thesar-2 It's the Natural Born Killers abroad and reboot that actually works better than the original American counterpart.After seeing Director Ben Wheatley's other "horror" film, Kill List, a friend recommended these Sightseers to me as the better follow-up. True that. It's better, but still just okay. I see where he's going with his dry, dark and very British humor, but, maybe I'm not the target audience. So, we have a daughter taking a holiday with her mate – um, real mate, and not the best friend kind – from looking after her mum. Apparently, it's established in his past, he's accidentally killed someone. We get this from the mum who doesn't like him. Well, this is far from the obvious foreshadowing as this couple goes on a "murderous" rampage during their vacation.I am not going to spoil it, but the very best thing in this somewhat funny (I didn't really laugh, but I can see their sense of humor) journey was the very last shot. It went from a "huh" movie to a "WOW, that's awesome" film. Also, the dog, though overused, was cute.If…IF…you like British dark humor, you might like this dark comedy. I'm not a huge fan, but could still appreciate it. ***Final thoughts: I see the poster exclaims: "From the makers of Hot Fuzz, Paul & Shaun of the Dead." Well, that may be the case, but don't expect the same laugh-out-loud humor or the charisma of both Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. No one here is that good. Not many actors would be and it's just a cheap marketing ploy since this is a completely different film. Shame.

punishmentpark A pretty good comeback for Ben Wheatley, after his awfully disappointing 'Kill list'. The opening was terrific (reminding me a little of 'Kynodontas' in some ways), with a terrific choice for Soft Cell's 'Tainted love', sending the duo off on their surprising campaign. The first murder seemed a little quick and off-handed, though, as were some moments later on as well.But mostly, these two lovers / sightseers were a fun pair to follow, the tone of things was aptly understated, with a load of black, black humour to boot. Alice Lowe and Steve Oram did terrific jobs, but every other single member of the cast fitted the bill perfectly as well. And, finally, rainy old U.K. and its many amazing sights provided a wonderful backdrop.8 out of 10.

buly_boy2007 I you have enough time to waste I will say: go ahead and watch this. I was not impressed at all and the only thing that kept me watching until the end was the British humor that is well known. The movie is absurd, it tries to be funny but it fails sometimes. It tries to be normal, but it definitely isn't normal and what the story suggests is quite very Utopian. The characters are very far away from the society and if the movie would have been a little bit more funnier, maybe, just maybe, we would have had a better vision about this one.Maybe it's just my opinion but I will definitely not want to watch something like this again.

meddlecore What happens when 2 un-complimentary psychopaths go on a holiday caravan adventure together? A whole lot of murder, apparently.What starts off as an innocent vacation between two social outcasts- Chris & Tina- quickly takes a darker turn when it becomes clear that Chris is not only a manipulative psychopath, but someone who will resort to murder over the most petty of concerns.Basically he'll murder anyone who annoys him. But he's gotten quite good at covering up his work and throwing the dogs off his scent.After witnessing one of these outbursts first hand, Tina comes around and begins to embrace the ethos of her beloved. And once she pops her murder cherry, she starts to realize that she can use random violence and murder to manipulate others- particularly Chris- with the best of 'em, if not better.This drives Chris mad. He thinks she's too chaotic- a liability even. She murders randomly, without the structured justification on which he bases his code. Though, really, she just murders anyone who crosses her, or whoever might arbitrarily be in the vicinity when she gets upset.Like she did before him, though, Chris eventually comes around to accept Tina's new-found tendencies toward murder.But it becomes ultimately clear that Tina has taken the upper hand when she discovers Chris' deepest, darkest fantasies- inevitably leading to the conclusion of the film.Sightseers is another brilliant black comedy-horror concoction from the twisted mind of Ben Wheatley- who is proving himself to be one of the most exciting new director's out there (especially after his $30,000 masterpiece- A Field In England). This film is much in the same vein of his previous two features: Down Terrace and Kill List- though each are original in their own ways. There are some interesting sequences which reference satanism and dark shamans, that will have you pondering on the symbolic meaning. And I do believe I detected some Vertigo influences spun in there. When all is said and done, Sightseers is a darkly hilarious film that is definitely worth a watch.6 out of 10.