Literary HackGreen Street Hooligans or Football Factory?
February 14th 2010 05:38
A few years ago, my brother told me about a cool movie I should see called Green Street Hooligans. I got around to seeing and I loved it. Made all my friends watch it. They loved it. We watched over and over again. We enjoyed the seeing the crazy lifestyles of people we knew nothing about, the passion over a sport we knew nothing about, and of course, seeing Elijah Wood acting--and somewhat believable I might add--like a tough guy. It immediately crept towards the top of my "if your going to throw a movie in that we've seen a bunch of times, then pick this one" list.
When staying in Europe for several months last year, I had asked several locals and English tourists if they had seen GSH. I didn't know if the movie was known outside of the U.S. and if the soccer teams really had firms like the ones depicted in the movie. I got a few chuckles and several other snickers. Apparently, the accent of the soccer firm's leader, Pete Dunham (Charlie Hunnam), is horrendous as well as several other of the main characters. The depiction of the firms and the violence is exaggerated, and the characters are not who "are the type in firms."
Almost everyone I asked about the movie directed me to see what they thought to be a better soccer hooligan movie, Football Factory. They felt that the characters were more fitting, the violence and firm's depiction were closer to the truth, and the accents weren't laughable.
Watching both of them I have come up with this: Football Factory has more of an "English" feel to it and the way it is shot and the added drama of Tommy Johnson's(Danny Dyer) battle with loyalty vs. conscience is probably the better movie. Even so--call it my xenophobia coming out--I like the age group of the Green Street Elite firm better. I relate to them. I'm enamored by they way they live. I like the dramatic ending of the movie and I like the music in it.
That, and like I said, the movie made me sort of, kind of, believe Elijah Wood knew how to throw a punch. What movie do you think was better?
How can you not see this movie? Just look at that menacing stare on Elijah Wood's face.
When staying in Europe for several months last year, I had asked several locals and English tourists if they had seen GSH. I didn't know if the movie was known outside of the U.S. and if the soccer teams really had firms like the ones depicted in the movie. I got a few chuckles and several other snickers. Apparently, the accent of the soccer firm's leader, Pete Dunham (Charlie Hunnam), is horrendous as well as several other of the main characters. The depiction of the firms and the violence is exaggerated, and the characters are not who "are the type in firms."
Almost everyone I asked about the movie directed me to see what they thought to be a better soccer hooligan movie, Football Factory. They felt that the characters were more fitting, the violence and firm's depiction were closer to the truth, and the accents weren't laughable.
Apparently this is more like the real thing?
Watching both of them I have come up with this: Football Factory has more of an "English" feel to it and the way it is shot and the added drama of Tommy Johnson's(Danny Dyer) battle with loyalty vs. conscience is probably the better movie. Even so--call it my xenophobia coming out--I like the age group of the Green Street Elite firm better. I relate to them. I'm enamored by they way they live. I like the dramatic ending of the movie and I like the music in it.
That, and like I said, the movie made me sort of, kind of, believe Elijah Wood knew how to throw a punch. What movie do you think was better?
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