The Sweeney Movie

[DoctorX]

Now this isn't looking too promising.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtoM5O0eXvE&fea...

[VinceFox]

Christ that looks fking awful.

[fatboy69]

Mmmmmm....

[pokethepope]

What the hell is Damian Lewis doing in that pile of crap?!

[DoctorX]

Think they should have left Clarkson and Hammond in it.

[SpeedBash]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Zad]

One thing springs to mind. Okay, more than one thing, but all I'm going to say is; Gene Hunt. Started out being based on the Sweeney, and ended up doing a better job than the real thing (if the trailer is anything to go by).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT9fK6xKusE

[DanDC5]

DoctorX said:

Think they should have left Clarkson and Hammond in it.

The car chase bits did look like he same as what the TG cameramen filmed. Mind you, I'm sure I read somewhere that TG did supply their guys to do that scene, if they have then it would make sense why they did the Sweeney episode.

[SkinnyBoy]

Did I spot Bez's souped up taxi in that trailer?

[V8covin]

Took me a while but I finally got round to watching The Sweeney at the weekend.
Possibly the worst film I've ever seen !

[audidoody]

Oh I dunno - why wouldn't you cast a white rapper with no discernible acting talent when there are any number of thousands of out-of-work actors?

[jbudgie]

V8covin said:

Took me a while but I finally got round to watching The Sweeney at the weekend.
Possibly the worst film I've ever seen !

Oh dear --just downloaded it on a reccomenadation ---ooops.

[V8covin]

audidoody said:

Oh I dunno - why wouldn't you cast a white rapper with no discernible acting talent when there are any number of thousands of out-of-work actors?

Was that Carter ?
God he was awful,couldn't act to save his life,mumbled every line .....and looked liked he been snorting a few too !

[DoctorX]

I thought it was actually reasonably entertaining, but far from great. The 'innit' Carter was hopeless and I've never seen Trafalgar Square that deserted.

[poppopbangbang]

I really enjoyed it. It's not meant to be a serious documentary on policing in London! Plus it was made for £3M which in film terms is pretty much peanuts - running gun fights across trafalgar square would have seen Hollywood blow the budget on that scene alone! Proper entertaining brain out cops and robbers IMHO that avoids being all America fk yeah.

[m_cozzy]

Bloody brilliant. Anyone who doesnt like it is a massive homo in my opinion
(although I think most people are are massive homo's to be fair)

[Le Pop]

I finally got round to watching it and I enjoyed it.

Although quite obviously done on a tight budget, I liked the darker more brooding atmosphere, Ray Winstone being Ray Winstone, shoot outs, car chases, one or two good baddies, scrotes, slaaaags, what's not to like?

If you have fond memories of the original then you need to put them to one side and just enjoy the new one for what it is.

[jbudgie]

I wanted to like it, but it really was awful.

[marcosgt]

jbudgie said:

I wanted to like it, but it really was awful.

Indeed...

M

[944fan]

I just watched this. Thought it was fking epic. The rapper guy can't act but that facking Winston is ace.

I like the homage to the heat shootout in Trafalgar square.

What a fking .