19th July, 2014.
You know, there’s times when a boy has to rely on the kindness of friends.
Even if they’re not actually present, in the room.
You’ve possibly worked out I’m a film fan, haven’t you … ?
And one who — at the moment — is a little on the skint side.
Literally skint: I think I’ve got about £1·50 to my name.
Nowhere near enough to buy my usual £15 iTunes card I]d usually get, every so often, to buy an iTunes card.
Which is how I usually rent movies.
Saying that … ?
SAYING that, a few of my friends are usually kind enough to let me rip their DVD collection.
I get a digital copy of a film my friends think I may like. They get their film backed up: AND ready to watch in a digital form.
Saying that … ?
Well, saying that, I am blowed if I can remember quite who I borrowed Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers from.
20th July, 2014.
Yeah …
That’s a night’s sleep that didn’t answer THAT question.
I still can’t think who I borrowed Sightseers.
But I think I owe them a thank you.
Because it’s let me catch something I’ve been wanting to see for a while.
Sightseers …
~≈Â≈~
Sightseers sees Chris (Steve Oram) and Tina (Alice Lowe) packing to head off for a road trip: after Tina’s relationship with goes downhill, after the death of the family dog.
Things get nasty: when Chris runs over a man who’s left an empty ice-cream wrapper on a tram.
Things only go downhill from there: when the pair beat another couple to a rather choice caravan parking spot.
Which leaves something of a bad taste in Chris’ mouth.
Enough for him to get rather over-excitable.
And the holiday very wrong …
~≈Â≈~
Now …
Is Sightseers any good … ?
I have to admit, the jury’s had a long chat about this one. And — at least on this first viewing — still a bit hesitant.
I was very impressed with the two other Wheatley films I’ve seen, Kill List and A Field In England: giving both four stars.
And to be frank … ?
I’m not sure Sightseers is quite on a par.
Oh, don’t get me wrong: I’m thinking Sightseers is well up to Wheatley’s visual standards.
I’m just not sure it matched in other ways.
Saying that … ?
It’s possibly a lot better than anyone else’s off day.
Either way … ?
Either way, I want to see more of Wheatley’s work.
The fact he’s directed a couple of upcoming episodes of Dr Who … ?
Gives me a very good excuse …
★★☆☆
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