Eat the Rich

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Eat the Rich

Showed this to my roommmate a few years ago. He loves it ..but not much as I do. It is a dark comedy, if you're a snowflake, you'll hate it.

With this being recommended in so many places, I expected more from it. In the end it feels like I did get the idea behind it, but a lot of things stay on concept art level and could've been worked out a bit better.

Maybe it's me, but this does not seem to have aged that well on many levels. On the other hand including a legend like Lemmy in the movie is always a smart move. Even if I wouldn't even dare call myself a fan (considering so many others who are in love with him and know way more things about him - like the fact that he is in this movie, I only discovered it while watching). And then there is the really good and cool soundtrack. I reckon if you cut this some slack, pacing wise and again the age things, you might find it more attractive than others. Also if you're a big fan of Lemmy. Do you and be sure you're aware what you let yourself into.

Brilliant satire of 1980s Thatcherite Britain.the whole premise (yuppies being tricked into leterally, instead of figuratively, consuming each other and PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR THE PRIVILEGE) totally captures the spirit of the time. Okay, so Norman Stone (in The Times) sniffily dismissed it as "Riddled With Left-Wing Bias"; of COURSE it is! That's the whole POINT! Also riddled with cameo blink-and-you'll-miss-them appearances; anyone spot Sandie Shaw as a diner? Best one of all: Paul McCartney as a guest being thrown out of the Buckingham Palace banquet, protesting "I'm with the group!"...be honest, haven't we all wanted to do that? When is it going to be released on DVD?

An indictment on everything wrong with the thatcherite thinking of the day, this film explores the deepest recesses of the mind - probing into areas previously thought taboo by mainstream cinema. Hilarious & sad - Ugly & Bad. You have go to see this! (even if just for the Motorhead soundtrack)

OK, real quick, a correction of someone else's review: 1. Brian Johnson of AC/DC is NOT in this movie. 2. The song in the employment office scene is 'Nothing Up My Sleeves', not 'Ace of Spades.' Having said that... The film is definitely not for everyone, but for being a small film with a small budget and mostly television actors, its really not bad. The humor is often subtle and easy to miss if you don't pay attention. There's a lot of cameos ranging from 3 of the 4 'Young Ones' stars to Sir Paul McCartney, which just makes the movie weirder, like 'What the %%%% is HE doing in THIS??' Overall its not a bad movie, just don't rent it expecting 'Gone With the Wind.'

Set in fascist London, a group of non-relative, broken yet hopeful vagabonds find each other and attempt to restructure society into a single humane unit. When that fails they shoot people full of arrows and cause a smart and accurate assault on the posh structures of politics and upper class snobbery. There are many parallels to Robin Hood and layers of Political strife that almost get buried under snide John Waters-esque humor and fantastic visual imagery not unlike Sid and Nancy or The Young Ones. The characters are well developed and provide a full range of personalities to keep the film moving and entertaining. It could use a minor editing job to remove some excess footage that slows down the first 1/2hour, other than that this should be an 80's cult classic for alternative humor. For those that liked "the Cook/thief/wife/lover"---this is better and doesn't seep in frivolity.