The Four Lions

[TLS Guy]

This movie, is hysterically funny. It is dark satire and pokes serious fun at Al Qaeda and their Jihardists.

This is a movie to watch. I played it for our guests over New Year and it got a rave review.

I don't want to spoil the plot. The movie is in theaters and BD release US March 8. I heard so much about it, I managed to Download an HD copy to my workstation and ext hard drive about a month ago and stream it via my Oppo player.

I will buy a legal copy in March I promise.

It my view this is a must see movie. Showing how ridiculous the whole set up is and poking a heavy and severe dose of dark humor at it, is one of the best ways of fighting it in my view.

There are a lot of scenes that could be out of Monty Python, and the influence of that gang is undeniable.

 

[its phillip]

Yes, I have watched it as well. Terribly funny yet sad. Recommended!

 

[GO-NAD!]

I just rented this from the last video rental shop in town (which, sad to say, has just announced that is shutting down August 20th ). It is quite funny, but also dark and tragic. The gang is incredibly inept - the ostensible leader is the only one with half a clue, although he's no rocket scientist. How dumb are they? One of them tries to train a crow to carry a tiny bomb and fly it into a building.

The various security services get skewered as well.

Here's a good summary, but there are some minor spoilers in it; so, if you don't want to know anything before viewing, skip it:

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/the-best-film-about-islamic-terrorists-is-a-comedy/381640/

If you like dark comedy, this is a sure bet. You can almost feel sympathy for these fools...

 

[shadyJ]

I watched this one awhile ago, agreed, it is a very good movie. I think it is closer to real life than most people would believe; think about bumbling terrorists like the shoe-bomber or that dumbass who tried to blow up times square with a car full of gas cans and some fireworks. I bet that if you get a few drinks in them, a lot of FBI agents could go on for hours about some of the birdbrained terrorist schemes they have seen over the years.