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Post by jtrodreigez on Aug 15, 2006 10:50:30 GMT
Sorry but i was just saying what i thought, because i am a big fan of shanes work doesn't mean i won't give my honest opinion.
Shit i feel like a dick now after getting a dressing down from the man himself. I really wasn't that impressed with midlands and after not bothering to see it for so long i was maybe a bit extra dissapointed. I realise my critique of it been shite is bullshit cause if im gonna say that i should really go into why i didn't like it. I also realise what must go into all the work you do and to have some dick on your fan site just dismissing something as shit must be annoying. So i apologise for my rude remarks but for a film maker who has brought me to tears and laughter with his 3 other releases i was left totally cold by the midlands.
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Post by shanemeadows on Aug 15, 2006 20:45:31 GMT
No problem this end JT. It is a funny film really, because It doesn't really feel like I made it yet I learned so much from it. The bottom line is - Without Midlands there would be no Dead mans Shoes, so for me, I'm glad i made it as it made me so angry at the film world, that I went out and made a fuck you peice of work from me gizzards.
To be honest I feel pretty lucky that I managed to gather so many mistakes (Big Budget, Script Development Hell, Nervy B, Superstar Cast and the first story that me and fraser wrote that wasn't personal) in one film and get them out of the way. I now make my films for myself first and then everyone else after.
Saying that, I actually still want to change that god awfull music and get Clayhill to re-score (as originally intended) the film, do a re-edit and grade the film again. It will never be my best film, but I would love to make it feel like I actually directed it!
Watching it the other night, I loved seeing Shimy, Finn Atkins and the other kids in the film and I laughed out loud when I watched Dek claiming he last saw Jimmy 'by a river' to the Scotch thuggo's. That's a start I guess.
Chicken, Rice and Peace.
Shazzelle.
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Post by Dave on Aug 15, 2006 21:58:10 GMT
Watching it the other night, I loved seeing Shimy, Finn Atkins and the other kids in the film and I laughed out loud when I watched Dek claiming he last saw Jimmy 'by a river' to the Scotch thuggo's. That's a start I guess. Yeah, the, "by a river" line is hilarious.... but for me, Dek's desperate plea of, "I'm a civilian!" is even funnier. Rhys is amazing in it generally too. |
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Post by shanemeadows on Aug 16, 2006 2:03:38 GMT
Working with Rhys was a real honour. He's a fantastic actor and a great guy to boot. He had a trailer the same size as Roberts but opened it to anyone who wanted to go in there (even for cackyplops) as a green room. We had some great times in that trailer eating pot noodles (they sponsored us) and watching trish!
Another big difference with Midlands, was that me and the producer didn't get along. Again, a great learning curve there as I learnt the art of not Smacking the wooly mamooth in the piehole as she was purest of evil and seemed intent on driving me into the nuthouse at all costs. By the end of the shoot, I was dusting 40 cigars a day, 10 packs of Worcester Sauce French Fries and wearing a mauve cumberbund around me trakky B's!
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Post by deadmansrockports on Aug 16, 2006 8:15:39 GMT
When I first watched midlands I obviously enjoyed it but, like you say Shane, it sisnt feel 'officialy Meadows'. I now love the film and it gets better with every viewing. All the actors are a joy to watch especially Ifans and Burke.
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Post by Dazza on Aug 16, 2006 8:50:54 GMT
Rhys definately looked like a top bloke, I watched that documentary you made Shane on the extras of the DVD where you went around on the tour bus promoting Midlands in different areas of the country it looked like you had a right laugh and that hotel he sorted for you in Wales with those awesome views looked great. I sometimes wonder if the reason why Midlands isnt so well received by everyone is because of the fact ARFRB and DMS are so fantastic, maybe people had such a high opinion from those films that Midlands didnt match them I cant comment on 24/7 as i'm still trying to find a copy to watch.  |
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Post by jtrodreigez on Aug 16, 2006 9:03:12 GMT
I think you nailed what was missing from it for me there Shane, the personal touch that has run through all your films to date, a personal touch that can terrify and delight in equal measures.
Its almost impossible to say how much i enjoy DMS and i have yet to show it to anyone, even my mates who never watch films, that hasn't been greatly moved by it. I still can't place it but it is in my all time top 5.
I do wonder what i would have thought if i had seen midlands in the sequence it was made, i.e. before DMS as after that maybe i just couldn't get into the mood for midlands.
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Post by anonlytwin on Nov 9, 2006 14:16:46 GMT
hey shane, was the use of cars in 'midlands' an influence for the use of cars in 'dms'? in both, the cars are like characters
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Post by Dave on Nov 9, 2006 15:34:38 GMT
hey shane, was the use of cars in 'midlands' an influence for the use of cars in 'dms'? in both, the cars are like characters Don't forget Morrell's sinister little van in Romeo Brass too! |
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Post by Hyde on Nov 9, 2006 15:47:52 GMT
I really really like Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, my first reaction to it was the same as Jt's. Watched it a second time and found myself laughing out loud.
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Post by jtrodreigez on Nov 9, 2006 16:46:01 GMT
with that hyde i will give it another go.
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Post by fattaxi on Nov 9, 2006 23:45:45 GMT
Woah woah woah 4 people from Nuneaton?! Well Chimpanzee that! Big up St.Nic!
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Post by anonlytwin on Nov 11, 2006 15:14:30 GMT
morrells car!! of course. if shane is an auteur then any study should begin with the cars!
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Post by shaun on Dec 8, 2006 19:32:33 GMT
I always like trying to spot the references to where Shane grew up as I am of course from the same small town England - I remember a comment about the biscuit factory in one film (but can't remember whether it was this film or one of his others without rewatching) as you can never forget the aroma of baking biscuits as you walk past the factory, a stench that on a good day smothers the town with a sickly sweet aroma. Hmm, that's making me peckish now.
As for Once Upon a Time ... I am in the camp that liked it. Not brilliant, but good none the less.
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Post by jill on Dec 8, 2006 20:44:45 GMT
'I remember a comment about the biscuit factory in one film (but can't remember whether it was this film or one of his others without rewatching) as you can never forget the aroma of baking biscuits as you walk past the factory, a stench that on a good day smothers the town with a sickly sweet aroma.'
24/7. So, it's true then? Always wondered. Welcome Shaun.
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