The Green Green Grass
The Green Green Grass
| 09 September 2005 (USA)
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    Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
    Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
    Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
    Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
    ianlouisiana Having given evidence against Peckham's crimelords the Driscoll brothers,put - upon used car dealer Boycie relocates to rural Shropshire to start a new life as "Farmer Boyce",a profession he has absolutely no affinity for and very little interest in.This then is a "fish out of water"comedy,a genre all too often plumbed by television companies,particularly if they think they can squeeze a bit more mileage from well - established characters and save on the more brain - taxing (and more expensive)effort required in creating a whole new show. Fortunately Mr J.Challis built up such a reservoir of goodwill as the cuckolded south London car dealer that he carried this pretty weak fare more or less single - handedly until it was allowed to die quietly. Mr Challis himself was last seen on TV once again carrying a poor production when he totally rebuilt Captain Peacock in BBC's ill - judged revival of "Are you being served?",his wry expressions if not his voice bringing to mind Boycie at his most sceptical. He inherits a number of farm workers all of whom will be immediately recognisable to admirers of Miss Stella Gibbons but lack her sense of irony as they settle for slightly unsubtle characterisations. "Greeen green grass" is,I suppose,about as good as it could be and some nice people obviously made a bob or two for taking part in it,but please,don't let's have a revival.Or even worse,a revival of it's source - an event long - threatened by TV companies desperate to cash in on the medium's so - called "Golden Age".
    emma_watson-lover Here we have a spin-off to a very popular show which makes this very hard to become popular. Reason being everyone will expect it to live up to OFAH. However in my eyes it does because of a few reasons firstly being that it is a completely different style with old characters and yet still works. Secondly it's funny and yet at the same ti doesn't just base around Boycie and Marlene it seems that the farm workers have become the extra's and funny extras make anything that much better. Lastly and most importantly every episode has a different storyline and is always funny plus it is stand alone it barely even makes references to OFAH. The only way it seems to be connected is with character names. This in my opinion is a stand alone funny sitcom which gives you a smile on the odd occasion it does mention an OFAH person. Absolutely great look forward to it every single week.
    simon3818 I disagree with any bad comments about this sitcom. It is genius. OK, i will admit, i was expecting it to fall on its face after the pilot but it didn't. For those who don't know, this is a spin off to Only Fools & Horses and has the Boyce's as them main characters. Taking into account they were really supporting characters in OFAH, in the early episodes you only saw Boyces once a series and Marlene came in in series 4 or 5, they have been expanded. They escape London to hide from the Driscolls (Londons answer to the Mafia and i doubt these two could spell "mafia") and now live in a farm with 3 locals as their staff. These 3 are brilliant and people saying they slag off people from the country are crazy. I don't think of country people like this - they are characters from a comedy!!!! Enjoy it!!! It keeps connection to OFAH with the mention of characters and events that happened, Denzil is in the pilot, Trigger and Uncle Albert are mentioned (the only Trotter). Del still gets in it as it was hinted Boyces bought the Sat Nav from him. It would be unfair though to bring the Trotters into this as Boyce, Marlene and Tyler (who you never saw in OFAH) have been made and are moulding to the lead role. This is back on British BBC1 next Friday (Nov 2nd) for another series and i say more more more more please Mr Sullivan.
    Stephen Bailey I haven't felt so ashamed to be English since last Wednesday when Northern Ireland beat us at football. This show is AWFUL. I thought it would be bad but even my very worst expectations were surpassed, and then some. John Sullivan wrote the utterly brilliant Only Fools & Horses which - for more than 2 decades - was Britain's best loved sitcom and then he comes up with this trash. Boycie & Marlene, 2 of the characters from OF&H leave Peckham for a new life in the country and to avoid the infamous Driscoll brothers. Boycie's evidence "sent them down" but now they're out on a technicality and looking for revenge, apparently. I only hope they find the Boyce family, AND SOON. John Challis & Sue Holderness were both hilarious in the fabulous show which made them famous but this pathetic drivel doesn't even get off the starting blocks. They both seem to be struggling to remember their Boycie & Marlene characters and their son "Tyler" is played by a young actor who has about as much charisma as a whelk, and he looks like one too. There's no "soul" to this horrible show and it simply isn't funny. The only time I've even "smiled" so far has been when Boycie makes references to his mates the Trotters and that by the way is incredibly cheap of Mr Sullivan. Only Fools & Horses was SO successful because the audience didn't just care about Del & Rodney & Uncle Albert, we LOVED them and you just can't have Boycie & Marleen WITHOUT "the trotters" and their Reliant 3-wheeler. I'm prepared to bet anyone out there £100 that this show does not complete it's first series and then vanishes without trace. It should never have been made. 1 out of 10.