Scott Adkins, British martial arts star, returns home to star in the third installment of the football hooligan franchise, and this time around the use of martial arts is upped significantly.
Adkins plays Danny Harvey, the former leader of the Green Street Elite, a group of West Ham hooligans who engage in fights with other teams' fans after matches. When Danny receives news that his younger brother Joey (Billy Cook) has been killed in one of these brawls, he returns home. Danny decides that the only way to find out who is to blame is to once again become the head of the Green Street Elite.
However, since Danny left, the rules of hooliganism have changed. Danny learns that the hooligans are now fighting in some kind of underground tournament, competing in 5 vs 5 battles. West Ham are at the very bottom of the “tournament table”. Now that Danny has become not only their leader, but also their coach, the Green Street Elite is ready to regain their former glory as the best hooligan group, but at what cost?
Many fans may or may not have heard of Green Street Hooligans (2005), which was set in the world of football hooligans who went to matches and fought after matches. Elijah Wood and Charlie Hungnam star in the first installment, which was directed by former world karate champion-turned-director Lexi Alexander. The sequel starred supporting character Ross McCall and was directed by Jesse V. Johnson. So what about the third film?
Answer: The main character was played by actor and Kung Fu Cinema favorite Scott Adkins. Adkins, best known for his collaborations with the great Isaac Florentine, returns to his native UK to film under director James Nunn. Adkins, who speaks in his real accent here, gives a brilliant performance as Danny, who has returned home and his old life to avenge his brother's death. At times, you can see how Danny is conflicted by his own actions, but he feels that he must do everything in his power to avenge his brother. And Adkins even proves this as the plot develops. He easily copes with the role of a mentor character in episodes preparing for an underground tournament, when he teaches boxing and mixed martial arts to members of the group.
Joey Ansah, who plays policeman Victor, Danny's friend, is definitely one of the best British fight choreographers after the work he did in this film. Having worked with Matt Damon and his ilk, Ansa combines gritty realism and martial arts spectacle in his on-screen fight scenes. It may seem to many that slowdowns were used too often in battles, however, the technique of performing the techniques is quite high. Adkins fights in a more street style, using minimal punches that his fans might be used to, but they are still effective and make the fights look good. If the abundance of slowdowns doesn't bother you, you'll appreciate the work Ansa did as a choreographer.
With martial arts and Scott Adkins at the forefront, the fights in Green Street 3 take on a new flavor. The film is clearly driven by Adkins, but the score you give the fights will vary depending on how much the slow-motion footage bothers you. The film is worth renting. A worthy third installment in the Green Street series.
Rating: 7 / 10
Author: Albert Valentin
Source: kungfucinema.com
Translation: EvilDollaR
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The film is more or less, but the combat part cannot be compared with the undeniable ones.
How is it translated in normal terms?
This is Irish slang, which can be translated as “Fuck, you [got] in the shit.” If without swearing, then “you’re nothing, damn it.” A more literal version for aristocrats: “Sir, just look at the state you are in.” Something like this. :D
Comrades! Anyone who has the “opportunity” can post a link to the film... I beg you...
The film is lying around on every corner, with an amateur one-voice. There are enough jambs in translation, for example:
(Ansa says to drunk Adkins) - Fucking state of ya.
("Translation") - Stay the fuck where you are.
No, no, that’s also an achievement =)
I published news about this on March 26th, on April 9th the following appeared:
Latino Review first reported the news a couple of weeks ago, but Marvel on Monday confirmed St-Pierre's role along with other movie details.
I must say that it is not a fact that it will happen. There was a statement that he would star in the film, BUT I have not seen a single photo from the filming or his personal statement
Oh, that’s how it should be after all, I just thought that something had been changed with the script
Slightly off topic - I watched the first trailer for Captain America, if anyone saw it, then where did St. Pierre and his Savatt go?
He has a small role. Maybe they'll show it in another trailer.
This is how it was in the original (martial arts star).
Martial arts star... What a strange wording.
Off-top:
Who will go Machete for Saror....you will have to sit until the very end, so don't leave right after his first fight with Machete. =) He has a decent amount of screen time, he walks around with a stone face throughout the film, flies several times in his signature style, but his flights are poorly filmed, so he didn’t get much of a thrill. And his opponents, in the form of Trejo and some extras, clearly give him room to turn around.
PS + our mutual friend JJ Loko Pere was killed twice in Machete =)
There are subs, I wonder how they will translate phrases in the style of State Of Ya, etc.
It would be more likely that it would come out with an amateur translation; if it comes out, write here)))
Yes, in principle it’s tolerable if you don’t pay too much attention to them)
I haven't watched the film yet. How are the slowdowns?
And as Scott joked at the time: I am the king of DTV sequels. =D
Undisputed 2 and 3, Universal Soldier 4, Hooligans 3, and Ninja 1 and 2 can be added here.
I am glad about the positive reviews of this film, because... I expected much worse. Filming lasted only 24 days, which is not enough, a far-fetched connection with the “franchise” Green Street Hooligans, and even then, like the Lyons, they openly spat on the fate of the film (giving it a stupid name, releasing it ONLY in England straight to DVD, giving the opportunity to pirates post it EVERYWHERE, even on YouTube) - because of this, there were concerns about the final quality. But in the end... if you ignore the first part and tune in to an action movie, then it turns out that the film turned out to be very good.
Already looked. The film is really not bad) Scott is on top as always!