Just because something is parochial doesn't mean it can't have wider appeal.

Didn't The Guard do very well Stateside?

Fr Tod Umptious

Galvasean wrote: »

Didn't The Guard do very well Stateside?

Irish media often tend to over hype how Irish movies do in the US.

When we are told that an Irish film has "taken America by storm" it usually means that it ran for a week in some art house cinema in Boston.

indough

well that might be going a bit far, but the guard did have two big enough name hollywood actors playing the main roles and a more than modest budget so i dont think its really comparable to this project either.

also, it was muck

Corkfeen

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Irish media often tend to over hype how Irish movies do in the US.

When we are told that an Irish film has "taken America by storm" it usually means that it ran for a week in some art house cinema in Boston.

Most foreign films get limited releases to be fair. A better gauge is to check how US reviewers responded and going by the critics reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, it went down rather well with them so the humour appears to be exportable. It also got Brendan Gleeson a best actor nomination in the Golden Globes.

In terms of how much it made stateside, it was 5.4 million according to RT. In Bruges was a far more accessible film but only made two million more. The Guard made a respectable sum for a film that wasn't designed for US audiences. I don't expect anything of the sort from The Hardy Bucks.(I do find them entertaining though) :pac:

Galvasean

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Irish media often tend to over hype how Irish movies do in the US.

When we are told that an Irish film has "taken America by storm" it usually means that it ran for a week in some art house cinema in Boston.

Based on IMDB it made just shy of €5 and a half million at the US box office. Can't find figures for elsewhere, but since the movie cost €6 million to make I'm guessing it probably just about broke even overall.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540133/business

Miguel_Sanchez

Galvasean wrote: »

Based on IMDB it made just shy of €5 and a half million at the US box office. Can't find figures for elsewhere, but since the movie cost €6 million to make I'm guessing it probably just about broke even overall.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540133/business

It made a profit definitely. It took over 2 million in Ireland alone. I heard that it was biggest box office success for an Irish film ever.

Galvasean

€2 million in Ireland? That's very impressive.

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJganhFanM

Looks like is it out here 21st of February

constitutionus

gotta be honest.

it looks fecking awfull.

but then again i never liked the show so i suppose im not its audience. i was cringing during the trailer in VUE last week.

ManFromCheese

they are the mostunfunny fcukers to grace our tvs since katherine lynch

afatbollix

Cute hours tho getting paid to head off to Poland for the Euros.. Smart feckers.

IncognitoMan

ManFromCheese wrote: »

they are the mostunfunny fcukers to grace our tvs since katherine lynch

I dont think anyone deserves to be compared to katherine lynch.

chuckliddell

so basically its dude where's my car/road trip/the hangover in a camper van?

i'll give it a chance, good to see Irish lads giving it a go!!

best of luck to all involved

VEN

sore jaw comedy, tries too hard to be funny, anything from the wesht should stay in the wesht - crap.

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VEN wrote: »

sore jaw comedy, tries too hard to be funny, anything from the wesht should stay in the wesht - crap.

I tend to agree. They had a budget of €300,000 and I am wondering where all the money went!

There are some good one liners in it but that's it. I haven't seen any Hardy Bucks Stuff and went straight in to see the movie. Maybe fans of the show will enjoy it.

ricero

Looking forward to this very much. I think if your not a fan or familar with hardy bucks you shouldnt see this movie, defintly one for the fans

Seedy Arling

It's one thing to watch a road trip based on lads acting that they are pissed off their heads, but's it's another thing having to watch the real thing.

I've seen the 'lads' around Galway occasionally and they have been a fair bit 'under the weather.' It wasn't very funny in real life.

AnonoBoy

flowrider04 wrote: »

I tend to agree. They had a budget of €300,000 and I am wondering where all the money went!

300,000 is small budget. Films cost money, crew, post production, advertising etc.

From the trailer it looks like they put all of the budget on screen.

Seedy Arling wrote: »

It's one thing to watch a road trip based on lads acting that they are pissed off their heads, but's it's another thing having to watch the real thing.

I've seen the 'lads' around Galway occasionally and they have been a fair bit 'under the weather.' It wasn't very funny in real life.

What's that got to do with the film though?

Seedy Arling

AnonoBoy wrote: »

What's that got to do with the film though?

I've seen them drunk and in very high spirits out and about in Galway. Don't think i'd bother paying to see it in a cinema. See quote below.

budgemook wrote: »

I met Eddie Durkan in Poznan where they were making the film. He was absolutely twisted and by all accounts was like that most of the time. I asked him how's making a film while drunk / hungover all the time. Makes it easier he said.

Mickeroo

Seedy Arling wrote: »

I've seen them drunk and in very high spirits out and about in Galway. Don't think i'd bother paying to see it in a cinema. See quote below.

So instead of judging the film on its own actual merits(or lack there of as the case may well be) you'd rather judge it on your dislike of/holier than thou attitude towards the people involved. Well, go you.

Seedy Arling

Mickeroo wrote: »

So instead of judging the film on its own actual merits(or lack there of as the case may well be) you'd rather judge it on your dislike of/holier than though attitude towards the people involved. Well, go you.

Well yeah, basically. I've met them in real life, thought they came across as being less than nice, particularly when they appear to have taken a few too many.

I'm just saying i wouldnt pay to see it. Not a holier than thou attitude. The Durkin character basically admitted that he was pissed all through the production.

I'd love to be paid to go on the piss and star in a movie too, but to be fair, i'd need a brass neck to fcuking expect anyone to pay to watch the end product.

And please don't ever call me holier than thou, ever again.

mikeym

Cant wait to see it im a huge Hardy Bucks fan

Mickeroo

Seedy Arling wrote: »

Well yeah, basically. I've met them in real life, thought they came across as being less than nice, particularly when they appear to have taken a few too many.

I'm just saying i wouldnt pay to see it. Not a holier than thou attitude. The Durkin character basically admitted that he was pissed all through the production.

I'd love to be paid to go on the piss and star in a movie too, but to be fair, i'd need a brass neck to fcuking expect anyone to pay to watch the end product.

And please don't ever call me holier than thou, ever again.

But you are being holier than thou, whether they were drunk or not during production or are nice people in real life has absolutely nothing to do with how good or bad the film actually is. Some directors have famously used drunk actors to their advantage and actors not being particularly nice in real life is nothing new either. This is a film like any other and deserves to be judged as such, if you don't want to watch it then thats entirely up to you of course.