davefrankfort Reviews

Sexy Beast (2024– )

Not that bad

[6/10 · 8 February 2024]

Just watched the first episode, despite some of the negative reviews it's not as bad as it sounds.

The two leads do an ok version of movie characters.

At times, it felt like an episode of Eastenders.

Was waiting for Phil Mitchell to show up.

It's not claiming to be The Godfather, it's something to watch, we are too critical at times every show must be like this and that.

If you liked the film, don't mind Eastenders fused with Rise of the Foot soldier directed by an aldi Guy Ritchie it's a watch. Considering what we get served up by American producers it's OK.

We seem to forget we are in an age of no fresh ideas for tv and film.

The Stud (1978)

Underrated Gem from a bygone era

[10/10 · 30 April 2017]

From reading the reviews on here they seem to be a mixed bag, too many people on here who post reviews are trying to hard to be next Barry Norman, The Stud is the classic cult movie, yes it's outlandish in parts, majority of cast turn up and deliver a performance, even the bad actors try, it's not meant to be Shakespeare, it's what it's meant to be an easy watch, from a bygone era, a time capsule of 1970s London, Collins is on top form, Mark Burns "Leonard Grant" almost steals the movie with surreal bits of wisdom, Doug Fisher delivers the best lines, yes it's seedy, dark,silly in parts but it's a classic. A film adored by Paul Bonfield.