Comments on: Dead Man’s Shoes

By: John Doe

John Doe — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:05:42 +0000

I was really impressed with the weight this one carried too when the pedestrian plot mutated into a savage slice of reality.

By: Bruno Dante

Bruno Dante — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:40:58 +0000

Natalina,
My work is done. Half the reason I’m doing this blog is to broaden people’s cine horizons with movies that are exceptional, but may not be known to many. The movies I review may not always be the easiest to find for a lot of people, but at least I’ve exposed the film’s merits to a few more movie hungry folk. Is this the first Shane Meadows movie you’ve watched? If so, you need to watch A Room for Romeo Brass and This Is England too.

By: Natalina

Natalina — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:19:43 +0000

Finally watched this one this morning, Bruno. Wow. Very disturbing but I am so glad I watched it. When I grabbed it I had no idea it was going to be so engaging.

As often happens, (in the U.S. anyway) films that didn’t receive a big theatrical release or a lot of buzz end up getting relegated straight to the bargain bin, which was the case with this one. This led me to wrongly assume that it was going to be just another cheaply done shabby slasher movie. Of course, cheaply done shabby slasher films can be a lot of fun sometimes, which is why I picked this up in the first place, but I did not expect the level of depth the film would have. It was a treat to see Toby Kebbell in another role. He really is a talented actor. Hopefully we see a lot more of him in the future.

I was so pleased that you featured Dead Man’s Shoes here, otherwise I likely would have ended up forgetting that I had it or waiting forever to watch it.

Cheers, mate!

By: brunodante

brunodante — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:20:49 +0000

sgt, howdee pardner, cheers for the props!

Natalina, looking forward to your thoughts.

Cheryl, Meadows is clocking up a fine filmography. He’s kind of like a UK Scorsese.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:55:48 +0000

The only one of those listed that I’ve seen is This is England which was bloody brilliant.

By: Natalina

Natalina — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:51:44 +0000

So, I used to manage a used DVD store up until last year. I would always bring home movies that intrigued me, and this is one of them. However, I never got around to watching it. It is still sitting in my “Must watch” pile. I’ll now move it to the top of the pile, and let you know what I think of it.

By: sgt-pembry

sgt-pembry — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:17:06 +0000

Saw this for the first time earlier this year … and absolutely loved it. The way Richard torments his ‘victims’ is brilliant.
Kebbell’s definitely got a big future. He was great in RocknRolla.
BTW, the site’s looking good Bruno.

“Ready when you are Sgt Pembry …”

By: Bruno

Bruno — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:25:43 +0000

Hi Cheryl, the movie got a belated release down under, screening at Dendy cinemas in 2006. Have you seen any of Shane Meadows movies? Twentyfour-Seven, A Room For Romeo Brass, and This is England are all excellent. Thank you for your praise, by all means subscribe away, and spread the word of Bruno Dante!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:52:50 +0000

Wow, this sounds like a must see and I hadn’t heard of it before. I will have to subscriber to your blog so I don’t miss anything. You always pick great movies and your reviews are well written and enjoyable. I like your style Bruno!