Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

A prequel, released 15 years after the original. However it has the same people, playing the same characters and that sets out how confusing it is to understand the timeframe and from there it just gets worse as the story unfolds changing storylines from other films in the series.

Massive fan of the original ROTFS movie and the whole story around it, so was really excited to see this on the big screen.

I didn't have high expectations because I haven't been impressed with some of the follow up movies, but I must say it did pack a punch and left me wanting to go see it again because that much happens in it you feel like you have maybe missed something.

The acting was solid from the whole cast and Vinnie Jones played a great part, nothing like the real character BOM but never the less he played a good part and his performance was very good.

I would have liked to have seen some deeper dimensions to Tony's personality and story and I don't think the last few movies have been very fare on his memory playing him as a down and out and joker.

From what I know, Tony was a successful business man and had good sides to his character he had more to him than these movies portray from the years of research I have done but hopefully this will come out some more next time and it's only my personal thoughts.

I would like to see this in the next one where he goes through the journey of friendship with Carlton.

Overall though - good soundtrack, funny scenes, good acting and a good solid story line that keeps you interested from opening to closing.

I would highly recommend that people who have watched the original go see this.

I will definitely be revisiting this one.

Surely this is a parody, if so it gets a 2 for its comedy value, if not and this is serious then it's possibly one of the worst films ever made. At least Football Factory and it's like had some redeeming qualities but this is shockingly bad. OK maybe I should have given it a 3 for the background music .

Four thuggish small time Essex drug dealers are murdered whilst sitting in their car.

This low level gang crime spawns the longest running series of movies in the gangster genre history. They were in their 30s. The actors playing them are now in their 50s. 'Actors' needs a broad interpretation in their case. This latest roll of the dice is a parody. The first film had a certain visceral attractiveness. This has none. It makes an episode of Eastenders seem like a blockbuster.

I guess this film was sponsored by "terrace cult"

All jokes aside it's a poor film,shocking acting with no plot at all,the director must think that all you need in movies is loud music,violence and obscene amounts of drug taking.