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This is England

 
 
Ava Banana
16:17 / 20.08.07
Watched this last night and being a bit of a fan of Shane Meadows expected it to be full of well-realised characters, a true grasp of the zeitgeist and utterly harrowing. I wasn't disappointed. I think it's an amazing film, very funny dialogue and characters and the sets and costumes made me feel like I was a little kid back in the early eighties again, plus the soundtrack is excellent.
There were quite a few scenes I found very difficult to watch indeed, but I just couldn't tear my eyes away. The main thing I love about the film is how it draws a very clear line between skinheads as a culture/lifestyle rooted in reggae,tu-tone and punk and those who are nationalists.
I'd be really interested to hear what other people think.
 
 
Bandini
06:47 / 30.08.07
Bumping this, DVD is out very soon in the UK.
I absolutely loved This is England and went back and re watched TwentyFourSeven and watched Room for Romeo Brass for the first time as well.

I was really surprised by the similarity between Room For Romeo Brass and This Is England, almost as if the latter may have been what Meadows had in mind when when making the former. This does not detract from either film though, in their own right they are great films.
 
  
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