Kirandeep Yoder
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
Frances Chung
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Kamila Bell
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Paynbob
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
persistent-fury
Picture the scene. 2015 and the very first Horror Convention in the UK, a group of people fill a room with guests to premiere their Trailer for Banjo.Loosely based on real life events; I shall let you think about that, Liam Regan talked us through his ideas that came to be one of the most original nods to the Troma Universe mixed with pure British Grit that makes our movies so fantastic.The best way to explain this film?It's Drop Dead Fred on Acid.Enjoy
jamesmullinger-1
This film is a thing of beauty. I assume it was shot on a low budget but it doesn't look it. It may not be for everyone but I grew up on Troma films and continue to love them to this day. Watching Banjo felt like when I watched The Toxic Avenger and Class Of Nuke Em High for the first time twenty years ago. Brilliantly, inventively gory, hilariously funny, surprisingly emotive (at least one death will break your heart), often highly relevant in a social context (bullying) and overall a blisteringly entertaining 80 minutes. If you like Troma films or movies like Shaun Of The Dead, you will love this. I have watched it twice in 24 hours and can't wait to see it again. Director Liam Regan is clearly something of a genius and one to watch in a big way.
johnny-motley
Banjo is a feature length twisted comedy feature from Liam Regan. It was originally a short film and has now gained a cult following in the last 18 months of festival showings running 82 minutes.What made me laugh about Banjo is that it was based on a personal experience by Regan which plays as a running joke.The lead charter is named after Billy in Gremlins (1984) surname with other in jokes to boot.I felt that I got the references to Regan's film and that was an enjoyable thing to see. Ronnie (The Imaginary Friend) was kinda based on Funny Man (1994) and has hints of Drop Dead Fred (1991).People I saw the film with, also praised the sound and music to Banjo. I have to agree with them credit due to all that worked on the film!Watch out, you might even see Liam Regan's mentor and hero, Lloyd Kaufman in there as a Cameo. It must have been a child-hood dream for Regan.Like I said, the whole film is twisted and should appeal to a cult horror crowd.
Sideshow Guy
This film is a unique tale of romance in a office. You know man meets woman, then his friend turns up one day.I do like this kind of British horror film. It made me laugh, it made me look away in parts and it did not take itself to seriously . The effects, sounds and sets are good some of the cinematography was not as good the comedy did make up for that.You can see some nods to other film styles but you kind of expect that in this kind of film. I would of liked to know some of the who's and whys to move the story along. As this is the directors first feature film all I can say is well done please carry on.
