Barking
Boomerrissey Bored Me
"El Diablo" bored me rigid after 26 seconds so I caved in and watched "England Is Mine." and wasn't sorry I switched from Cyprus to Manchestah -(But am I evah?)
I might not have watched if somebody's sister had not given it a thumb down...Well, I can see why she wasn't super pleased to be reduced to a slightly resentful sibling, but her character isn't entirely devoid of personality, so I don't see what she's so upset about. Even if it is fiction, there must be a grain of truth in those family dynamics. Don't know if Jackie stocked shelves all her life but maybe raising a son that will forever live off his uncle was her way to get even with Steven...
We all understand that it can't have been easy for her and maybe, someday, someone will make a film about her life, but sometimes you're just a minor character in somebody else's story and you should accept that, (even if James Maker is apparently unable to.)
The only character I found insufferable was Linder (don't I always?). But as O.W said, "we cannot like what we do not like." His mum in the film only has a few lines but manages to be annoying as well. That might be jealousy speaking, but in my experience, mums don't sit next on their kids' beds to tell them in a quivering voice that they're the only replica of themselves. I'm sure Jacqueline will agree with me there. ("No. She did say that.") I mean, why add ridiculous to enabling? I thought that was a bit cruel.
I had no idea M spent such a long time at work. That was a revelation. He spent enough time at the Inland Revenue to be mocked, romantically pursued, and bought a drink? I thought he'd only lasted 5 seconds there!
I had no idea he had such a cool friend either. The scene at the hospital is heartbreaking, I hope it didn't really happen. My best friend at school had leukemia too but the comparison stops here, she lived. But I never really realized I was hanging with a seriously ill chick either, as we were too busy being superiorly clever for me to pay real attention to the fact that she was bald under that scarf. Ah, the carelesness of youth.
James Maker thinks his Steven is portrayed as autistic. I don't see it. He seems fairly normal by my standards. If anything I think it's a flattering portrait. Did the real Steven ever go to a disco with headphones on, like an unashamed Mancunian King of Cool, long before the era of discreet wireless earbuds? Can you picture the guy who isn't remotely amused by Bart Simpson fooling around in lifts? I don't think so, Gringo.
The lesson of this film is: haircuts.
And the music was nice, too. I too like the Shangrila's. (And the Las's).
I might not have watched if somebody's sister had not given it a thumb down...Well, I can see why she wasn't super pleased to be reduced to a slightly resentful sibling, but her character isn't entirely devoid of personality, so I don't see what she's so upset about. Even if it is fiction, there must be a grain of truth in those family dynamics. Don't know if Jackie stocked shelves all her life but maybe raising a son that will forever live off his uncle was her way to get even with Steven...
We all understand that it can't have been easy for her and maybe, someday, someone will make a film about her life, but sometimes you're just a minor character in somebody else's story and you should accept that, (even if James Maker is apparently unable to.)
The only character I found insufferable was Linder (don't I always?). But as O.W said, "we cannot like what we do not like." His mum in the film only has a few lines but manages to be annoying as well. That might be jealousy speaking, but in my experience, mums don't sit next on their kids' beds to tell them in a quivering voice that they're the only replica of themselves. I'm sure Jacqueline will agree with me there. ("No. She did say that.") I mean, why add ridiculous to enabling? I thought that was a bit cruel.
I had no idea M spent such a long time at work. That was a revelation. He spent enough time at the Inland Revenue to be mocked, romantically pursued, and bought a drink? I thought he'd only lasted 5 seconds there!
I had no idea he had such a cool friend either. The scene at the hospital is heartbreaking, I hope it didn't really happen. My best friend at school had leukemia too but the comparison stops here, she lived. But I never really realized I was hanging with a seriously ill chick either, as we were too busy being superiorly clever for me to pay real attention to the fact that she was bald under that scarf. Ah, the carelesness of youth.
James Maker thinks his Steven is portrayed as autistic. I don't see it. He seems fairly normal by my standards. If anything I think it's a flattering portrait. Did the real Steven ever go to a disco with headphones on, like an unashamed Mancunian King of Cool, long before the era of discreet wireless earbuds? Can you picture the guy who isn't remotely amused by Bart Simpson fooling around in lifts? I don't think so, Gringo.
The lesson of this film is: haircuts.
And the music was nice, too. I too like the Shangrila's. (And the Las's).
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