An instant, modern classic

by Robert Popper on July 23, 2010 · View Comments

Wow. This trailer for Irish martial arts movie, ‘Final Deviation’ is something so, so, um…special?

My fave lines? Probably: “How did it go in Hong Kong?” and – of course – “But what about Nicola?!”

You were right, @AstonishingSod, you did strike the mother lode.

{ 17 comments }

1 Gareth Evans July 23, 2010 at 2:22 pm: Good God.
2 moogyboobles July 23, 2010 at 2:31 pm: It's a bit like when Jessica Fletcher visits her Irish friends but more martial artsy.
3 Danny Stephenson July 23, 2010 at 2:42 pm: Wait. The guy at 1:23. Wasn't he in Titanic? isn't he the guy who got shot by the deck officer?
4 theorris July 23, 2010 at 2:44 pm: “You made me look bad, and that's not good!” is right up there with the opening line.
5 Matthew Patton July 23, 2010 at 2:48 pm: This was a REAL movie?
6 Steve Beck July 23, 2010 at 3:27 pm: after the credits it says:
“Experience it in IMAX”
hahahahahaa!!
7 SirCrabApples July 23, 2010 at 4:07 pm: Notice the guy from Boyzone? Brilliant
8 Hanna July 23, 2010 at 4:34 pm: “you made me look bad, and that's not good.”
If this is fake, they've done quite well to make it seem real but bad but not intending to be bad…you know what I mean.
9 Jono 'Fists of Fury' Carter July 23, 2010 at 4:36 pm: What the fuck was that!
10 tomdaylight July 23, 2010 at 4:56 pm: My favourite caption: “Experience it in IMAX”
11 lynch_69 July 23, 2010 at 6:07 pm: Still better than Jason Statham's last 10 films.
12 Redclaire July 23, 2010 at 10:21 pm: It's definitely fake isn't it? The first caption says “The following fake preview has been approved…”
13 Pidge July 23, 2010 at 11:10 pm: Watched the whole thing recently. It's readily available on torrents. Incredibly, the guy from BoyZone is the best actor in it.
14 Simon Underwood July 24, 2010 at 11:12 pm: “Now look here! I don't think the girl needs help to cross the road…” AMAZING. It's almost exactly like the first fight scene in the Van Damme movie Hard Target as well.

Also, the more professional sounding voiceover and music “He can hear it before it happens…” etc, is ripped straight from the trailer for Daredevil. Stunning.
15 Octmep July 27, 2010 at 10:37 pm: I like the bit near the end (of the trailer) where he just chucks someone over the wall.

This film is definitely real (although the trailer is fake). It's Ireland's first full-length martial arts film and was produced in 1998. I watched it myself. I would certainly recommend it alongside a bunch of other low budget films I've seen that don't even seem to have their own trailer!
16 Suckmychang August 4, 2010 at 1:23 am: saw this ages ago. everyone i know is obsessed with it. its the most hilarious awful and amazing film i've ever seen. Plus the already famous fella from boyzone is in it. Must have lost a bet or something. I don't understand very much about this film but i love it so
17 gavclarke August 31, 2010 at 8:59 pm: haha I love the end over the wall 'oooh oh'