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Set in the early 1980's, a council estate boy growing up on the streets of Bristol has his motorcycle stolen the day he buys it. He and his scoundrel friends seek to retrieve the bike from the unknown fence.
The Fence
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06 Jun 2018
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This just randomly popped up in my YouTube recommendations, probably because I was looking up This is England for Film Club. Anyways this short is pretty decent, with an engaging story of reclaiming stolen property. It’s not gonna blow you away with the acting or cinematography; but it has heart and it uses that heart fully.
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Another fun early 80s set skinhead short. The highlight here being one skin bopping away to Pat Benetar's Love is a Battlefield on his walkman when he thinks no one's around!
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Overall a wholly entertaining experience, The Fence does an excellent job at using colour, sound and dialogue to effectively establish the intended setting. Honestly my main gripe with it was the acting; particularly that of the Bike Dealer's mother. I thought it was somewhat over-exaggerated almost to the point of melodrama, especially when she opened the door for the first time, thematically introducing herself. This didn't really interfere with my enjoyment of the film as whole however, and actually ended up providing some comic relief.
Something else that I believe could have potentially been improved was the pacing, most likely through the writing. I thought the set-up at the start was excellent, and I really loved the use of music…
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I believe there’s a feature length version of this very witty short. I’ll keep my eyes peeled.
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Quality Percentage: 57%
Enjoyability Rating: 6/10The Fence (Stone, 2018)
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------------------------------------------------------Genuinely an accident...but she swung first. We all saw that, right?
An engaging short in The Fence but are you telling me that the big lad wouldn't fight back when they punched his mum in the face.
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I have a strange relationship with this movie that’s unfolding more and more every second. Apparently watched William Stone’s “The Manor” like a whole ass year ago and had no idea who it was even made by. Recently came across The Fence and strangely really really connected with it, AND NOW I FIND OUT THERE’S A FEATURE FILM FOR THE FENCE WITH A KICK ASS POSTER???
A large part of me is really rooting for William Stone, hope he makes more cool shit.
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