Has anyone else seen this yet? Dear me, it has to be seen to be believed. Probably the most unintentionally hilarious film I have ever seen. Never before have I sat in a cinema with so many people laughing at virtually every scene. Of course, a film about football violence starring Elijah Wood was never going to be a study in authenticity, but even I wasn't prepared for the truly absurd plotline and atrocious acting on display here. A definite contender for worst film ever, I can't think of one redeeming feature. Charlie Hunnam as Pete, leader of West Ham's "Green Street Elite" has the worst "Cockney" accent I've ever heard - think Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins crossed with the crocodile hunter Steve Irwin. Absolutely unbelievable. I know opinions differ, but I believe it is my duty to warn everyone how diabolical this film is. Why they had to link it to West Ham I don't know. Some West Ham lads I know are not happy at all.
Green Street - A Warning
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STFC Loyal said:
Thank you for confirming my gut instincts about this film.
-Is Elijah Wood supposed to look hard on that poster? He looks erm... as if some bigger kid (ie: a 3 year old) took away his bestest toy at nursery.
I'm sure EW is a nice bloke, etc. Just seems woefully miscast.
Do you know what, before I saw it I actually thought to myself "The Hobbit as a hooligan? You know, it sounds so mad it might just work.". Trust me, it doesn't. About the most entertaining thing about the film is trying to work out what drugs whoever was in charge of locations was on. For example, the Hobbit's sister lives in a residential area very near to Bank tube - hmmm. Also, a group of Man Utd lads are waiting for West Ham, supposedly at Manchester Piccadilly, but it is clearly Fenchurch Street. And the area around the Green Street Elite's boozer looks to me suspiciously like Brentford, thoughh I could be wrong.
g force
Affects Shatner's Basoon
I saw this in Edinburgh and the cast did a Q&A afterwards - the explanation was pretty woeful and it's clear they knew bugger all about football hooligans.
Oh and the director made an extremely amusing joke about the London suicide bombers 
which was thankfully met with stoney silence and Elijah squirming in his chair.
Oh and the director made an extremely amusing joke about the London suicide bombers
which was thankfully met with stoney silence and Elijah squirming in his chair.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Was this made ten years ago or something?STFC Loyal said:
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
He's really creepy in Sin City, tho that's precisely because he looks so much like the hobbit.Sunspots said:
nuffsaid
But this goes up to 11
Sam -
"Why, Mr. Frodo sir methinks your footballing team are not terribly good.
Can I invite 'e over 'ere to decide a fisticuff outcome"
Mr Frodo -
"Now, now, Sam I don't think you should be trading such onerous insults when your team are obviously Middle-Earth in disguise".
"Why, Mr. Frodo sir methinks your footballing team are not terribly good.
Can I invite 'e over 'ere to decide a fisticuff outcome"
Mr Frodo -
"Now, now, Sam I don't think you should be trading such onerous insults when your team are obviously Middle-Earth in disguise".
Stobart Stopper
Well-Known Member
I have heard about the funny Mockney accents in this movie. Why couldn't they have just gone down a pub in the east end and hired some locals to act in it?
They would have had really good fight scenes then.
They would have had really good fight scenes then.
butchersapron said:
No, more recent than that.
Just did a bit of Googling, this is the one I was thinking of - "My very favourite story of 4 part was Britanniamania in 2001 where Paul Riley, Mickey Webb & Dave Quinnan go undercover to catch ex police officer sergeant Julian Napper with a gang who is causing football hooligan riots".
It was, as you would expect, hilarious.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I was thinking more of the wearing of SI gear.STFC Loyal said:
maximilian ping
Grrrrr
g force said:I saw this in Edinburgh and the cast did a Q&A afterwards - the explanation was pretty woeful and it's clear they knew bugger all about football hooligans.
Oh and the director made an extremely amusing joke about the London suicide bombers
was claire forlani there?
cathal marcs
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STFC Loyal said:
I seen that some laugh it was. Any self respectin casual would never wear a football strip and scarf but never mind fake Enland tops
Larry O'Hara
Well-Known Member
Remember..
this is a film with input by one of the brothers Brimson--unbelievable pro-cop bullshitters they have always been
this is a film with input by one of the brothers Brimson--unbelievable pro-cop bullshitters they have always been
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
Just been reading reviews of this, sounds like a diaster from start to finish.
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
For those looking for decent film about hooligans 'The Football Factory' is one of the best.
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
PacificOcean said:
I did'nt like that either, The Firm with Gary Oldman in it was the best IMO, but when you've seen one film about f/hooliganism you've seen em all
souljacker
innit
The question is, is it more laughable than ID? That was an utterly atrocious film.
souljacker said:
Believe it or not, Green Street is actually worse than ID.
Of all of them I'd have to say The Football Factory is my favourite, with The Firm a close second. Years ago, maybe 15 or so, I watched one called Arrivederci Millwall, set around the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Anyone else seen it? There was quite a gruesome scene at a tube station where they chased some Leeds (I think) fans down the escalator and pinned one down while one of them cut him. I would love to watch it again just to see if it's still as powerful as it was when I was a nipper.
stereotypical
hospitality king
STFC Loyal said:
I.D. is a brilliant film about this topic
souljacker
innit
stereotypical said:
no its not
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