Wow! Such a good movie.

Too much of everything

I wanted to but couldn't!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

I recall this being referred to as the Welsh attempt at 'Trainspotting' when it first came out; presumably because it came out soon after, took place in a Celtic country and featured drugs... this is an unfair comparison as they are very different films. Set in Swansea it follows two pairs of men; the Lewis Brothers, a couple of layabout car thieves with a taste for class B drugs; and Terry and Greyo, a couple of bent coppers getting involved in the cocaine trade with local Nouveau riche business man Bryn Cartwright. After the Lewis boys hit Terry's car he is determined to get his revenge. The boys meanwhile have got it in for Bryn after he refuses to pay any compensation when their father is hurt on one of his business sites. They start off their cycle of revenge by urinating on Bryn's daughter as she sings at the local karaoke night... things quickly escalate to killing pets and ultimately the boys' parents and sister are killed when Terry is trying to set fire to their dog... from then on things get darker as the boys set about getting their revenge and Terry tries to find somebody else to blame.As stated before this is not 'Trainspotting' so if you expect something like that you will be disappointed, it is however very funny for the most part although you are likely to suffer mood whiplash half way through when people start dying. Real life brothers Llyr and Rhys Ifans do well as the Lewis brothers, bringing a real sense of anarchy to the roles, Dougray Scott is the other most notable actor; bringing a sense of menace to the part of Terry while still being funny. While it is for the most part fairly funny there are few genuinely likable characters; even the ones we are meant to like are criminals! If you are easily offended this probably isn't the film for you but if you aren't put off by a lot of swearing and some fairly offensive behaviour you should have a good laugh.

Quite simply, this is the funniest and most quoted movie we've ever seen, and remains an absolute must see. "Cup of tea boys..." While on the first run through, it might seem like a swear-fest, this is a movie which deserves to be watched time and time again. For one reason or another , Twin Town avoided mainstream success, and yet at the same time developed a cult following, which, to this day remains underground. Understandably, this would have never been a film to make big box office bucks, but I assume that was never the intention. Written as sharply as todays modern sit-coms, and far sharper than most recent films, it remains understated and extremely dark at times, while still managing to make you laugh out loud repeatably and rewind to watch again. The last few scenes, a testament to the confidence of the writers, are some of the best. My only hope is that we get to see more of the not-so-famous actors that appear throughout, those that play Greyo, Adie and Dai etc, because without their contribution, the movie wouldn't have been so complete. Keith Allen should be placed high upon a pedestal, and pestered continually until he agrees to write again, be it Welsh or not. "You reckon this boat'll get us to Morocco...".

I didn't know where this film was going until I saw the Godfather-esquire poodle's head scene!Then, I knew this was going to be good!The director had a flawless visual sense and the dialogue was equally good- maybe because it was so hard for a Yank to understand.That idiot's attempt to kill the dog by setting it's house on fire, but not before putting on the dead dog's collar because it was classy and "Italian" had me LMHO. The combination of hundreds of old guys singing that nostalgic song by the sea and the "burial by sea" scene was one of the weirdest, funniest things I've ever seen in my life!!! The tacky Petulia Clark songs were perfect, also.

Dougray Scott has appeared in over a dozen movies since Twin Town, including Deep Impact, Enigma and of course MI2.It is often said that you have to be from Swansea to truly enjoy this film, and while this is probably the case, friends of mine from all parts of the UK seem to enjoy it for the fun film that it is.The most memorable quote from the film for me:"Here's twenty quid, now go and buy yourselves a nice big pot of sticky sticky and f*** off back to noddyland"