Really Surprised!

Awesome Movie

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's amazing how one's tastes change as one gets older. I was ten years old when this first came out and at the time I loved it. I was wary about revisiting after so many years, worrying that it would not have lived up to my happy memories. I was right to be wary, I can't believe I used to find it funny.'Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps' followed the lives of 5 twenty-somethings from Runcorn - slovenly Johnny and his equally slovenly girlfriend Janet ( Ralf Little and Sheridan Smith, who had earlier appeared with each other on 'The Royle Family' ), sleazy Gaz and his fiery girlfriend Donna ( Will Mellor and the gorgeous Natalie Casey ). The only one not to be in a regular relationship is Louise, an annoying, whiny voiced young girl with the mental ability of an infant.I tried watching this again recently but I found I could not sit through it. It was just far too hard going. It was badly acted and badly written. I do enjoy a bit of childish humour ( I loved 'Bottom', 'Men Behaving Badly', 'Spaced' and 'The Young Ones' ) but that kind of humour is only funny if it is done properly, Here it seemed far too forced.Like 'Little Britain', 'The IT Crowd' and 'The Office', 'Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps' should be locked away in a vault, never to be seen again.

The fact that I feel a 5 is a decent score for this sitcom surprises me, because when I objectively sum up what this sitcom has to offer, it's nothing at all.First off, there's still a laughing machine. For a sitcom that is obviously meant for Britten's youth, this seems unnecessarily old school, which makes it kinda obvious they put it in to point out the jokes. I tried imaging the sitcom without it and realized that most of the jokes would probably pass you, because they're so shallow, simple or immature.The acting isn't too smashing either. It's nicely hidden by the thick accent of the cast, but the lack of quality still shimmers through every now and then.Aside from that, the jokes are often plain and simple. Most of the characters have no depth whatsoever, which makes them easy for producing jokes, but makes the show all the more shallow.I am, of course, summing up the bad parts and there surely must be some good parts, otherwise it wouldn't have kept me watching long enough to figure all this out, but I just can't put my finger on them.The only thing I could call for is that the setting is somewhat original, a couple of young people with thick accents who go to bars, but the originality is completely annihilated by the annoying laughing machine, that makes me feel as if this is supposed to be a "back to the past" sitcom.So I pass this sitcom. It has nothing to offer at all.

Just wondering if that episode with the haunted Archers was just a special episode or was it the last one I'm getting confused as i watch the repeats over and over again as i think its so funny. Also i was wondering if you could create an episode of Two Pint how would it go. Would you take munch out of it all together, would you sent the men in white in for Louise Any one for a Jammie dodger?????????????????????? Id like a Pint of Larger please and a pack of plain blah blah please also could some one tell me what that says pack of plain what not that it bothers me just needed to add some more text. thanks The Only Person You Need To Be Is Yourself,Live your Dream

I'll say it now; Two Pints is probably my all-time favourite TV show ever, as you can tell by the 10 out of 10 rating... But I'm gonna try my hardest to be unbiased in this review.The brainchild of a young Susan Nickson(she was only 18 when she wrote the first series), and named after the hit Splodgenessabounds song, Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps is the story of 5 mates and their quest for "Fags, Shags and Kebabs" with such subjects of discussion as "Spunk", "Crusty Curtains" and "placenta Flob" It obviously doesn't suit everybody's taste, especially if they are easily offended. This plus the fact that the issues raised in Two Pints that should be considered serious, such as "alcoholism" "adultery" and "homophobia" aren't mentioned in a serious way. This alone is enough proof for the many Two Pints haters out there... but they are all missing the point; It's a sitcom, it's meant to take the mickey out of serious issues and fans of the show will realise that if there is even a hint of seriousness in Two Pints that is where the apparently "horrific" acting skills of the cast come into play... It seems to me the cast act this way on purpose, to stay in character, and it has been documented that they act like children on set (especially Ralf and Will) and it is also known that Two Pints has the most out-takes of all the BBC 3 shows.Without trying to force people to change their opinions, I honestly think if you are into strange comedies you should watch a few episodes, I showed a friend a few episodes of series 4 earlier today and he even said he enjoyed them, not as much as me but he found it funny... It's definitely worth a watch if you like your comedy on the dodgy side, dodgy in a good way that is.