A very disturbing, but excellent, film

[gridlore]

I just spent the last two hours or so watching Threads. Best described as the British counter to The Day After (and being produced at the same time) Threads follows the events leading up to and the effects of a general strategic nuclear exchange in the English city of Sheffield in May of 1983. The main plot follows two families about to be joined by the marriage of their children, with a subplot following the terribly unprepared local authorities trying to handle the situation.

The entire thing is up on YouTube. The transfer is pretty good, although the sound gets a little out of synch in a few places. But you won't really notice. If you're of a certain age, you remember when we expected something like this to happen. And Threads pulls no punches. Well acted, and it brutally depicts the effects of a nuclear war out to a decade plus. The ending is not happy, holds little hope for the human race, and is quite fitting.

Not really sure if I can recommend this. It's not that it's bad, it's just that some of the images and ideas are very disturbing. For sheer quality of film making, it gets 4 penguins out of 5. And, if like me, you grew under the shadow of Armageddon, you might find this film interesting.

Bit of a warning. Nigh-impenetrable English accents abound.

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Re: The one that I remember

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Oh, that one was great.