Uh. Yeah. So, like when this thing first came out, my friends saw it about a dozen times during the opening weekend and kept talking “Pikie.” It drove me nuts. I didn’t want to see it because that goofy caper genre really doesn’t do anything for me. Also, I don’t think I understood a single word in Lock, Stock, etc..
So yeah. What’s the appeal of movies like this? (since the late-90s have ended, we really haven’t seen too many of these movies come out, so technically, I suppose there really isn’t an appeal)
If you ask me, the movie was waaaay more confused than it wanted to be, not finding the right balance between gritty street cred and *Hellzapoppin’ * gangsta hijinks.
In fact, the precise moment where the movie went from being passable to completely losing all sense of self
When they burned Mickey’s Mom’s caravan
Anyway, was there ever a decent goofy caper-gone-bad movie made? I don’t recall *The Killing * too well and vaguely recall liking Bob le flambeur.
Though others are certainly entitled to their opinions, I have a hard time understanding why anyone wouldn’t like this movie – provided you understand the english accents.
'member the first time the Pikey fights and everyone suddenly realized that this guy is no ordinary boxer.
What so because it has regional accents in it that makes it unviewable to the USA or a lesser enjoyable experience? Because it’s a thoroughly english film that doesn’t pander to idiot americans by having everybody talk in the Queens english like Huigh Grant?
“You take sugar?”
“No thanks Turkish i’m sweet enough.”
I think you’re overreacting Paul. Some of the posters are saying they actually couldn’t understand the accents. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to have trouble enjoying a film when you can’t follow the dialogue.
Not to nitpick, but Wes Anderson directed and co-wrote it, he who also directed Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. But Anderson and Owen and Luke Wilson grew up together and have always worked together.
Loved this movie.
Turkish: We’ve lost Gorgeous George.
Brick Top: You’ll have to say that again, I don’t think I heard you?
Turkish: We’ve lost Gorgeous George.
Brick Top: How could you lose him, he’s not a set of car keys. It’s not like he’s incon-fucking-spicuous.
Great, great movie. Pitt’s accent is almost spot-on (he embellishes here and there). Very close to an Irish knacker’s accent (knacker is the Irish equivilent for pikey). We just had major ructions with them around Ireland around three weeks ago.
Still, great movie though I agree that some of it gets lost in the translation.
Yeah - and everytime I watch Bollywood movies I can’t understand wht they say, speaking some kind of language found in India.
Why would anyone like such a thing?
I really don’t know why they make movies that I can’t understand.
Don’t movie producers know that every movie succeeds or fails on my understanding of the language, accents and culture potrayed in it?
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