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Watched "The 51st State" last night and have to say it's one of the most enjoyable films I've seen in a while.
Plot?
American Chemist invents a new "superdrug" and flees to England to set up a deal having blown up the drug-lord he was in debt to.
That's it really. But it's one of the few films that made me laugh out loud by myself when watching (the last one was Mallrats).
Samuel L Jackson is excellent as the kilt-wearing chemist.
Robert Carlyle (sp?) is a Liverpudlian, low-level gangster and many other Brit faces fill out the gaps.
The script is fantastic, with genuinely funny one-liners:
Watch Carlyle explain to Jackson the difference between "Bo##ocks" and "The dog's bo##ocks" and other bis that are funny.
Sean Pertwee is excellent as the policeman trying to stop everyone from doing bad drug things and Rhys Ifans is fantastic as the Scally crimelord obsessed with meditation (watch him rip his dressing down open to reveal he's wearing a bra and panties before he fondles himself screaming "Chakras!!").
It's a well written, funny crime film that is almost as good as Sexy Beast.
Oh, and Meatloaf as a bloke called "The Lizard" who gets to say
"You fu##ed me! I'm ass-invaded totally. The Lizard is angry"
Plot?
American Chemist invents a new "superdrug" and flees to England to set up a deal having blown up the drug-lord he was in debt to.
That's it really. But it's one of the few films that made me laugh out loud by myself when watching (the last one was Mallrats).
Samuel L Jackson is excellent as the kilt-wearing chemist.
Robert Carlyle (sp?) is a Liverpudlian, low-level gangster and many other Brit faces fill out the gaps.
The script is fantastic, with genuinely funny one-liners:
Watch Carlyle explain to Jackson the difference between "Bo##ocks" and "The dog's bo##ocks" and other bis that are funny.
Sean Pertwee is excellent as the policeman trying to stop everyone from doing bad drug things and Rhys Ifans is fantastic as the Scally crimelord obsessed with meditation (watch him rip his dressing down open to reveal he's wearing a bra and panties before he fondles himself screaming "Chakras!!").
It's a well written, funny crime film that is almost as good as Sexy Beast.
Oh, and Meatloaf as a bloke called "The Lizard" who gets to say
"You fu##ed me! I'm ass-invaded totally. The Lizard is angry"
It is fantastic. I saw it a couple of weeks ago, and it was not at all like I was expecting.
I'd held of renting it in fear that it would just be a run of the mill action movie, but it wasn't at all like that, and yes, I did laugh out loud when I watched it.
I'd held of renting it in fear that it would just be a run of the mill action movie, but it wasn't at all like that, and yes, I did laugh out loud when I watched it.
monkey_man wrote:
isn't Ricky Tomlinson also in this film?
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Yep.
As a Scally drug-lord with chronic piles and a really bad suit.
Plus Meatloaf as "The Lizard" and Rhys Ifans shouting "CHAKRAS!" whilst wearing women's undergarments.
isn't Ricky Tomlinson also in this film?
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Yep.
As a Scally drug-lord with chronic piles and a really bad suit.
Plus Meatloaf as "The Lizard" and Rhys Ifans shouting "CHAKRAS!" whilst wearing women's undergarments.
I agree, 51st State is a top film. It's the kind of storyline that could have fallen into cliche, but was instead, surprisingly original. Highly recommended.
I can name 2 other films with Meatloaf in - Roccky Horror Picture Show and fight club. Both are good, therefore I see a pattern emerging. However, isn't Ricky Tomlinson also in this film? I hate Ricky Tomlinson in all forms.
Watched "The 51st State" last night and have to say it's one of the most enjoyable films I've seen in a while.
Plot?
American Chemist invents a new "superdrug" and flees to England to set up a deal having blown up the drug-lord he was in debt to.
That's it really. But it's one of the few films that made me laugh out loud by myself when watching (the last one was Mallrats).
Samuel L Jackson is excellent as the kilt-wearing chemist.
Robert Carlyle (sp?) is a Liverpudlian, low-level gangster and many other Brit faces fill out the gaps.
The script is fantastic, with genuinely funny one-liners:
Watch Carlyle explain to Jackson the difference between "Bo##ocks" and "The dog's bo##ocks" and other bis that are funny.
Sean Pertwee is excellent as the policeman trying to stop everyone from doing bad drug things and Rhys Ifans is fantastic as the Scally crimelord obsessed with meditation (watch him rip his dressing down open to reveal he's wearing a bra and panties before he fondles himself screaming "Chakras!!").
It's a well written, funny crime film that is almost as good as Sexy Beast.
Oh, and Meatloaf as a bloke called "The Lizard" who gets to say
"You fu##ed me! I'm ass-invaded totally. The Lizard is angry"
Plot?
American Chemist invents a new "superdrug" and flees to England to set up a deal having blown up the drug-lord he was in debt to.
That's it really. But it's one of the few films that made me laugh out loud by myself when watching (the last one was Mallrats).
Samuel L Jackson is excellent as the kilt-wearing chemist.
Robert Carlyle (sp?) is a Liverpudlian, low-level gangster and many other Brit faces fill out the gaps.
The script is fantastic, with genuinely funny one-liners:
Watch Carlyle explain to Jackson the difference between "Bo##ocks" and "The dog's bo##ocks" and other bis that are funny.
Sean Pertwee is excellent as the policeman trying to stop everyone from doing bad drug things and Rhys Ifans is fantastic as the Scally crimelord obsessed with meditation (watch him rip his dressing down open to reveal he's wearing a bra and panties before he fondles himself screaming "Chakras!!").
It's a well written, funny crime film that is almost as good as Sexy Beast.
Oh, and Meatloaf as a bloke called "The Lizard" who gets to say
"You fu##ed me! I'm ass-invaded totally. The Lizard is angry"