A brilliant film that helped define a genre

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

I am a big fan of Plympton, and I was excited when this film was released. Perhaps that's why I felt so let down. I can only imagine that B.P. was sick of critics saying his `The Tune' was too corny. But while that film was creative and interesting, this movie is full of dirty jokes that just aren't funny. A soldier performs oral sex on another man's shoe, two tanks get it on, a woman's body is used to make balloon animals. the list goes on and on. The dialogue is patchy at best: `Have YOU ever tried to stop two tanks from having sex?' And the songs are annoying and completely unnecessary. The film pretends to be shocking but is really very boring. The timing is horrible- there is a long pause before every incident, then `screaming' cells are cycled for a few seconds. Afterwards, the story can continue. The film isn't even an hour and a half long, but I checked my watch many times throughout. It isn't downright horrible- there are a few genuine rib ticklers in here. But mostly, based on what B.P. has done before, it was a major disappointment.

I feel sorry for the people that said they were bored during this movie and that was the only thing they had to say about it. This movie was a wonderful fantasy in which Plympton used the animated media to its highest potential. This movie does have something to offend just about everyone, from extreme profanity, extreme violence, to bizarre (but funny) sex scenes to quoting Hermann Goring?? The bird sex scene in the opening probably did a good job offending most of the population and let you know there was a really raunchy good time ahead; the facial expressions were great! Another great part to look for is when one character watches the "How To Make Love To A Woman" video. There was one segment I rewound the tape three times and STILL couldn't hear what was said because I was laughing SO HARD! WONderful movie and such an improvement over "The Tune".

I've always found Plympton's animations intriguing (and at times a bit disgusting, but I mean that in the nicest possible way). I agree with other reviewers on this page that Plympton's style may not be too well-suited for a full-length movie, as I was quite bored at regular intervals. However, if you're into his style and sense of humour (which means that you don't mind gratuitous violence and sex scenes) you should get a kick out of this one. I found myself laughing out loud a couple of times (for instance, at the sex/balloon animals scene), and any movie that makes you do that deserves a pat on the back :).

This film is quite mad. The balloon animal sex scene is completely nuts. I watched this film in a quiet room with about five of my mates, and we were sat there laughing our heads off throughout. Watch it, if only for the aforementioned sex scene.