I found Barry's justification of a martyr attack on a sheep amusing
Chris Morris' Four Lions
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Yeah I just noticed that after sw33t described it a few posts back. Very slowly said off camera.
Found the rant Omar went on in Urdu after Waj's blowing up the internet suggestion particularly funny as well for some reason.
"Well which is he Barry is he a martyr or a fecking jalfrezi?" 
Meh I was a bit underwhelmed by it as well, and I'm British and a big fan of satirical comedy.
'You fecked up rabbit with no ears!'
I'll stitch your gob to a shitpipe.
Was just pissing myself at the "Psycho Baloo and piss-jet bagheera" line.
Also, the bit where they are discussing how they'd kill each other and Waj says "I'd take this (picks up a knife) and I'd feckin' run you over with a tractor".
Also, the bit where they are discussing how they'd kill each other and Waj says "I'd take this (picks up a knife) and I'd feckin' run you over with a tractor".
yeah, I liked that too.
And when Barry said to Hassan. 'oh you can feck her but not kill her? What's wrong with you?'
"You can't just win an argument by being right."
"Let's bomb Boots, they sell condoms that make me wanna bang white girls."
I could not stop laughing at that one
I could not stop laughing at that one
Morris is doing a Q&A session after a screening of this at the Cornerhouse next week: BAFTA presents/ Four Lions plus Q&A with Chris Morris - Cornerhouse
finally got round to seeing this - great stuff
for anyone who has the DVD - as well as the usual deleted scenes ec, there are whole load of hidden extras as well - just wait for the seagull to fly in on the puffin party thing
for anyone who has the DVD - as well as the usual deleted scenes ec, there are whole load of hidden extras as well - just wait for the seagull to fly in on the puffin party thing
Thinking about this, it's without a doubt one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Far too many quotables in there, or pretty much this entire thread.
Makes you want to strap on a bomb vest and blow people up...just for shits and giggles like.
Great film.
Great film.
I've just watched it again, and I have to agree with Hectic & Spoony -- it's up there with perennial classics like Guy Gadbois & Emile Flournoy in my opinion. And heed Rood's advice and wait for the seagull.
Controversially getting its TV debut on Sept 4th, was almost going to be shown on the 10th but decided against
"Let's bomb Boots, they sell condoms that make me wanna bang white girls."
I could not stop laughing at that one
Thankfully I have a bad memory and have forgotten most of the brilliant one liners in this film. Must rent it out again.On channel 4 now!
feck mini baby bells
You're kidding surely. This from one of the Inception naysayers. I know Four Lions is a totally from a totally different genre but jeez, I mentally switched off around the hour mark. Underwhelmed.
That's literally the first bad word I've ever heard about "Four Lions".
It's a decent film. Wouldn't say it's great.
We'll blow up the internet for brother Fessal
Brilliant movie! and Faisal*
I think this is destined for cult status. The Withnail and I of our generation.
feck it, I said "our" but I should probably have said "your", seeing as I'm old enough to have watched Withnail when it first came out
feck it, I said "our" but I should probably have said "your", seeing as I'm old enough to have watched Withnail when it first came out
You're mental. The film is a modern classic.
Maybe I'm just not able to appreciate the humor as much as I'm not English but I didn't find it overly funny the 2 times I watched it. Good, but not great.
Chris Morris' CV reads like a countdown of the best of "modern" comedy.
There are bits where it drages to be honest, and the whole "bummers" bit with Julia Davis isn't very funny and pretty low brown & obvious...But that's if I'm being deliberately critical. It is a modern classic.
Freudian slip?
Possibly
Only saw it for the first time last night. It was hilarious.
Can anyone suggest me some Chris Morris stuff I should give a go?
Most comedy films are winding down into schmaltzy·nothingness in the final act but this comedy is funny til the end, going out with a bang. I love Chris Morris, love most things he has done, with the exception of Nathan Barley which I hated. I hope he is working on a few new things.
Edit. Start at his most famous series - Brass eye, If you don't like the first episode, stop watching. If you liked Four Lions and like v dark humour you will probably really like Brass eye, which you can get on 4od.
Edit. Start at his most famous series - Brass eye, If you don't like the first episode, stop watching. If you liked Four Lions and like v dark humour you will probably really like Brass eye, which you can get on 4od.
Most of what the man touches turns into gold... on youtube you can find his semi-ad libbed chats with Peter Cook (Why Bother?), On the Hour (the faux radio news show) and its television equivalent The Day Today... Brass Eye being the first thing you should watch is true for me too... Absolutely fantastic stuff... and for those who aren't scared of psychosis, Jam... Jam's just............... *cowers*
I love Jam/Blue Jam although it's very hit and miss. For every piece of genius...
...there's always something which leaves me feeling a bit uneasy:
I also love his Wayne Carr interviews, but I can only find a couple of those on youtube.
Suicide with an Escape clause was an instant favourite when I saw it in 2004... It's brilliant on so many levels, like the point about the reserved nature of Brits... "nobody was raising a finger... it didn't seem appropriate really... he seemed locked into a very private act"
Utter genius.