THIS POST BROUGHT YOU BY THE LOVELY:
Thank you very much Eric for inviting me to join in with Shitfest! It’s a real honour.
I’d be lying if I said it had all been fun and games though. I actually struggled for ages to come up with my movie choice. I mean yeah I’ve watched some dumb films (special thanks to Michael Bay) but nothing I thought of really felt…..right.
Then happily I had, I guess what you’d call an epiphany. A movie came to mind that is so awful, so inaccurate and so poorly written that you would be forgiven for thinking it’s a parody. (I double checked and it’s definitely not supposed to be a parody)
I am talking of course about Green Street – a movie about football hooligans in London. Though to try and make an already loose plot just that bit more silly, they included a bit about an American Harvard student (yeah okay…!) who joins with one of the ‘toughest firms in the East End’ – the Green Street Elite – a gang of West Ham supporters who like to fight opposing football fans.
Now I know it seems childish to say that everything is wrong in this movie, but I’m going to say it anyway.
Everything is wrong in this movie. Football hooliganism is a real thing after all (somewhat of a ‘national sport’ in the UK) but almost every part of it is misrepresented in a film that can’t decide whether it’s ‘low key England’ or ‘Hollywood jazz hands’.
You know how some movies are so bad they’re good? Well this isn’t one of them. It’s so bad it’s really bad. Perhaps if it were slightly shorter it might have worked better but at 109 minutes it’s clearly 108 minutes too long. It’s not the genre or topic that I find unappealing, I actually like thuggish movies if they’re made well and I did specifically want to choose a film for Shifest that had potential for enjoyment.
But Green Street just feels like a joke from start to finish. The fact it has a 7.5 rating on IMDB only serves to prove what bollocks their rating system is.
The ‘Green Street Elite’ themselves are a bunch of less-than-menacing youths. They are led by Pete (Charlie Hunnam) who walks around like a low rent Fagin, swinging his arms from side to side heavily JUST IN CASE WE FORGET he’s supposed to be a cockney (Hunnam is from Newcastle in real life – about as far north from London as you can get without seeing the Aurora Borealis). It’s strange how this young whippet of a boy is running the whole of the West Ham hooligan firm but that’s the incredible writing of Green Street for you.
I may as well talk about his accent now too. One of the most incredible glaring errors in the film was to let Charlie Hunnam speak the way he did and actually release the film afterwards. Well I say ‘accent’ – I’ve actually counted six of them. Six garbled accents crammed into one person. Amazing!
And whilst I commend his effort at covering such a broad base of enunciations which so far includes British, Australian, Northern Irish, American, South African and what I like to call “the Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins special” – it really wasn’t necessary. Though it gives the film one extra point for sheer comedy value I guess.
And I’m honestly not just being an anal bitch about this. His accent is the worst I’ve heard in MOVIE HISTORY. And I’m including Josh Hartnett when he made Blow Dry.
*Note to the German/American director who made this British film – don’t cast a Geordie as a cockney. And NEVER cast a Geordie who can’t do accents as a cockney. In fact just don’t make films about football hooligans (or cockneys). You’re German – you can actually PLAY football. Leave the thug behaviour to us.
The fight scenes unfortunately are no better and pretty laughable – embarrassing to watch even. Though the Green Street Elite only seem to have six members (ridiculous!) they have street brawls against hundreds of men – and still win.
Injury doesn’t seem to be a problem however. The screenshot below of the lads laughing, skipping and high fiving as they dance down some steps followed one of the biggest fights in the whole movie, where the six youths fought against seventy men.
My problem with this is – where’s the broken ribs? None of them are doubled over in pain. No-one’s limping. No-one’s wincing. No-one’s nursing anyone.
You can’t dance your way down some steps after fighting off seventy men. You just can’t.
It’s a film riddled with clichés (there’s a character called “The Major”) inconsistencies and mistakes. I mean the Hobbit is only in London for five minutes and he gets given a ticket to a football match!! Anyone who’s even tried to get a ticket to a premiership London match will know it’s near impossible.
It’s a real shame because I genuinely like British thug movies and this is one I thought I would enjoy. But shoddy writing, mortifying accents, boring sports scenes and implausible situations (why on earth did they set fire to that pub????) just make this a movie to avoid.
And don’t get me started on the Hobbit from Harvard. Elijah Wood in a hooligan film?
Look…..he can’t even fight off a CREDIT CARD
THE END (thanks for reading!)
Emma! Love this piece of gold: “but at 109 minutes it’s clearly 108 minutes too long” HAHAHAHA
Sounds horrible!
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Haha! Thank you Natasha so much!!! 🙂
Definitely 108 minutes too long. Or even 108 minutes and 30 seconds?!!!
Thanks so much for commenting. I was terrified I’d check out my post and it would be a *tumbleweed* moment ha ha.
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Pen!!
No way a post like this gets the tumbleweeds… those are saved for my Sunday Six Million Dollar Man posts hahahaha : )
Pen
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Oh Pen! Don’t you say such things.
NO posts on The IPC get a tumbleweed 🙂
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LOL! The Six Million Dollar Man isn’t a big draw here : )
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Well I’ve run out of motivational statements………….so you win some you lose some! Lol
🙂 Pens
You warm Pen?
Love Pen
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No, Pen!! It’s terrible here!! It’s only fourteen degrees and we’re covered in ice… I couldn’t even go to work today….
#coldpen
Love Pen
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You couldn’t even go to work? But…..isn’t that a good thing?!!
SNOW DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sorry, it’s no (it’s snow) laughing matter (sorry) it is actually really fuckign miserable when it’s like that for ages 😦
I hope you have radiators, blankets and hot water bottles galore!
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Well… I have to still work, just from the remote laptop…. BOOOOOOO
Thank god for heating furnaces!!
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BOOOOOOOOOOOO! 😦
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Kidney!!!
This sounds pretty shitty. I don’t think I’ll do this one….
Happy Monday!!
Pappy!
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I thought the film was called ‘Green Shit’ for a second :p
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Ha ha ‘Green Shit’ would be more appropriate!! But does conjure up rather nasty images… !
Thanks so much for reading and commenting Mr. Movie 🙂
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Anytime … It was an entertaining read 🙂
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Yay! That makes my day, it really does!!
Thank you 🙂
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Reblogged this on emmakwall (explains it all) and commented:
My Shitfest 2015 entry – Green Street.
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WOOO HOOOO! THANKS, PEN!!!
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No, no, no – thank YOU Pen!!!!!!
Pens 🙂
Love Pen
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Thank us both then!!!
#thankyouthankyou : )
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I don’t know if you ever look at my “home” page (by clicking on the header) but I made you a special thumbnail for your post today : )
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I do! And I did see it and I love it 🙂 thank you!!!!!!!!!
#Pens
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SHITEFEST!!
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#shitfest #shitfest #shitfest
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#shitfest4ever
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Hahaha, this is terrific. I love the ending picture and an insight into the life of English football.
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Thank you so much Luke! I keep saying “that made my day!” to all the nice comments but really, it genuinely does!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it (coming from the Oracle of Film!!!) and glad you liked the last picture 🙂 I’ve never seen a man fighting with a credit card before. It made me laugh!!! (immature!!!!!!)
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I love this review and I could totally hear you reading it out loud with an angry British accent. Brilliant stuff! I love British thug films my self. This one doesn’t seem to be even worth a spit! Oh yeah, “Elijah Wood in a hooligan film?” totally with you on that one!
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Thank you Reut!!!! It’s funny, a lot of people do like this film. But I am here to tell them they are wrong. Wrong dammit! I never usually get that pissed off with ANY film but this was a mockery!!!! A mockery to……tp all REAL thugs!!!!! Haha.
Elijah Wood may be able to get away with a psychopathic role, but not a good, old fashioned hooligan role!!! That’s why people like Ray Winstone are in the industry haha.
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I hear you, sweets! I’m actually curious about this film now because it’s so awful. I want to see what you’re talking about 😊 if I suffer, it’s on me..
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I think you gotta watch it Reut!!
It’s actually on youtube, I watched the whole movie in good quality on there 🙂
Usually I’d say here “hope you enjoy it!” but……what do I say instead?!!!!
Have…..a………donut?!
Hee hee 🙂
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Oohh, I’ll enjoy that for sure! Thanks for the tip, Hun 🙂
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Hey Emma!
What a really shitty review 🙂
Doesn’t sound like it’s worth seeing at all.
Only complaint I have with your review is that you dissed the IMDB rating system 🙂
I cant believe that 103,130 people wasted 108 minutes on this pile of green crap 🙂
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Thanks so much Rob!!! Really appreciate and love your kind words!
I know, poor old IMDB. It’s still my first and favourite point of call for any movie information! But the rating system is………….not good. This is the proof man!!
103,131 people….including me 🙂
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This film is absolutely terrible… and secretly I love it.
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Like me???????????
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It’s absolutely terrible isn’t it!!!!!!! But it’s good to get enjoyment from it, I totally understand what you mean 🙂
What about Charlie Hunnam’s accent?!!!! As I know you’ve seen it I must ask what you think. I have never heard anything like it in my life, he literally starts off a sentence talking in one accent, ends the sentence talking in another! I genuinely don’t blame him. I blame the people who made it. Who filmed it!
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Most of the enjoyment is from Charlie Hunnam’s shirtlessness… phwoargh!
His accent is horrendous but you have to understand how difficult it is for people who are not familiar with British accents to pick this up. I first saw this just after I moved to the UK and didn’t clock it at all. Now of course 10 years later it makes me feel physically ill but if this was made for an international audience I doubt they’d really notice. I think it’s a common thing with accents. Virtually every cinematic attempt at a South African accent assaults my ears.
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It is a movie that is unintentionally hilarious in places too!! I understand the weird love 🙂
Haha “physically ill” !! Yeah I know what you mean, I knew it would be lost on a lot of people but seriously……I’ve never heard anything so garbled in my life. There was one bit that even my boyfriend laughed at (he doesn’t show emotion during films….) and said – I’m sorry for this Abbie! – “is he supposed to be South African?”
Does it make sense that this makes me even angrier?! What a false image this gives to international viewers. They’ll think we all walk around London clicking our ankles together “you alright me old guv’nor?!”
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“They’ll think we all walk around London clicking our ankles together “you alright me old guv’nor?!””
Wait…..?? You DON’T????!?!?!?!
#imageshattered
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Only when we’ve run out of tea, crumpets and Beatles music 🙂 🙂
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Do you all have oval pictures of the Queen in your living rooms???? : ) : )
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Yes OBVIOUSLY! Only when she’s old though…..no one wants a picture of a young queen.
And we all have bad teeth. That’s what you were all waiting for wasn’t it, wasn’t it?!!! Admit it!!!!!!
🙂 🙂
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
And everyone lives in London!
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We do, we do!!! 🙂
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I don’t know what’s funnier – the big book of english smiles or the random language that’s in….
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I’m not offended. South African accents are cobbled together from a vast collection of European accents and vary massively regionally. There’s a pretty good chance he did sound South African in places.
I think most international audiences would prefer to believe we do all walk around London talking about apples and pears and tipping our hats to each other.
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Wait… you mean you DON’T????
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Funny review Emma, sounds like I should avoid this movie like the plague. Thanks for the heads up.
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Sounds pretty shit that’s for sure…..
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Thanks so much Vinnie!! That means so much from you 🙂
Yes definitely avoid this movie. Unless you fancy complete disbelief, scoffing at the TV and laughing when nothing is supposed to be funny. Haha!
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Great review Emma. What friends can’t be all happy and joyous after a big fight. That’s absurd. I never heard of this one, but based on your thoughts of the actors having bad accents. Yeah I’ll avoid this one
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Thanks for the comment and the RT, Mister!
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Thank you!!!!!! So much!! 🙂
It’s weird, it was actually that scene that really made me hate this movie. I could kind of make excuses for bits of it, but I was actually quite angry when I watched it and they all danced down those steps laughing happy and joyous. What a mockery of real thug behaviour eh?!
Charlie Hunnam’s accent in this movie is unreal. There are videos on youtube dedicated to his “best bits” it’s worth watching on a day when you need cheering up.
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Emma! Loving this shitty review! I actually had this movie sitting in my Netflix queue for a while, although on US Netflix it’s called Green Street Hooligans, and I figured, well I don’t know shit about football hooliganism but…Charlie Hunnam!! How dare they put a beautiful man in a shit movie! Glad I never watched it now. “The Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins special” hahaha!
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This sounds pretty sucky… how’s the weather over there? We are covered in ice today….
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Damn I thought it was supposed to be toasty in OK compared to here! Not too much ice here unless you count the piling up of snow but it is 3 degrees!
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we can have some pretty brutal winters, it’s just been mild so far… until today!
Stay warm!
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Thank you so much Justine!!!!! I must admit Charlie is good looking isn’t he. As I was looking for pics for the review I thought how handsome he was, but he’s so hateful and annoying and smug in the movie that I never once thought it whilst I was watching it. Not once! (not like me)
Green Street Hooligans, yes I should have called the review that really as I think it’s only this country it’s called Green Street. Oops! It is worth watching for comedy value. I just hate the thought of people across the world watching it and thinking there’s a semblance of honesty in it. There’s not!!!!
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He is! But us Americans only know him as Jax from Sons of Anarchy, and he does a decent American accent although you can hear him slip sometimes. My mom is in loooove with him, but he was an asshole in that show too haha.
Makes me think casting a guy like him and throwing an American in there for good measure was meant to market it to people outside the UK, and trick unsuspecting Americans who are ignorant of other cultures into watching this and loving it. Haha. That must be the explanation for the sort of high rating on IMDb! Or more than likely most people on there have shit taste in movies. 🙂
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Of course!!!!!!! I actually forgot he was in that show, he’s more bushy beard in that isn’t he? He’s obviously more proficient at a US accent than a cockney 🙂
You’ve hit the nail on the head there! They definitely made this movie for Americans and other nationalities. I mean why have the mortifying storyline with Elijah Wood?! What’s the point???
I’ve read plenty of comments or reviews from people saying this film is good. But I know they’re wrong. Sorry and all that…! Haha!
There’s a film by Nick Love called The Football Factory and it’s really good. Unlike Green Street it has no moral conscience, it’s just a film about football hooligans. Some of the actors were really hooligans in real life and even the clothes they wear and the way they speak is all true to life. It’s far better 🙂 It’s a thuggish movie that won’t appeal to everyone, but at least it’s got a semblance of realism!!!
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He is a bushy beard! And longish hair for most of it too. Real motorcycle gang type fake American lad.
That does put me off a bit actually, because I’m not a huge fan of Elijah Wood in the first place, ever since he annoyed the shit out of me as Frodo Baggins. I’m sure it’s the character’s fault and not his, but he gets the blame anyway!
The Football Factory. I’ll write that one down. I already found the other two horror movies you suggested to me. Haven’t watched them yet though, I have to wait until I have time during the day 🙂
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Haha “real motorcycle gang type fake American lad” – sounds like Charlie is up to his old tricks !
Yay! That’s so great you found the recommendations I gave you, I really hope you enjoy!!!! I totally understand. The Babadook is out on DVD now so I’m going to treat myself on pay day but I can’t watch it on my own or at night. And I may need psychological help (and a light on in my bedroom at night) for a month or so afterwards!!! (who am I kidding…three months minimum)
I’m not really a big of Elijah Wood either. I liked him as the nerd in The Faculty though 🙂
Frodo Baggins!! To be honest he’ll always REALLY be Frodo won’t he. Whatever he does!
I really like The Football Factory. Some people hate it. It depends I suppose ! I wouldn’t be offended if you thought it was bullshit lol
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Good one. Never heard of it and now have no desire to seek it out. lol
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Shitfest wins again!!
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Question: Has there ever been a time when it has not?
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I always hope that it does!!
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Also, I believe I have come up with a suitable entry – or at least the topic. Just need to write it up. A really shitty piece of shit that disappointed me to no end.
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OK – we’re inching towards the end so Chop Chop : )
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Then my work here is done! *flies away with an umbrella*
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I haven’t seen this one but it sound atrocious. Hunnam is clearly too pretty to be a football hooligan, and too young to be the leader of a whole firm (that’s the terminology, right?). What an utter load of shit!
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Yes that’s correct – the firm! 🙂 and also correct……..utter load of shit!!!!
You’re right, he is very handsome. I hadn’t really thought about it before as he was odious in the film. He’s waaaaaay too young to be in charge!!!!!
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P.S meant to say thank you for your comment!! 🙂
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Top action!
I’ve always avoided this film of course, I heard good stuff and bad stuff about it and obviously chose to believe the latter. I never quite knew it was this shit though. 6 pretty boys.. well, one’s Elijah Wood so, 5 and a half pretty boys taking on the rest of Laandon’s hooligans? Give it a rest eh!
I spotted that arse from Goal III is in it as well. This has just got “please no” written all over it.
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Thank you Damian!!!! 🙂
It’s absolutely atrocious. I know you’re not the biggest fan of football hooligan / thug movies anyway, but IF you were to watch one….it should never be this one. Haha “give it a rest eh!” 🙂
I’ve been meaning to ask you for ages about your Goal reviews…it seems so odd having those amongst all those horror films / b movies / mondo stuff! Which one is the arse from it?!!! I’ll look it up!
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I’ll be sure to totally avoid it!
Goal III is one of the great b films. That sounds wrong. Okay, b movies. It’s just bizarre and well, I think my review says it all! The arse is on the left of that top picture.
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Haha, sometimes you just ‘need’ to say “movies” !!!
I’ll check it out 🙂
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LOL. That last pic is wonderful. I would LOVE to hear Gandalf use the word “twat” as an insult. Well done, Emma! I’d heard of this one, but I didn’t realize it was so…well, shitty. Bahaha. I shall avoid.
#shitfesthelpspeople
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Oh god how brilliant would that be?! “you shall not pass…….you stupid bloody twat.” haha 🙂
Thanks sooo much Cara, really glad you liked it 🙂 avoid at all costs yes!!!!!
#shitfestforever!
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#shitfestforpens !!
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HA. I think I would just give Ian McKellen all of my money to hear him say that.
#SHITFESTISDABEST
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I bet he would say it if you asked him!!! Be even better if was carrying a spare wizard hat (get into character)
#shitfestindahouse!
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#shitfestforthewinexclamationpointexclamationpointexclamationpoint
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Hahaha! That last image is amazing! Well done miss lady!
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Aww thank you so much Anna!!!!! Not nearly as amazing as your brilliant Shitfest pics for the sidebars! I love those 🙂 Thank you again so much!
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I’ve been to see a football game at West Ham and drank on Green Street. Shit place; much like this movie.
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Someday I’ll have to come see you guys over there…
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Life in the UK isn’t like Green Street or Downton Abbey just to warn you.
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Really. I was always hoping it was like an episode of Tom Baker’s Doctor Who….
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That’s a more accurate description.
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PERFECT!
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Ooh yes definitely!!!!!!!
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WHEEEE!!
#pens
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West Ham fans actually get “GSE” (Green Street Elite) chanted at them sometimes in mockery of this film! Their REAL firm is called The ICF (Inner City Firm) Green Street is fictional. How bad is that?!!! Thanks for your comment!!! 🙂
P.S I bet West Ham lost didn’t thye?
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Unfortunately they won and cemented why I hate everything to do with West Ham/Green Street.
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First time for everything! My dad is a West Ham fan and he usually seems pissed off at them 🙂
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This sounds truly horrible Ems! Not even a B movie, but more like a D or F? Talk about when good Frodos go bad 😦 And I hate it when actors don’t get their accents right. One of my biggest pet peeves was Robin Hood with Kevin Costner. Everyone else spoke with an English accent except for him. Arrgghh! The only saving grace was Alan Rickman’ s hysterical portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham! Anyway, awesome review 🙂 I think I’ll be skipping this.
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WOO HOO!! Thanks for the comment!!!
Kevin Costner was truly deplorable as Robin Hood….
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Yep! One of the worst in cinematic history!!!
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The only one I can think of that MIGHT be worse is Lee Majors playing some sort of Viking in some old 70s movie but the name escapes me…
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Haha! Your comment really made me laugh Kim 🙂 Alan Rickman’s hysterical portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham!! And he wasn’t the best ‘German’ in Die Hard either LOL
The Kevin Costner thing reminds me of 300. Always found it hysterical that Gerard Butler spoke in a Scottish accent. And didn’t Sean Connery do the same in Highlander even though he was supposed to be Spanish?!
Yeah accents can be a point of contention. I understand not everyone can do them but……. This was REALLY bad though, I’ve never heard anything like it. Bless him for trying but why didn’t someone behind the camera say “Sorry, wait a second Charlie…….what are you doing???”
Definitely a D or F movie! Or M? Or R? Or YZ?
When good Frodos go bad ha ha ha! Love your comment!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂
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Oh God! Thankfully I missed that!
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You’ve been spared!
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Emma!
“…about as far north from London as you can get without seeing the Aurora Borealis…” – LOL! And the whole bitch session about accents?! I get that frustration lady! Had a good laugh here, so thank you.
I haven’t seen the movie since it came out.
I think Hunnam is such a second-rate actor. Really. And I don’t find him purdy, either, so he ticks no boxes for me!
#NoPerveTime 😦
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JB –
LOLOLOLOL
#sorrycharlie hahahaha!
Love,
SSC
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Haha! Thanks Zoe 🙂 🙂 really made me smile reading your comment!
Lol, it is though!! A Geordie is not an obvious choice for a thug movie daaaan safff (down south). Was Danny Dyer unavailable or something?!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, and I loved your comment!!!! #NoPerveTime = #SadTimes 😦
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I remember seeing this for rental! I skipped it because it didn’t strike me but now I’m glad I skipped because it sounds dreadful! I’ve noticed in other movies that charlie aint so great at accents in general. I guess it’s just not his thing.
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Hi Susan! Thanks for reading and the comment! I haven’t seen this but it sounds pretty sucky….
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Hello Susan!!! Thanks for your comment you legend! 🙂
No bless him, I feel bad now! Charlie if you ever read this……I thought you were brilliant in Queer as Folk.
Honestly I don’t blame him. I just blame whoever made it for not realising what a fool he sounded like!
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Charlie is doing just fine don’t worry! Bless you Charlie!
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Have you got him with you right now?! Hello Charlie!!!
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He’s gone now:/
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Only to make room for Cillian Murphy.
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#dirtyclam
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And Susan!! She started it!!!
🙂
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And Susan!!
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Ha!
🙂
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I didn’t follow any of this, but good job!
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Pay attention, you bastard!
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You have no idea the amount of times people say that exact sentence to me!
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Great review, Emma! I’ve not seen this. I’ve lived in the UK over ten years now but I’m still REALLY bad with accents. Wonder if I’d notice the bad accent?? Isn’t The Stone Roses song I Wanna Be Adored in this movie? That must be a plus at least. 🙂
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Yes it is!!! You really know your soundtracks don’t you 🙂 🙂
It’s strange you mention it though because even that was KIND OF an annoyance for me! They play a lot of Stone Roses during the whole film and though I love the band, to play pretty much constant Stone Roses music seems very out of place in a film about South East cockneys! The Stone Roses are sooooo prominently known as a real northern band, they were part of the huge Manchester ‘Madchester’ scene. I know I’m being anal now, I really am! But I still thought it was silly and further proof that the person/people who made this film had no idea what they were doing. (but I Wanna be Adored is a great song you’re right, I love it!!!!!)
I reckon you would pick up on his bad accent/s 🙂 it was pretty extreme!! I feel a bit sorry for him now bless him lol but it was ridiculous.
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Lol. I LOVE that I’ve found another movie blogger who actually notices the music in movies. Not that many do… So more than just I Wanna Be Adored was in the movie? I like The Stone Roses too but that’s actually lazy on the part of the filmmakers to just use a bunch of Stone Roses songs. I don’t know much about football & that whole lifestyle so I can’t really say what music West Ham fans would listen to. Hmm. Ska? 🙂 They should listen to Iron Maiden – Maiden are West Ham fans! I kind of want to watch this movie now… Not sure if that was your intention with your review! Lol! 🙂
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I love it more!! So glad 🙂
I am probably exaggerating but I definitely heard 3 songs and like you say it’s lazy film making!!!! And they are so renowned for being northern lol. Ian Brown – northern monkey through and through. Anyway!!
Ska would be a far better choice! Football hooliganism was actually really prominent in the 80s when skinheads and Ska music was big in Britain so ready that’s a sterling choice and far better than anything the filmmakers thought of!!! IN THEIR FACE!
Do you know, I think I might be making MYSELF want to watch this film again lol so totally going against the point of Shitfest but hey ho! I’d be delighted if you watched it 🙂
Are Iron Maiden really West Ham fans?!! That’s so cool!!!!!!!!
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Sorry I meant to say thank you as well!! For your nice comment and for reading my post 🙂
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You’re welcome! 😉
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Hey!! You never say you’re welcome to me, you punk!!
+_o
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Do you ever THANK me?!?!? :-p Emma is more polite than you! 😉
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I thank you with love and adoration….
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You’re welcome. 😉
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THANKS!!!!!
#wanker : )
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Yay 🙂
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I have come close to watching this movie a handful of times and never could commit, so glad I didn’t. The only reason really was to see Charlie Hunnam… have you heard his American accent? lol
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Lol I haven’t but I’m guessing it’s a PERFECT accent?! Why would I think otherwise?!!! Haha 🙂
Thanks for your comment. I think this movie is worth watching for hilarity only!!!!
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Well I do love Charlie Hunnam I am not gonna lie, but yes his accents are not great. His American accent does sound quite British.
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Feed me, don’t breed me
Hong Kong rabbit pants
Touch me, don’t hutch me
Hong Kong rabbit pants
Find me, don’t blind me
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Retrieve me, don’t leave me
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UM…….
#hongkongphooey
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I knew I did something when I got in this morning… what even is this?
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I have no idea. I saw this comment while I was taking a piss at 4:00 in the morning and thought what the fuck?
#crackkills
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I’d love to be able to explain the thought process behind it but I just can’t. I’m laughing because it’s on Emma’s Green Street review!!
#Whyyyyyyyy
#drinkcrack
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That’s fucking hysterical!
#drunkslut
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I love you Damo!
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Brilliant review of a ridiculously all-wrong, realism-free film.
Generally, I don’t think football hooligans are cinematic; the subject just doesn’t make a good movie. I’ve not seen all the movies in this genre, true, but I haven’t seen a decent one yet.
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I don’t know much about this movie and Emma has been gone for a bit so I’ll say – sounds good! Go see It Follows!!!
lol
Nice to hear from you!
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Emma’s gone for a bit of what?
Cheers!
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No tellin’.. she’s been forgetting to tell me her schedule lately… #sillyemma
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I’ve gone for a bit of tea and crumpets guv’nor!
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With the Queen????????????????
Love Pen!!
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Yes!!!! And Hazza and Wills (the princes)
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YOU CRAZY BRITS!!!!!!!!!
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I know!!!! O _ o o _ O
I’m off to vote in the election after work!!! #ankleclicks #happyThursday
#dearPen
Love Clam! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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WHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
#ankleclicks
#pensandclams
#jerky
Love Pen!
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Thanks so much! “ridiculously all-wrong, realism free film” – that made me laugh so much! And echoes my thoughts entirely!!!!!!!
I haven’t been on here for a while so excuse my reeaaaaaaally late reply!
The Football Factory is brilliant I’d highly recommend that 🙂
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