Comments on: This Isn’t England. This Is Something Else. http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: babsi http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-401565 babsi Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:58:21 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-401565 this film is a pretty bad portrayal of skinheads........ well for one i am a skinhead and im 14 and have been a skin since i was 12 before the release of the film. there is no mention of scooter rallys there is no portrailal of vicous left-wing skinheads (beleive me the commies and anti-nazis are worse). there are no punk gigs or soul nights or any scenes of football hooliganism wich these are central to my way of life. also majority of skinheads dont smoke weed and are more preoccupied with beer. and usualy in real skinhead crews the trojan ska skins n suedeheads will have right wing friends who some of wich will be considerd neo-nazis. because we beleive were all proud to be english and whats the point in fighting. this film is a pretty bad portrayal of skinheads……..
well for one i am a skinhead and im 14 and have been a skin since i was 12 before the release of the film.
there is no mention of scooter rallys there is no portrailal of vicous left-wing skinheads (beleive me the commies and anti-nazis are worse).
there are no punk gigs or soul nights or any scenes of football hooliganism wich these are central to my way of life. also majority of skinheads dont smoke weed and are more preoccupied with beer. and usualy in real skinhead crews the trojan ska skins n suedeheads will have right wing friends who some of wich will be considerd neo-nazis.
because we beleive were all proud to be english and whats the point in fighting.

]]> By: Artur http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-328728 Artur Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:16:59 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-328728 This is England is the best fucking movie in the fucking world! This is England is the best fucking movie in the fucking world!

]]> By: Emma http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-270408 Emma Fri, 11 May 2007 15:43:23 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-270408 If it had been called This Was England you would not have been able to have a drink if you were watching it and playing that drinking game. Whereas it being called This Is England means you can take a big swig of White Ace in the middle of Combo's speech quite early on in the film. If it had been called This Was England you would not have been able to have a drink if you were watching it and playing that drinking game. Whereas it being called This Is England means you can take a big swig of White Ace in the middle of Combo’s speech quite early on in the film.

]]> By: Alan http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269537 Alan Thu, 10 May 2007 12:22:10 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269537 http://www.clayhillmusic.com/ specifically http://www.clayhillmusic.com/players/Clayhill/07_Please.mp3 http://www.clayhillmusic.com/

specifically http://www.clayhillmusic.com/players/Clayhill/07_Please.mp3

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269523 Pete Baran Thu, 10 May 2007 11:56:26 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269523 The version of Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want is by Clayhill. Of whom I can say nothing. The version of Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want is by Clayhill. Of whom I can say nothing.

]]> By: Alan http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269513 Alan Thu, 10 May 2007 11:34:38 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269513 the soundtrack to 24seven coincided with the 'quiet is the new loud' fad (you know, turin brakes, etc), but that was years ago. no good excuse for acoustic strained-throat potato-faced singer cover versions any more, meadows the soundtrack to 24seven coincided with the ‘quiet is the new loud’ fad (you know, turin brakes, etc), but that was years ago. no good excuse for acoustic strained-throat potato-faced singer cover versions any more, meadows

]]> By: Alan http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269511 Alan Thu, 10 May 2007 11:32:21 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/05/this-isnt-england-this-is-something-else/#comment-269511 <i>rubbish “meaningful” Smiths cover sequence at the end notwithstanding</i> OTM - i thoroughly enjoyed almost everything about this film, then right at the end BAM, it messed up. how more stirring would the original have been. about a gajillion i reckon. every now and then i felt like i was watching a drama group rather than a film, but ony because some scenes were so theatrical and monologuey. there i guess it was a stylistic choice possibly to contrast with the predominant naturalistic pose. rubbish “meaningful” Smiths cover sequence at the end notwithstanding

OTM - i thoroughly enjoyed almost everything about this film, then right at the end BAM, it messed up. how more stirring would the original have been. about a gajillion i reckon.

every now and then i felt like i was watching a drama group rather than a film, but ony because some scenes were so theatrical and monologuey. there i guess it was a stylistic choice possibly to contrast with the predominant naturalistic pose.

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