Why Richard Did

Motivator · 31-10-2013 12:41AM #1

Having watched the film on RTE1 I began thinking of how easy things can happen. Having been in the wrong place at the wrong time on a few occasions thankfully nothing as severe has happened but it could have easily. There were a incidents where I've looked back on & thought how lucky I was that nobody was killed.

One particular incident a few years back, I was in college in Limerick & saw a row break out & rather than step in & stop it I walked away. I later learned that the guy beaten up suffered from a disability & had no way of defending himself. After hearing that I became ridden with guilt & have never forgiven myself for not intervening.

Has anyone else had similar experiences? That film tonight really got me thinking.

Fox_In_Socks · 31-10-2013 12:43AM

Well in that incident above, you could have been the one seriously injured or killed. You can never know how things pan out.

irish bloke · 31-10-2013 12:44AM

Is it not What Richard Did?
Crap ending on it too

Kylo Ren · 31-10-2013 12:44AM

WHAT DID RICHARD DID? AND WHY DID HE DID IT? I MUST KNOW!

wazky · 31-10-2013 12:45AM

Turning the toaster off when I did, my toast could have been burnt.

Eoin247 · 31-10-2013 12:45AM

Hated the ending. Were we supposed to feel sympathy for the main character?

Motivator · 31-10-2013 12:47AM

irish bloke wrote: »

Is it not What Richard Did?
Crap ending on it too

****e just spotted my mistake! Seriously crap acting in it.

Tasden · 31-10-2013 12:47AM

irish bloke wrote: »

Is it not What Richard Did?
Crap ending on it too

Yep, I hate endings like that! Alot of Irish films I've seen, no matter how great they are, have had similar endings that leave you thinking you may as well not have watched it

irish bloke · 31-10-2013 12:50AM

Did ye see Fran from love hate in it.
Big posh accent on him doing the door..

131spanner · 31-10-2013 12:52AM

Would an Irish drama that isn't set in Dublin and about something other than crime be too much to ask?

C.K Dexter Haven · 31-10-2013 12:53AM

Eoin247 wrote: »

Hated the ending. Were we supposed to feel sympathy for the main character?

That's up to you to decide.

sonny jim bob jones · 31-10-2013 12:54AM

Did he do a poo in the zoo or something?

Gatling · 31-10-2013 12:55AM

The sex was crap

richymcdermott · 31-10-2013 12:56AM

What did i do ?

MadsL · 31-10-2013 12:56AM

Locked the Princes in the Tower?

ted1 · 31-10-2013 12:57AM

131spanner wrote: »

Would an Irish drama that isn't set in Dublin and about something other than crime be too much to ask?

You do know it's based on a true story

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/30-seconds-of-madness-that-led-to-brian-murphys-death-26018702.html

irish bloke · 31-10-2013 12:59AM

ted1 wrote: »

You do know it's based on a true story

So Richard must have been caught so???

irish bloke · 31-10-2013 01:01AM

Gatling wrote: »

The sex was crap

Preferred the blond one

Stojkovic · 31-10-2013 01:03AM

131spanner wrote: »

Would an Irish drama that isn't set in Dublin and about something other than crime be too much to ask?

What ! More Darby O'Gill ****e !!!

We've had enough of that.

Eoin247 · 31-10-2013 01:04AM

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

That's up to you to decide.

I meant it as a rhetorical question. I can't understand how anybody can feel sorry for this guy who has a perfect life (like literally, this guy had absolutely EVERYTHING) and caused it to become imperfect by his own stupid actions (i say imperfect because his life is still pretty damn good after he killed the guy).

I remember when this film came out first the principle at my school spoke about Richard as if he was the victim in the story.

biko · 31-10-2013 01:06AM

131spanner wrote: »

Would an Irish drama that isn't set in Dublin and about something other than crime be too much to ask?

Cowboys and Angels was filmed in Limerick, great film.
The Guard, Galway, also great. Is about crime though, a bit.

gg2 · 31-10-2013 01:09AM

irish bloke wrote: »

Is it not What Richard Did?
Crap ending on it too

Just watched it on plus one - why end it like that?? Stoopid:mad:

131spanner · 31-10-2013 01:12AM

Stojkovic wrote: »

What ! More Darby O'Gill ****e !!!

We've had enough of that.

Yeah, because everything outside the M50 is Darby O'Gill country :pac:

biko wrote: »

Cowboys and Angels was filmed in Limerick, great film.
The Guard, Galway, also great. Is about crime though, a bit.

I liked Pure Mule when it was on, and the Guard was 100% brilliant. Anything else I'd only have vague memories of in fairness. I dunno, it kind of reminded me of Love / Hate and there's only so much of that you can watch before you'd like something else

gg2 · 31-10-2013 01:14AM

Stojkovic wrote: »

What ! More Darby O'Gill ****e !!!

We've had enough of that.

Darby O'Gill is a great movie! For she's my dear my darlin one:P:P

Also 131spanner, pure mule was a brilliant tv show imo. Skobie, absolute beefcake.

ted1 · 31-10-2013 01:19AM

About half the population of Ireland live in Dublin. Its easy for people to associate with them.

131spanner · 31-10-2013 01:22AM

ted1 wrote: »

About half the population of Ireland live in Dublin. Its easy for people to associate with them.

What about the other half!? :P I kid. It's certainly a good point, the days of Glenroe etc. are fast fading away.

Just thought of Garage with Pat Shortt there too. That was good, if a little depressing.

Wattle · 31-10-2013 01:57AM

Eoin247 wrote: »

Hated the ending. Were we supposed to feel sympathy for the main character?

Not sympathy I think the point that they're trying to make is that guys from that strata of society can commit crimes and get away with them relatively unscathed because they have the moolah to afford the best legal teams. Just like the real life case.

fruvai · 31-10-2013 02:06AM

gg2 wrote: »

Just watched it on plus one - why end it like that?? Stoopid:mad:

It's an eternally recurring Irish theme - the abdication of responsibility for crimes that certain individuals/institutions have committed because of the fallout that would occur should those crimes be exposed. Everything gets swept under the rug. Normality reigns, nothing changes.It's more powerful if Richard gets away it - it's supposed to provoke a sense of outrage at the injustice of it all.

errlloyd · 31-10-2013 02:13AM

131spanner wrote: »

What about the other half!? :P I kid. It's certainly a good point, the days of Glenroe etc. are fast fading away.

Just thought of Garage with Pat Shortt there too. That was good, if a little depressing.

Off topic but I know its sky, but what is wrong with Moone Boy?

I think you'd be hard pressed to find any drama series anywhere in the world set outside a major city, as soon as you do that you really restrict the potential storylines.

131spanner · 31-10-2013 02:18AM

errlloyd wrote: »

Off topic but I know its sky, but what is wrong with Moone Boy?

I think you'd be hard pressed to find any drama series anywhere in the world set outside a major city, as soon as you do that you really restrict the potential storylines.

We don't have Sky at home so I'm missing out on that one

I think while there is plenty potential for rural storylines, the audience that would receive them would be too small given the amount of people now living in the cities of Ireland. Supply and demand I suppose

Galwayguy35 · 31-10-2013 02:20AM

ted1 wrote: »

About half the population of Ireland live in Dublin. Its easy for people to associate with them.

So theres only 2 million people in Ireland?

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