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Our First Review Of Mike Leigh’s New Film HAPPY GO LUCKY!

Moving to the States next Thursday... by LordPorkington	Mar 27th, 2008 06:23:06 AM
So I'll sadly miss this, plus the new series of Doctor Who. Gutted.
i saw mike leigh on the street last week by rasALclart	Mar 27th, 2008 06:25:49 AM
true story
Thrid! by jamazio	Mar 27th, 2008 06:43:03 AM
Ok it aint first but its the closest I ever got to being this geeky!
I meant 'Third'. by jamazio	Mar 27th, 2008 06:43:26 AM

Fourth! by Live.	Mar 27th, 2008 07:15:26 AM
This movie sounds Meh.
Wow it doesn't get any cooler than this by Internet Thug	Mar 27th, 2008 07:26:09 AM
very fucking exciting.
Happy Go Sucky by random dude	Mar 27th, 2008 07:28:24 AM
Sucky as in "FMJ Vietnamese prostitute" sucky.
If you use this, call me ManBearPigTheMovie by random dude	Mar 27th, 2008 07:30:22 AM
Damn...
Favorite Mike Leigh Film... by Aquatarkusman	Mar 27th, 2008 07:31:26 AM
... is the one most out of character for him, Topsy-Turvy. An amazing achievement, and one of the top films of the late 90s.
Man-Bear-Pig is not a laughing matter, kids! by random dude	Mar 27th, 2008 07:33:07 AM
You don't want to mess with him. You just don't.
Sounds great... by Tourist	Mar 27th, 2008 07:59:32 AM
...Love Mike Leigh. Vera Drak was depressing as hell, but I found all or nothing really moving and warm. My favourite Mike Leigh film is still gonna be Naked, of course.
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation by William Landis	Mar 27th, 2008 08:00:40 AM
I doubt any other director in the history of film-making could have coached the performance out of Camp Champ that Mike Leigh did in this animated gem (I understand the now-legendary "You can play marbles, if you try" was improvised in one take). Apparently, there were a lot of tears and tantrums on set but, my word, the end result was worth it. When Dark Heart promises to help make the camp a fairer and better place for campers, now knowing the importance of friendship and being a 'Camp Champ' when it comes to being a friend, I-- well-- I'm very much a manly man but there's not a dry eye in the room. Thank you, Mr Leigh for opening my eyes to what cinema can do.
Great little review too by godzillasushi	Mar 27th, 2008 08:18:07 AM
I never post in TB's but I feel compelled to say that the review was really good!
The antidote to rampant CGI crapfests by BenBraddock	Mar 27th, 2008 08:31:50 AM
is a Mike Leigh film. Or a Ken Loach. Consistently brilliant, or at worst, interesting, film-makers both.
Hey can't wait for ABBA musical...not by donwillymo	Mar 27th, 2008 08:54:23 AM

Long live Keith Pratt. by Henry Jones Sr	Mar 27th, 2008 09:43:04 AM
Nuts In May is Mike Leigh's greatest achievement.
I saw Mike Leigh in a Virgin... by Knuckleduster	Mar 27th, 2008 09:50:48 AM
... Megastore in London a few years back. Dirty old man. Good filmmaker, though.
My favourite UK cinema. by Knuckleduster	Mar 27th, 2008 09:55:52 AM
The Prince Charles. They sell beer. Great place. Do they still have One Pound Fridays?
FAVORITE MIKE LEIGH FILM... by Chishu_Ryu	Mar 27th, 2008 10:13:50 AM
The brilliant ABIGAIL'S PARTY, with NAKED a close second.
This new film... by Chishu_Ryu	Mar 27th, 2008 10:18:46 AM
...sounds a bit more like Leigh's older films, more driven by character and class disctinctions than plot, like VERA DRAKE sort of was...
Leigh has never topped 'Nuts In May' or 'Meantime'... by workshed	Mar 27th, 2008 02:33:06 PM
...just my opinion. I doubt that will change. Personally, i thought Topsy Turvy his most interesting film in recent years (certainly his most entertaining). I thought Vera Drake pretty funny actually - some great black comedy there. Loach is our best filmmaker btw... Meadows comes a close second though and his new film (with young Thomas Turgoose once again) looks the biz... http://tinyurl.com/2sdql5 Over and out.

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