Sony UK Acquires ‘Jackboots On Whitehall’

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• Timely!

  Comment by time traveller from 1946 — Saturday, 25 September 2010 17:51 UK  Reply to this post

• This actually looks pretty funny.

  Comment by Jack — Saturday, 25 September 2010 18:58 UK  Reply to this post

  • Jack, humour is very personal so whatever floats your goat, as it were. But I have to tell you this is the most woefully unfunny, totally lacking talent in all departments (except for the HTF did they get the money??!!) film I can remember seeing. If I had the choice of seeing this again or submitting to an unanestetized root canal at the hands of a drugged out, Somalian, pirate skipper, who’s a keen amateur dentist, during a typhoon, with the crew drawing lots for my butt, I’d most definitely go for the film. But it would still be a close fought decision.

    Comment by Ripsnorter — Sunday, 26 September 2010 16:46 UK  Reply to this post

    • You do realize they’re puppets…

      Of course, I haven’t seen the movie yet, so I’ll defer to you. It’s not like I was going to shell out 10 bucks at the megaplex anyway. I’ll go with $1 at Redbox.

      Comment by Jack — Monday, 27 September 2010 00:03 UK  Reply to this post

• Puppets??!! NOW you tell me!

  But seriously, it’s possible to argue the terrible quality of the puppets is in keeping with the whole thing too, but the story, script and dialogue are also the pits. For $1 at Redbox you won’t feel ripped off by more than, say, 99 cents! Going from memory, this is very much a Scottish-made film, which explains Ewan McGregor (possibly), but it’s also such a waste of a stellar voiceover cast.

  And if anyone thinks that puppets make this suitable for young children, big mistake!

  Comment by Ripsnorter — Monday, 27 September 2010 10:36 UK  Reply to this post

• Snorter, I think you’ve got your movies mixed up unless you’ve just no sense of haha. It may not be everyone’s cuppa but don’t nix a film that has Churchill blowing up nazi puppets!!! Do you call yourself English?????????

  Comment by 2255Go — Monday, 27 September 2010 13:35 UK  Reply to this post

  • I am English! And normally I would be first in line to see a film that has Churchill blowing up Nazi puppets! Which is exactly what I did at Cannes this year. To my bitter regret. And I did see it through to the end, too, just to see, in a car-crash kind of way, if it could get any worse. Trust me, it does.

    Comment by Ripsnorter — Monday, 27 September 2010 20:59 UK  Reply to this post

• Wow Ripsnorter, you managed to get all of that from a trailer?? You sure you’re not just German?
  This doesn’t seem the sort of film I’d traditionally watch but from this clip it does seem to be quite well done and amusing. I’ve had a little dig around to see the general feeling for JBOW and I must say it’s difficult to find people who’ve ACTUALLY seen the film making negative remarks, the majority of people reckon its hilarious! It’s the opening film at the Raindance Festival this week and I was fortunate enough to get a ticket to pop along. I for one will be reserving judgement until I’ve actually seen the film, I would hope other film lovers will too!

  Comment by Rubadubstyle — Monday, 27 September 2010 16:56 UK  Reply to this post

• Playing at Cannes? You mean at Edinburgh! I waited in line for the first public showing so I would know! If you were at Cannes then you must be in the film industry which to me sounds like you have a hate-on for this film and perhaps someone who worked on it. Jilted lover perhaps? Show a little love and lighten up. PUPPETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Comment by 2255Go — Tuesday, 28 September 2010 10:46 UK  Reply to this post

  • No, I mean Cannes. It screened at the Marché, or market. I am in the film industry and while it is full of personal vendettas and grudges, I have no connection with this film or anyone who worked on it, in any capacity. I stand to gain nothing whether it outsells Avatar or lose anything if it sinks faster than a US warship at Pearl Harbor.

    Puppets do work for me, too! I loved Meet The Feebles and rate Team America very highly, I adore any form of entertainment which involves pulling strings or shoving one’s hand right up there! But puppets or not, a film still needs technical standards, a decent story, competent direction and, oh, a functioning script!

    You saw it in Edinburgh? That would make you Scottish, yes? This is a very Scottish film, as you know. Anything you would like to confess? Family ties, incestuous or otherwise, to the makers? Or were you just drunk out of your skull and bloated on haggis and fried Mars bars at the time? Oh wait! That’s Glasgow! But it sounds like you enjoyed it and that’s all that matters.

    Comment by Ripsnorter — Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:10 UK  Reply to this post

• very funny, unbelievable cast plus electric puppet carnage. The barbie officers are soooo wrong! Can’t wait for it to be out

  Comment by emmapeel — Tuesday, 28 September 2010 12:26 UK  Reply to this post

• I’ve now watched the film at the Raindance Film festival and I must say I am impressed! Very funny, very well done and very original, nothing like Team America (Although the comparison is inevitable!)
  Well worth watching and comes highly recommended!

  Comment by Rubadubstyle — Monday, 4 October 2010 19:14 UK  Reply to this post