I grew up not far from where the events took place, and watched this in my early teens. I recall that the press was full of related articles, including those that provided analysis of the casualties in various zones around the epicenter in Sheffield. Some of the places mentioned were very close to home. The impact of the film has lost nothing over the intervening years. Well worth investing a few quid on the DVD version!
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24th Feb 2018 11:23 pm
Paul J.
Member Since: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Leafy Cheshire
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Wooden anniversary
Just watched Once Upon a Time in The West (again )
What a great film.
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8th Apr 2023 8:18 pm
HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
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I grew up not far from where the events took place, and watched this in my early teens. I recall that the press was full of related articles, including those that provided analysis of the casualties in various zones around the epicenter in Sheffield. Some of the places mentioned were very close to home. The impact of the film has lost nothing over the intervening years. Well worth investing a few quid on the DVD version!
"No one ever forgets the experience of watching Threads. [...It] is arguably the most devastating piece of television ever produced. It's perfectly crafted, totally human and so completely harrowing you'll think that you'll probably never want to watch it again."(Jonathan Hatfull)
Very true and every time there is a blow up in the middle east including the Kuwait invasion to the Russian support of al Assad in Syria I remember the start of that filmA visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
27th Apr 2023 5:41 pm
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"Funny" bit in the film - they keep showing a Phantom taking off but the one shown is a 19 Squadron aircraft - and 19 Squadron were at Wildenrath in Germany at the time, not Finningley. I don't think Finningley ever had Phantoms.
Oh, and the events in the Middle East were taking place in May. So, let's hope Putin hasn't seen Threads... Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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