Sightseers (2013)

It starts out with a woman going on a caravan holiday with her love interest.She has a hard time leaving her bossy mum and doesn't seem to have much of a life of her own. This part of the movie takes way to long and one of the first "funny moments" is her saying mum for about thirty times before she gets a reaction. This reminded me of a family guy episode and there it was done way better.The first (accidental) kill is somewhat stupid and strangely enough the police lets them go on their way with out any real investigation or even advising them to stay in the place where this all happened.It is convenience plots all the way thru and most of their actions just don't make sense and a lot of it is also repetitive.It's like the sociopath version of love story where the love part has been changed to a kinky sex relation which seems to be their answer to any relational problem they have in this movie.Some of the scenery was nice,the actors weren't that bad but the story takes it all down by over simplifying everything and still leaving you with a feeling that it's all not very realistic.I recommend you see it once,just don't expect to much of it.Noticed it won some prices.Must have been a slow year.

Ever heard of the term predictability? Well this movie defines it. I know that will surprise some people since this is supposed to be a fan favourite. The only thing is that more than 40 years ago, there was a movie called Badlands which pretty had similar ideas but just done with more seriousness. I didn't like that movie that much anyway. Right from the first crime, I had an idea of how this movie was going to progress. Ultimately though I thought this movie was supposed to be a comedy movie. I don't care about originality if it made me laugh. I don't think it ever succeeded in doing that. Maybe this is British humour. Well if this is British humour, I don't think I want to check out anything else in the genre. The movie plods on from one murder to another. The final scene was interesting but again I don't see how that really changes anything in the movie. I don't see how the character intends to get away with it considering there are witnesses for everything. One by one the murders happen with fortunately no witnesses (yeah right). I don't see how when you kill people in open spaces, you can really avoid being sighted by someone. I guess British police are really incompetent if they can't solve a trail of murders which are committed on roads and other places. And hey, not even a single witness to anything. Fancy that? I think a little bit of realism would not hurt a movie. OK, so it was meant to be ridiculous. Then be fully ridiculous and over the top like say, Dead alive. The movie is quite stale and boring without those over the top elements which can make such a movie bearable. Character development? Who cares about all that stuff? You can forget about that aspect. The reason why these people are like this? Maybe they were just born nuts.Maybe it is my high expectations with Ben wheatley that has given me so much disappointment. The last 2 movies were frankly a waste of time. Maybe Kill List was an exception rather than the rule. 3/10

I watched this film because I had seen Alice Lowe in "Snuff Box" (more black comedy) and I was curious about her accent. So I didn't know what to expect. If you've read many comments, you'll know—lots of psychopathic violence.I may be wrong. Ben Wheatley may have just woken up and thought, "Wouldn't it be funny to have a mentally off-balance couple on vacation?" I assume that it's more than that, but the British like their comedy black.Here's my take. It seemed to me more about questions than statements:What role did Tina's mother play in the creation of a monster? Why did her mother dislike the boyfriend? Was she just being selfish or petty,or did she really see something evil in him? Would he have turned out the same way if not for the first accident? What is it that makes couples move toward each other—thinking alike, doing alike, trying to please the other—when the things they think or do are often so destructive? Is the movie saying something about a society that, while often rude, is civil and trusting enough that people put themselves in the path of murder without even being the least bit suspicious? What is going through the characters' heads as they commit each act? How many Chris's are there in society just waiting to pop? I think there is one statement that the movie is making: You don't have to like or sympathize with the main characters just because they're the main characters. Not every story has to have a hero. Just because you can't identify with or like the main characters doesn't make it a bad movie.I gave it 8 out of 10, not because I'm recommending it for everyone--far from it--but because I thought it was interesting in a way that so many movies are not.

Never trust a bearded man with a caravan...The dark comedy darkened throughout the scene with random people intervening on their road trip Some parts of the film did in fact make me laugh however as it was bizarre it wouldn't be one of the films I would advise, and it would be a waste of time. The unrealism was astonishing. Chris Oram who was basically seen as being a psycho (in his own written film) turned his girlfriend Tina also into a psychopath. The film includes a variety of unusual and catastrophic scenes. Who would have guessed that it is she who caused the main death at the end.Every death was an accident...