Movie 'This Is England'...
 

Just watched it...
Hmmmm....

Anyone else seen it and if so, what did you make of it?

Haven't heard of it yet, I will surf for info:)

I guess it's about England. I'll pass... :winkwink:

Yeah, its about england, but set in the 1980s, its a tale of a young lad whos getting bullied, and he gets taken in by a group of skinheads...

He finds an identity, by becoming a skinhead, but things soon get a bit out of hand...

Its interesting to say the least... But it somehow leaves an 'unsatisfying' taste in the mouth...

Just wondered if others felt the same... :)

http://www.moviecentre.net/upcomingm...ie_id_2094.htm

Trailer for it...

Sounds not entertaining.

Ive been waiting for this one, looking good.....going to check it out

I will check it out when it hits DVD!

I like you're style.

It has had very good reviews here. I am seeing it tomorrow.

Please let me know what you thought of it...

I'm not into gay movies, sorry.

Okay, watched it yesterday. I thought that overall it was a good film that reminded me of the pace and style of some British films from the 80's. I felt that the ending was a bit weak but I have read a bit about the person that wrote the film and he had a brief flirtation with that sort of group so maybe that is showing how fast things come and go..dunno.

Is it that abrupt an ending (without including spoilers for people who haven't yet seen it) that left the unsatisfying taste for you? I thought it was interesting to show how the early British skinheads transformed from pretty much just being wild kids to being branches of the National Front. That is obviously most clearly shown with what happens to Gumbo (again no spoilers) but then I wanted more from there..for more to be explored.

I felt that it gave us interesting insights to characters and then just dropped them and didn't take us back...which I felt stopped it from being a great film and left it as a good film.

Yeah, the ending did kinda suck didnt it ?
I guess I was kinda expecting another "quadrophinia", or "breaking glass", or someother kinda cult / youth movie of the 80's but it just fizzeled out...

That said though, I was given a much deeper insight into the movie last night, as i happened to catch the south bank show on ITV which was all about it... apperntly the kid in the movie 'sean fields' was supposed to be the director 'shane meadows' so with that in mind, it kinda made sense...

As it was based on his own autobiographical experiences, that kinda explained the ending a lot more...

Anyway, thanks for replying... Interesting to hear your views...

Ah, you are the other person on the planet that likes Breaking Glass :) People actually groan when they see it in my DVD collection.

haven't seen it....

I know exactly what you mean :)

I love anything along those lines... Possibly because I'm trying to recaupture a lost youth ? I dunno LOL

With the benift of hindsight, that I think, was the problem... I probably expected to be 'blown away' by the movie, as i was by so many others... unfortunatly though... Im no longer 16 :(

I saw it a few days ago, I thought it was very good indeed.

I think the way it has been promoted I thought there would be more edge to it..almost Romper Stomper-ish.

Phowarrrrr....
'Breaking Glass'...
'Romper Stomper'...

Oh yeah...
Keep talikng dirty to me baby...
Your my kinda gal :)

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lol..Phil Daniels is in East Enders at the moment...you have to love him

Yeah.. Along with thinking... 'Fuck me... Hes got old hasnt he!'

Guess its all part of realizing your own mortality...

lol..yeah he is looking a bit more geezerish but I still think he has a bit of something about him