Tony Towner's Fridge
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Absolutely fantastic. Brilliantly portrays the Greatest Ever Brit...
Recommend and a half!
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[Film] The Darkest Hour
- Thread starter jakarta
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100% agreement. Best portrayal of Churchill I have ever seen. Oscar for G Oldman I hope.
Gabbafella
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- Aug 22, 2012
- 4,710
Same sentiments as all the above. If Oldman doesn't get an Oscar for this then I'll be astonished.
Garage_Doors
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Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Good.
But not GREAT.
But not GREAT.
Really ?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
- 11,086
Who would have though BG and Michael Owen would have that in common.
cunning fergus
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- Jan 18, 2009
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Yep, like a kind of choice between soft war or hard war..............how times have changed.
- Jan 3, 2012
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An excellent film. Gary Okdman superb.
But you may not like it if you area stickler for historical accuracy.
- Jan 3, 2012
- 16,594
I enjoyed the scene in the tube, and presumed it was a fabrication.
The review origin the Guardian described it as a "high octane political thriller".
And to be fair my wife is a historian and thought a lot if the characters were portrayed very believably, like for example George VI.
That scene was clearly an artistic moment to make a point. It was wholely in line with the film
Grizz
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Absolutely. The Director/Script writer had to find a way to tie in Churchill's swaying away from the negotiated peace muted by Halifax and Chamberlain and this was the easiest way to convey it for the audience. It also helped to break the tension of the War Cabinet Rooms that was superbly built up and then lead him down the path to his addressing the Outer Cabinet. I can forgive the cringe worthiness of the scene, it kinda worked as a bridge screen.
Easy 10
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Yes, really. Oldman gives a great performance, thats beyond question. But he is not surrounded by a great film. The supporting cast is so-so, and I found the scope of the film too narrowly focused purely on him, and not the narrative of the war and the results of the life-and-death decisions he was making. In that respect, it was rather dry.
That scene jarred. It was all very fanciful and twee, and felt completely contrived. Churchill was a stubborn, belligerent man and politician, he didn't need fictional pep-talks from "Joe Public" on the underground to tell him what he should do. It was a true eye-roller for me.
That said, I did enjoy it for the most part. But a masterpiece it most certainly is not.
Deadly Danson
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Exactly my thoughts. Decent film. Very good performance from Oldman. Ridiculous tube scene. Wouldn't make my top 100 films but overall enjoyed it.
Fignon's Ponytail
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I thought it was superb. Took my 14 year old as well who really enjoyed it too (hes into WW2 history anyway, so it wasn't difficult to get him along to it)
Disappointing to see that we were easily the youngest ones, in a full screen, watching it though. Im 43 and there wasn't another person (or hair colour other than silver) under 60 I reckon. Guess the younger generation generally arent interested, or know, about the most pivotal time in the worlds history
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Disappointing to see that we were easily the youngest ones, in a full screen, watching it though. Im 43 and there wasn't another person (or hair colour other than silver) under 60 I reckon. Guess the younger generation generally arent interested, or know, about the most pivotal time in the worlds history
(DavidRyder
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- Jul 23, 2013
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IMO it was very good - al lot better than the other Churchill film which was out last year I think.
I thought it was superb. Took my 14 year old as well who really enjoyed it too (hes into WW2 history anyway, so it wasn't difficult to get him along to it)
Disappointing to see that we were easily the youngest ones, in a full screen, watching it though. Im 43 and there wasn't another person (or hair colour other than silver) under 60 I reckon. Guess the younger generation generally arent interested, or know, about the most pivotal time in the worlds history
Odd.
n1 gull
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I didn't rate it at all. I found it pretty dull. The story is very one dimensional and missed all the charm of The Kings Speech.
It had massive plot points vocalised like when Chamberlain explains how he has only 6 months to live. The tube scene is ridiculous.
Oldman is very good but I didn't find it cinematic at all. If I found it on tv on a Sunday night I would enjoy it but I really don't get all the hype?
I think a lot of it is down to jingoism. Not all critics have loved it so I'm not alone in this viewpoint
It had massive plot points vocalised like when Chamberlain explains how he has only 6 months to live. The tube scene is ridiculous.
Oldman is very good but I didn't find it cinematic at all. If I found it on tv on a Sunday night I would enjoy it but I really don't get all the hype?
I think a lot of it is down to jingoism. Not all critics have loved it so I'm not alone in this viewpoint
Fignon's Ponytail
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Whats the problem? My 14 year old IS interested in that stuff as he is from a military family anyway, but no other youngsters were at the film...in a packed screening - hence my comment saying maybe they "generally" arent interested.
Maybe they all went on a different day....