Wednesday 21 February 2007

By the Power of Greystoke! (Hot Fuzz)

Bromdinium didn't always live in London: he's a West Country lad really, so a trip to the cinema to see what Edgar Wright had done to Wells was in order.

Not quite up there with the Romcomzom of Shaun of the Dead (which was filmed in Bromdinium's old local), and very much for the 16-year-old in us all. The McGuffin was as obvious as Glastonbury Tour, but all a lot of fun. Kind of the Wickerman meets the Bill via the Archers.

Best bits: the two Bill Baileys playing two different coppers, one always reading Ian Banks, the other, wilder haired, reading Ian M. Banks.

References to crusty jugglers, the ring road, and the Swan (hotel and Elvis, the real swan). Somerfield. All good Wells fun. Hestonn service station hell. Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits. The scene when they watched videos reminded me of what little there is to do there, except sit in the pub (and all the under-age drinkers seemed pretty accurate). And Tottenham Court Road Odeon let me bash around with the Brompton.

The worst bits: everyone walking the wrong way to get to places, the fact that it can't escape being a parody - a fond parody, nonetheless.

Not many people know this, but Bromdinium's sister-in-law went to school with Mr Wright, and there are videos knocking around of his early work making Westerns in the West Country while still at Well's Blue School.

Plus, B. had the hots at college for someone who's dad was the copper in Wells...

Job On! as Nick might say

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