ZG80 (2016) Reviews

• Unpretentious and fun

  Balkanibal2016-09-07

  I want to point out that I just came back from the theatre so maybe I'll miss something, but I do feel that the impression of the film has settled. To put it short, it was fun and I would recommend ZG80 to all who are interested in 'ex-YU' football hooliganism, just before 'YU' got it's infamous prefix 'ex'. Apparently it was like a mad school trip to the football stadium, with almost no football, but with lots of alcohol, fist fighting and brutal jokes. There is a lot of political/nationalistic subtext which will only be understood by people who grew up in the Balkans. However, I would like to encourage football fans from around the world to give it a try, it's a great way to learn about ethnic tensions between Croats and Serbs. The film itself was made basically for two groups in Croatia, middle age male and young male audiences. The first group wants to re- experience their own memories, old hooligan anecdotes and urban myths, while the second group wants to check if those myths and anecdotes are true. ZG80 is a fun ride but it has plot holes. In the beginning you see potentially interesting situations and characters that never fully develop. After a while I felt no dramatic suspense as I saw that nothing big or important will happen. It makes me a bit sad because this film could have and should have been made better. But then again it doesn't pretend to be something that it isn't. Realistically it deserves a 6 but I give it a 7. Why? Because... Dinamo, Dinamo, Dinamoooo, Dinamo, Dinamo, Dinamooo, Dinamo, Dinamo, Dinamooo, volim te DI-NA-MO!

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• Entertaining and funny

  PetarDuric2016-09-05

  After finding out that Krpa and company are going back to screens it was very exciting. It perfectly shows rivalry between two football fans and it's very amusing. Movie kicks from the start with vulgar language and lots of jokes. From movie you can get idea that they want to be different but they have same mentality. Both teams are very violent and tend to end up in fights because of their believes and differences. There are some scenes that tend to be over the line and not so creative sometimes even absurd. There is also those two guys from different fan teams that after being arrested managed to escape police and work out their way with cuffs while trying to keep away from trouble and work out. That was better part of the movie as it shows that when both are in trouble they can work together and make things work. Movie is extremely funny with very good jokes, extremely violent with several fight scenes and in some ways clever. Considering it's Croatian movie it has great potential and it was very well made proving that maybe one day our movies may become strong also outside Croatia. 3/4

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• Dumb and illogical

  blast777-653-6610522017-01-05

  This movie is a joke, but joke that is not funny. This movie is in range of stupid American comedies with puking, and farting, and dumb fights. Movie theme got so much more potential than shallow comedy. This movie is simply dumb and waste of time. I was expecting drama with funny elements, about the football fans in the late 80'. This football fans are some kind of parody, and definitely don't bring the feeling of 80's culture in Yugoslavia. The end of movie is so illogical. The police is waiting them at the station. Where are that turf police in Belgrade, the center of Yugoslavia. It is like the Croatia is North Korea, and the Belgrade is so modern and tolerant. They got reporter there, and few policeman's who just watch everybody fighting.

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• Old school humour

  pesicdragan2017-09-01

  I actually enjoyed this movie very much. It's about a group of young football fans going to support their team to a town of their arch- rivals both as a rival football team and as a nation with historically based hatred between them. Movie takes time to let us know each character and chemistry between them is what makes this movie very good. They of course get themselves in plenty of funny and awkward situations where they have to rely on each other and sometimes on the speed of their feet. Plenty good humour and unavoidable for this region a lot of foul language. Best understanding of the movie will have people from the ex-Yugoslavia, but I believe all the football fans anywhere would enjoyed it too. I especially liked the way movie shows that no matter of all the political differences and all the alleged hate between the two nations (Croats and Serbs), we, especially as we were young people with something to believe in, we are all much more similar than we care to admit. If it weren't for a very poorly done narrating, I'd give it even higher score.

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