Still Game
Still Game
| 06 September 2002 (USA)
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  • Reviews
    Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
    Ricardo Daly The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.
    Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
    Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
    Artimidor Federkiel Back in the days NBC's "Golden Girls" pioneered in discovering a fresh comedic potential according to the premise: Pensioners are also entitled to some post-prime fun before a career-move that involves pushing up the daisies. Especially when they're operating from Miami, Florida, of course. Now picture this as good old Sophia would say: How about we give the whole retiree idea more edge, relocate the girls to Scotland (complete with heavy accent), change their gender and language to something way stronger and offensive (yet in its own way endearing), and replace the picturesque Miami-scenario with fictional "shitehole" Craiglang "somewhere near Glasgow" with prospects being hee-haw as a Scot would say. You'll see: The fun refuses to concede defeat. Quite to the contrary. Welcome to "Still Game"!Spun off from Ford Kiernan's and Greg Hemphil's sketch show "Chewin' the Fat", "Still Game" features strong 70+ characters ranging from the comedic widower duo Jack and Victor (Kiernan/Hemphil) over curmudgeon Winston, blabbermouth Isa and tight-arsed Tam to Indian-born shop owner Navid, who sports a rare talent for one-liners of the side-splitting kind. Now pleasures may be limited for old duffers, but life goes on and as such revolves around the local waterhole "The Clansman", the bookies, and the grocer's, with Isa's rumor mill working incessantly. Romance is a mere footnote. In that sense "Still Game" is not that far off the mark as real old geezers go. But in Craiglang there's a bright side to the shadow of old age: Death for example is a constant companion, accepted and dealt with in creative fashion (two words: hypothermia sweepstakes), and in the meantime as far as shaping the rest of one's life is concerned: disaster, small or large, is always around the corner. "Still Game", while out-and-out hilarious, occasionally dark-humored and sometimes over-the-top in a memorable way, also has its powerful dramatic moments. Character developments feel palpable and add another layer to the show and depth one wouldn't want to miss. The nine year long pause between season 6 and 7 is hardly noticeable. Following popular demand, "Still Game" is back again, as stand-up comedy and sitcom. So brush up on your Scottish, or turn on the subtitles. You don't want to miss this.
    bobrobpob best comedy series ever bar none.great characters got me through 8 weeks totally immobile with a broken ankle,,also check out chewing the fat,dear green place and legit also all good...but please put aside your differences and make some more shows you know it makes sense!!!!...favourite characters are Navid and Winston and Ida .....and....and......... ........ ..................and ....and...................also............Tam.......... .....and............Victdor.............and............Jack.... .................. ....and.................Robbie Coltrane.............and .....Sean.Connery........just.......... .......because...........he....wanted.......to.....be....in.....it. ..and did not get the chance to do so...... ..............and Boaby
    trevwmail-other Having 'found' Still Game on BBC2 a couple of years ago it has consistently delivered great comedy. I was fortunate enough to be given the Series 1-5 on DVD at Christmas which has brought the opportunity to view the 'Scotland only' episodes. So many things explained..so many laughs I would not have had!As for criticism of the accents / language etc. - it's nae for wee bairns noo.. Put the subtitles on or roll back the DVD scene. Easy. Like all good comedy programmes, Still Game has the power to engage its audience in taking them on an emotional journey ranging from sadness to hilarity - as evidenced in Jack and Victor's trip to Canada followed by the gift review at The Clansman. Good writing that has improved as the characters develop (check out the early episodes of 'The Fast Show' and see how their characters do the same). Most episodes have the ability to make me laugh out loud. Sadly, I'm now at the end of Series 6 so have to wait and see whether there will be Series 7.. Just don't kill Jack or Victor yet please. They may be old but they're definitely Still Game!
    scotsexile13 The funniest thing coming from the UK comedy world at the present time.Every moment of this show is hilarious even when making some excellent point about old age, poverty and being alienated from the ephemeral trends of society. Tremendous use of Scots, slang and swearing – maybe the spark for Catherine Tate's grandmother – hard for a few to get, but worth sticking with -you 'will' get it. I guess not for you if you think Friends is the pinnacle of comedy, but a classic for those who don't…If you're an American 'Scat' then get these DVD's this is much more about your old country than 'Braveheart' and not a splash of woad around.10 out of 10Stevo