A Few Best Men

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Re: A Few Best Men

#11 Post by akh43 » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:45 pm

stuartboy wrote:Actually I thought this wasn't bad. Not great - but not too bad. I was entertained. Not sure I'd want to p*y nor recommend too highly, but I enjoyed it for light end of day untaxing viewing. An original script and some funny bits. Amazing scenery in Blue Mountains in Australia. Can't help thinking that Kris Marshall must surely be too old for this by now though.

I'm gonna stick my neck out and give this a 6/10. Not quite a Bridesmaids.
I would agree with the above, definitely not in the Hangover/Bridesmaids league, but I found it entertaining enough and found myself laughing quite a few times.
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Re: A Few Best Men

#12 Post by SteveDan » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:04 pm

Saw this tonight at Westfield Stratford. LAME script and story. Lacked a powerfully strong comedy character to lead the story that there was. All of Olivia Newton John's scenes seemed too staged and overacted and overall unnatural she is not a comedic actress. This is going to struggle at the Box Office .....4/10

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Re: A Few Best Men

#13 Post by tsoiboy » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:07 pm

Saw this at Vue Stratford tonight and to a packed screening.

Glad this was a freebie. For me it just did not work as a film. Really quite bland and rather forgettable. I can't really say anything more positive about this film. The best bit as mentioned before was the Blue Mountains. It looked amazing.

4/10
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Re: A Few Best Men

#14 Post by jennyw888 » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:08 pm

Watched this at Vue Westfield London, the cinema wasn't even cleaned from the last film and it started 15mins late, other than that I found the film entertaining but glad I didn't P** to watch it.
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Re: A Few Best Men

#15 Post by ejwrank » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:29 pm

Beate wrote:I put a hundred quid on ejwrank hating this.

I shall take the money in cinema vouchers please, Beate. No, I did not hate this so you and Celini don't know quite everything about my film tastes (though you do know quite a lot)!

I thought there were some pretty funny moments and while it may not be my favourite film of all time I was surprised that it wasn't awful as I had feared it might be. So no...I didn't walk out...I didn't hate it...I'm glad I didn't p*y for it... but it certainly was better than I expected.

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Re: A Few Best Men

#16 Post by Beate » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:30 pm

Pffft.
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Re: A Few Best Men

#17 Post by McG » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:36 pm

stuartboy wrote:Actually I thought this wasn't bad. Not great - but not too bad. I was entertained. Not sure I'd want to p*y nor recommend too highly, but I enjoyed it for light end of day untaxing viewing. An original script and some funny bits. Amazing scenery in Blue Mountains in Australia. Can't help thinking that Kris Marshall must surely be too old for this by now though.
I'm gonna stick my neck out and give this a 6/10. Not quite a Bridesmaids.
I could just write "snap", sb! o/
I saw this in a busy Glasgow Cineworld in the company of Yinster's OH and Teddybear1 and OH, so good company for the evening!
I must admit I did think it was very light-hearted but a great solution to a stressful day. Yes, much of it was predictable and there were obvious time gaps in the film but I was entertained and did laugh a few times.
I probably would not have gone to see it if not a freebie but having seen it, I would not have been too worried if I'd pa*d to see it! :rolleyes:
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Re: A Few Best Men

#18 Post by jojojoanne » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:39 pm

I saw this tonight with my Mum-in-Law and 3 of my kids. My Mum-in-Law hadn't been to the cinema for four years!! She really enjoyed this. Me and the kids thought it was funny too .. predictable, but funny. The cinema was only half-full. Afterwards, two of my kids were interviewed for Capital Radio and had to say why they enjoyed the film. Went to McDonalds afterwards (yuk!) .. THREE times, they got our order wrong!!

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Re: A Few Best Men

#19 Post by Diane65 » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:47 pm

I quite enjoyed this a light hearted rom com - not hilarious but perfectly fine to pass on 90 minutes.
What has Olivia Newton John done to her face? She's a pretty lady and its sad that she now looks so odd :confused: 6.5/10
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Re: A Few Best Men

#20 Post by Yinster » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:48 pm

McG wrote:I saw this in a busy Glasgow Cineworld in the company of Yinster's OH
OH enjoyed it. Thought it was funny. I can't say as I wasn't there.
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