This is England '90 in 2015

BMMachine

Ally Dick wrote: »

I found this show dreadfully disappointing. The two blokes with the blonde hair and glasses were ridiculous. More suited to Alan Partridge. There were moments of serious overacting....and boring at times too. Stephen Graham was good as usual. Can't say much about the rest

yup. you literally can't say much about the rest.

Right Turn Clyde

Ally Dick wrote: »

I found this show dreadfully disappointing. The two blokes with the blonde hair and glasses were ridiculous. More suited to Alan Partridge. There were moments of serious overacting....and boring at times too. Stephen Graham was good as usual. Can't say much about the rest

Yeah, very badly judged. It's been a while seen a seen the rest of the series, ditto the film, so I can't remember if the 'humour' was that over the top, but I don't think it was. I had my concerns from the very first scene which had Gadget pining over the canteen food. It felt childish and it immediately jarred with where the show was headed in terms of its recurring themes.

I like a lot the characters so for that reason I enjoyed it. However, they're definitely the weakest of the Meadow's directed episodes.

Anyone else spot Neil Bell (Soz from Dead Mans Shoes) in the junkie house when Kell was leaving to go to the wedding reception!

Hitchens

zorro2566 wrote: »

Anyone else spot Neil Bell (Soz from Dead Mans Shoes) in the junkie house when Kell was leaving to go to the wedding reception!

yep, that was him

power pants

I liked the series, but if im being honest I think I watched it more for the 90s theme , thought they did it well.

Also combo's acting. the other storylines were neither here nor there for me.

Still enjoyed it though for the reasons stated above

Grayditch

I liked it, but it didn't really have the impact of the other series. It felt like it didn't advance their stories that much or have much powerful content.

Walter E GO

Needed more Madchester music.
Sniffbangin.

Sleepy

Spotted all the series are available on All4 so re-watched the film and binged the 3 series (86/88/90) over the past week. What a superb piece of work. Absolutely loved it.

Ash.J.Williams

Sleepy wrote: »

Spotted all the series are available on All4 so re-watched the film and binged the 3 series (86/88/90) over the past week. What a superb piece of work. Absolutely loved it.

same here

have you seen the virtues?

weemcd

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

same here

have you seen the virtues?

If anyone enjoyed This is England, definitely watch The Virtues. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.

Stephen Graham and Niamh Algar are mesmerising. Might rewatch both.

Larsso30

Sleepy wrote: »

Spotted all the series are available on All4 so re-watched the film and binged the 3 series (86/88/90) over the past week. What a superb piece of work. Absolutely loved it.

Agreed, just some of the best TV and acting I think I've ever seen.

Lisha

I’ve watched all the the is England series and I love them but I’ve never seen the film available on all4... I’ll catch it at some stage.
I’ll echo the others here and say the virtues is simply mesmerising viewing.
ETA, Stephen Graham is amazing but I also love Joe Gilgun, Watching Brassic gave me my best laughs of 2020....

trashcan

Lisha wrote: »

I’ve watched all the the is England series and I love them but I’ve never seen the film available on all4... I’ll catch it at some stage.
I’ll echo the others here and say the virtues is simply mesmerising viewing.
ETA, Stephen Graham is amazing but I also love Joe Gilgun, Watching Brassic gave me my best laughs of 2020....

The film is great too. Stephen Graham is really terrifying in it, superb as always, and Thomas Turgoose (sp ?) is so young and small.

trashcan

weemcd wrote: »

If anyone enjoyed This is England, definitely watch The Virtues. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.

Stephen Graham and Niamh Algar are mesmerising. Might rewatch both.

Was she the sister ? Yeah, she was brilliant. I believe she hadn’t done much acting before. One of the most natural performances I’ve ever seen.

weemcd

trashcan wrote: »

Was she the sister ? Yeah, she was brilliant. I believe she hadn’t done much acting before. One of the most natural performances I’ve ever seen.

Indeed she showed so many looks in that, strong, vulnerable, confrontational, dangerous, seductive - all at the same time. Her chemistry with Graham was unbelievable.

She has an incredibly bright future.

Ash.J.Williams

trashcan wrote: »

Was she the sister ? Yeah, she was brilliant. I believe she hadn’t done much acting before. One of the most natural performances I’ve ever seen.

calm with horses is a movie i enjoyed recently niamh stars in it, ned deneghy steals the show though!

Sleepy

Calm with Horses was excellent alright. Must check out The Virtues

Ash.J.Williams

Sleepy wrote: »

Calm with Horses was excellent alright. Must check out The Virtues

“A clippers for his little toe toes “ cracked me up