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I'm sitting here watching Flood, that film where London gets a bit of a soaking, and... Well, it really is the quintessentially British disaster movie.
Damp, soggy and vaguely crap.
The story itself is good, and the effects - with a few exceptions - are good. But here and there the acting feels dodgy, and there's something odd going on with the accents. Still, well worth the rental, and I imagine it would have been spectacular in the cinema.
On the other hand - a day or so after watching Flood - I've just watched the second episode of Ross Kemp's show on the British troops in Afghanistan. It's curious; going from Eastenders, which I'd avoid like the plague, to Ultimate Force and then all these phenomenal documentaries... That's quite a progression.
Anyway, it's a terrific series, and Kemp gets into the thick of things along with the soldiers, narrating as he goes with a reassuring blend of curiousity, sympathy and - as the cliché goes - relentless good humour. The soldiers seem to take to him as well, and it has to be said, at moments it seems that the slightest hints of Henno Garvie start to emerge, which is amusing.
It's really a great series, even better than his previous series on gangs. If you get the opportunity, watch it.
Damp, soggy and vaguely crap.
The story itself is good, and the effects - with a few exceptions - are good. But here and there the acting feels dodgy, and there's something odd going on with the accents. Still, well worth the rental, and I imagine it would have been spectacular in the cinema.
On the other hand - a day or so after watching Flood - I've just watched the second episode of Ross Kemp's show on the British troops in Afghanistan. It's curious; going from Eastenders, which I'd avoid like the plague, to Ultimate Force and then all these phenomenal documentaries... That's quite a progression.
Anyway, it's a terrific series, and Kemp gets into the thick of things along with the soldiers, narrating as he goes with a reassuring blend of curiousity, sympathy and - as the cliché goes - relentless good humour. The soldiers seem to take to him as well, and it has to be said, at moments it seems that the slightest hints of Henno Garvie start to emerge, which is amusing.
It's really a great series, even better than his previous series on gangs. If you get the opportunity, watch it.
