In the Loop....? I am the f**cking loop.
TB cracked and went to the early showing of In the Loop instead of going to the cinema in the evening like a normal person would. His ribs ached by the end from laughing and it really does make the transition to the big screen effortlessly. Fans of the Thick of It won't be disappointed, and all the old faces pop up, except obviously Chris Langham. Without giving too much away, the events of the last week make the ending all the more poignant.
Though people love the character, Malcolm Tucker's tactics bear all the hallmarks of McBride. There was some moments in the film where the real power is in the hands of the spin doctors, that caused some sharp sucking of air through the teeth. In the Loop isn't just a film but a damning indictment of the political balance of power in this country but bloody hilarious at the same time.
TB would happily sit through it again... go see it this weekend.
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Certainly a film that appears to have been fortuitous in its timing!
I'll certainly go and watch this.
It's made me think of a new screen play the working title being 'Draper, Destroyer of Worlds, Governments and GMTV arseholes.
Or maybe a remake of 'The Warriors' from
the late eighties, Nulabor have to run the gauntlet of other street political gangs to get all the way back to westminster.
Anyone want to fund the above?
I somehow missed the original TV show. Is the film accessible for non fans, or should I watch the DVDs of the TV show first?