Get Duked!

This is probably ...no...this is by far the worst film i have ever seen in my whole entire life. The teen acting is poor. The Plot is terrible and not one signle laughter came from me. Avoid this as you wont get your time back.

Boyz in the Wood (yes I'm gonna refer to it as that, deserves that dignity) goes from 0 to 110% gradually getting and better as it goes, so infectiously fun with how many genres it helms and inventively mixes. That rap sequence is just something else! Effectively crafting something wholly original despite being obviously inspired from other established works. Just a great time, go watch it and if you got Prime at the disposal.

Being Scottish, this movie definately resonated with me. Dodgy spiked weed, a hugely divisive social class system, and magic mushrooms - we got it all! Its part of that genre of movies Surviving The Game belonged to. Its a genre with a number of recent examples, this one being my favourite. It really feels like a Scottish movie. Reminds me a bit of Bad Taste or The Wicker Man (original title), those homegrown genre movies made with a vibe of the local people producing them, rather than a big budget hollywood group coming in and trying to do it for them. DJ Beetroot was a highlight; so may disinfranchised young asian lads aspiring towards rap in the city of Edinburgh these days, that really struck a cord. The take on the mushroom trip was funny and kinda accurate, as far as I remember from taking them as a young lad. Its a rite of passage, part of being Scottish. The ending also really worked for me, all round a great wee movie, its very funny.

This film was the opening gala for the Edinburgh Film Festival and definitely deserved the accolade. Quirky and experimental it has many laugh out loud moments in a truly original spin on the old story of city boys surviving in the wild.The director and writer Ninian Doff has a rare original talent and is definitely someone to watch. You can see his music video influences throughout the film giving it a fresh and pacey vibe. A very talented British cast make the most of the heddy mix of horror and outrageous comedy with Kate Dickie and James Cosmo standouts along with the 4 newcomers playing the boys. Surreal and wild this film has an energy that will make you feel you are on a drug induced high. Highly recommended.

source: Get Duked!

source: Get Duked!

Boyz in the Wood (yes I'm gonna refer to it as that, deserves that dignity) goes from 0 to 110% gradually getting and better as it goes, so infectiously fun with how many genres it helms and inventively mixes. That rap sequence is just something else! Effectively crafting something wholly original despite being obviously inspired from other established works. Just a great time, go watch it and if you got Prime at the disposal.

This is probably ...no...this is by far the worst film i have ever seen in my whole entire life. The teen acting is poor. The Plot is terrible and not one signle laughter came from me. Avoid this as you wont get your time back.

Had alot of fun with this one. Nothing else just fun

Greetings again from the darkness. In this time of pandemic, we may not yet have a cure for the virus, but music video director Ninian Doff serves up his first feature film as a vaccine for those who have been stuck in the house for too long. It's really a mash-up of comedy-horror-thriller-buddy film, with a dash or two of hip-hop and social satire. Mr. Doff also wrote the screenplay, and the film originally played SXSW under the title, "Boyz in the Wood." Three friends/delinquents from school are on the verge of expulsion, and their punishment is being sent on the Duke of Edinburg adventure, a program established in 1956 with the objective of getting kids out of the city and into the country. Dean Gibson (played by Rian Gordon) is the leader of the trio, while DJ Beatroot (Viraj Duneja) dreams of becoming a star hip-hop artist, and Duncan (Lewis Gribben) mostly creates chaos at every turn. They are joined on the trip by their personality opposite, Ian (Samuel Bottomley), a home-schooled boy who actually volunteered for the trip in hopes of padding his university application. The Scottish Highlands serve as the life-sized game board where the boys take their wilderness trek. Substitute teacher Mr. Carlyle (Jonathan Aris) hands them a map and takes a picture of the group in front of a bulletin board filled with missing kid flyers. That's just a taste of the humor that awaits. Ian is the only one treating the journey seriously, while the other three are wise-cracking, experimenting with drugs, and putting up with DJ Beatroot's meanderings about his music "career". At first, the boys are oblivious to the fact that they are being stalked (or hunted) by a couple of elites played by the always entertaining Eddie Izzard as The Duke, and his partner in crime (literally), Georgie Glen as The Duchess. Simultaneous to this Highlands' action, we are treated to a look inside the police station where Sergeant Morag (Kate Dickie) and PC Hamish (Kevin Guthrie) generate some laughs with their excitement over hip-hop terrorist zombies in their area. They find this significantly more intriguing than "the bread thief" which was previously the number one crime to solve. At times, it's difficult to know which group is the most talented at bumbling - the boys, the rich hunters, or the police. The Duke of Edinburg award is earned by combining "Teamwork, Orienteering, and Foraging." For this group of boys, it also involves drugs, hip-hop, and staying alive. Director Doff infuses a zany absurdity to the action, and with some of the set ups, he perhaps could have even gone further - although the bits on rabbit pellets and a fork as a weapon are to be admired. One of the songs drags on a bit too long, but mostly the creativity is fun to watch, as is the collision of teenage group dynamics, the generational clash, and the social commentary. The film is in the mode of some of Edgar Wright's best work, so if that's your style, you'll find this a treat.