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You’ve been knocking it out of the park Ryan. Keep up the good work! If I had any requests it’d either be Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass or Doctor Sleep. Anyways, hope you’re having a great day.
Fear not, Ryan, because you're doing amazing. There's a reason you continue to be one of my biggest inspirations in movie reviewing & breakdowns. 😉👍 *Ritual Recommends* As Above, So Below (2014) Mr. Jones (2013) Underworld series (2003-2017) Soulmate (2013) Spike (2008)
Very sad that the pointless thuggery of the villains is something I've seen so often in the UK. The director knew his stuff, because he nailed down exactly how petty criminals act in this country and totally ruin every community. I've personally ran into people not dissimilar from the movie's villains, and it's why the film always hit a little TOO close to home.
@@chris9650 Probably, it’s wouldn’t surprise me considering how bad a lot of towns in the midlands are becoming. It’s either join them or become their victims I suppose.
@@Lilmisscostumedrama I think this is England was based more on the experiences but people influenced this. Great amateurishness to the film, makes it feel more realistic.
I love the way Ryan almost always finds ways to break down the human drama behind horror & sci-fi flicks; it makes you care about the characters and what they go through even if you've never been introduced to them before. 💖
It's always great, because many people seem to miss that the human drama is actually the real point of the story behind any horror! No horror film is made "just because" - there's always a deeper point they want to express. Hell, any story is the same, but most people seem happier to delve into the themes of non-horror media, while horror gets unfairly shafted.
Absolutely. I end up watching a lot of different channels that review or analyze movies so naturally I see alot of the same movies talked about by different people, and most of the time they blend together, even if they are excellent. Ryans on the other hand almost always stick out and can be uniquely remembered. Just seems he always finds atleast a slightly different way to break it all down.
This is the most effective anti-violence movie I have ever seen (apart from certain war / holocaust movies). I cried the entire last third of it. A masterpiece.
YOU! YA C*NT!!!! 😂😂😂 That line pops into my head once now and then. I bought the dvd from a bargin bin on a whim. Years ago, must be 15 yrs ago. Absolute classic 🤬 chayne smokin
I actually felt this was more like a revenge western, as Considine's character roles into town and seeks vengeance, there is no sign of the law, and the gang try and fail to get rid of him in that one scene where they lure him out of the barn. Minus the obvious, the horses, there is a strong element of revenge western for me in this film.
I'm from the next town over to Matlock and a lot of these small towns are like the wild west sometimes with city boys like these lads here are from Manchester come down to "set up shop" and it usually ends in clashing with locals doing the same thing as well as other out-of-towners,
I think the end where Richard actually makes fun of Anthony and says he was ashamed of him actually makes this film so much sadder; it feels as if Richard never got the chance to redeem himself to himself for being ashamed of his brother so he feels the only way to do it is by hurting the ones who hurt him.
Hey Ryan, I'd like to suggest an essay on "You Were Never Really Here", I was actually kinda surprised you hadn't covered it already. Right up your alley, if you haven't seen it yet. Same vibes as Dead Man's Shoes.
This film caught me off guard one night on Film 4 years ago. It's a masterpiece of what you can do with a tiny budget, a couple of great actors and a simple yet very astute script. I now watch it once a year.
I saw it just after the release of Hot Fuzz, seeing the charisma of Paddy Considine in this film. And then Dead Man's Shoes made me discover Tobby Kebbell. It was the cool little "cinema iceberg" of my life, as with each good film, I discovered a new good film related to the other. And as always, great video !
Same here, though it was with Paddy Considine's pal in Hot Fuzz, Rafe Spall. He was in another pretty decent horror movie "The Ritual", which I could only describe as Silent Hill: Norway.
Dead Mans Shoes was the first film to really break me down to my core. It felt kind of personal as a victim of abuse and bullying and it made me question a lot of my feelings of anger towards my abusers. Toby and Paddy nailed their characters and the understated acting and setting made it feel so real. Meadows clearly has a lot of passion for the stories he tells and you feel it through every single frame.
As a victim of rather severe bullying (thrown rocks for example) I cannot say much except that your feelings are completely valid. You are more than allowed to be angry at or even hate them until they "repent" for lack of a better word. I hope you overcome what they did to you and find true happiness in your life.
It's a sad fact that more often than not people that bully will be going through it themselves usually a parent or sibling and then they do it themselves out of insecurity or anger, I didn't get bullied but when I was 9 I was at my grandparents house and next door was the grandparents of someone I went to school with , i went to go play with him and in the garden he basically sexually abused me he grabbed me and played a game he called willy kiss's bum but if you move it will bite you ..I freaked out at this and ran off and hated him through school because of this , I never said anything to anyone but I had pure hate for him ..then one day in my early 20s I was thinking about it and at this age I finally understood the situation and I remembered his grandfather watching out of the kitchen window ..... all he was doing was copying what was done to him probably by his grandfather the words he used when he did it to me were not his words...never seen him again after school and have always felt bad for him , luckily what happened didn't effect me too much I stopped it before anything bad actually happened, dread to think what he went through and when I look back at how he was during school if all makes sense he was the weird withdrawn kid no one really liked , hope he is ok
The whole scene where Anthony is dragged around by the ruins by the gang is so shocking because it's so real. If you are from the UK you recognise these people, and things like this actually happen. The awful cruelty we perceive as an audience looking onto the scene isn't reflected in the faces of the perpetrators, it's a game to them. Just a laugh. That has stayed with me ever since my first time watching.
Holy shit that's dark. I NEED to go see this now. I love when you cover movies like this because I'd have never in a million years known about it. Thanks for these videos man you're doing great work.
It's a great film if you haven't seen it yet I have two copies of it on my movie playlist . also by the same man is the movie This is England and the three follow up tv series the film and the tv is my favourite British film ever and favourite British tv show ever they're brilliant also by Shane meadows is A Room for Romeo Brass it's brilliant it features a young paddy considine and very young Andrew Shim (milky from This England) and Vicky Mclure ( This is England) it looks like a family friendly film but soon turns dark 😂 it's also on my playlist. I love Shane meadows films the acting is second to none all of his films and tv work is genius level work he's never done a bad film or tv project yet . So Enjoy
As you say, it's not just a film about revenge, it's a film about redemption. Richard also felt contempt for his brother and, though he didn't bully him, really wanted little to do with him. He says it himself in the last interaction with one of the thugs. He was so keen to escape the claustrophobic world he lived in he joined the Paras. To be a para you have to be a certain type of person, physically and mentally tough, very resourceful, a skilled combatant and courageous. He wasn't fearless because he was suicidal, he was fearless because the men he was up against WERE nothing to a man like that. He stood out in the open in front of a man armed with a rifle because he knew they weren't competent enough to hit him and they wouldn't have the bottle after killing their mate. He was taunting them, he was coming for them and there was nothing they could do. It's chilling if you think about it from the gang's point of view. For years they had been top of the heap in their own little kingdom, the archetypal big fish in a small pond. Then, someone drops a great white shark in the pond with them. They know what's coming but first they have to watch everything they've set up being pulled down, all the time waiting for the inevitable. It must be terrifying to experience. In those closing scenes, when Richard realised how much of a monster he was, it wasn't just the guilt over the men he had killed, it was also his guilt over his own mistreatment of his brother. Perhaps his own betrayal of his brother was the worst of all, you should be able to rely on a brother for support but such was his dislike for him he had to escape and ultimately abandoned him to his fate. His redemption wasn't just in dying but by letting the last gang member live. He didn't let him off scot free, he burdened him with the guilt he'd been carrying. Anyway, sorry, I love this film. I always get a bit over enthusiastic talking about films I like. Sorry.
What he was doing was mocking what they said to his brother about him . Claiming he hated him and left cause he hated him when the reality was no one was closer to his brother than him
What I love the most about British media overall is the fact that so many of the actors and actresses look like real people. Of course pretty people exist and all, but being in America, most our media is drenched in the attractive and not the normal. If someone normal is cast, it's often for a joke, or to play a grossout role. It's so hard to get a hold of British media without VPNing and I cannot fucking afford that right now LMAO I was raised on the few things that have come over here (the comedies like Black Adder, Are You Being Served? and Keeping Up Appearances), but we don't get to even hear about things like this without UA-cam and channels like yours that actually genuinely cover good movies that are, to us, foreign films. Someday, you should do a set of videos for different 'must see' movies in different genres, from all over the world, that you've seen. It's a selfish recommendation though, because you have a very similar taste and appreciation for things that others just dismiss as terrible, like I do. "IT'S NOT BAD. ...okay IT'S NOT ALL BAD THOUGH."
Shane Meadows did some outstanding work once upon a time & Dead Man's Shoes was quite something. Heartbreaking & brutal, it also put Paddy Considine on the map. I'd highly recommend Considine's directorial debut too Tyrannosaurus which is an absolute gem.
I think Meadows still has it by a mile. His most recent series The Virtues was outstanding! No one gets social realism better than when Meadows and Stephen Graham work together!
My brother has asperger's syndrome and suffered a lot from bullies during his teenager years. During that time, most kids with this kind of condition were very badly treated by everyone since people didn't understand that their behavior wasn't on purpose. I remember seeing this movie and it had a very big impact on me since I always did everything to protect my brother from the evils of the world. Great video by the way.
I'm so glad you covered this, Dead Man's Shoes is my favorite film, I saw it as a teenager and it stuck with me ever since. I watch it maybe once a year and the ending hits the same way every time. Not enough people know about this movie so thanks for bringing some attention to it.
I only watched it the once - I was so emotionally overwhelmed by it that even this video had me welling up miserably. It's a film of such power that I could barely take it even the once. This is not a fault with the movie - it's the movie working on me exactly as I believe all involved in its creation wanted it to. Excellent video, Ryan.
I really need to watch more british films, even knowing the spoilers I have to watch this, especially considering how much I love This Is England. This movie looks amazing! Thank you once again for giving me something to my watch list!
I was thinking you really would enjoy Noroi: The Curse! It's the same ultra-realistic kitchen sink feeling as this, slow build horror that slowly comes together into utter despair.
Noroi is so unique and well made, it deserves so much more love and recognition from horror fans, that's for sure. It's just sad how obscure that film is.
The moment the grainy montage of Richard and Antony as babies played over the credits I knew this would be rough one. Even not living in England myself, these characters were so damn raw and real to me. And the lead actors performance is just something else. Such a brilliantly sad revenge tale. I was moved almost to tears by the last third.
i remember showing my friends this movie one night, an old friend arrived late and spoiled the ending for everyone cause they genuinely have no common sense. shame. probs one of my favourite british movies ever. weird to think he is just one of the 2 andys without the moustache haha
Great fucking movie and should have inspired more “sympathetic slasher” films. I also recommend a South Korean film called Bedevilled that also sympathizes with the “killer”
Bedeviled is also a really powerful revenge film and could use more attention. Though it didn't make me feel as uncomfortable about the violence like Dead Man's Shoes did. DMS is really on its own level. (After Bedeviled I watched a (I think) Korean thriller about a father searching for his missing son in a rural village that was also excellent, but can't recall the title, dammit.)
One of my favorite movies and a great introduction to Shane Meadows, which led to Ben Wheatley, which led to Alice Lowe and many others. Touching and violent with a superb performance from Paddy Considine and supporting cast. Thanks for picking this one to share, great job on the production.
This film was absolutely undersold, underrated, and absolutely fantastic! I loved the fact that the violence was downplayed and not ridiculous. A stabbing is usually exactly that - usually when you see ppl stab another person on CCTV on crime documentaries they usually happen in a flash and is over in seconds.
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Have found some absolute gems through your videos! Would love to hear your take on more fringe films like A Field in England. If you can maybe list what streaming platforms have films you cover that'd be such a help for us to find them too
Great analysis on an equally great film! I just touched on the film recently for a university assignment on genre communication in the context of "righteous" violence presented in Revenge cinema. Having the film's ending recontextualize Richard's disposition towards his brother to be one of unvocalized anger and shame was a great reveal that left the viewer feeling a bit icky about possibly rooting for him till the end.
It seems fitting that he chose a family man to be his executioner. The man had more to lose and would fight to live the hardest. Here in the states a lot of Iraqi war vets gravitated to the border patrol. The southern border areas of America look very similar to the middle eastern terrain they fought in and many can't feel comfortable anywhere else in the US. So it is very plausible that whatever Richard experienced in the service brought him to his own end.
RYAN RYAN RYAN, BRO RYAN, RYAN DUDE, RYAN - FUCKIN PHIL TIPPET MAD GOD, RYAN RYAN, BRO, MAD GOD! I think the most devastating part of dead man's shoes for me was when Paddy goes off on his brother, calling him slurs. He didn't believe that, he was just outpouring rage and grief, drawing on the darkest parts of his thoughts to detach himself from the horror of his own grief. I think there is something also to be said for the way that he dispatches the criminals, which is something I don't think is touched upon enough. Its a very good showing of an actual trained killer versus those masquerading as hard. It really shows the mismatch in capabilities from a soldier to petty criminals. It makes the whole thing so much more horrific when you realise the gang has no chance, they have no way to deal with this advanced threat. Paddy isn't a revenge driven badass, he is a butcher. This is easy for him. I think that's partially what makes him monstrous, he isn't hunting that which can hunt him back, he's going through the motions of training. The gang doesn't have agency, they are incidental to paddy's grief. - I know his name isn't Paddy but I forget the name and came back to write this comment after watching Mad God-RYAN BRO- MAD GOD!
One of the best british films ever. Very brutal. Not talking about the abuse in detail was a good idea Ryan. It's very messed up what Anthony endures in the movie :/
I remember I first saw This is England bloody years ago, when I randomly put Channel 4 on as I was bored. So this absolutely is going on my backlog to watch.
I don't think it was anything supernatural with Big Al's death, just that Richard lunged forward at him, causing Sonny to panic and take the shot - which hit Al. It does give Richard that boogeyman mythos though, as the film is taken from the gang's point of view - they'd never experienced a man so relentless and devoid of fear before, so he was almost like a spectre of death to their drug-wasted, ignorant minds.
Thanks for shining a light on a brilliant and though-provoking film. My grandparents have lived in Matlock where this was shot for around thirty years and I've been to most of the filming locations including Riber Castle when it was open to the public. Last year I decided to make a short tribute to Dead Man's Shoes using action figure photography, which is available to watch on my channel and I've recently made a part 2. Shane Meadows also made This is England, which is wider known and also extremely well made. Did you see the C4 series The Virtues he made a couple ofyears ago, it share similar themes to DMS and is worth a watch. Here's the link to my tribute vid: ua-cam.com/video/R5tN5BtckpU/v-deo.html
Well done on bring a true British classic to light. This had such an impact on me when it was released and had always been in the shadows of my mind since. A truly haunting story told with such fagility. 10/10 would recommend
This film is a hard watch but definitely worth it. It is also a good insight into making a high impact movie with an incredibly low budget like the Pusher trilogy making a huge statement in movies doing a lot with a low budget but staying true to it`s premisse from start to finish.
Paddy is one of the best actors of all time, even in his appearance for Artic Monkeys music video "Leave Before The Lights Come On". The scene in this film when he tells them to jump back in their car, outstanding👍
Did what you said and watched the movie first. Glad I did. God damn this was a brutally honest and real movie. Loved it. And if I'm honest i would never made it past the first 10 minutes if i did not trust your taste in movies after all these years. Thanks
Great video man. The most powerful bit for me was when Richard says 'Well he was a fuckin embarrassment to me.' the impression and that line, hit me harder than the death revelation.
I'm a self published author and revenge themes play heavily into them having grown up seeing movies like last House on the Left, I spit on your grave, and a lot of other films of that nature. I stumbled on this movie a year ago through a friend's recommendation and it hit me because in my writing-which I suppose reflects my view on revenge movies my characters have no remorse for getting even, they were hurt, they are going to hurt back ten fold. This made me think that I need to incorporate more humanity into the characters in the sense of they're still going to get it done, but with conflict, what have I become and maybe even a little more anger towards the abuser in the sense of look what you made me into. Great thought provoking look into human nature and great job covering it
Have you ever thought of covering the movie I Saw The Devil? Its a revenge movie not a horror movie but I’ve seen you cover those before and feel like youd have some things to say about I Saw The Devil. Love the videos, keep up the great work
I love this film. Early on in the pandemic I google something like "foreign horror hidden gems" and this came up. I wanted to pass time, instead I got a classic. The balance of retributive therapeutic justice and internalized self disgust was played out brilliantly by the performance of the lead character. Highly recommend
Saw this not long after it came out expecting it to be a low budget rubbish slasher that I was kind of in to back then. Was taken aback by how good it was and it's never left my top 5 since. Absolutely brilliant film.
Having grown up in the same town where Shane is from this film captures how people are from Burton on Trent down to sadly accurate level. I worked In the local game/GameStop and because we took in phones to resell I used to see people like this on a daily basis. It’s really sad how accurate this film is.
I remember Horrible Reviews covering the movie, and given that he couldn’t spend a ton of time talking about it I didn’t learn a ton about it. This video taught me quite a bit about it, and I enjoyed the learning.
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You should cover Escape from Tomorrow. People either like it or hate it, and I'd like to see your take on it.
You’ve been knocking it out of the park Ryan. Keep up the good work! If I had any requests it’d either be Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass or Doctor Sleep. Anyways, hope you’re having a great day.
Fear not, Ryan, because you're doing amazing. There's a reason you continue to be one of my biggest inspirations in movie reviewing & breakdowns. 😉👍
*Ritual Recommends*
As Above, So Below (2014)
Mr. Jones (2013)
Underworld series (2003-2017)
Soulmate (2013)
Spike (2008)
Love what you're doing! A film I've not seen yet, but now it is on my list. Thank you and take care of yourself.
im still waiting a video about Santa Sangre or Videodrome
Very sad that the pointless thuggery of the villains is something I've seen so often in the UK. The director knew his stuff, because he nailed down exactly how petty criminals act in this country and totally ruin every community. I've personally ran into people not dissimilar from the movie's villains, and it's why the film always hit a little TOO close to home.
Exactly!
Wasn't there a story that he fell into a group kinda like this years ago, that's how he was able to characterise the characters so well.
@@chris9650 Probably, it’s wouldn’t surprise me considering how bad a lot of towns in the midlands are becoming. It’s either join them or become their victims I suppose.
@@Lilmisscostumedrama I think this is England was based more on the experiences but people influenced this. Great amateurishness to the film, makes it feel more realistic.
They don't ruin 'every community'.
I love the way Ryan almost always finds ways to break down the human drama behind horror & sci-fi flicks; it makes you care about the characters and what they go through even if you've never been introduced to them before. 💖
It's always great, because many people seem to miss that the human drama is actually the real point of the story behind any horror! No horror film is made "just because" - there's always a deeper point they want to express. Hell, any story is the same, but most people seem happier to delve into the themes of non-horror media, while horror gets unfairly shafted.
Absolutely. I end up watching a lot of different channels that review or analyze movies so naturally I see alot of the same movies talked about by different people, and most of the time they blend together, even if they are excellent. Ryans on the other hand almost always stick out and can be uniquely remembered. Just seems he always finds atleast a slightly different way to break it all down.
@@mmss3199 I'm not saying that's what every fan is interested in - but the story definitely was written for a purpose.
This is the most effective anti-violence movie I have ever seen (apart from certain war / holocaust movies). I cried the entire last third of it. A masterpiece.
"YOU YA C*NT" absolutely had my heart from the beginning. Wonderful film, wonderfully acted! I absolutely adore it.
Beat me to it. That delivery is something else.
That is when the movie takes its dark turn. It's a brilliant scene!
The "apology" scene is so much more intimidating lol.
YOU! YA C*NT!!!!
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That line pops into my head once now and then.
I bought the dvd from a bargin bin on a whim. Years ago, must be 15 yrs ago. Absolute classic 🤬 chayne smokin
@@stevem.o.1185 yeah that is very good. That cut to the open suitcase
"I dont wanna look"
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You rock, Hollinger. You've put me on to so many good films.
I actually felt this was more like a revenge western, as Considine's character roles into town and seeks vengeance, there is no sign of the law, and the gang try and fail to get rid of him in that one scene where they lure him out of the barn. Minus the obvious, the horses, there is a strong element of revenge western for me in this film.
I'm from the next town over to Matlock and a lot of these small towns are like the wild west sometimes with city boys like these lads here are from Manchester come down to "set up shop" and it usually ends in clashing with locals doing the same thing as well as other out-of-towners,
I think the end where Richard actually makes fun of Anthony and says he was ashamed of him actually makes this film so much sadder; it feels as if Richard never got the chance to redeem himself to himself for being ashamed of his brother so he feels the only way to do it is by hurting the ones who hurt him.
He was a fucking embarrassment to me...
That's why Antony says Richard held the kids hands at school but not his.
Hey Ryan, I'd like to suggest an essay on "You Were Never Really Here", I was actually kinda surprised you hadn't covered it already. Right up your alley, if you haven't seen it yet. Same vibes as Dead Man's Shoes.
Yeah what a great movie. Has probably one of my favorite scenes in any movie I've watched.
Fantastic movie and underrated
@@TheSkaOreo Holding hands scene?
Yup. I love that scene.
This film caught me off guard one night on Film 4 years ago. It's a masterpiece of what you can do with a tiny budget, a couple of great actors and a simple yet very astute script. I now watch it once a year.
"Ya there mate. Now get in that car and fuck off."
Straight up one of the most badass moments in a film.
"Oh were past that now mate, it's beyond fucking words"
That scene is my favourite out of any film... ever. That hatred Paddy portrays is genuine gold.
I saw it just after the release of Hot Fuzz, seeing the charisma of Paddy Considine in this film. And then Dead Man's Shoes made me discover Tobby Kebbell. It was the cool little "cinema iceberg" of my life, as with each good film, I discovered a new good film related to the other.
And as always, great video !
He was hilarious in Hot Fuzz
Same here, though it was with Paddy Considine's pal in Hot Fuzz, Rafe Spall. He was in another pretty decent horror movie "The Ritual", which I could only describe as Silent Hill: Norway.
Dead Mans Shoes was the first film to really break me down to my core. It felt kind of personal as a victim of abuse and bullying and it made me question a lot of my feelings of anger towards my abusers. Toby and Paddy nailed their characters and the understated acting and setting made it feel so real. Meadows clearly has a lot of passion for the stories he tells and you feel it through every single frame.
As a victim of rather severe bullying (thrown rocks for example) I cannot say much except that your feelings are completely valid. You are more than allowed to be angry at or even hate them until they "repent" for lack of a better word. I hope you overcome what they did to you and find true happiness in your life.
It's a sad fact that more often than not people that bully will be going through it themselves usually a parent or sibling and then they do it themselves out of insecurity or anger, I didn't get bullied but when I was 9 I was at my grandparents house and next door was the grandparents of someone I went to school with , i went to go play with him and in the garden he basically sexually abused me he grabbed me and played a game he called willy kiss's bum but if you move it will bite you ..I freaked out at this and ran off and hated him through school because of this , I never said anything to anyone but I had pure hate for him ..then one day in my early 20s I was thinking about it and at this age I finally understood the situation and I remembered his grandfather watching out of the kitchen window ..... all he was doing was copying what was done to him probably by his grandfather the words he used when he did it to me were not his words...never seen him again after school and have always felt bad for him , luckily what happened didn't effect me too much I stopped it before anything bad actually happened, dread to think what he went through and when I look back at how he was during school if all makes sense he was the weird withdrawn kid no one really liked , hope he is ok
The whole scene where Anthony is dragged around by the ruins by the gang is so shocking because it's so real. If you are from the UK you recognise these people, and things like this actually happen. The awful cruelty we perceive as an audience looking onto the scene isn't reflected in the faces of the perpetrators, it's a game to them. Just a laugh. That has stayed with me ever since my first time watching.
One of the best revenge films, and one of the few times a film managed to make me feel a bit sorry for horrible characters.
Holy shit that's dark. I NEED to go see this now. I love when you cover movies like this because I'd have never in a million years known about it. Thanks for these videos man you're doing great work.
Yeah I know. He's apologizing for it being tame, and I'm sitting here gutted by the description.
It's a great film if you haven't seen it yet I have two copies of it on my movie playlist .
also by the same man is the movie This is England and the three follow up tv series the film and the tv is my favourite British film ever and favourite British tv show ever they're brilliant also by Shane meadows is A Room for Romeo Brass it's brilliant it features a young paddy considine and very young Andrew Shim (milky from This England) and Vicky Mclure ( This is England) it looks like a family friendly film but soon turns dark 😂 it's also on my playlist.
I love Shane meadows films the acting is second to none all of his films and tv work is genius level work he's never done a bad film or tv project yet .
So Enjoy
@@Tom-uv7ry Roger that, I got time to watch it right now lol.
@@lordbasilisk 👍nice one hope you enjoy it
If u haven't watched it yet it's on yt in full. Deffo worth it.
Paddy Considine is an incredible actor. Absolutely love this film.
As you say, it's not just a film about revenge, it's a film about redemption.
Richard also felt contempt for his brother and, though he didn't bully him, really wanted little to do with him. He says it himself in the last interaction with one of the thugs. He was so keen to escape the claustrophobic world he lived in he joined the Paras.
To be a para you have to be a certain type of person, physically and mentally tough, very resourceful, a skilled combatant and courageous. He wasn't fearless because he was suicidal, he was fearless because the men he was up against WERE nothing to a man like that. He stood out in the open in front of a man armed with a rifle because he knew they weren't competent enough to hit him and they wouldn't have the bottle after killing their mate. He was taunting them, he was coming for them and there was nothing they could do.
It's chilling if you think about it from the gang's point of view. For years they had been top of the heap in their own little kingdom, the archetypal big fish in a small pond. Then, someone drops a great white shark in the pond with them. They know what's coming but first they have to watch everything they've set up being pulled down, all the time waiting for the inevitable. It must be terrifying to experience.
In those closing scenes, when Richard realised how much of a monster he was, it wasn't just the guilt over the men he had killed, it was also his guilt over his own mistreatment of his brother. Perhaps his own betrayal of his brother was the worst of all, you should be able to rely on a brother for support but such was his dislike for him he had to escape and ultimately abandoned him to his fate. His redemption wasn't just in dying but by letting the last gang member live. He didn't let him off scot free, he burdened him with the guilt he'd been carrying.
Anyway, sorry, I love this film. I always get a bit over enthusiastic talking about films I like.
Sorry.
What he was doing was mocking what they said to his brother about him . Claiming he hated him and left cause he hated him when the reality was no one was closer to his brother than him
most accurate portrayal of life in derbyshire
What I love the most about British media overall is the fact that so many of the actors and actresses look like real people. Of course pretty people exist and all, but being in America, most our media is drenched in the attractive and not the normal. If someone normal is cast, it's often for a joke, or to play a grossout role. It's so hard to get a hold of British media without VPNing and I cannot fucking afford that right now LMAO
I was raised on the few things that have come over here (the comedies like Black Adder, Are You Being Served? and Keeping Up Appearances), but we don't get to even hear about things like this without UA-cam and channels like yours that actually genuinely cover good movies that are, to us, foreign films.
Someday, you should do a set of videos for different 'must see' movies in different genres, from all over the world, that you've seen. It's a selfish recommendation though, because you have a very similar taste and appreciation for things that others just dismiss as terrible, like I do. "IT'S NOT BAD. ...okay IT'S NOT ALL BAD THOUGH."
Shane Meadows did some outstanding work once upon a time & Dead Man's Shoes was quite something. Heartbreaking & brutal, it also put Paddy Considine on the map. I'd highly recommend Considine's directorial debut too Tyrannosaurus which is an absolute gem.
*Tyrannosaur
Predictive speller always changes it. Haha
I think Meadows still has it by a mile. His most recent series The Virtues was outstanding! No one gets social realism better than when Meadows and Stephen Graham work together!
@@minkstar9021 Didn't see it. I just seen that it's on All4. I'll check it out.
Tyrannosaur is a great movie, highly recommended.
I've heard Tyrannosaurus is nothing short of glorious and poetic, but looks insanely heavy, should I wait and watch it when I'm feeling stronger?
Man I think you could make a veggie tales video interesting.
My brother has asperger's syndrome and suffered a lot from bullies during his teenager years. During that time, most kids with this kind of condition were very badly treated by everyone since people didn't understand that their behavior wasn't on purpose.
I remember seeing this movie and it had a very big impact on me since I always did everything to protect my brother from the evils of the world.
Great video by the way.
What a film. Paddy Considine & Toby Kebbell did a great job.
Saw this years ago and it's the epitome of 'glad I saw it but never again'. It would utterly break me today. So well made though.
Unrelated but watch / listen to the video for lil peep - 'save that shit' that gets me down, random comment i know
@@DJTXD123 Good song, very random though
@@tomev2008 thanks, just thought I'd share, the singer overdosed so i guess it's more sad cause of that
I'm so glad you covered this, Dead Man's Shoes is my favorite film, I saw it as a teenager and it stuck with me ever since. I watch it maybe once a year and the ending hits the same way every time. Not enough people know about this movie so thanks for bringing some attention to it.
Quick summary: Dead man’s shoes is a lighthearted comedy about everyday life if rural England
Love hearing about films that are completely unknown to me. I’ll have to check this one out!
It's a must-see movie.
It's excellent give it a watch!
BRACE YOURSELF! This films intense and but it's a classic
You won't regret it. Its brilliant
The soundtrack to this movie is absolutely amazing. One of my favorites, glad you're bringing some attention to this gem.
Bit sad innit?
I only watched it the once - I was so emotionally overwhelmed by it that even this video had me welling up miserably. It's a film of such power that I could barely take it even the once. This is not a fault with the movie - it's the movie working on me exactly as I believe all involved in its creation wanted it to. Excellent video, Ryan.
This film is why I get excited anytime I see Paddy Considine or Toby Kebbell listed in the cast. Phenomenal movie
Rewatched this earlier to prepare for your video, haunting film
I really need to watch more british films, even knowing the spoilers I have to watch this, especially considering how much I love This Is England. This movie looks amazing! Thank you once again for giving me something to my watch list!
I was thinking you really would enjoy Noroi: The Curse! It's the same ultra-realistic kitchen sink feeling as this, slow build horror that slowly comes together into utter despair.
The director for Noroi manages to hit that certain 'fear point' in his films. Don't know what it is exactly but I love it.
Would absolutely love to see this! Noroi is one of my favorite horror films, I thought it handled the found footage style exceptionally well!
Noroi is so unique and well made, it deserves so much more love and recognition from horror fans, that's for sure. It's just sad how obscure that film is.
I never thought I'd see you cover one of my favourites!
The moment the grainy montage of Richard and Antony as babies played over the credits I knew this would be rough one. Even not living in England myself, these characters were so damn raw and real to me. And the lead actors performance is just something else. Such a brilliantly sad revenge tale. I was moved almost to tears by the last third.
Certain parts of the UK are full of thugs like this including my very hometown... I was brutally bullied as a kid by similar folk...
always loved this one, really underrated
Would love to know your thoughts on Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale- while not strictly a horror, it’s horrifying.
Covered it!
Ha just searched and I even had the red bar across it! Clearly I need to rewatch. This video made me think of it. Thank you Ryan!
yeah Ryan inflicted that film on me. One of the handful of films I'll never watch again.
Fucking loved Paddy Considine’s performance here. Wish he did more stuff like this.
i remember showing my friends this movie one night, an old friend arrived late and spoiled the ending for everyone cause they genuinely have no common sense. shame. probs one of my favourite british movies ever. weird to think he is just one of the 2 andys without the moustache haha
Great fucking movie and should have inspired more “sympathetic slasher” films.
I also recommend a South Korean film called Bedevilled that also sympathizes with the “killer”
Spookyrice did a video on that! It's haunting!
Bedeviled is also a really powerful revenge film and could use more attention. Though it didn't make me feel as uncomfortable about the violence like Dead Man's Shoes did.
DMS is really on its own level.
(After Bedeviled I watched a (I think) Korean thriller about a father searching for his missing son in a rural village that was also excellent, but can't recall the title, dammit.)
One of my favorite movies and a great introduction to Shane Meadows, which led to Ben Wheatley, which led to Alice Lowe and many others. Touching and violent with a superb performance from Paddy Considine and supporting cast. Thanks for picking this one to share, great job on the production.
Dead mans shoes, harry brown, filth. All give me a very similar vibe, they're very different but I love them all.
I saw this at a friend's house. I remember I was 16 and the ending was heartbreaking
This film was absolutely undersold, underrated, and absolutely fantastic! I loved the fact that the violence was downplayed and not ridiculous. A stabbing is usually exactly that - usually when you see ppl stab another person on CCTV on crime documentaries they usually happen in a flash and is over in seconds.
Have found some absolute gems through your videos! Would love to hear your take on more fringe films like A Field in England. If you can maybe list what streaming platforms have films you cover that'd be such a help for us to find them too
I don't think I've seen 2 many British slashers if any tbh 🤔 💭 but hey if your gonna talk about it I'm all 4 the video!
Great analysis on an equally great film!
I just touched on the film recently for a university assignment on genre communication in the context of "righteous" violence presented in Revenge cinema. Having the film's ending recontextualize Richard's disposition towards his brother to be one of unvocalized anger and shame was a great reveal that left the viewer feeling a bit icky about possibly rooting for him till the end.
Yes! Always great seeing this film get covered, such an underrated movie
Always great to see a video from you Ryan, hope you’re doing well!
Oh man, and I thought it would be *Savageland*
I wonderful,deeply painfully sad film. Yeah it’s rough around the edges but that adds to the film 8/10
I've actually never heard of this! I'm excited to see what you say. I know you suggest to watch it blind but I am pro spoilers (for myself).
Seen it a few times, great film, i think british gritty films don't get enough exposure, Shane meadows makes some great tv / films
It seems fitting that he chose a family man to be his executioner. The man had more to lose and would fight to live the hardest.
Here in the states a lot of Iraqi war vets gravitated to the border patrol. The southern border areas of America look very similar to the middle eastern terrain they fought in and many can't feel comfortable anywhere else in the US. So it is very plausible that whatever Richard experienced in the service brought him to his own end.
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I think the most devastating part of dead man's shoes for me was when Paddy goes off on his brother, calling him slurs. He didn't believe that, he was just outpouring rage and grief, drawing on the darkest parts of his thoughts to detach himself from the horror of his own grief. I think there is something also to be said for the way that he dispatches the criminals, which is something I don't think is touched upon enough. Its a very good showing of an actual trained killer versus those masquerading as hard. It really shows the mismatch in capabilities from a soldier to petty criminals. It makes the whole thing so much more horrific when you realise the gang has no chance, they have no way to deal with this advanced threat. Paddy isn't a revenge driven badass, he is a butcher. This is easy for him. I think that's partially what makes him monstrous, he isn't hunting that which can hunt him back, he's going through the motions of training. The gang doesn't have agency, they are incidental to paddy's grief. - I know his name isn't Paddy but I forget the name and came back to write this comment after watching Mad God-RYAN BRO- MAD GOD!
This is by far one of the most depressing films I've ever seen. Just grim
If only the creators of The Last Of Us 2 watched Dead Mans Shoes, then their game would've been far more mature and impactful.
Oh hell yes this is one of my favourite movies
Thanks for covering it
One of the best british films ever. Very brutal. Not talking about the abuse in detail was a good idea Ryan. It's very messed up what Anthony endures in the movie :/
I remember I first saw This is England bloody years ago, when I randomly put Channel 4 on as I was bored. So this absolutely is going on my backlog to watch.
I don't think it was anything supernatural with Big Al's death, just that Richard lunged forward at him, causing Sonny to panic and take the shot - which hit Al.
It does give Richard that boogeyman mythos though, as the film is taken from the gang's point of view - they'd never experienced a man so relentless and devoid of fear before, so he was almost like a spectre of death to their drug-wasted, ignorant minds.
Just watched this. Yeah.... that was a very sad movie indeed. I haven't been this affected by a movie in quite sometime.
Thanks for shining a light on a brilliant and though-provoking film. My grandparents have lived in Matlock where this was shot for around thirty years and I've been to most of the filming locations including Riber Castle when it was open to the public. Last year I decided to make a short tribute to Dead Man's Shoes using action figure photography, which is available to watch on my channel and I've recently made a part 2. Shane Meadows also made This is England, which is wider known and also extremely well made. Did you see the C4 series The Virtues he made a couple ofyears ago, it share similar themes to DMS and is worth a watch. Here's the link to my tribute vid: ua-cam.com/video/R5tN5BtckpU/v-deo.html
This movie is such an underrated gem! Its beautifully haunting!!
It's always a good day when Ryan Uploads especially Monday Now We can Start the new week on a high note!
Hey Ryan, would you ever think about doing a video on the masterpiece of Samurai jack, similar to the scooby do one :D
Well done on bring a true British classic to light. This had such an impact on me when it was released and had always been in the shadows of my mind since. A truly haunting story told with such fagility. 10/10 would recommend
This film is powerful as fuck.
This film is a hard watch but definitely worth it. It is also a good insight into making a high impact movie with an incredibly low budget like the Pusher trilogy making a huge statement in movies doing a lot with a low budget but staying true to it`s premisse from start to finish.
Me: oooh, new ryan hollinger video
Ryan hollinger: I cannot recomend enough to watch this movie blind
Paddy is one of the best actors of all time, even in his appearance for Artic Monkeys music video "Leave Before The Lights Come On". The scene in this film when he tells them to jump back in their car, outstanding👍
Wasn’t it Stephen Graham in “When the sun goes down”?
@@alexrobb22 Absolutely, the song i meant to type was "Leave Before The Lights Come On" 🤟
Fucking Amazing movie!!!
Did what you said and watched the movie first. Glad I did. God damn this was a brutally honest and real movie.
Loved it. And if I'm honest i would never made it past the first 10 minutes if i did not trust your taste in movies after all these years.
Thanks
One of my favourite movies ever. A true hidden gem! (I recommend subtitles for anyone not from the UK.)
Great video man. The most powerful bit for me was when Richard says 'Well he was a fuckin embarrassment to me.' the impression and that line, hit me harder than the death revelation.
I'm a self published author and revenge themes play heavily into them having grown up seeing movies like last House on the Left, I spit on your grave, and a lot of other films of that nature. I stumbled on this movie a year ago through a friend's recommendation and it hit me because in my writing-which I suppose reflects my view on revenge movies my characters have no remorse for getting even, they were hurt, they are going to hurt back ten fold. This made me think that I need to incorporate more humanity into the characters in the sense of they're still going to get it done, but with conflict, what have I become and maybe even a little more anger towards the abuser in the sense of look what you made me into.
Great thought provoking look into human nature and great job covering it
My friend presented me this film as a feel good movie about getting one over the local shitheads. Every town seems to have a gang of them.
Man, just love the fact that 9/10 I've always seen these "-never seen" films
Oh Ryan, you beautiful, beautiful human being!
Have you ever thought of covering the movie I Saw The Devil? Its a revenge movie not a horror movie but I’ve seen you cover those before and feel like youd have some things to say about I Saw The Devil.
Love the videos, keep up the great work
Great movie
This movie is just gut wrenchingly phenomenal!
The next 14 minutes of work will be made sufferable because of this video.
Thanks for the recommendation Ryan! This seems like my type of movie, and I've never heard of it before.
I love this film. Early on in the pandemic I google something like "foreign horror hidden gems" and this came up. I wanted to pass time, instead I got a classic. The balance of retributive therapeutic justice and internalized self disgust was played out brilliantly by the performance of the lead character. Highly recommend
Saw this not long after it came out expecting it to be a low budget rubbish slasher that I was kind of in to back then. Was taken aback by how good it was and it's never left my top 5 since. Absolutely brilliant film.
I'll never forget the emotional impact this film left on me the first time I watched it. The revenge and sadness throughout are palpable.
I watched this about 14 years ago when I was around 14 years old. Great movie!
One of my fave films. I'm from very near derby so all the accents sound very close to home. Makes it super real for me. Love it so much.
Having grown up in the same town where Shane is from this film captures how people are from Burton on Trent down to sadly accurate level. I worked In the local game/GameStop and because we took in phones to resell I used to see people like this on a daily basis. It’s really sad how accurate this film is.
I saw this movie a long time ago and was on shrooms. It became one of my favorite movies ever!
Ngl, the opening titles and music reduced me to tears when I first saw this. A fantastic film. So mant great perfomances.
Great movie. “Ya fuckin there mate ✊”
I remember Horrible Reviews covering the movie, and given that he couldn’t spend a ton of time talking about it I didn’t learn a ton about it. This video taught me quite a bit about it, and I enjoyed the learning.
im still waiting a video about Santa Sangre or Videodrome
Just got a 7 day free trial on amazon for a service I won't use to watch this film so I could watch this video, and I'm glad I did. It is so good.
@Ghostface that legitimately sounds like a nightmare I had.
Is this movie an example of nihilism??
He has the Travis bickle outfit