The film follows chris, an aspiring writer, as he takes his girlfriend tina on a sightseeing holiday. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and prebooked caravan sites, not to mention tinas meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter. Edgar wright has offered comedic views of the zombie film and the cop movie. Original music composed by jim williams hannah dunnell music supervisor below you can view the. Director ben wheatley and writerstars alice lowe and steve oram deliver a wicked road trip movie that successfully walks the line between dark comedy and horror. A country caravan tour spins horribly out of control when a very english couple embark on a romantic getaway that gradually escalates into allout killing spree in this blackly funny new outing from rising indie star ben wheatley kill list, down terrace. Its a superb bit of dark british comedy and brilliant simply because it includes the crich tramway village yeah we do dark and comedy very well here in the uk, league of gentlemen was one of my favs shows.
Tina has led a sheltered life and there are things that chris needs her to see, but it doesnt take long for the dream to fade. Darkly comic british film with some very subtle touches of humour and notsosubtle touches of gore. Rent sightseers 2012 starring alice lowe and eileen davies on dvd and bluray. Israel 14 february 20 limited belgium 20 february 20. Sightseers is a british black comedy thriller film directed by ben wheatley and is written by and stars alice lowe and steve oram, with additional material from amy jump.
Tina alice lowe is a gonkloving knitter of pink wool lingerie and dogwalker who lives at home with her possessive mother. Chris and tinas yorkshire caravan holiday is supposed to be a tranquil, romantic affair. A vacationing couple frustrated by obnoxious teens, careless litterers, and prebooked rv sites find their peaceful trip to the countryside turning unexpectedly bloody in this black comedy from director ben wheatley down terrace, kill list and producer edgar wright attack the block. Sightseers is a 2012 british horror comedy directed by ben wheatley and written by and starring alice lowe and steve oram. I saw it as part of the trade and press screenings held by launching films, who are showing a number of new british films to be released later this year. Sightseers is a british black comedy directed by ben wheatley kill list, down terrace and written by the movies stars alice lowe actress in hot fuzz and this is jinsy and steve oram. After being rereleased in 3d, jurassic park reached a new milestone.
Sightseers comes closer to satisfying this brief than gba. Sightseers is a film to file alongside the likes of somers town by shane meadows and michael winterbottoms a cock and bull story. Sightseers was released in 20 on friday, may 10, 20 in limited movie theaters. Sightseers trailer b 20 second trailer for sightseers. A short film was later produced and was sent to several production companies, however despite being found to be funny, the pitch kept getting turned down for being too dark. Tinas led a sheltered life and there are things that chris needs her to see the crich tramway museum, the ribblehead viaduct, the keswick pencil museum and. Sightseers trailer 20 the hilarious new black comedy from acclaimed british director ben wheatley and the comic masterminds behind of shaun of the dead and hot fuzz.
I went into sightseers completely blind, knowing nothing about it other than that it was a comedy. Chris steve oram wants to show tina alice lowe his world and he wants to do it his way on a journey through the british isles in his beloved abbey oxford caravan. Sightseers is strange, beautiful and bizarrely charming. Ginger faced, caravanning enthusiast chris steve oram wants to show his new girlfriend tina alice lowe his world and he wants to do it his way on a journey through. Its a frequently hilarious film, yet not afraid to shock, so as not to lessen the impact of the violent acts contained within it. Usa 21 february 20 portland international film festival poland 22 february 20. Why sightseers is the british film of the year comment. Sightseers of which he is an executive producer, parodies the many controversial films about couples going on killing sprees such as bonnie and clyde and natural born killers. Filme online 2020 gratis subtitrate in limba romana. Chris steve oram the mighty boosh wants to show tina alice lowe garth marenghis dark place his world and he wants to do it his way on a journey through the british isles in his beloved abbey oxford caravan. With alice lowe, kenneth hadley, steve oram, eileen davies. Chris wants to show tina his world and he wants to do it his way on a journey through the british isles in his beloved abbey oxford caravan. The story follows an offbeat new couple, chris and tina, who go on a. A short film was later produced and was sent to several production companies, however despite being found to be funny, the.
Sightseers soundtrack list movie 20 tracklist ost listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, song list of all of the songs played in the movie playlist, who sings them, including end credits. The two join another caravan group, but things quickly go south when chris runs over and kills a stranger. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including the great gatsby, tyler perry presents peeples and no one lives. Although, technically, a lowbudget film, this is not reflected i the production values ad no corners were cut in effects, locations and narrative nicely observed acting and the male and female lead have a very good rapport between them. Sightseers is a black comedy film directed by ben wheatley. Sightseers is part travelogue and part killing spree, and tina and chris rightfully take their place. Plot chris wants to show tina his world and he wants to do it his way on a journey.
Sardonic grim humor with a black heart is the tone of sightseers, not surprising when you consider that it was directed by ben wheatley, whose former films, down terrace 2009 and kill list 2011, were black comedy thrillers involving crime, murder and the absence of a moral compass. Gods own country is a 2017 british drama film written and directed by francis lee in his feature directorial debut. Chris wants to show girlfriend tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn. Challenging, entertaining and brilliantly played, sightseers also benefits from a quality selection of extra features, to accompany a main attraction thats set to be enjoyed for a long time to come. The two join another caravan group, but things quickly go south when chris runs over and kills a. Amy jump and robin hill and the performances all so sharp that the film is allowed to. Sightseers is part travelogue and part killing spree, and tina and chris rightfully take. Yet, the former is a far nastier film, when it comes down to it albeit a much better one. I wrote that it did not have the originality and unclassifiability of director ben.
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