Shane Meadows' new film, This Is England - erutufon|nofuture

**Orang Utan** · 15th November 2006

I saw a preview of Shane Meadows' latest film, This Is England - it's stunning - about a boy growing up in the 80s and joining a skinhead gang.
A much better review than the one below can be found here: http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/007533.html
It's a great period piece - lots of stuff here rings true about growing up in the eighties - the being teased for wearing flares, the scrappy school fights, the smashing up old council houses out of boredom. Great use of music from Toots to UK Subs to Strawberry Swithcblade. At times, it seemed it was bashing home the point that this film is set in the eighties a little too forcefully - it sometimes looked like an 80s bad hair day fashion parade, and the montages of news footage from the eighties, though poignant at times (esp the Falklands footage) was little bit too 'Rock n roll years', especially at the beginning.
The performances were outstanding, especially Stephen Graham as Combo, but Thomas Turgoose's debut performance as Shaun was most impressive.
Cracking dialogue as well - it's a very funny film, despite it being quite emotionally wrenching.

bracket · 15th November 2006

I really wanna see this film.

bracket · 15th November 2006

Aha...Meadows is the guy that directed Dead Man shoes.

mattp · 15th November 2006

Sounds abit like Made In Britain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084287/

bracket · 15th November 2006

I did a scene from 'Made in Britain' for my drama GCSE.

JE:5 · 16th November 2006

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Originally Posted by mattp

Sounds abit like Made In Britain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084287/

Aye, Made In Britain is ace. Tim Roths first film was it not? "Oi, I want my lunch"

Looking forward to this new Shane Meadows one, when is it out?

**Orang Utan** · 16th November 2006

April

iain c · 16th November 2006

hope the ------ boneheads dont take the film as there own,of course most of the joe public will just see skinheads as 'all the same'

**Orang Utan** · 16th November 2006

There's little danger of that Ian - there's a clear demarcation between the skinheads who are just part of a teen gang and the nasty racist thugs who they are often confused with - one of the gang is black!

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Orang Utan hard to please anal Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brixton Posts: 8,538	Shane Meadows' new film, This Is England I saw a preview of Shane Meadows' latest film, This Is England - it's stunning - about a boy growing up in the 80s and joining a skinhead gang. A much better review than the one below can be found here: http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/007533.html It's a great period piece - lots of stuff here rings true about growing up in the eighties - the being teased for wearing flares, the scrappy school fights, the smashing up old council houses out of boredom. Great use of music from Toots to UK Subs to Strawberry Swithcblade. At times, it seemed it was bashing home the point that this film is set in the eighties a little too forcefully - it sometimes looked like an 80s bad hair day fashion parade, and the montages of news footage from the eighties, though poignant at times (esp the Falklands footage) was little bit too 'Rock n roll years', especially at the beginning. The performances were outstanding, especially Stephen Graham as Combo, but Thomas Turgoose's debut performance as Shaun was most impressive. Cracking dialogue as well - it's a very funny film, despite it being quite emotionally wrenching. ........................... I like small speakers. I like tall speakers Power from the needle to the plastic
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bracket bukkake emoticon tbh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: norfLDN Posts: 4,692	I really wanna see this film.
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bracket bukkake emoticon tbh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: norfLDN Posts: 4,692	Aha...Meadows is the guy that directed Dead Man shoes.
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mattp Registered Erutufon Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Oxford (UK) Posts: 973	Sounds abit like Made In Britain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084287/
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bracket bukkake emoticon tbh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: norfLDN Posts: 4,692	I did a scene from 'Made in Britain' for my drama GCSE.
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Orang Utan hard to please anal Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brixton Posts: 8,538	April ........................... I like small speakers. I like tall speakers Power from the needle to the plastic
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16th November 2006	#8
iain c Spirit of 69 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: glasgow Posts: 863	hope the ------ boneheads dont take the film as there own,of course most of the joe public will just see skinheads as 'all the same'
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