This Is England '86

jackhammer · 08-28-2010, 07:14 PM

Kick off 7th September. I so want this to be good. Quality TV is rare at least over here.

jackhammer · 09-07-2010, 05:24 PM

First episode quite disappointing. Not directed by Meadows as I thought the 4 episodes were. It failed to capture the mundane small moments that Meadows seems to capture with ease but 3 episodes to go so plenty of time to sort itself out.

right-track · 09-07-2010, 05:35 PM

It won't sort itself out unless they go to acting school mate.
Cringeingly bad acting from almost all the cast.
Mundane moments for sure...throughout the whole episode.

jackhammer · 09-07-2010, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

It won't sort itself out unless they go to acting school mate.
Cringeingly bad acting from almost all the cast.
Mundane moments for sure...throughout the whole episode.

75% are non actors but in the original film they shone well. I blame the director fully personally and the piano soundtrack and sunset vista shots are so NOT Meadows.

Far from a good start. I will persevere but not the explosive start I expected.

right-track · 09-07-2010, 05:51 PM

Too many pregnant pauses. It was as if they were encouraged to ad lib and it failed badly.
The film, which I've seen and enjoyed, had more of an innocence.
I was expecting something more from this series, but it seems like a step backwards.
I'll watch the second episode, but if it's as bad as the first, I'll probably walk away from the TV like I did tonight.

~~James~~ · 09-08-2010, 01:52 PM

I quite liked it.

right-track · 09-08-2010, 01:59 PM

A guest appearance by Pinocchio couldn't have made it more wooden.

jackhammer · 09-16-2010, 06:49 PM

Episode 2 was much better with a few decent plotlines bubbling away but man there are some mingers in this series!

I think this should have been called the shagging episode though. A major balls up was spotted. A character was wearing a Cure T shirt with the Bloodflowers album cover which wasn't released until 2000. Yes I am an anorak and spot shit like this. Inexcusable lapse by the film makers.

Still a few dodgy performances and unlikely scenarios though and The Graduate/ Jaws dinner table mimic scenes were lazy and ill judged.

~~James~~ · 09-17-2010, 01:31 AM

Who are the bad actors you speak of? I don't spot anyone really bad.

right-track · 09-17-2010, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

A major balls up was spotted. A character was wearing a Cure T shirt with the Bloodflowers album cover which wasn't released until 2000. Yes I am an anorak and spot shit like this. Inexcusable lapse by the film makers.

A bit like Heartbeat, for skinheads.

08-28-2010, 07:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Kick off 7th September. I so want this to be good. Quality TV is rare at least over here. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-07-2010, 05:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	First episode quite disappointing. Not directed by Meadows as I thought the 4 episodes were. It failed to capture the mundane small moments that Meadows seems to capture with ease but 3 episodes to go so plenty of time to sort itself out. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-16-2010, 06:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Episode 2 was much better with a few decent plotlines bubbling away but man there are some mingers in this series! I think this should have been called the shagging episode though. A major balls up was spotted. A character was wearing a Cure T shirt with the Bloodflowers album cover which wasn't released until 2000. Yes I am an anorak and spot shit like this. Inexcusable lapse by the film makers. Still a few dodgy performances and unlikely scenarios though and The Graduate/ Jaws dinner table mimic scenes were lazy and ill judged. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-07-2010, 05:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	It won't sort itself out unless they go to acting school mate. Cringeingly bad acting from almost all the cast. Mundane moments for sure...throughout the whole episode.

09-07-2010, 05:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Too many pregnant pauses. It was as if they were encouraged to ad lib and it failed badly. The film, which I've seen and enjoyed, had more of an innocence. I was expecting something more from this series, but it seems like a step backwards. I'll watch the second episode, but if it's as bad as the first, I'll probably walk away from the TV like I did tonight.

09-08-2010, 01:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I quite liked it.

09-08-2010, 01:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	A guest appearance by Pinocchio couldn't have made it more wooden.

09-17-2010, 01:31 AM	#19 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	Who are the bad actors you speak of? I don't spot anyone really bad.