07-11-2020, 03:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2020, 03:43 PM by TM2YC. Edited 1 time in total.)
Shooting Fish (1997)
This Britpop romantic comedy/crime caper was huge back in the day (on the UK VHS rental market anyway), it's got the Oasis/Blur haircuts, brightly coloured clothes and stylistic ticks of the period, plus a vintage jukebox soundtrack featuring bands like Space, The Wannadies and The Divine Comedy. Two cheeky orphan con men and a girl they befriend (Kate Beckinsale) concoct various outlandish schemes to rob the rich and give to the poor (themselves), while getting mixed up in dodgy property deals, trouble with the law and an unfortunate change in currency. Dan Futterman is an utterly charming screen presence, it's surprising he hasn't been a bigger star. If they'd made the Han Solo prequel movie in the late 90s/early 00s, I couldn't think of anybody better. Happily he's now a multiple Academy Award nominated screen writer and producer. 'Shooting Fish' is essentially a 90s update of the Ealing Studios comedies such as 'The Lavender Hill Mob'. It's a little dated but still a lot of fun. I watched an awful looking SD 4:3 pan & scan version (it was originally a 2.35:1 film) which was on Amazon Prime. An old DVD in the correct AR is available but this could really do with an HD upgrade.
This Britpop romantic comedy/crime caper was huge back in the day (on the UK VHS rental market anyway), it's got the Oasis/Blur haircuts, brightly coloured clothes and stylistic ticks of the period, plus a vintage jukebox soundtrack featuring bands like Space, The Wannadies and The Divine Comedy. Two cheeky orphan con men and a girl they befriend (Kate Beckinsale) concoct various outlandish schemes to rob the rich and give to the poor (themselves), while getting mixed up in dodgy property deals, trouble with the law and an unfortunate change in currency. Dan Futterman is an utterly charming screen presence, it's surprising he hasn't been a bigger star. If they'd made the Han Solo prequel movie in the late 90s/early 00s, I couldn't think of anybody better. Happily he's now a multiple Academy Award nominated screen writer and producer. 'Shooting Fish' is essentially a 90s update of the Ealing Studios comedies such as 'The Lavender Hill Mob'. It's a little dated but still a lot of fun. I watched an awful looking SD 4:3 pan & scan version (it was originally a 2.35:1 film) which was on Amazon Prime. An old DVD in the correct AR is available but this could really do with an HD upgrade.
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