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Old 10 June 2011, 12:40 AM
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Just watched it - powerful, compelling stuff.

'Life's too short to be pi$$ed off all the time. It's just not worth it.'
Old 10 June 2011, 01:13 AM
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Watched this years ago, pretty hard hitting TBH, but good.
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Good film, it has been said it was loosely based upon Tony De Wonderful's life.
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the biting the kerb scene was pretty gruesome
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Originally Posted by Myles
Good film, it has been said it was loosely based upon Tony De Wonderful's life.

Old 10 June 2011, 07:24 AM
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One of the best films I've seen .. The bloody songs get stuck in my head though and I find myself singing them .. which clearly wouldn't end well for me if anyone heard .. especially as I'm a skin head ..
Old 10 June 2011, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Myles
Good film, it has been said it was loosely based upon Tony De Wonderful's life.


Good film
Old 10 June 2011, 08:24 AM
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One of my all time favourites.
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Originally Posted by Myles
Good film, it has been said it was loosely based upon Tony De Wonderful's life.
I think you'll find the ***** were rather partial to our Muslim friends.
Old 10 June 2011, 09:19 AM
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I watched this a while ago, quite a good film about white racists against black racists from a white racist point of view. Though I thought Ed Norton's conversion to a non-racist questionable, can a leopard really change its spots?
Old 10 June 2011, 11:57 AM
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Bloody brilliant movie, Edward Norton before he turned into a ropey actor
Old 10 June 2011, 12:10 PM
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Romper Stomper is also worth checking out, similar theme but set in Australia. Stars Russell Crowe (before he turned into a major-league *******)
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Originally Posted by jonc
I watched this a while ago, quite a good film about white racists against black racists from a white racist point of view. Though I thought Ed Norton's conversion to a non-racist questionable, can a leopard really change its spots?
I think he, like a lot of racists, had it pummelled into him at a young age by his mentor. Some people do have 'epiphanies'. (I know, I know, its only a film!)
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I love the scene where they are all sat around a dinner table, and Ed Norton goes off on a rant, pretty sure its all done in one scene. Brilliant actor when he is in the right films!
Old 10 June 2011, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by subaruturbo_18
I love the scene where they are all sat around a dinner table, and Ed Norton goes off on a rant, pretty sure its all done in one scene. Brilliant actor when he is in the right films!
It was a rant about Jews, iirc.
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Originally Posted by JTaylor
It was a rant about Jews, iirc.
Yeah, aimed at his mothers 'friend'.
Old 10 June 2011, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MJW
Romper Stomper is also worth checking out, similar theme but set in Australia. Stars Russell Crowe (before he turned into a major-league *******)
Excellent film.
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Its an awesome film, I love the way its filmed too!

On a different note, I recently watched Harry Brown. I thought that was equally as good if not better!!
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Originally Posted by Dazza9t9
Its an awesome film, I love the way its filmed too!

On a different note, I recently watched Harry Brown. I thought that was equally as good if not better!!
Harry Brown was poor apart from Michael Caine of course.

It was just this account of estate life like as envisioned by some middle-class film student, and acted just a bit better than grange hill. It just didn't ring true and seemed fake.
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