Two best friends who go through war overseas, leave the army and become London gang bosses.Two best friends who go through war overseas, leave the army and become London gang bosses.Two best friends who go through war overseas, leave the army and become London gang bosses.
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- TriviaThe title "Three stops down from Plaistow" is old London cockney slang to describe someone who is Barking (mad). In reference to the London Underground Train Network.
- GoofsIn the Army flashback scenes, the soldiers are depicted wearing current issue MTP gear. This wasn't introduced until 2010. They should have been wearing woodland scheme DPM-95.
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Chantelle: You're allowed to share everything with Johnny. Even his girl.
Chris Nelson: Why would I want a girl when I've already got a lady? Fuck off.
- ConnectionsEdited from Three Stops Down From Plaistow (2013)
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Definite watch!!!!
Essentially this is a gangster flick with a nicely incorporated military element. Okay so there may be a few discrepancies with dates of the Bosnian war and the ages of the recruits in the basic training scenes but HOLD ON........You need to appreciate the film for what it is and what Chris Bell and the team have achieved on a minuscule budget! The story of two friends as their lives envelop from the military to top London gangsters. This is a well worked back drop to a very gutsy, hard hitting, gritty and cool British film........
There is plenty of action for the boys as well as some nicely acted scenes showing the complexities and intricacies of everyday relationships within a gangster lifestyle which isn't an easy thing to pull off but the film handles it well.
There are times when the editing / cutting isn't brilliant but we are not talking a Hollywood blockbuster budget here!! There are some nice one-liners and plenty of likable characters which makes the film easily watchable and the documentary style camera shots encompass you into the films ethos really well.
The two main characters Chris and Johnny are played beautifully by Chris Bell and Alan Lund showing the various layers of vulnerability as well as the hard man element.
I take my hat off to what Chris Bell, Steven M Smith and the team have done with this film which includes a lovely and clever twist in the plot!
I for one will be watching this film many times over and because of the way it is filmed and it's slight discrepancies it could easily be catapulted into cult status in years to come! Not a term I would use lightly.
Anything these guys do in future I will certainly watch!!!!
There is plenty of action for the boys as well as some nicely acted scenes showing the complexities and intricacies of everyday relationships within a gangster lifestyle which isn't an easy thing to pull off but the film handles it well.
There are times when the editing / cutting isn't brilliant but we are not talking a Hollywood blockbuster budget here!! There are some nice one-liners and plenty of likable characters which makes the film easily watchable and the documentary style camera shots encompass you into the films ethos really well.
The two main characters Chris and Johnny are played beautifully by Chris Bell and Alan Lund showing the various layers of vulnerability as well as the hard man element.
I take my hat off to what Chris Bell, Steven M Smith and the team have done with this film which includes a lovely and clever twist in the plot!
I for one will be watching this film many times over and because of the way it is filmed and it's slight discrepancies it could easily be catapulted into cult status in years to come! Not a term I would use lightly.
Anything these guys do in future I will certainly watch!!!!
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- Apr 16, 2015
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