Britain is in turmoil, the streets are being torn apart, shops are being looted, factories are being set alight, cars turn over, as the youth of the country is coming out onto the streets in the mass and doing what they supposedly do best, get drunk and fuck shit up, because of something about there rights. But this week all that madness stopped, why?
Because The Inbetweeners Movie came out and none of those people are going to pass up the opportunity to check this out. Sure they think they're in poverty, but they throw there cash down to go in the nearest multiplex, especially if they're have an Orange phone.
Actually, I think cinemas where banking on them all busy looting and what not, because earlier in the week, I looked at the times and they were showing this in the smallest screen they had about 3 times a day, I go in on Wednesday, they've sold out 3 screenings all at the same time that they added half an hour earlier and had a 4th one going in there biggest screen reserved only for 3D films.
I have problems with the show, but needless to say, it is funny, and if you haven't seen it, go check it out. I like it enough, but even then I'm in the minority, everyone loves this show. The Inbetweeners is a British Sitcom known most of all for it's all out crude attitude that comes with being a suburban teenager, and is supposedly written based on actual events that occurred in the writers in there age.
My problem with The Inbetweeners is the fact that the characters are mostly ignorant idiots, even when they're supposed to be smart. There is one all out idiot, called Neil, one naive idiot which is Jay, and the other two are Will and Simon, who are more social retarded than stupid, but become to desperate that they do stupid things. This is ok for a setup, but these character become more and more obnoxious throughout the 3 series run, to the fact that it's less what a character would do realistic, and more the writers trying to jam comedy down our throats.
Add the fact that the filthy dialogue was becoming old the time the third series came around, and I was the person who turned around and said this series of Inbetweeners just isn't funny. The problem is, like any cult, and typical, British sitcom, the audience was gathering around by the time series 3 aired. And all the audience of course said "Oh this is so close to our lives, it's genius!". Than I all out started to hate the series.
That people my age actually associated themselves to a bunch of desperate idiots, who by then, ended almost all the episodes with throwing up or pissing. Come on guys, you are better than this. You honestly believe this desperate attempt at comedy is your life.
(And yes, I do know I sound like I complaining at a show just because it became mainstream, but screw you, I have my reasons)
Of course, I still recommend the show, all series of it, even the third has a lot of great moments, even one of the best at the end of the series. And I also understand that I might honestly be the only person with these feelings. As one of my friends put it drunkenly to me "We thought you was going to hate the new Harry Potter movie, when you said it was shit, we all honestly thought you were serious and didn't think you was joking..."
Thanks for that Jamie, that kinda hurt. But the point still stands, I'm critical!
I enjoyed it.
Yeah, it was good.
Not perfect, but pretty entertaining.
Yeaaaaahhhhhh.....
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY!!!! It's a comedy, it made me laugh, I can't really elaborate over that. What you think after a couple long paragraph of bitching about the show, I can write equal amount of words loving the film, I'm being a critic, I can only criticise.
Okay, I'll started off with some of the flaws I had with the film. The main one being the same as the TV show. The characters are still idiots, the two that are supposed to be, I can understand. But there is a very long set piece scene involving one of the characters trying to sell his clothes for money, and you are just think that what is happening is just plain IQ slamming abysmal, and any person doing this would serious need medical attention through out his entire life span, and this is from one of the smarter characters, with the other one standing by his side, it's just plain stupidity, and it the lowest point of the film, and it adds nothing.
And, of course, the film hits a few predictable gags, some of which are pushed far enough to be funny, others of which seem desperate, most of which occupy the trailer, which didn't do much for my hopes. However I don't think I would of been as annoyed with this if I wasn't with someone who literally just consistently said "HurHurHurHurHur..." on endless repeat throughout the entire film.
But with some of the flaws of the show rearing it's ugly head, they actual rectify something that never occurred to me before. There is actually genuine charm in this film unlike the show. Now I understand you have about 10-12 mins to create charm before an ad break to destroy that to bring you back in for the last 10 mins, but this film shows that these rising stars and writers do genuinely have a knack for chemistry that the series never really hits. There are moments that are moving between the characters, and there was even a moment where they avoid a cliche that actually shows that these are more like characters, than forced comedy pawns.
And it's probably the most consistently funny film this year, I never all out laughed, but there were few moments I was thinking it was slouching, and unlike Hangover 2, wasn't clasping to recycle the same shit again and again.
Although, I'm sure The Inbetweeners Movie will once again show what a huge regret it was for the government to drop the UK Film Council, if anything just by the consistent sell out screenings on Wednesday (Which I'm guessing lead to my awful cinema going experience, they were showing a reel too small for the screen, so I ended with two huge black bars either side of the screen). It's kinda sad a truly innovative film like Attack the Block is struggling to make it's small budget back, when this, ultimately, very safe endeavour, is grasping audiences in the masses, and it would of become more of a success before it hits US soil (if it does) than that film probably ever will.
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