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I enjoyed this film tremendously. From the very first scene you can see where it's at...a detailed parody of pre-war B movies. Beautifully filmed in black and white, well scripted and acted. The little details mattered...the gaps between dialogue, the dramatic poses and cliched characters, the continuity lapses...all very 'true'. The plot was thin, naturally, being a parody of bad films, and exactly what one might expect. The nice twist was the weaving in of a modern, strong female lead in Elizabeth, coming somewhere in between Ash (Evil Dead) and Beatrix from Kill Bill. The only draw back for me was the sound quality. The dialogue was difficult to hear above the (admittedly rather good) music. I would imagine the bad reviews here are from people too young to have grown up watching stuff like this on the telly. Shame...they obviously missed the joke.

I watched it and felt bad. Fortunately, nobody I've ever met is this utterly vile. Great for people who think soap operas are life affirming. Clunky dialogue and predictable plot. I wouldn't recommend it even if you have 4 hours to waste, unless you want to feel really, really, really negative about your family. Yep..it's a hate-fest. Francesca Annis has aged well.

I made it to the 2nd ad break of the first episode before switching off. This is just another bland US TV show...the sort of thing they churn out these days. No humour. No depth. No pace. Terrible casting. I loved the book and I loved the 70s film, in which Alan Arkin was a terrific Yossarian. The man had funny bones. This guy is just a piece of meat. What a waste of time and money.