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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
A mild adventure comedy, 26. Juni 2004

Author: Shawn Watson (gator_macready@yahoo.com) von The Underverse

It takes a lot to get around the alarmingly 80's Edinburgh featured in this movie. A lot has changed since then and since the movie is about 2 guys who are bored with their lives, the city scenes are shot in the most drab and depressing way possible. This only accentuates their adventures in the countryside.

Basically Ronnie and Will are on the edge. They hate their lives so much and decide that a little highway robbery in the highlands would be just the fun they are looking for. What begins as a little fun soon leads to them becoming local heroes and, by the end, immortal legends.

With good characters, some funny scenes and a nice feel-good factor towards the end, Restless Natives makes for easily diverting entertainment. It's long, long out of print and ancient VHS ex-rental copies go for £135 at online auction sites. I think a DVD release is rather overdue. I hope it comes in widescreen when it does. I am unsure or the original aspect ratio but the copy I saw was in pan and scan and the lack of wide shot in the countryside scenes felt awkward and disorientating.

The mangled Glaswegian accents did NOT fit the Edinburgh setting though.

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
Marvelous off-beat film that is truly enjoyable, 2. Januar 2000
Author: paluska von United States

For Americans, it might take a "wee bit" of getting use to the Scottish accents, but this loopy, off-beat picture is so good and so entertaining, the viewer just sits back and takes it all in. Two boys who work at a Magic Store by day make their own "magic" as they rob tourist buses after work. Ned Beatty is fine, as always. This film is a real gem: the kind you just wish would get more publicity so that so many more would see and enjoy it. Savor it--and tell your friends!

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
Great, Great, Great!, 21. August 2005

Author: LuboLarsson von Scotland

I was 12 years old when this came out, I'm Scottish, I'm male and I used to love Big Country. So guess what, I really like this film! It is however not the classic I remembered it to be. After years of searching I finally got this on DVD and I can now see as a grown adult that it does have some faults. The whole armed robbery aspect is a bit dodgy now and the ending is pretty poor too. All the rest is great though, the music is fantastic and the Scottish scenery is of course beautiful. The performances are great and I wonder why the cast never went onto bigger and better things? Instead of parts in dodgy Scottish soap Take the High Road! Ned Beatty is however a big name and its great an actor of his stature would appear in a low budget Scottish film. Good on you Ned! I'm delighted this film has at last appeared on DVD and its not bad but some more extras would have been the icing on the cake. Highly Recommended.

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Good For The Most Part, 23. Juli 2002

Author: Theo Robertson von Isle Of Bute , Scotland

This has got to be one the most funny and entertaining films ever to have been set in Scotland . My only gripes are the accents are obviously West of Scotland when it`s set in Edinburgh , a pedantic point but I come from Edinburgh originally but have spent most of my life in the West of Scotland so the erroneous accents stick out a mile to the trained ear , and the fact RESTLESS NATIVES suffers very badly from a weak ending . But this film is still a lot of fun

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
Now available on DVD, 7. Juni 2005

Author: globetrotter von United Kingdom

I saw this hilarious film about 15 years ago and have been waiting to get hold of a copy ever since.

As a result I can't remember a huge amount about it that hasn't already been mentioned, but the reason for posting is below.

The good news is that as of April 18th 2005, it is now available on DVD.

It is available from the usual retailers.. e.g. amazon, play.com etc.

ASIN for the Region 2 version is B0007SMDCI

It is released by Optimum Home Entertainment

Enjoy... I'm getting my order in right away in case it gets deleted again

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If you find this film on sale, 25. August 2004

Author: neilprivate von Vancouver, Canada

Please post if you find this film on sale...or if you can find the rights to it. I'm desperate to sign it up and resell it on DVD.

This is one of my favourite films of all time. I have looked high and low for a copy. I now find myself in the position of head of acquisitions at a film distributor...and I'm really looking for the film owner. If you are the owner or know who it is please let me know. I'd love to get this out on sale again as I love it, but also I think it's an undiscovred treat for the rest of the world that never saw it.

Cheers

Neil

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Class Movie, 22. Dezember 2001

Author: Tengsted

I remember seeing this movie as a teenager. Having lived in Edinburgh, it felt great watching a place you know well on the silver screen.

The typical Scottish Humour is played well throughout. My only gripe being the actors are all West Coasters, and not East Coasters, where they are supposed to be.

The final scenes where they are chased through Edinburgh are fantastic, as is the wonderful soundtrack, by Big Country. The music in the film is a great memorial to Stuart Adamson.

If you are an Ex-Pat Scot, then watch this movie, and you'll be transported home.

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Fun, fabulous & freewheelin' film..., 24. Juli 2000
Author: nastysark von Melbourne, Australia

This is the kind of film that always cracks a smile on your dial. It's cute without being irritating, it's stupid without being offensive - it's all you want in an old fashioned comedy. And the accents are like honey lozengers; infact this is the very film you should watch if you are ill, or recovering from a hangover wrapped in a blanket infront of the TV. And the soundtrack by Big Country is an absolute hoot! What a film!!

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A Gem, 16. September 2006

Author: veefermadness von United Kingdom

I first saw this movie in about 1986. Back then I was 15 and loved razzing round on motorbikes (still do!). I also regularly went on holiday to the North West of Scotland, Glencoe in particular, and was delighted to see a lot of the beautiful scenery of that part of Scotland captured within this film.

There are some excellent performances from the main characters, Joe Mullaney and Vincent Freill, not that well known, except in Scotland, but great nonetheless. Perhaps more famous are the actors who played supporting roles, Ned Beatty, Bernard Hill, Robert Urquhart, and cameos from the likes of Brian Forbes, Nanette Newman and Mel Smith.

The Soundtrack is also worth noting. I'm not a fan of Big Country, but the music that they produced for this film is absolutely excellent and complements it completely. I loved the soundtrack for this so much, that I spent 13 years tracking it down! At first it was only available as 2 b-sides split across 2 12-inch singles they had out, but eventually they released it in its entirety on 'Restless Natives - Hits and rarities' in 1998. It's a double cd, I bought it for the 35 minute soundtrack on the 2nd CD and that's the only stuff I play from Big Country - sorry boys! The movie itself was also quite elusive! I had a copy on VHS that I recorded off the telly. It was commercially available on VHS in the late 80's early 90's, then was discontinued! There then followed about 12 years of not being able to buy it at all. The surge of DVD re-issues of old films seemed to overlook Restless Natives for what seemed like an eternity, I had begun to think the Oxford Film Foundation had lost the original film reels! DVD copies of the original VHS were beginning to appear on Ebay, with the original VHS itself starting to attract a premium! Then, all of a sudden, in 2005, 20 years after it's original release, 'Optimum Releasing' brought it out on DVD in full glory! Hurrah! A bonus with the DVD is a short interview with Vincent Friell, who played Will. He looks a bit different after 20 years! Classic little bits to look out for in no particular order:- -Little old lady, mother of 'wee Angus' belting Ronnie Witherspoon unbelievably hard across the face with her hand before beating him remorselessly with a joke rubber squeaky baseball bat while Will disguises himself with a Groucho Marx Nose, Glasses and Moustache kit . - Classic physical comedy. -Watch Will playing with the green slime in the background while Ronnie is speaking to the policeman in the joke shop. Both of them provide an excellent depiction of two lads who think they're gonna get 'found out'. But all the copper wants is to buy a pair of false breasts! -Check out Will rocking back on his chair while talking to his dad at the dinner table. He just about leans back past the point of no return, before recovering it just as his dad shouts at his sister. -The street cleaner who spins his cart round with joy as he's just swept up loads of money, nearly overturns the whole thing! -Look out for the sign pointing to Glencoe Village before the scene where they're arrested. Anyone who's been to the 'Clachaig hotel' in Glencoe will recognise it! All in all, a cracking little movie, well shot, well acted, good soundtrack, lovely scenery. Pace is pretty much spot-on, although if I was pushed, I'd say it drags a touch towards the last quarter of the movie, only because the beginning and middle flow so well. Nice little twist at the end. Definitely worth a watch!

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A real Scottish gem ******, 15. November 2005

Author: keithlivingstone von United Kingdom

If you look at my rating which is 10 out of 10 you would think that i have said it all,,,,this is a film that was basically lost and extremely hard to find until its recent DVD release.. If you are looking for a great film with amazing scenery (a lot of which was filmed in glen Nevis in fort William),plenty of funny moments and a real feel good factor then this is it.. The story begins with two Scottish lads who are fed up with having no money so decide on robbing Scotland's thriving industry which is tourist coaches and threaten to jeopardise the industry by very nervous tourists who wonder is it safe to travel by bus anymore...However the boys become local hero's with the tourists..there's plenty more story than that but that's just a taster for you if you are thinking about watching this movie..it's a one off as there is no movie like it, i love this film its a love story, a comedy and a touching film that will make you laugh again and again,,,,OK it's old and it's out of date compared to the recent blockbusters but very few films nowadays have a good storyline and hope that the special effects will see them through,,,,No special effects in this film but plenty of special moments.......(look out for a young Vincent Friell in the role of Will who has more recently been in still game and trainspotting and has seen success in theatres) Hope this helps and Enjoy the film which is now out on DVD ......

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