I'm lucky that I missed most of that (bar the troubles related violence obviously). But things like Threads, and a history teacher that went into too much detail, just gave me the sudden fear of a nuclear exchange when I was around 15, despite the cold war being over for 10+ years at that point . Watching Threads a few years later just cemented it.
And the rest- we were just about to go into that late 80's disaster zone, mad just thinking of it now. Heysel Bradford King's Cross Clapham Lockerbie Manchester airport Zeebrugge Kegworth Seemed like there was one every few weeks. So Threads was as bleak as I remembered it. It's the documentary style and those videprinter style stats across the screen that give me the shivers. And we lost 3-2 away, of course. It was on the classified scores just before they started snogging in the car
Yeah i rewatched it last night too and jesus it doesn't get any better does it? So many little things you forget (thank god) but the woman with the haunting eyes holding the burned/charred body of her baby in her arms really f*cked me up. It really is the most incredible piece of film making to be honest
Watched it last night. First time I have as felt cool given the rarity of it being broadcast live. But I've already seen many clips and had a general idea of it all.
I don't think I can bring myself to watch it. I was a couple of months old when it was first shown, but I've seen so many clips over the years that I could probably piece most of it together.
I remember watching this 40 years ago round my nan's house i don't think it's aged that well although it was scary at the time.
ha. I mean I had already seen many of those elements in pieces that were obviously so unsettling in random YouTube clips etc. I enjoyed how long they spent really building the lives of the characters before the attack. It might feel unnecessary to a disaster film nut who just wants the gore. But it makes that shift all the more impactful. I also lived in Sheffield for a years and so that aspect was an interesting dynamic for me. I would say the part I found most hard hitting was the realisation the main female protagonists family had perished in that basement. It felt like they'd taken as much of a precaution as you could and they were still toast. There is a strong element of luck of the draw I guess in those situations, much how if they had just let COVID run through the young and healthier would have been fine but the elderly, or immunocompromised, would be ****ed.
I was 15 when this first aired. Can’t recall if I was scared or not at the time but with the threat of nuclear war being quite real around that time I probably would have been. Never seen it since and have thought quite a few times over the years that I would like to watch it again. I will see if I can get hold of this somehow and watch it again.
Thanks mate. Managed to get this but Mrs D is still in Blighty and won’t be back till Wednesday. Not sure if she wants to watch this again so this could be our light viewing Saturday movie night
I watched it last night as Mrs. D said she didn’t want to watch it. I didn’t find it as hard hitting as it would have been in 1984 from a visual effect due to modern cgi, effects etc. but, bloody hell, the subject matter is grim. Just makes you hope that there isn’t a bastard mad enough out there who would push the button and launch these things. I will admit that I did get anxious watching for a while when the attack happened
Well I probably shouldn't have watched that immediately before going to bed. Absolutely chilling, sign me up for instant vaporisation if those events play out in real life please.
I think its just us oldies, we lived through all the 70s/80s threats of The Cold War and how Russia were going to nuke us, it never ever happened so we're probably a bit more "meh" about it now. Back in the day the program was shityfying and probs more so for the younger generation, who are new to this threat.
