Kidulthood Special Edition (DVD)

Kidulthood was hyped as a true view of the life of a teenager in London in the early 2000's. If this is the case I have to ask why so many people live in London, it's a view of London I'm sure to some extent exists but a true view or realistic which was the other word used? Maybe if you're a scumbag, and your family are total scum then yes true view and realistic might be appropriate wording. But lets not get off on the wrong foot here, Kidulthood is not a bad film, but if your looking for realism then perhaps Stargate is closer to the truth. The movie shot on a very small budget revolves around a series of teens from different years at an inner London senior ...  Read the complete review

Kidulthood is the story of a bunch of inner city 'youfs' being naughty in da ghetto, shanking each other, and generally being pesky little oiks, innit blood, ya get me. It begins with shocking scenes of bullying in a school, led by the truly disgustingly nasty 'Sam' as played by Noel Clarke who apparently was in Doctor Who, but luckily I've never watched Dr Who so I can make no comparison. Later we will see that Sam is a central character in this, as the film weaves its merry way through thuggery, extreme violence, casual drug-taking, casual sex, casual wear, and casual crime, guns, drink, casual suicide, happy-slapping, bullying, racism and casual ...  Read the complete review

Kidulthood is the first film by Noel Clarke (Mickey in Doctor Who), who both stars in and wrote the film. The film stars Noel Clarke, Aml Ameen, Adam Deacon and Jaime Winstone, alongside others in a story of teenage life in London. The film focuses on the subject of the day to day struggles of one 15 year old boy, Trife. Torn between his mates, the girl he loves, his dangerous uncle and other teenage problems, he must choose whether to live his life in the way he thinks is right, or the way he knows. After the tragedy of a schoolmates suicide, the gang are left with a day off school and a paty to attend later that evening. However, the days events all build ...  Read the complete review

There have been many praiseworthy and 'cult' British films made over the years, and none will be praised as much as Kidulthood, a shocking and disturbing portrayal of what is supposed life on the streets of London for a group of 15 year olds who become victims to a thug over the course of a day and a few choice encounters and events. Kidulthood is the brainchild of Noel Clarke, probably best known as Mickey in the more recent Doctor Who series with Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, but fast becoming a well known name off screen, too, writing the script for Kidulthood as well as writing and directing its sequel, conveniently and aptly entitled Adulthood. ...  Read the complete review

"Now go straight to your room," is a line I'm sure none of the characters in the sensational, Kidulthood, have heard before. When I first discovered Kidulthood it was being advertised as being on the cinema with short flashes of advertisements here and there, obviously because of the budget many small British films see themselves on. For what I can remember as being the first time I have ever seen a film that caters to the origins of urban/chav life in London, it was definitly going to be a talking point in the group of friends I carry myself with. Checking the cinema listings neither of my local cinemas (Cineworld and Vue) were showing Kidulthood, apparently ...  Read the complete review