Noticed the BBC are re-showing this for the first time in decades, there's probably a few on here of a certain vintage (@King_Kenny @Habbinalan @TLC @zippy @StretfordEnd ) who remember it first time round. I personally remember watching it at school and it having probably one of the most dramatic impacts on me of any film i've ever watched. Aside from the feeling of dread, horror and general terror it also gave me a lifelong anti nuclear weapons stance. I actually rewatched it a few years back and it's just as powerful now, and if anything the fact it's aged makes it all seem more realistic and powerful. Personally i think it's probably one of the best films ever made, despite the impact (or maybe because of it) it has on you BBC Two - Threads
Just came down to post about Threads. Ghoulish, but brilliant. Most unsettling drama you'll ever watch. Can't wait
Exactly that, remember the joke growing up was they selected it as the city to save money on the "after scenes"
I'll give it a watch but what was I doing back then? because I don't remember this film at all. A quick check confirmed that I remember virtually no tv series or programmes that were considered the "Best of....." 1984 and 1985, although I do remember Everton getting to the FA Cup Final twice - comfortably beating Watford then losing to Norman Whiteside's extra-time goal the following year. I've completely blanked 1986. Over those two years, I was actually moving houses, jobs, renovating a house, trying to sell a house that was falling down and making hay for goats and occasionally milking them, whilst developing a part-time market garden. I also went to the pub more nights than not. I didn't watch much TV. 1984 & 1985 were when Colin Cowperthwaite was in his pomp but Barrow AFC were not. They were in the lower reaches of the Alliance Premier League and I hadn't been to a game for more than 12 years. I had yet to discover the joys of watching a relegation form Cambridge United but they managed back to back drops in '84 and '85.
Brilliant film. Anyone who hasn't seen it should do. It's dated but I think that's one of the best things about it.
I watched it again a couple of years ago, reminded I think by something Reece Dinsdale posted on Twitter. It's odd, very understated in that there's no explosion as such, no real special effects apart from make-up, but nevertheless it hits you right in the guts. I've seen the US version (The Day After) which actually came out the year before Threads, and it doesn't have the same gravity. It's a difficult watch but as others have said it's something we should all see at least once.
The fact that they don't go all in on special effects and just make it a human story is why it's so harrowing in my opinion. The base storyline is more about how quickly everything can go to shit between people based on one event. Also the fact it's not over stylised means it's relatable, little things like Woolies in the background has a lot more power than a ten minute sequence of special effects of people being vaporised. Also the writers don't even try and go for a "happy ending", it's just a sequence of events that happen, The Day After on the other hand tries to give you a sense of hope at the end. Guess that's the difference between England and America in a nutshell.
Understatement of the year! You're right though, it's because it's so relatable and focusses on ordinary people in ordinary families that it works so well.
Yes, dramatic stuff. I've seen it online again a few years back but can't find it in English atm, but the German version is free view, not much help to most on here I know.
It's probably the best horror movie ever made, despite not actually being a horror movie. Absolutely terrifying, and probably one of the big drivers as to why I have a massive fear of nuclear war
So the nuclear holocaust comes and the bloody traffic wardens survive?! Them and the cockroaches seems quite fitting tbf.
I was 1 in 1984 so don't remember this . Nice to know I'm not quite 'of a certain vintage' yet. Think I'll give it a watch though.
Combination of this film and the genuine talk of nuclear war at school, plus the massive CND marches at the time. Add in the IRA bombings, miners strike and unrest in the country and general shittip that was England then and you realise Gen X really had a f*cked up childhood tbf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
