I've Been Trying to Tell You
Top badass moment? Well it was nice to see some places I know.
Okay, so I’m in no way a fan of Saint Etienne, so I’m probably not really the demographic this film was aimed at. Having said that…
It’s 47 minutes or so of some young people doing very mundane, boring, ‘young people stuff’, to a soundtrack that’s equally as boring and mundane. So to save you wasting three-quarters of an hour or so of your own life, here’s a summary. (No spoilers, as there isn’t anything to spoil.) They dance on a beach, play in a river, visit some nice places, go to a skate park, plays giant chess, sit in a café, skim some stones, eat an ice-lolly, smoke and generally hang about doing bugger-all. Not doubt to keep it a bit edgy, it also shows a guy in a bath, totally naked, plus some heterosexual, gay and interracial kissing, because that was clearly normal for young people in the 90's but would have horrified us more mature folk into writing a strongly worded letter to the Daily Mail, denouncing the entire undertaking and demanding the death penalty be reinstated, along with fox hunting, whilst warning everyone that those new fangled, so called mobile telephones were a waste of time and money and would give everyone brain cancer.
For some reason this film is more than a bit obsessed with power stations and pylons; I can't say I remember those having any special connection to the 1990's, but what do I know, I only lived through the entire decade as an adult. It also occasionally changes to black & white, just to boost the excitement levels even higher! There’s no plot and almost no words. And believe me when I say that I’ve made it sound a lot more exciting than it actually is. If there’s any more to it than that, then it was just too boring or obtuse for me to see. A great deal is just someone pointing a camara at things and places, whilst a Nitrazepam-level noise drones on in the background. It’s the aural and visual equivalent of watching magnolia coloured matt emulsion that’s recently been painted on a large, plain wall, slowly drying in cool, calm conditions.
The title made me think of Pixies.
I’m pretty sure only fans of Saint Etienne (and possibly those working for Britain's tourist boards) could possibly find this of interest.
Technically it’s okay; there is no plot; there is no script; and the acting’s adequate for what I think it’s supposed to be. But the film is crap. What was the BFI thinking?
No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Okay, so I’m in no way a fan of Saint Etienne, so I’m probably not really the demographic this film was aimed at. Having said that…
It’s 47 minutes or so of some young people doing very mundane, boring, ‘young people stuff’, to a soundtrack that’s equally as boring and mundane. So to save you wasting three-quarters of an hour or so of your own life, here’s a summary. (No spoilers, as there isn’t anything to spoil.) They dance on a beach, play in a river, visit some nice places, go to a skate park, plays giant chess, sit in a café, skim some stones, eat an ice-lolly, smoke and generally hang about doing bugger-all. Not doubt to keep it a bit edgy, it also shows a guy in a bath, totally naked, plus some heterosexual, gay and interracial kissing, because that was clearly normal for young people in the 90's but would have horrified us more mature folk into writing a strongly worded letter to the Daily Mail, denouncing the entire undertaking and demanding the death penalty be reinstated, along with fox hunting, whilst warning everyone that those new fangled, so called mobile telephones were a waste of time and money and would give everyone brain cancer.
For some reason this film is more than a bit obsessed with power stations and pylons; I can't say I remember those having any special connection to the 1990's, but what do I know, I only lived through the entire decade as an adult. It also occasionally changes to black & white, just to boost the excitement levels even higher! There’s no plot and almost no words. And believe me when I say that I’ve made it sound a lot more exciting than it actually is. If there’s any more to it than that, then it was just too boring or obtuse for me to see. A great deal is just someone pointing a camara at things and places, whilst a Nitrazepam-level noise drones on in the background. It’s the aural and visual equivalent of watching magnolia coloured matt emulsion that’s recently been painted on a large, plain wall, slowly drying in cool, calm conditions.
The title made me think of Pixies.
I’m pretty sure only fans of Saint Etienne (and possibly those working for Britain's tourist boards) could possibly find this of interest.
Technically it’s okay; there is no plot; there is no script; and the acting’s adequate for what I think it’s supposed to be. But the film is crap. What was the BFI thinking?
No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Mini Review: Top badass moment? It was nice to see places I know. Some young people do some mundane, boring stuff, to a soundtrack that’s equally as boring and mundane. There’s no plot and almost no words. And I’ve made it sound a lot more exciting than it actually is. A lot's just a camara being pointed at things and places, especially power stations and pylons, whilst a Nitrazepam-level noise drones on in the background. And no, it didn’t remind me of the 90’s, at all. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
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