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Television The Gentlemen (netflix series)
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That’s him. He’s from Manchester. Which fits.
Yeah the show is alright. Watched it over the weekend with my mate, it's entertaining. Usual Guy Ritchie tropes, some of which are frankly ludicrous, and it's entirely uninteresting from an aesthetic perspective. But it's a fine, fun watch.
that's what she said, about you.
Yea this is very good. The chicken. 
Ok this is a lot of fun @Solius you can watch it now
Thank you.
The last episode was trash though
They look very similar. But I think the actor you’re talking about is Mark Ashworth. Used to be madhed on here or something like that?
Least I think so.
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Richie varies from excellent (Snatch) through watchably entertaining (The Gentelman) to unwatchable bilge. Which always makes it a gamble watching anything he makes.
Ah yes. Madhed. That’s the bloke. They do look very similar. Both from Salford too!
Onto episode 6, really enjoying the show it’s great fun, but my god Max Beesley’s accent is absolutely awful
I thought the first episode was outstanding, the middle ones alright and the ending absolutely dogshit.
Thought this wss great, looking forward to a season 2 if they make one.
Pretty cool that Ray Winstone is finally in a guy Ritchie project. He was supposed to play hatchet Harry in lock stock.
Not really interested in watching this, mainly because I really like the movie so I don't think it would live up to it.
Great series but an absolute shite final episode.
What an anticlimax the last ep. Budget ran out to make a proper shootout at least?
It's been brushed over mostly in this thread, but it's genuinely terrible.
Definitely diminishing returns. I’m still only about 4 episodes in but liking it less and less with each one. Particularly dislike the way he repeatedly skips through action scenes, then does a recap in flashback. Apart from anything else, they’re so muddled and confusing it’s hard to work out what happened.
Am really only sticking with it because I like the two leads so much. Plus some of the supporting acts. Ok, basically just Vinnie Jones.
Am really only sticking with it because I like the two leads so much. Plus some of the supporting acts. Ok, basically just Vinnie Jones.
My enjoyment seems to be following a similar arc. And I thought the end of the first episode wasn’t all that great. The chicken suit scene was a bit of a mess.
Very enjoyable. The stylisation is great, from the daftness to the OTT cliche characters. I think it gets it just right, where you know its on purpose and leans in to it. Could’ve been a bigger ending, but I didn’t mind it.
I think Ritchie really benefits from the drawn out TV format. I like his movies (love the first 2) but they’re always pretty convoluted affairs. With just 2 hours to introduce a shit tonne of characters, flesh them out, set up a complex plot and have it all pay off, it can be a bit much.
5 episodes in and really enjoying this so far.
5 episodes in and really enjoying this so far.
Only watched the first ep. It was okay - didn't really laugh at any of the jokes
Yea its pretty good, but isnt out of this world good. The main female character is brilliant though.
Found it very watchable whilst working from home this week, blazed it in about 2 days. Nothing ground breaking or award winning but certainly delivered what I thought it would.
Yeah it’s nothing special but it’s a lot of fun. Theo James is very charismatic. He’d be a good bond.
Is fun, like someone said earlier, Ritchie's storytelling is better suited for the long format of a TV series.
I am however, constantly irritated by the accents of the Hornimans. Its just not very toff-ish. Very middle class.
I am however, constantly irritated by the accents of the Hornimans. Its just not very toff-ish. Very middle class.
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He will forever be the guy with shit on his nose from the inbetweeners movie.
They aren't related
Yeah, he’s very good. The female lead is excellent too. The whole thing is extremely well cast, which helps with forgiving a lot of the less good stuff.
Took me ages to work out where the feck I’d seen Max Beesley before. So depressing when heart throb actors from films I watched in my youth suddenly look absolutely ancient.
Knew I recognized her from somewhere. Effy from Skins.
The only criticism I have of the female lead is she’s quite similar to the female lead from the film. Still great though. Other than that, and there being an underground bunker of weed I don’t really see any similarities.
it’s basically breaking bad set in England with toff guys.
it’s basically breaking bad set in England with toff guys.
Yeah
Ray Winstone is such a treat every time he shows up on screen. Incredible actor.
Vinnie Jones is really good in this as well.
Really enjoyed this show, some elements that could be improved upon but overall really good, looking forward to season 2
Vinnie Jones is really good in this as well.
Really enjoyed this show, some elements that could be improved upon but overall really good, looking forward to season 2
I’m aware that it’s not the same story yes.
That’s a great shout.
Said the same thing! He’d be great.
Finished it this evening.
Slightly underwhelmed by the ending really, felt like it was building to something that never really came. A bit anticlimactic?
We spend 7 episodes watching Eddie do everything he can to avoid/get out of being a drug baron, then because of one conversation with his mad brother whose opinion he clearly doesn’t value, he suddenly decides to try and buy the entire thing and stay in after all? I get the whole Walter White/corrupted by power arc, but it all seemed a bit abrupt. Maybe he realised his family knew/didn’t really care? Maybe he just wanted to be more in control/equal? Not sure but it didn’t really come across, and it definitely needed more than one scene for him to change his mind.
It also suffered from a similar ending to a lot of Ritchie projects. The same thing happened in Lock Stock, Snatch, and every episode of the Lock Stock TV series: All the factions introduced along the way that pose a threat to our protagonists arm themselves, while all the stories converge in a finale that sees them all kill each other - except our heroes who are left in the clear, confused how it all happened but happy to be alive nonetheless, usually with a small profit but essentially back where they started.
Definitely feels like I’m over analysing what’s supposed to be a bit of fun, but it’s a bit annoying they all go the same way.
Oh well, it was still really good. I just appreciated what it was all building to a lot more than how it ended. At least it seems ripe for a season 2 though, and a sequel to one of these is something we’ve never gotten. Keen to see where it goes.
We spend 7 episodes watching Eddie do everything he can to avoid/get out of being a drug baron, then because of one conversation with his mad brother whose opinion he clearly doesn’t value, he suddenly decides to try and buy the entire thing and stay in after all? I get the whole Walter White/corrupted by power arc, but it all seemed a bit abrupt. Maybe he realised his family knew/didn’t really care? Maybe he just wanted to be more in control/equal? Not sure but it didn’t really come across, and it definitely needed more than one scene for him to change his mind.
It also suffered from a similar ending to a lot of Ritchie projects. The same thing happened in Lock Stock, Snatch, and every episode of the Lock Stock TV series: All the factions introduced along the way that pose a threat to our protagonists arm themselves, while all the stories converge in a finale that sees them all kill each other - except our heroes who are left in the clear, confused how it all happened but happy to be alive nonetheless, usually with a small profit but essentially back where they started.
Definitely feels like I’m over analysing what’s supposed to be a bit of fun, but it’s a bit annoying they all go the same way.
Oh well, it was still really good. I just appreciated what it was all building to a lot more than how it ended. At least it seems ripe for a season 2 though, and a sequel to one of these is something we’ve never gotten. Keen to see where it goes.