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Dec 29, 2012 14:12:52 GMT
Post by pricey89 on Dec 29, 2012 14:12:52 GMT
I'm Pricey from Glasgow, Scotland. Films are my life, the way most Glaswegian males love football I love watching films. One of my favorite quotes from The Sopranos, "that carpet and popcorn smell in Blockbusters, I get high off that." Although not said by a bright character I've definitely always been able to relate to that.
Big Shane Meadows fan, first film I ever saw of his was A Room For Romeo Brass when I was around eleven or twelve on one of the BBC channels. It was the perfect age for me to see it I remember feeling connected to the characters and horrified when the film seamlessly took them into darker territories.
It took me a couple of years to find the DVD and when I did, Dead Man's Shoes was about to be released and there were a lot of articles mentioning Paddy Considine and Shane reuniting. One of the articles referred to them as the British Scorcese and De Niro and I remember along with seeing some promos on Channel 4 I got really excited for Dead Man's Shoes. Everything about it intrigued me, I always loved revenge films and a lot of good reviews assured me this was going to be a classic.
I tried over a month or two to hunt down a bootlegged, burned to a Tesco dvd copy from anywhere but had no luck. I remember being allowed to stay off school and my parents buying me Dead Man's Shoes & Layercake on dvd when they were released.
I sat with my parents and watched Dead Man's Shoes with them and I remember chills of happiness during the opening credits and opening song because "the wait was over." All of the speculation me and my father had enjoyed after we seen every bit of new advertising footage during the previous weeks. I remember me and my parents all giggling and smiling at each other excitedly for the revenge that was about to come on screen as soon as we saw Paddy's anger burst through him as he stated with the raw realistic words, "You Ya Cunt!"
Dead Man's Shoes to me was so realistic it felt groundbreaking. The bad guys weren't cardboard evil dark villains but rather a gang of misfits you could easily find doppelgangers of in any local pub in any city in the United Kingdom. The characters all felt like real people in a real world. At the same time the mystery around the returning Richard gave a very realistic film a slight twinge of classic Western sensibilities. Richard was cool, strong and mysterious and somebody that most of us have fantasized or will fantasize about being, the same way we've probably entertained the notion of becoming Travis Bickle. I would say Richard could be seen as a mixture of Travis Bickle and Michael Caine from Get Carter reborn in modern day Britain.
I remember lending my Dead Man's Shoes dvd to friends and being happy to be the person revealing this film to them. From the accidental sniper shot to the anti climactic showdown with the main villain I knew I was showing each of these friends a film they had never seen before.
During the build up to This Is England being released I sought out any and every Shane Meadow interview I could find. Hearing him talk about films and filmmaking let me know instantly that he was one of those filmmakers who can inspire you to try to become a filmmaker or actor because of how down to earth and normal he is. Knowing there was a Shane Meadows out there let me know at fifteen that one day it wasn't completely impossible for somebody like me to become a filmmaker. He showed that I could take these big archetypes and storylines and bring them to my setting in Glasgow and make them real as well as entertaining.
When I was growing up through my early teens my father would show me Alan Clarke's films Scum, The Firm and Made in Britain which is the same way I will one day show my children Shane Meadow's catalogue of great films.
I lost my old username and password for on here when i didn't post much so just wanted to renew my membership and give thanks to this fantastic filmmaker.
Roll on This England 1990!!!!!
The Stairwell is a reminder to all aspiring filmmakers, no matter how poor or bad your situation is you can make a film. It inspired me to round up some friends and go film a short film on two iPhones this year which was definitely my highlight of this year so would also like to thank Sir Meadows for that.
Big Shane Meadows fan, first film I ever saw of his was A Room For Romeo Brass when I was around eleven or twelve on one of the BBC channels. It was the perfect age for me to see it I remember feeling connected to the characters and horrified when the film seamlessly took them into darker territories.
It took me a couple of years to find the DVD and when I did, Dead Man's Shoes was about to be released and there were a lot of articles mentioning Paddy Considine and Shane reuniting. One of the articles referred to them as the British Scorcese and De Niro and I remember along with seeing some promos on Channel 4 I got really excited for Dead Man's Shoes. Everything about it intrigued me, I always loved revenge films and a lot of good reviews assured me this was going to be a classic.
I tried over a month or two to hunt down a bootlegged, burned to a Tesco dvd copy from anywhere but had no luck. I remember being allowed to stay off school and my parents buying me Dead Man's Shoes & Layercake on dvd when they were released.
I sat with my parents and watched Dead Man's Shoes with them and I remember chills of happiness during the opening credits and opening song because "the wait was over." All of the speculation me and my father had enjoyed after we seen every bit of new advertising footage during the previous weeks. I remember me and my parents all giggling and smiling at each other excitedly for the revenge that was about to come on screen as soon as we saw Paddy's anger burst through him as he stated with the raw realistic words, "You Ya Cunt!"
Dead Man's Shoes to me was so realistic it felt groundbreaking. The bad guys weren't cardboard evil dark villains but rather a gang of misfits you could easily find doppelgangers of in any local pub in any city in the United Kingdom. The characters all felt like real people in a real world. At the same time the mystery around the returning Richard gave a very realistic film a slight twinge of classic Western sensibilities. Richard was cool, strong and mysterious and somebody that most of us have fantasized or will fantasize about being, the same way we've probably entertained the notion of becoming Travis Bickle. I would say Richard could be seen as a mixture of Travis Bickle and Michael Caine from Get Carter reborn in modern day Britain.
I remember lending my Dead Man's Shoes dvd to friends and being happy to be the person revealing this film to them. From the accidental sniper shot to the anti climactic showdown with the main villain I knew I was showing each of these friends a film they had never seen before.
During the build up to This Is England being released I sought out any and every Shane Meadow interview I could find. Hearing him talk about films and filmmaking let me know instantly that he was one of those filmmakers who can inspire you to try to become a filmmaker or actor because of how down to earth and normal he is. Knowing there was a Shane Meadows out there let me know at fifteen that one day it wasn't completely impossible for somebody like me to become a filmmaker. He showed that I could take these big archetypes and storylines and bring them to my setting in Glasgow and make them real as well as entertaining.
When I was growing up through my early teens my father would show me Alan Clarke's films Scum, The Firm and Made in Britain which is the same way I will one day show my children Shane Meadow's catalogue of great films.
I lost my old username and password for on here when i didn't post much so just wanted to renew my membership and give thanks to this fantastic filmmaker.
Roll on This England 1990!!!!!
The Stairwell is a reminder to all aspiring filmmakers, no matter how poor or bad your situation is you can make a film. It inspired me to round up some friends and go film a short film on two iPhones this year which was definitely my highlight of this year so would also like to thank Sir Meadows for that.
Excellent comments on DMS.
