Four Lions- new Chris Morris film

[Kanda]

Geezus... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8663809.stm

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Just what it needs, free publicity...

 

[El Sueno]

"Now I'm all in favour of free speech, but..."

Can't say I'm surprised by the uproar. But the point about making money out of the 7/7 tragedy I doubt this film'll break even.

 

[Onket]

Planning to see this on Friday. Saw one clip a week or so ago and thought it was hilarious. Don't want to see any more though- I'd rather watch the film in full.

 

[Ranbay]

WTF ? !?!?!

it's not on in Cardiff?

cunts... utter cunts

 

[Sunspots]

As funny a film as it is, and despite its shortcomings (-re. how conventional its structure is), I left the cinema feeling that the film's conclusion had an underlying message that was morally serious and very human.

 

[Sunspots]

WTF ? !?!?!

it's not on in Cardiff?

cunts... utter cunts

The Warp site says Four Lions will be showing at Cardiff Cineworld, but I can't see it mentioned anywhere else (-including the Cineworld site)...

Alternatively, I imagine Chapter might show it?

 

[ramjamclub]

"Now I'm all in favour of free speech, but..."

Can't say I'm surprised by the uproar. But the point about making money out of the 7/7 tragedy I doubt this film'll break even.

rather like saying "lets not make another war world ll film in case we upset the relatives of the killed"

 

[Ranbay]

The Warp site says Four Lions will be showing at Cardiff Cineworld, but I can't see it mentioned anywhere else (-including the Cineworld site)...

Alternatively, I imagine Chapter might show it?

not in chapter the newxt two weeks did check...

checked all the other big players, and none in Cardiff...

will just download it when it comes out

 

[Ranbay]

awesome, cheers it's on http://www.cineworld.co.uk now

 

[Jeff Robinson]

As funny a film as it is, and despite its shortcomings (-re. how conventional its structure is), I left the cinema feeling that the film's conclusion had an underlying message that was morally serious and very human.

Fuck mini babybel?

 

[Onket]

Saw this last night. People should go and see it.

Terrible review of it in yesterday's Metro though. Terrible as in 'were you watching the same film?' levels of terrible.

 

[belboid]

People should go and see it.

Alright, I will then. Ten past six tonight okay?

 

[spacemonkey]

not in chapter the newxt two weeks did check...

checked all the other big players, and none in Cardiff...

will just download it when it comes out

I went to Chapter yesterday and they had posters up.

 

[Part 2]

Saw it today with the teen.

I'd say about 7/10. Anyone expecting a lolfest will be disappointed. It's fairly tragic really but there's some good laughs, pretty sure all have been mentioned in one or two of the major reviews or in trailers though.

 

[Zabo]

They gave it a lengthy review on Radio 4 this evening with Tom (I'm always Up My Arse) Sutcliff. Not sure what I learned about the film rather the unintended satire of the guest reviewers talking bollox.

"And what do you think of the film Mirandala?"

"Quite wonderful Tom. The kind of deep satire film that prompts me and your other guests to enunciate their thoughts in an erudite manner with an air of flamboyance as befitting somebody from the ethnic margins of society."

"I see, and what about the film?"

"And that's all for tonight. Join me next week when I shall have another four ignorant twats waffling on about about the latest film from Jean Renoir."

 

[Jeff Robinson]

 

[fogbat]

I watched Four Lions this evening.

He makes some good arguments, but I don't agree with him on how funny it was.

Throughout the film, even at its darkest moments, there is still an enormous amount of humour. I don't think there were more than two minutes at a time where I didn't laugh out loud.

 

[Kanda]

Massive miss on how his Mrs and kid dealt with it. It left that way to open for me... Not massively controversial, peep show funny... a bit weak overall but with funny bits. No real character attachment throughout.

 

[quimcunx]

Well I laughed. And that's pretty much all I ever ask of anything.

And I laughed a lot. Which is more than I ever dare ask of anything.

 

[Orang Utan]

even sex?

 

[mincepie]

Seen it, thought it was funny. Partly written by the guy behind Peep Show and The Thick of It too.

Not (IMHO) that offensive either.

 

[quimcunx]

even sex?

I don't ask that much of sex. A laugh is a plus.

 

[Kanda]

Seen it, thought it was funny. Partly written by the guy behind Peep Show and The Thick of It too.

Not (IMHO) that offensive either.

Exactly. It's a peep show writer film. Not a lot of Morris actually comes across as you expect. Decent film though.

 

[ernestolynch]

It was discussed at the Q&A. No, they don't think it will happen. Apparently they spent a lot of time with the actors families, showed it to numerous religious groups and no-one was really offended by it.

Good. Mustn't be upsetting the god squad.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

I watched Four Lions this evening.

He makes some good arguments, but I don't agree with him on how funny it was.

Throughout the film, even at its darkest moments, there is still an enormous amount of humour. I don't think there were more than two minutes at a time where I didn't laugh out loud.

I quite agree.

 

[Onket]

Exactly. It's a peep show writer film. Not a lot of Morris actually comes across as you expect.

I think it works better as a film because of this.

 

[Fedayn]

I watched Four Lions this evening.

He makes some good arguments, but I don't agree with him on how funny it was.

Throughout the film, even at its darkest moments, there is still an enormous amount of humour. I don't think there were more than two minutes at a time where I didn't laugh out loud.

Yup, I laughed out oloud on more occasions than any film I can remember seeing at the cinema.

 

[belboid]

well. I thought it was good, some very funny moments, but not as good as it could have been. Stuck between being a straightforward comedy and a satire, but not really either. The characters were rather too thinly drawn, especially Feisal and the 'new kid,' not quite sure what there point was. Some really badly done continuity didn't help, as didn't the fact that all of it (bar the 'Pakistan' scenes) were obviously (to a Sheffielder) Sheffield. The bit where the sign reads 'Sheffield Sea Cadets' being an obvious one (it was meant to be in London at that moment). Benedict Cumberbatch was reallly crap.

 

[belboid]

He makes some good arguments

I didn't notice any 'arguments'. Not beyond the bleeding obvious anyway.