I cannot think of any movie that can be compared to LS&2SB. The style of this movie is unique, full stop. Maybe it could be called a satire on true life. They are all projected as 'cool' yet the situation is always out of their control.

The villains are menacing, and yet they are made to look like idiots, and the good guys think they are so smart yet keep getting the rug pulled from under them. I suppose the most obvious feature of this movie is that it is beautifully balanced between being serious and humorous at the same time. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen LS&2SB and still cannot put my finger on why I find this movie so good to watch. To begin with my wife got pretty annoyed because any other movie we rented would be ejected after about 20 minutes of viewing and in would go LS&2SB. But despite this I became literally addicted to it. The first time I saw this movie I had difficulty in understanding a lot of the dialogue not just because of the weird accent, but because the actors spoke so damn fast.

three outtakes are shown during the credits: one with Soap telling a joke, the next where Barry asks one of the scouser's for an ice cream and one where a guy runs onto the set.

just before the credits, you see Soap telling a whole joke in the car when they are coming back from the job.

when Ed is being interviewed by the police you see him finishing explaining the rules of 3 Card Brag to them (as seen at very start).

when Big Chris is walking into Harry's office near the end, he meets the man who was on the sunbed near the start of the film.

when Barry is talking to the two scousers the dialogue is different.

Alan explains to Ed the 'history' between JD and Harry.

the earlier stages of the card game are shown.

Tom, Soap and Bacon are shown walking through the pub to the bar while Ed is playing cards.

the scene where Big Chris goes to see the man on the sunbed is longer.

at the very start of film, Ed is shown explaining the rules of 3 Card Brag to two people.

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