This Is England

by **Guiscard** on Tue May 15, 2007 3:19 pm

Anyone seen this film?

Saw it today and was very impressed. Best portrayal of thatcher-era Britain / youth culture / racism etc. I've seen. Dealt with the issues and conflicts in a really engrossing way. Just the right amount of humour / seriousness and charm / violence.

Better than Romper Stomper

by **Guiscard** on Thu May 17, 2007 2:01 pm

bump. see this.

by **diddle** on Thu May 17, 2007 2:02 pm

so its a pretty much all round film

whats the story

Website · by **Huckleberryhound** on Thu May 17, 2007 2:09 pm

I watched this film last night, and thought it was a slow , badly acted piece of dog doodoo.

Two hours of nothing much really, and i'm not the type who needs explosions to make a film.

I should point out that i was born in 1973, and grew up in thatchers britain during that time....the film was still crap.

by **Guiscard** on Thu May 17, 2007 2:11 pm

Huckleberryhound wrote:I watched this film last night, and thought it was a slow , badly acted piece of dog doodoo.

Two hours of nothing much really, and i'm not the type who needs explosions to make a film.

I should point out that i was born in 1973, and grew up in thatchers britain during that time....the film was still crap.

Fair enough...

Seen any other Shane Meadows at all?

by **heavycola** on Thu May 17, 2007 2:52 pm

I LOVED it, like every other Shane Meadows film I have seen. He is one of the best british filmmakers alive today IMHO. I didn't see any bad acting at all, either - who in particualr?

by **Titanic** on Thu May 17, 2007 4:28 pm

Sounds good...might watch it on Wednesday, half price tickets....

by **btownmeggy** on Thu May 17, 2007 5:29 pm

It looks great, but it's not available through Blockbuster Online, which means I'll probably never watch it. Having to leave my house and actually go to the movie store seems... like an impossible chore.

But it looks great. I love thinking about nationalism.

by **Spuzzell** on Thu May 17, 2007 5:54 pm

I loved it, thought the acting was great too.

It's only been released in the cinema for a month or so btw, won't be on DVD for rental for a while.

by **Genghis Khant** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:49 pm

Haven't seen it yet, but I loved A Room For Romeo Brass and Dead Man's Shoes so I'm expecting this one to be good too.

by **Guiscard** on Thu May 17, 2007 9:19 pm

Genghis Khant wrote:Haven't seen it yet, but I loved A Room For Romeo Brass and Dead Man's Shoes so I'm expecting this one to be good too.

The best yet.

by **hawkeye** on Thu May 17, 2007 10:10 pm

This is England.

Website · by **Huckleberryhound** on Thu May 17, 2007 10:12 pm

hawkeye wrote:This is England.

You can see my hometown on the map

It's in Scotland. YYEEEAAAHHHH.

by **Titanic** on Fri May 18, 2007 3:38 am

hawkeye wrote:This is England.

Its also Wales, and parts of Scotland, NI, Ireland and France.

My home town isn on there, but I could easily pinpoint it...

by **heavycola** on Fri May 18, 2007 5:24 am

Genghis Khant wrote:Haven't seen it yet, but I loved A Room For Romeo Brass and Dead Man's Shoes so I'm expecting this one to be good too.

Hear hear! Especially ARFRB. I can hear the Specials already...

by **Bertros Bertros** on Fri May 18, 2007 7:09 am

Have only seen Dead Mans Shoes which I thought was fantastic... whilst I never experienced anything as sombre as the plot the characters and environment were scarily reminiscent of that I grew up in which made the film all the more compelling. I've been meaning to see This is England for a while so I think you have just prompted me to go tonight. I'll let you know what I thought tomorrow...

by **Guiscard** on Fri May 18, 2007 7:32 am

Titanic wrote:
hawkeye wrote:This is England.

Its also Wales, and parts of Scotland, NI, Ireland and France.

My home town isn on there, but I could easily pinpoint it...

Mine is! Ha! Don't Know why, though, they've missed off many bigger towns...

Just another reason why LE10>LE11

by **DAZMCFC** on Fri May 18, 2007 10:13 am

mine is not, but just between mnachester and bolton, you will find the city of sunny SALFORD. :twisted:

by **Titanic** on Fri May 18, 2007 5:42 pm

Guiscard wrote:
Titanic wrote:
hawkeye wrote:This is England.

Its also Wales, and parts of Scotland, NI, Ireland and France.

My home town isn on there, but I could easily pinpoint it...

Mine is! Ha! Don't Know why, though, they've missed off many bigger towns...

Just another reason why LE10>LE11

They have Hinckley, but no Sheffield or Portsmouth or other places

. If you look on the map, the place where the red lines from Derby, Nottingham and Leicester meet on the M1, thats LE11! Perfect positioning...

At least Skegness is on it! Love that place.

by **Guiscard** on Sat May 19, 2007 9:53 am

Titanic wrote:They have Hinckley, but no Sheffield or Portsmouth or other places . If you look on the map, the place where the red lines from Derby, Nottingham and Leicester meet on the M1, thats LE11! Perfect positioning...

At least Skegness is on it! Love that place.

Went skeggy last time I was at home for shits and giggles... Was pretty cold but you can't beat wasting a fiver on Time Crisis in the arcade.

by **flashleg8** on Fri May 25, 2007 5:34 pm

Missed this thread (sorry to resurrect it!) but loved the film. Right up my street as I'm into the Trojan records early skin head movement and I really hate how it is always associated with the BNP infiltration.
My only gripe about the film is there’s no scooters! (off to a scooter rally tomorrow - though I don't have a scooter at the min :oops:

due to the birds moaning)

Best line by far:

Do ya want to suck me tits?

by **Guiscard** on Fri May 25, 2007 6:23 pm

flashleg8 wrote:Missed this thread (sorry to resurrect it!) but loved the film. Right up my street as I'm into the Trojan records early skin head movement and I really hate how it is always associated with the BNP infiltration.
My only gripe about the film is there’s no scooters! (off to a scooter rally tomorrow - though I don't have a scooter at the min due to the birds moaning)

Best line by far:

Do ya want to suck me tits?

Yeh it had a great soundtrack. Really into the old reggae stuff, Toots and the Maytals and all that...

That was a great line. I also liked the whole explaining her name to the lads mum bit too... 'It's not because I smell...'

by **DAZMCFC** on Sat May 26, 2007 1:32 pm

hopefully watching it this weekend, borrowing it from a friend. get backed to you if i enjoyed it.

by **flashleg8** on Sat May 26, 2007 7:30 pm

On a slightly related not. Back from a scotter rally and watched Quadrophenia again. (for the umptineeth time) Fuckin' cannot beat it! (also cannot type when pished!).

Can it be possible to be a good Mod and a skaite?

I would pollify the question but the majority of the yanks on 'ere have no idea of either.

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