Path to Freedom movie

flangeman

Well I don't know about you guys and gals but I'm WELL looking forward to this, I bought the vid the last time I was home ffrom London in HMV of the series and jeasus its has lasting power. Now Support decent Irish Comedy and make sure ye head to this!!

http://www.grandpictures.ie/news/grandnews.htm

krattapopov

looks promising alright

Ro: maaan!

Doubt it'll be as good as the series. I don't think it's done in the same documentary type way... is it?

satchmo

Can't wait to see it myself, Paths to Freedom had me in stitches. It's amazing to think that Rats (Michael McElhatton) is the same guy as the haughty old bank manager from Intermission, they're so different.

Miguel_Sanchez

It's not done in the documentary style of the series but I don't think that's a bad thing.

It's a good comedy, not the best Irish comedy ever but a far cry from the worst at the same time. It would probably lose a good bit of its comedy value if you haven't seen the original series and because of that I don't think it'll play too well overseas.

It's a good laugh though and I enjoyed it a lot when I saw it during the summer. Go into it in the right frame of mind and you'll have a good time.

flangeman

I'd imagine that, not doing it in the same style would be a step forward, and approaching the story from a different angle will insure that the concept isn't jaded.

The same thing again would have ended up like the film version of the BBC classics,'On the Buses', 'George and Mildred' and 'Steptoe and Son.' Which would have seemed like an overlong episode.

And I have to disagree with the comment regarding the stature of its comedy, I think its the best piece of Irish 'home-grown' comedy to come from these shores and the guys should be commended for it. In the face of a short-sighted, generalistic broadcaster such as RTE, they managed to turnout a fresh, on the button satire regarding class and relationship's in our nations capital. It was funny and a little honest.

I'm afraid I have to also disagree with its potential playing power outside of this wee island. I currently reside in London living with my Kiwi girlfriend, and she watches it almost weekly. I come home to her asking me to explain some of the vocab in the movie.

McCourt, Whats the Scratcher?

And yet she still laughs. And who every thought a comedy with 3 Irish catholic priests living on an island of the coast of Ireland would win and delight the hearts of English and those worldside?

Miguel_Sanchez

I was talking about the movie as opposed to the series. I love the series and agree that it is one of the funniest Irish comedies ever.

When I talked about playing power outside of IReland I'm again referring to the film. If people haven't seen the series (I don't know if it's been screened anywhere outside Ireland) then they're less likely to go see it in the cinema and some of the jokes won't be as funny.