Never before have I had such serious reservations about watching a film as I did with this one. I love Chris O'Dowd (IT Crowd) and Marc Wootton (My New Best Friend)but the notion of a genre British film always fills me with dread.
See Britain rarely makes genre films and seems content to give us movies about rich, posh snobs falling for American girls or movies about Husbands beating Wives. Occasionally the odd gangster flick will surface - although thankfully not as many as once was.
For years I tried to get a film made that held middle ground for us common decent folk who weren't rich or agressive to our spouses but alas I failed. The release of Sahun Of The Dead proved that Britain was capable of better things but as always dropped the ball when it came to this film. Only in terms of advertising (why the hell did I just discover this film while browsing a tv show from 5 years ago??)
Three friends having a usual night at the pub find it is anything BUT usual as a trip to the toilet sends one of them hurtling into the future. On his return his friends scoff at him until they are all sent through time, travelling to both future and past (albeit only about 30 minutes past).
Throw in a feisty Time Traveller (Anna Faris) attempted to assist them and an evil woman sent to kill them and you have something very, very rare. A fantastic British Genre film!
With all the jokes about bodily fluids, masturbation and lots of swearing I was MOST surprised to find an incredible intelligence. This is a smart movie (although not as smart as Primer but a lot funnier) and no stone is left unturned. Like Primer I am wanting to watch the film again just to pick up on the strands that weave around the film. Did I mention I LOVE TIME TRAVEL!?
The film never goes too far and keeps the action confined to the Pub in it's various states which is budgetary genius. The ending is fantastic also but for the first time in ever I enjoyed a film so much I don't want to throw in a spoiler or even review it out loud.
If you are a sci-fi... science fiction fan then the film also throws a number of smart references your way including a Back To The Future reference so smart I am jealous I never thought of it.
Which is where this film gets me. It is exactly the type of movie I would've made. In terms of story, in-jokes and all round fun it plays to my film template incredibly.
Many reviews of the film have been harsh. I say fuck the reviews (except mine) and give this movie a try. You may find the rare gem I discovered tonight.
RATING: 10 out of 10
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Sounds worth watching...I'll also ask my workmates about it, they all work in the same field as I do and we all tend to have the same taste in movies, too. To be honest, I'd not noticed a tendency for British movie-makers to shy away from genre movies. I don't know why any good director would be reluctant to put their heart into creating a sci-fi movie. It happens that I love most British movies, especially if it's set in England and has good actors and actresses from anywhere in the UK...that's just my thing. But no matter what, if film maker has the creative talent and the drive to make a movie that gets the appreciation of sci-fi fans, nothing should stop them.
I hope you'll make your movie some day.
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