This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

An action-packed slog

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

The sitcom "The league of Gentlemen" follows the lives of several bizarre inhabitants of the fictional village "Royston Vasey". The different scenes are linked together by their common setting.In the first series, a sketch show, the main plot deals with a new road which is going to be built through Royston Vasey. Consequently, more foreigners visit the small town. But Edward and Tubbs, the owners of a "local" shop, which is actually far away from the town, do not like foreigners. Whenever a visitor enters their shop, they kill him. In my opinion some scenes are kind of tasteless and not funny at all, for example, when the couple absorb two engineers who want to build the new road. Edward drums, while Tubbs is dancing half naked around the victims. Moreover Pauline lives in Royston Vasey. She works at the local Job Centre. Although Pauline hates the people she has to work with, the woman does not want to loose her job. So when an unemployed man gets an interview as fireman, she does not allow him to go because he is not ready for the job yet.Then there is Barbara Dixton, a transsexual taxi driver who goes into great detail about "her" sexual conversion.Furthermore the vet, Mr. Chinnery, always kills animals instead of curing them. In one case, he comes to a farm and is leaded into the sitting room, where a dog lays in his basket. The farmer goes outside. On the assumption that the dog is the sick animal, Mr. Chinnery euthanizes him. A second later, the farmer opens the door, holding the "real" sick animal, a sheep, in his hand.Some more inhabitants are a husband and his wife who are visited by their nephew (his friend is killed by the shop owners, by the way). The couple is very tidy. They have, for example, towels in different colours. Each colour stands for one part of the body. Besides, they have thousands of keys, marked with different colours and precisely classified.In my opinion, the actors play very well. By playing women, the scenes become comical. The costumes are suited to the actors, too. Tubbs is wearing a scarf and some crazy characters, for example Edward, have unappetizing black teeth. The show has a great deal of dark humour, typical British. The set design reflects the mood of the series. The village and all the houses look grey and are decayed. Around the local shop there is often fog which strengthens the threatening effect. Even the village sign is ominous: "Welcome to Royston Vasey. You will never leave."Although I think that the actors do a great job, this type of series is not my taste.

About a year ago I finally gave up on American television. I thought of giving up television completely until a friend who had lived in England showed me some programs that included The Office, Extras, Blackadder, and The League of Gentlemen. It was then that I decided to switch to British television. Among all the shows listed above, The League of Gentlemen is easily the most dark and twisted of them all, providing guilty laughs and material not found in any other comedy I've seen yet. Characters included are the most unhappily married couple, a butcher that puts ingredients in the meat that go unsaid (probably for the best), a deranged couple that look over a local shop that only caters to local people, and the worst veterinarian ever. This program is one of the best I've seen.

I have seen the film twice. Speechless, it was absolutely amazing. Everything i expected and more. Reece was gorgeous and the acting was fantastic. Can't wait to be seeing it live. Brilliant. Best film i've seen yet!. Hope there's a fourth series cause i'm loving it at the moment! Also, i hope there's a second film. If so i'm hoping it will be equally as good. Although with the four incredibly talented writers i know it will be fantastic. The place in which its filmed is a fantastic location and i am local! The entire series was a complete success and the film had my friend and i in tears of laughter. I love the character of Papa Lazarou and Hillary Briss, but i can't say that i have a favourite. They're all played so well and look as though you would imagine them to.

I have been a huge fan of the L.O.G. since it first aired in the UK (where I'm originally from).However, I have since moved to Canada (shortly after series 3 started to air) and have only been able to get series 1 in region 1 (USA/Can). What's going on? Does this mean I'm destined to buy the UK DVD and watch it on my PC? Dammit! P.S. Even though Royston Vasey is a fictional place, it is filmed in a village called Hatfield in North Derbyshire. I drove through that area shortly before the making of the series and I can tell you that the place really is weird. People stare at you if you are not LOCAL (even when you are in a car!!) Anyone who loves the L.O.G. should also check out 'Little Britain' (Lucas & Walliams), which also has some participation from Mark Gatiss.