This Week's Movie

 Because of Memorial Day weekend giving us Monday off there is no reason you shouldn't get out to a Blockbuster and rent this movie.

Green Street Hooligans (2005)

Green Street Hooligans, or just Hooligans, stars Elijah Wood, after he was Frodo in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Elijah Wood plays Matt Buckner who was recently thrown out of Harvard. After getting thrown out he runs off to visit his sister in England. While there he befriends his sister's brother in law, Pete, who is obsessed with football. Not soccer. Matt ends up joining Pete's "firm" (gang who roots for a specific football team) and earns their respect in a few fights with other firms. Things get complicated for Matt when Pete's friend and trusted number two, Bovver, gets jealous and tries to show Pete that Matt is disloyal. I will not give away the ending. 

Reasons to watch:

1. Football? Soccer? OK they mean the same thing. Even if you do not like soccer watch this movie because there is only about ten minutes worth of actual soccer shown out of the 109 minute movie.

2. Soccer: Despite number one this movie revolves around soccer. A quote from the movie "Dogma" can sum up this reason," Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, next to soccer."

3. Not Lord of the Rings: Don't get me wrong LOTR was a monumental achievement, but it was long and had quite a few boring, drawn out scenes. Hooligans is split evenly between action and story. It is not non-stop action and violence but it is not just all drama. It is a pleasant mix of the two.

4. Revenge: Who does not enjoy a little revenge every now and then? The movie is not just about revenge, but it does have it. Watch for it.

5. Climax: The movie climaxes with one final battle scene encompassing everyone involved. This scene alone would be worth watching a much, much, much worse movie.

This one's a wrap let me know what you think.

-Bob