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Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)

post #1 of 8
6/19/08 at 4:48pm
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Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew from Harry Potter) gets to go completely scene-chewing nuts in this Danny Boyle directed, made for BBC tv movie.

The story centers around Pete, an unemployed young man who gets a job as a vacuum salesman in order to keep his girlfriend from working as a strip-o-gram stripper. He is assigned to be mentored by Tommy Rag (Spall), an incredibly aggressive and morally bankrupt salesman who will literally do anything to close a deal.

The story seems to have a touch of Swimming with Sharks and Glengarry Glen Ross as we watch Pete try and figure out the world of sales and Tommy tries to lock up the "Best Salesman of the Year" award. As mentioned before, Spall is just batshit crazy, and a real pleasure to watch. It's also easy to recognize this is a Danny Boyle film from the wonky camera angles and accelerated scenes.

All in all, this was entertaining (I'm simply amazed at what you can show on European television - nudity and more f-bombs than you can shake a stick at) because of the performances of the main cast, but definitely not Boyle's finest work. Worth a rental though, especially if you're a fan of Trainspotting, etc.
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post #2 of 8
6/19/08 at 4:55pm
Not to derail but if you want to see a great British mini-series do check out State of Play. Believe me, you will not be disappointed.
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post #3 of 8
6/19/08 at 4:56pm
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It's in the queue!

Also, I'm curious if any of the UK Chewers saw this when it originally aired.
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post #4 of 8
6/19/08 at 4:57pm
Good.
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post #5 of 8
6/19/08 at 5:13pm
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Originally Posted by Tieman View Post
It's in the queue!

Also, I'm curious if any of the UK Chewers saw this when it originally aired.
Is this something that can be easily found at retail video stores(Vaccuming Nude in Paradise)? I don't do Netflix and I know sometimes it can be difficult to find obscure movies at places like Blockbuster.

I love Danny Boyle(hence the Sunshine pic), and have heard of but never seen this.

Also, anyone know when his new movie Slumdog Millionaire is coming out? I've heard fall and seen a temp poster, but that's about it.
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post #6 of 8
6/19/08 at 5:20pm
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Looks like Blockbuster carries it. You can also buy it for around $7.

And I wouldn't be surprised if Slumdog Millionaire didn't get released until 2009.
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post #7 of 8
6/19/08 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by Tieman View Post
Looks like Blockbuster carries it. You can also buy it for around $7.

And I wouldn't be surprised if Slumdog Millionaire didn't get released until 2009.
$7? Nice! Definitely going to have to pick this up. thanks!
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post #8 of 8
7/28/10 at 3:18pm
Finally, got around to checking this out(only took me two years!). While I agree this is not Boyle's best work, I was actually surprised by how good it was. I really wasn't expecting much, but, like all his best films, it has an energy that keeps everything moving briskly from scene to scene and of course music is always used very effectively.

Kind of reminded me of Glengary Glen Ross meets 28 Days Later. Considering he made 28 Days Later after this, it almost seems like this film was a practice run in using digital cameras. Overall, I think it's definitely worth checking out if you are a Boyle fan.
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