Excellent adaptation.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

I'm surprised to many people think you can only find this funny if you are from Glasgow. I think they are selling this program short. Yes, the accents are thick and, at times, difficult to understand, even with the subtitles on. And, yes, there are a lot of local jokes that we won't get. But we still laugh our butts off! My husband and I have been making a point of watching Chewing the Fat on Netflix and we've really enjoyed it. So much of the humor translates better than the Glaswegians think, ... or wish. Many of the recurring sketch taglines have become part of our own jokes. No one we know watches the show so no one gets us on this, but that's OK. Funny is funny, whatever the language.

now this programme gets a one star and the reason for that one star is because that is the lowest i'm allowed to give. I've grown up with people saying the catchphrases and having a good laugh so i decided to join in one day and watch it. Needless to say i almost cried but not with laughter. How anyone can think these two idiots and the woman with big nostrils funny is beyond me. For anyone overseas or from England who is interested in watching but hasn't seen it yet let me show you what your missing. A guy in a lighthouse is reading a book. He is about to go to last page but is not there. His lighthouse pal has it in his mouth chewing it. He says to him "Gonnae no dae that", the man chewing replies "How", He replies with "Just.Gonnae No" And yes the whole of Scotland roars with laughter which makes me embarrassed to be of this nationality. Don't get me wrong Catherine Tate sucks as well so British comedy truly is dead. Overall this is a really bad show with really bad characters and I'm not going to even waste my time typing about them as i've already told you about one sketch so you can guess for yourselves. And believe me that "Gonnae no dae that" is apparently the funniest thing in Scotland so you can pretty much say Scottish comedy is well and truly six feet under. Maybe Scottish comedy will come back when Ford Kiearan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar have had their long, painful and horrible deaths. To my American and English friends, those people are the writers of this crap. All i want to say is sorry that i come from the same country as these twats who seem to think neds and juvenile idiots abusing the elderly and workshy people are funny. Maybe if your from Scottish slums and can relate to these people you might find this funny but remember the writers are probably all middle class, rich and laughing at you. All in all un funniest thing ever. Stick to Little Britain.

Comedy is in the eye of the beholder. Have read some of the comments about Chewin' The Fat and can't believe people who laugh at Bottom or The Young Ones feel qualified to put this brilliant show down.The Scots are capable of laughing at themselves and if the English or Americans don't get it then all the better.Not every piece of work is created for an international market and you have to wonder at people who only produce work for the Americans. After all there is nothing funnier out of America than their President!!Chewin' The Fat is a refreshing and often strangely realistic interpretation of some of the finer points of Scotlands society. I don't laugh all the way through it, nor would i expect to, but I have laughed heartily at a good bit of the show. Thats enough to keep me happy.

Scottish sketch comedy has never made it to the worldwide market. However, we have had many talented comedians such as Billy Connolly, Rikki Fulton, Francie and Josie and The Krankies. Nowadays the only Scottish comedy series left is "Chewin the Fat" which consists of a series of vulgar gags primarily based on modern Glasweigan slum culture.Unfortunately, instead of laughing at the eccentricities of the'neds' and 'slags' who inhabit the graffiti-decorated tenements of Castlemilk and Easterhouse, the producers have decided to join the neds and to laugh with them. After all, its just 'good banter' isn't it? I have noticed that the show has covered almost every possible kind of underclass vulgarity and criminal behaviour. It is reverse snobbery. If someone says a 'posh' word, then they are laughed at - this is part of the 'Chewin the Fat' routine.The upper class stereotypes from Edinburgh are supposedly 'amusing' because they take interest in the 'Glasgow banter' - which consists of incomprehensible and vulgar dialogue, crime and deviance, and unmannerly and undignified eccentric behaviour. And the countrymen, who just because they endorse Scotlands cultural heritage(or what is left of it)they are the subject to pranks from juvenile delinquents. Finally, an 'old-fashioned' teacher (because she has a rural accent, and is fairly strict - something that is unusual nowadays) is mocked and overpowered by her class of irresponsible and disrespectful children. Why should we find the detritus who spoil much of our country funny? Is this comedy? For what reason is this the most popular comedy series in Scotland? Perhaps because it is the only comedy series.In sum, Chewin the Fat is a Glasweigan self-indulgent, crude and unintelligent disaster of a television programme. If you happen to be from Glasgow, and be a member of the underclass, you may indeed enjoy this series, because it is made by filthy minds, to cater for filthy minds all over Scotland. Scotland must grow up mentally, our culture is dwindling down the toilet pan. May intelligence be our saviour.