The greatest movie ever made..!

It is a performances centric movie

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The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

This has some good characters in it and there are some witty lines and physical comedy that made us laugh but I had a hard time sometimes understanding what they are talking about both because of the thick Scottish accents but also use of words and phrases that simply are not used in North America. There are also some predictable and not so good jokes and the actors are sometimes not that great. Funny but not strong thespians.

'Still Game' is to my mind the finest sitcom of the 21st Century. Like the earlier 'Rab C. Nesbitt', it originated from a sketch show which in this case was 'Chewin' The Fat'. Each week, the wily pensioners from Craiglang, played by Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan would show us how they fought to live another day.The first sight of Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade was a curious sketch in which we see Victor drinking a glass of his own urine ( which he claims is all to do with his detox diet ), much to the bewilderment of Jack. The characters caught the public's attention so much that they were later spun-off into a stage show entitled 'Still Game'. Ford and Greg reprised their roles as Jack and Victor while Paul Riley was brought in as their friend Winston. The play saw the three men in Victor's living room, swapping various opinions, stories and memories in a bid to pass the time. 'Still Game' was a sell-out not only in Scotland, but also in England, Ireland and, surprisingly, Canada. Three years later it became a sitcom for BBC Scotland and within weeks established itself as unmissable Friday night viewing.As you already know, Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade, along with their friends Winston, the tight-fisted Tam ( Mark Cox ) and incorrigible gossip Isa ( Jane McCarry ) are pensioners who refuse point blank to grow old gracefully. The three places in Craiglang they like to frequent most are the bookies, their local pub The Clansman which is run by the surly Boabby ( excellently played by Gavin Mitchell ) and the local newsagent, manned by the foul-mouthed Navid ( Sanjeev Kohli ) and his grumpy wife Meena ( who is only ever seen from behind ). Each episode would see Jack, Victor and co coping with whatever life threw at them, whether it was trying to survive against the cold weather or the local thugs making life hell for the residents of Craiglang. The reason for 'Still Game's' phenomenal success was because the public could identify with the characters. Each character has a grain of truth to them. For instance, who hasn't met someone as nosey as Isa in their time? As Jack and Victor, Ford and Greg are outstanding, though Paul Riley as Winston is undeniably the funniest. Also hilarious were Mark Cox and Sanjeev Kohli. Jake D'Arcy ( who sadly passed away not too long ago ) was funny in the episodes he appeared in as Pete the jakey. The late Ronnie Letham appeared from time to time as Isa's estranged husband Harry, as did Maureen Carr as Edith, a friend of Isa's who has teeth like a row of condemned houses and a voice that could grate cheese. Later in the series, Tam got married to local librarian Frances, who was portrayed by Kate Donnelly, who many people may remember from 'Naked Video'.Among the impressive list of guest stars were Robbie Coltrane as a manic-depressive bus driver, Clive Russell as an old friend of Jack and Victor's, Celia Imrie as a surly home help, David Hayman as a food-van proprietor and life-long enemy of Winston but the best one of all was boxing champion Jim Watt, who appears at a charity event that Boabby is holding at The Clansman.'Still Game' was initially only screened in Scotland by BBC1, but as the show began to rise in popularity, it eventually moved to BBC2 in 2005 for a national viewing ( with the earlier series broadcast nationally in reruns ).In 2007, the show came off the air for a long time following a fall-out between Ford and Greg but in 2014 returned in triumph when it was revamped as a stage show ( shown at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow ). In October 2016, it returned with a seventh series. Despite some good moments, it failed to amount to anything more than a half hearted revival. Someone out there must have been impressed with it, however, as a second stage show went in February 2017 and an eighth series was broadcast earlier this year, which also was pretty hit and miss. A third stage show is now in the offing, with potentially a ninth series in the making too. Ever heard of the term 'flogging a dead horse' guys?

best comedy series ever bar none.great characters got me through 8 weeks totally immobile with a broken ankle,,also check out chewing the fat,dear green place and legit also all good...but please put aside your differences and make some more shows you know it makes sense!!!!...favourite characters are Navid and Winston and Ida .....and....and......... ........ ..................and ....and...................also............Tam.......... .....and............Victdor.............and............Jack.... .................. ....and.................Robbie Coltrane.............and .....Sean.Connery........just.......... .......because...........he....wanted.......to.....be....in.....it. ..and did not get the chance to do so...... ..............and Boaby

Chewing the fat is admittedly a local program for local people. you'll only find it all funny if you are, or know the Scottish people and understand the accents. Still game however has the Scottish based humour, but also the general funny situations of old people. Inez the gossip, Tam the B*st*rd, Winston the smart *rse. It's good how they show what old folk do with all their spare time. This program is just brilliant. series three is a little lacking of the spark of the first two series though. It doesn't quite come to the standard of Rab C Nesbitt, which is the funniest thing ever to come out of Scotland, except the football team that is!