DVD: Real Outlaws
Yeah it’s not really a movie, but so what?
Cashing in on the release of Nick Love’s Outlaw (reviewed previously on The Void), Real Outlaws is little more than an excuse to show CCTV footage of chavs and pikeys beating the shit out of members of the public.
Despite the blurb on the sleeve, there are precious few ‘real vigilantes’ present, and those that are seem to be merely an afterthought; like the makers suddenly remembered the title of the DVD, so just jammed a couple in there.
Real Outlaws is an incredibly depressing watch and is (although it’s almost certainly an accident) a crushing indictment on today’s Britain. Fancy going out for a pint? Well you can’t because if you do, you’re going to end up having your head used as a football. Plan on telling the police? There’s not really much point.
The only ray of light on this DVD is the presentation by professional cockney Alan Ford. Once again, most probably accidentally, the guy is hilarious. After one particularly nasty piece of footage he asks, “What are we gonna do wiv these cunts? Hang ‘em!”Then he pauses for a moment, as if he’s really thinking hard about it, and continues “…or experiment on ‘em.”
If Real Outlaws lived up to its name and showed some of these scrotes getting a kicking from a group of pissed-off office workers then maybe it would be worth your money – as it is though, there is very little to recommend this DVD.
