Brassed Off!
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Movie Reviews of Brassed Off!
Movie Review: brass - should be seen!
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this is really a serious movie, it is very funny at the same time. Having been in a british-style brass band here in the United States that went to the "nationals" (NABBA), this was a very enjoyable movie to watch. Ewen McGregor is listed as a supporting actor in the movie, but it is really an ensemble cast. Pete Postlethwaite runs amuck going from highs to absolute lows throughout the picture. The brass band is a real band from England and this is a true story that is being told. The William Tell Overture would never be used as the "test" piece for a brass band championship, but it is very recognizeable to a wider audience and makes for a great finale piece as it is used in the movie. It is fun to hear a brass band perform the piece. I highly recommend this movie. It is a real sleeper and deserves to be seen.Movie Review: An All-Time Favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
To read the synopsis on the back of the box, you'd assume this is just another fluffy romantic comedy. Did the writer even watch the movie? While it does have its comic and romantic moments it's basically a serious look at the residents of a British mining community and the stress and despair faced by families and community as their source of livelihood, the mine, faces closure. The story follows the one remaining ray of community pride as the miner's Colliery band competes for a shot at the championship in London. It also follows the political and management process of choosing efficiency and profit over the welfare of the miners.
The entire film is well acted, the music is outstanding and the story is at once heart-breaking and heart-warming. A wonderful movie!
Movie Review: That *cover* !
Summary: 5 Stars
My girlfriend and I just watched Brassed Off-- okay, surprise, we both loved it, but I think you could probably sue under the Trade Descriptions Act if you judged that film by the cover on the American release DVD. I mean, Ewan Macgregor and Tara Fitzgerald are never ever seen looking like that in the film! Are they trying to make it look like some cheapy romantic comedy or something? It's just nowhere near! For the record, the British cover features Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor and Stephen Tompkinson in a sortof a collage. A bit more ambiguous. They don't try to make Ms. Fitzgerald look like Jennifer Anniston. Okay, rant over. Buy it, enjoy it :-)Movie Review: Exceptional music and a great story
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fine movie with a great soundtrack. Enjoy it in digital sound on your DVD player...then buy the soundtrack for your own listening pleasure. Most strikingly pleasurable is the story of this small town, being downsized (rendundancy in Britain) and the lives of hard working lugs who just try to make ends meet. Further, it is a great study in contrast as one might try and see how a different, although similar, culture deals with family, work, labor unions and the issues associated with that, every day. Great plot will keep the interest of most, and had this been better promoted, more folks would have enjoyed it.Movie Review: Brassed Off: History of Britain through musical eyes
Summary: 5 Stars
Another masterpiece. I was on the edge of my seat viewing this movie. I have viewed this five times since! It confirmed what I knew of the brass band movement in the UK and it prepared me for my trip last year to the British Brass Band Championship in London England last year. Strangely, the band protrayed in the movie under a different name was the 2006 winner! A must see for all music lovers who are into brass music. You learn about the traditions that made the brass band movement in the UK a unique experience for its audience and participants.