Hi gang, back for midweek sneak peak. This will be our 9th film on the blog, which is pretty great- especially as I wasn’t sure I’d stick to this beyond one or two weeks. The truth is, I’m enjoying this, it was a good idea! It gives me a creative outlet, lets me be sarcastic and pushes me to experience films I almost certainly would not otherwise have done; for better or worse.
So this week I’ve got a corker I reckon. Belonging to a very specific genre of dodgy British film that you really only see on super market/ discount store shelves, the kind of film you might watch if you really liked crime films and for some reason didn’t have access to any of the wealth of infinitely better examples. I think its gonna be bad, but also I think it’s gonna be weird- and that makes for a pretty pleasing combination.
In terms of clues, I’ll give you this. One of the leads has a connection to -that ongoing indictment of 21st century society- Love Island. One of the subsidiary characters is played by the guy who plays the best character in Peep Show. And this is the kind of film that wants you to think Guy Richie might have made it. If you think you know- comment! Although I won’t blame you for keeping quiet even if you do; this strikes me as the sort of film you pretend you’ve never heard of even if you have. Like when I pretend I haven’t seen White Chicks multiple times….
I’m looking forward to this one. Despite a definite attempt to appear ‘grim’ and ‘gritty’, this will almost certainly have a higher rate of ironic enjoyment/ genuine discomfort than Dark Crimes. Tune in on Sunday!
For now, some other things I think are interesting:
– Another one brought to my attention by my older brother, See You Soon sounds like a quality stinker, worth checking out for bad film fans!: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/see-you-soon-film-jenia-tanaeva?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1g3G7n0GU6U-1_y0GUrwf5JDy-T6b3mE3lMPOhrnB5qi2iO_eJyqcU7xc#Echobox=1563950852
-And this article provides a quick look at the world of ‘Mockbusters’- films deliberately made to be confused for other, better films. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mockbusters-21-wonderfully-bad-knock-off-dvds-10128293.html This is a phonomenon which amuses me a lot, and thinking about it, if it were slightly crappier/ dishonest, Beastly from the blog two weeks ago would likely count as one.
That’s all folks! Be seeing you soon!
-Tom
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