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Re: Burke and Hare

#11 Post by superhero » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:34 pm

I don't know some people might like it, but if you are in the same audience as the production people and they are not laughing out loud then that really says something for a black comedy
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#12 Post by EthanRunt » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:58 pm

Oh boy.
I'll still grab a ticket, but that's not too good a sign.
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Re: Burke and Hare

#13 Post by steve » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:29 am

I was really looking forward to this. Superhero's post is making reconsider.
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Re: Burke and Hare

#14 Post by superhero » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:19 am

Oh don't let me dissuade you. It's very frustrating, the film is always threatening to be very very funny, but never quite gets there. It opens with a character talking directly to the cinema audience and explaining the pecking order of how life is in Bonnie Scotland and you think hey this is going to be good....and then you just end up waiting and waiting...
Would be interested to see reaction from other screenings to see if the jokes fall flat or not...
I think if you are like me, think Shaun of the Dead is much better than Hot Fuzz, you would probably agree this is worse than either of them
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Re: Burke and Hare

#15 Post by weirdfilms33 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:04 pm

I haven't seen it yet, but I have been incredibly underwhelmed by the trailer.
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Re: Burke and Hare

#16 Post by EthanRunt » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:02 pm

Just saw it, the few in the audience weren't laughing, I was checking my phone for a majority of the second half, boring as well as unfunny.
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Re: Burke and Hare

#17 Post by superhero » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:33 pm

Yep thats what I thought! lol.... I was trying to be polite about it..
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#18 Post by biggins » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:44 pm

The reviews here in Edinburgh are not good and they say it is not even true to the real story. I wouldn't p*y to see it as it has wee Ronnie Corbett in it - that says it all for me!!! :noo: Never liked him even in the two Ronnies.
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Re: Burke and Hare

#19 Post by EthanRunt » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:56 pm

I don't know why he's the bloody bad guy in it either, means he has a chunk of screentime.
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#20 Post by tibba » Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:05 am

I liked it. Haven't seen a film in a while, so I found it a good watch.
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