i went to see the league of gentlemen's apocalypse last night at a preview screening with a Q & A afterwards at the National Film Theatre.
Having been a huge fan i was worried that the film might not live up to expectations but how wrong i was! Although much of the action is set away from the usual home turf of Royston Vasey and contains less characters than the TV series, it is undeniably every bit as good as the TV series.
The film follows three lesser known characters, Hilary Briss, Geoff Tipps and Herr Lipp as they attempt to save Royston Vasey from an apocalypse being rained down on them due to the writers stopping writing the show. The film also contains favourites Tubbs and Edward as well as Papa Lazarou and Pauline but in much smaller amounts. I felt this worked well because it meant the audience didn't overdose on the extremely grotesque characters. However, of course, there are still plenty of fantastically twisted moments scattered within the film.
I would recommend this film to anyone whether they have seen the TV series or not. My hat's off to the league for making such a fantastic film.
Having been a huge fan i was worried that the film might not live up to expectations but how wrong i was! Although much of the action is set away from the usual home turf of Royston Vasey and contains less characters than the TV series, it is undeniably every bit as good as the TV series.
The film follows three lesser known characters, Hilary Briss, Geoff Tipps and Herr Lipp as they attempt to save Royston Vasey from an apocalypse being rained down on them due to the writers stopping writing the show. The film also contains favourites Tubbs and Edward as well as Papa Lazarou and Pauline but in much smaller amounts. I felt this worked well because it meant the audience didn't overdose on the extremely grotesque characters. However, of course, there are still plenty of fantastically twisted moments scattered within the film.
I would recommend this film to anyone whether they have seen the TV series or not. My hat's off to the league for making such a fantastic film.