Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - aged well?

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We've decided we're about to re-watch LS&2SB again for the first time in years. Decades probably, as it's now 21 years old. 21!!

Any views on how well it's going to have aged?

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Well, i'd forgotten just how good that was / is.

Soundtrack = fantastic.

Visual gags & one-liners = still funny.

Cinematography style = still fresh.

The cars and vans were old at the time, so no difference.

That was considerably the best way to spend 1 3/4 hours film watching this year. In fact, that my wife and I both agree that this is the best film we have watched together this year.

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funinhounslow said:

“Mr Breaker. Today, my name is Mr Breaker...”!

“Chop fking chop”

“It’s been emotional”

“Chill Winston”

All been in regular use in our household for years, nice to be reminded of original context.

Best visual gag: third visit of Nick the Greek to Breaker’s office, Breaker’s associate walks in with a drink, as per first two visits, stops, remembers what happened first two times, then backs out slowly. All while Breaker is in the middle of his rant at Nick.

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Steamer said:

Can't seem to find Lock-Stock anywhere, but Snatch is easy to find (phfanar-phfanar!)

Also in a similar vein, I gave Layer Cake a re visit a few months back... which I think has a slight edge of Guy Ritchie's films (in terms of style and finesse) but obviously not the dark comedy.

We have LS&2SB on DVD, but I downloaded a 1080 BR rip as too used to HD these days to put up with DVDs ;-)

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rdjohn said:

JonChalk said:

We've decided we're about to re-watch LS&2SB again for the first time in years. Decades probably, as it's now 21 years old. 21!!

Any views on how well it's going to have aged?

Based on this thread I watched it last night. I think that it’s aged really well.

Perhaps I was not ready for it before the millennium.

indeed!