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DVD review: Spooks: Code 9
In a word, Spooks: Code 9 is shit. Not just run of the mill, take-one-look-and-change-the-channel shit, but oh-my-God-am-I-really-seeing-this shit. No doubt the brainchild of some jaded executive who saw the perfect opportunity to craft some exciting yoof TV and get down wif da kidz, the result is a bit like being locked in a room with Eugene Levy’s character from the American Pie films. In other words, cringe-inducingly embarrassing, very probably for both parties.
As the BBC continues its tradition of running successful brands into the ground with needless spin-offs, I review Contender Home Entertainment’s release of Spooks: Code 9, a youth-oriented spin-off of the successful spy series.
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Posted: Friday, September 05, 2008 at 6:01 PM
| Comments: 5
Categories: DVD
| Reviews
| TV
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Well, you can hardly write a review like that without rousing my interest. Do you think I'd get much mileage out of it? (Bearing in mind I've seen none of the original series) Posted by: Baron Scarpia, September 6, 2008 12:51 AM
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I think you’d probably get the most out of it if you saw at least a couple of episodes of the original programme when it was at its strongest (Series 2-4, basically), but I wouldn’t say it’s a requirement by any stretch of the imagination. Let me know if you want a loan of the discs. Posted by: Whiggles, September 6, 2008 7:11 AM
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At present I'm hoping to get through a run of good films, but when I'm in the mood for some major suckage I'll call you.
By the way, has anyone made the obligatory 'Code 9 from Outer Space' jokes yet? Posted by: Baron Scarpia, September 6, 2008 11:53 AM
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Pfff, good films. What d’you want to go watching them for?
The Spooks discs are waiting for you when the cravings for something awful get too much for you to bear. Oh, and no-one’s made the “Code 9 from Outer Space” joke yet, to the best of my knowledge, so I think you’ve coined a new one there. Posted by: Whiggles, September 6, 2008 6:24 PM
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By the way, I noticed 'Similar releases' in your review. I think that says it all, really. Posted by: Baron Scarpia, September 7, 2008 2:24 PM
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