UK Mall 1 - Adulthood [2008]

	List Price: £19.99 Our Price: £6.98 Your Save: £ ( % ) Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Manufacturer: Pathe Distribution Starring: Adam Deacon, Don Klass, Femi Oyeniran, Cornell S. John, Danny Dyer Directed By: Noel Clarke
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 5060002836217 Format: PAL Label: Pathe Distribution Manufacturer: Pathe Distribution Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Pathe Distribution Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2008-10-13 Running Time: 95 Studio: Pathe Distribution Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Crap! Comment: Adulthood is the step up from the previous film kidulthood, where sam kills trife and goes to prison for murder. The whole beginning of this film kicks off ok and looks promising, but towards the middle the acting just gets sluggish and the same old thing is repeated ( trevors uncle looking for sam ) and it gets repeteitive. This would of been a great film but has been let down by the bad acting and the rubbish storyline, if you liked kidulthood i would recommend you buy this, otherwise i think you should buy a good action movie like wanted or cloverfield. Customer Rating: Summary: Perfect viewing for Middle England Comment: What this film is great for is its sociological potency. It is important that the section of society that the movie deals with has a voice, and "Adulthood", like its predecessor "Kidulthood", both go to great lengths to give this (growing) section of society a voice. Middle England cannot ignore movies like this. The youth portrayed in this film vary little to real life. The UK faces a major shortage in labour in the up and coming years - "Kidulthood" and "Adulthood" shows why. Expect immigration aplenty to plug the labour gaps, whilst these kids go around trying to assert just who is the real 'bad man'. The UK is in a current state of malaise, it is in need of a shot-in-the-arm. What kind of shot is open to debate. "Adulthood", and its predecessor "Kidulthood" are both good starting points in trekking the answer. In short then WATCH IT. Customer Rating: Summary: sharp and shocking sequel Comment: Sam (Clarke) is released from prison 6 years after he killed Trife. Now old faces are warning him that someone is going to hurt him and his mother. Kidulthood powered itself to the media's attention with its strong and controversial look at a group of young youths in London and its sequel Adulthood continues the look at what is regarded at a stereotypical teenager. Clarke stunned critics with his hard approach to real life Britain in his first film and how the general public react to seeing teenagers who wear a hoodie and swear every other word. Though Clarke's view of the stereotype is exaggerated he has hit the nail on the head with the behaviour of modern teens. The way teens treat adults and how teens are so inconsiderate of others is a very accurate portrayal of the typical teenager and the film creates that hard realism by using such figures. Criminals, druggies, and thugs are all in these two films and give viewers a good look at what British teenage life is like. In context of the last film, Sam's return was always going to spark anger with friends of Trife's and Clarke has grabbed the concepts of revenge and human emotion and twisted the ordinary revenge into powerful shock. Adulthood is a coming of age drama as we see characters from Kidulthood grown up with their own lives at university or with their family. Seeing the change in characters makes the viewer feel associated with the story as the realism behind the change in circumstances is an occurrence that happens with everyone. The plot uses issues of loyalty, hatred and coming of age to get the point of realism across to the audience. The strong focusing upon such issues fulfils the drama genre and creates that ultimate hard real life sad feeling. The plot is consistent but the dialogue feels very repetitive and is often hard to comprehend with the constant use of slang. The performances and facial reactions are enough to make the issues understandable, in particular Clarke who you can empathize with. There are a few predictable and repetitive moments but there is a surprise around every other corner which makes this enjoyable. Clarke's direction is the best part of this film. Sharp and fast, Clarke has created one of the finest directed British films to date with appropriate use of high and low angled shots in the context. The splitting screen likewise is a great technique, a unique and diverse approach that feels like an observation of the teenager's lives. Adulthood is a true sequel, strong and realistic with plenty in store to shock and excite. 8/10 Customer Rating: Summary: Bad Film Comment: if anyone hates this film , there a waste.im 22 and i love these type of films , it reminds me of being young again.im from south west london he he lol Customer Rating: Summary: Adulthood? Do me a favour! Comment: This is all about the 'gangsta' wannabes of London that could easily be applied to the denizens of all major cities. I quite reluctantly got sucked into the subculture of the characters and plot in the movie and then got bored. I found myself watching a film about kids. Think Grange Hill with knives and guns and you're almost there. If anything it gives you some idea of the mentality of these idiots. I reckon this film may appeal to a younger audience but for any forward thinking adult i would give this one a miss.