| Books | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| DVD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Music | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Buying Tools | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| How to Order |
|---|
| You can either browse our store directories or search the item you want to know. You can search using keywords, title, publisher, ISBN, artist, and so on. If you see the item you want, click Add to Shopping Cart. After that, you can either Continue Shopping or Proceed to Checkout. After clicking Proceed to Checkout, you can simulate your total charges based on your preferred shipping method and enter the shipping address. When you are done, you will receive instruction where to send your payment and you're done! Simple, isn't it? |
|
|
Home
DVD : Human Traffic [1999]
Back
![: Human Traffic [1999]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MPW1CPPJL._SL160_.jpg)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014293134552
Format: Anamorphic, Colour, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Prism Leisure Corporation
Languages:English Unknown Dolby Digital 5.1 English Original Language Dolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Prism Leisure Corporation
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Prism Leisure Corporation
Region Code: 2
Release Date: April 14, 2003
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Prism Leisure Corporation
Theatrical Release Date: May 05, 2000
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Five best friends, 48 hours and a bucketload of ecstasy pills make for an enjoyably lightweight slice of pop-cultural ephemera from debut director Justin Kerrigan. Cardiff is the city, and hardcore partying, clubbing and pubbing is on the menu as Jip (John Simm) and his renegade band of McJobbers clock off and head out for a weekend of debauchery. Among Jip's hedonistic posse are the cheeky cockney drug-dealer Moff (Danny Dyer), the terminally jealous boyfriend Koop (Shaun Parkes) and the bad-boy magnet Lulu (Lorraine Pilkington).
And that's pretty much it. Our heroes meet in a pub, get drunk, take drugs, go to a club, then to a party, then home and then meet up in another pub, just in time for the closing credits. Along the way there's a shamefully lethargic attempt to establish character back-story: Jip is temporarily sexually impotent because his mother's a prostitute; Koop's father is institutionalised; Lulu has nasty boyfriends; and Moff has conservative parents. But generally Human Traffic is happier at the heart of the party, celebrating the intoxication of club culture--which it does in style. Kerrigan pulls out all the formal stops with an energetic melange of jump cuts, slo-mo, and speeded-up "smudge" motion camerawork. There's also direct addresses to camera, fantasy sequences and some self-conscious cameos from DJ Carl Cox and former-drug dealer Howard Marks, author of Mr Nice. Wall-to-wall music from the likes of Fatboy Slim, William Orbit and even Primal Scream help paste over the occasional cracks in the veneer, which include some particularly duff lines ("We're gonna get more spaced than Neil Armstrong ever did!") and a drawn analysis of drug references in Star Wars, a nod to the films of Kevin Smith, such as Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy. And if the whole project already feels dated and empty, well that's because it perfectly captures an essentially 1990s moment, and one gloriously empty weekend. --Kevin Maher
Rating:
- A remix too far...
There are many reviews of the film, although few give any mention of this being a remix version. As someone who has seen both, I'd have to say that the remixed version adds very little and seems to just be a re-editing of the original with a different intro and a few different songs (e.g. 'Weak become Heroes' at the end)
Of course, being Human Traffic, it's well worth another watch (hence the four stars) and the extras are worth at least one viewing. However, there is no way this remix ... Read More
Rating:
- Awesome take on dance culture
I completely loved this film, saw it again after a couple of years and think it gets better with age. Brilliantly shot, funny, wacky, witty, nuts dialog, good and bad of drugs, great damn music had me dancing in my chair...great take on post modern youth life, struggles, craziness, fun, drugs, music, connections, alienation, philosophy and even some male female bonding!! Funny film, wish I was less square in those days and did more of this stuff ... a inside view on some of the best of UK (welsh) youth ... Read More
Rating:
- Very dated these days
I can remember watching this when it first came out and liking it what with being a weekender myself, prone to large nights out, debauched behaviour and a good times mission with like minded friends.
Fast forward 8 years and Human Traffic is shown on Film 4. Settle down to watch it and start to cringe with embarrassment at how dated it now looks and feels. The dialogue is clunky and annoying for starters. Does, or did, anyone really talk like that? Shouting clubbing cliche words down the phone ... Read More
Rating: - JUSTIN KARRIGAN HITS GOLD
Justin Kerrigan - this time you've really done it. Human Traffic is going to upset the majority of film critics who will view the lack of plot, the drug induced dialogue and the futile outlook on Nineties Youth culture as a miserable and desperate view of how weekends are spent by ravers and clubheads across the UK. Moreover, they will spot camera work borrowed from Boogie Nights and even try and associate the whole film with 'Trainspotting' theme (because, lets face it, a Scottish Heroin addict trying to clean ... Read More
Rating: - Great
Somewhere between the cheery comedic teen angst of a Brat Pack movie and the stylishly dingy, drug-ravaged night life of "Trainspotting," you'll find the fresh-faced, fun-loving, Ecstasy-dropping, Welsh weekend warriors that populate the party-hardy world of "Human Traffic."
A capricious and energetic, rave-flavored tour through a bouncy Friday-Saturday-Sunday of dance and romance in the lives of five club-hopping pals on the cusp of their 20s, this lightweight snapshot of edgy Y2K youth culture has ... Read More
Action & Adventure • Adult • Anime • Children's • Classics • Comedy • Crime, Thrillers & Mystery • Documentary • Drama • Fitness • Gay & Lesbian • Horror • Interactive • Music • Musicals & Classical • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Television •
Human Traffic [1999]
starring: Justin Kerrigan; Jan Anderson, John Simm, Andrew Lincoln, Lorraine Pilkington, Shaun Parkes
directed by: Justin Kerrigan
directed by: Justin Kerrigan
Price: 33,541.20
Prices excluding shipping charge.Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014293134552
Format: Anamorphic, Colour, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Prism Leisure Corporation
Languages:
Manufacturer: Prism Leisure Corporation
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Prism Leisure Corporation
Region Code: 2
Release Date: April 14, 2003
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Prism Leisure Corporation
Theatrical Release Date: May 05, 2000
Related Items:
- Goodbye Charlie Bright [2001]
- The Business [2005]
- Football Factory (Special Edition) [2004]
- 24 Hour Party People - Single Disc Edition [2002]
- Twin Town [1997]
- see more
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Five best friends, 48 hours and a bucketload of ecstasy pills make for an enjoyably lightweight slice of pop-cultural ephemera from debut director Justin Kerrigan. Cardiff is the city, and hardcore partying, clubbing and pubbing is on the menu as Jip (John Simm) and his renegade band of McJobbers clock off and head out for a weekend of debauchery. Among Jip's hedonistic posse are the cheeky cockney drug-dealer Moff (Danny Dyer), the terminally jealous boyfriend Koop (Shaun Parkes) and the bad-boy magnet Lulu (Lorraine Pilkington).
And that's pretty much it. Our heroes meet in a pub, get drunk, take drugs, go to a club, then to a party, then home and then meet up in another pub, just in time for the closing credits. Along the way there's a shamefully lethargic attempt to establish character back-story: Jip is temporarily sexually impotent because his mother's a prostitute; Koop's father is institutionalised; Lulu has nasty boyfriends; and Moff has conservative parents. But generally Human Traffic is happier at the heart of the party, celebrating the intoxication of club culture--which it does in style. Kerrigan pulls out all the formal stops with an energetic melange of jump cuts, slo-mo, and speeded-up "smudge" motion camerawork. There's also direct addresses to camera, fantasy sequences and some self-conscious cameos from DJ Carl Cox and former-drug dealer Howard Marks, author of Mr Nice. Wall-to-wall music from the likes of Fatboy Slim, William Orbit and even Primal Scream help paste over the occasional cracks in the veneer, which include some particularly duff lines ("We're gonna get more spaced than Neil Armstrong ever did!") and a drawn analysis of drug references in Star Wars, a nod to the films of Kevin Smith, such as Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy. And if the whole project already feels dated and empty, well that's because it perfectly captures an essentially 1990s moment, and one gloriously empty weekend. --Kevin Maher
Average Rating:
Rating:
- A remix too far...There are many reviews of the film, although few give any mention of this being a remix version. As someone who has seen both, I'd have to say that the remixed version adds very little and seems to just be a re-editing of the original with a different intro and a few different songs (e.g. 'Weak become Heroes' at the end)
Of course, being Human Traffic, it's well worth another watch (hence the four stars) and the extras are worth at least one viewing. However, there is no way this remix ... Read More
Rating:
- Awesome take on dance cultureI completely loved this film, saw it again after a couple of years and think it gets better with age. Brilliantly shot, funny, wacky, witty, nuts dialog, good and bad of drugs, great damn music had me dancing in my chair...great take on post modern youth life, struggles, craziness, fun, drugs, music, connections, alienation, philosophy and even some male female bonding!! Funny film, wish I was less square in those days and did more of this stuff ... a inside view on some of the best of UK (welsh) youth ... Read More
Rating:
- Very dated these daysI can remember watching this when it first came out and liking it what with being a weekender myself, prone to large nights out, debauched behaviour and a good times mission with like minded friends.
Fast forward 8 years and Human Traffic is shown on Film 4. Settle down to watch it and start to cringe with embarrassment at how dated it now looks and feels. The dialogue is clunky and annoying for starters. Does, or did, anyone really talk like that? Shouting clubbing cliche words down the phone ... Read More
Rating:
- JUSTIN KARRIGAN HITS GOLDJustin Kerrigan - this time you've really done it. Human Traffic is going to upset the majority of film critics who will view the lack of plot, the drug induced dialogue and the futile outlook on Nineties Youth culture as a miserable and desperate view of how weekends are spent by ravers and clubheads across the UK. Moreover, they will spot camera work borrowed from Boogie Nights and even try and associate the whole film with 'Trainspotting' theme (because, lets face it, a Scottish Heroin addict trying to clean ... Read More
Rating:
- GreatSomewhere between the cheery comedic teen angst of a Brat Pack movie and the stylishly dingy, drug-ravaged night life of "Trainspotting," you'll find the fresh-faced, fun-loving, Ecstasy-dropping, Welsh weekend warriors that populate the party-hardy world of "Human Traffic."
A capricious and energetic, rave-flavored tour through a bouncy Friday-Saturday-Sunday of dance and romance in the lives of five club-hopping pals on the cusp of their 20s, this lightweight snapshot of edgy Y2K youth culture has ... Read More
Action & Adventure • Adult • Anime • Children's • Classics • Comedy • Crime, Thrillers & Mystery • Documentary • Drama • Fitness • Gay & Lesbian • Horror • Interactive • Music • Musicals & Classical • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Television •
