Memories of my Childhood Days.
Added 11/1/2009
Here is a film that brought back many of the experiences of a boy who was the youngest of 4 boys right after World War II! No, there was no way I could imagine the impact on the British Children during the bombing of London...yet..I could imagine many of the real and personal experiences of the children in their growth as individuals! The film was very well done. The actors chosen were exceptional! The production scenes, the special effects, the emotional performances portrayed by each actor in his or her role, allowed the film to easily place the viewer in this film's environment! The musical score did not overshadow the screenplay and supported the ups and downs of a boy's life in this difficult time of life!
I laughed and cried along with the cast, and, it was truly wonderful that this film could easily be enjoyed by children and adults alike! What really brought back the childhood memories was the way the children managed to play using whatever was available to them. A child's imagination and resilience became the main focus of this film, and, the personal relationships of families and friends left this olde babarian with a feeling of warmth and appreciation of family in times of crisis! Definitely a good choice for your personal cinematic collection and worthy of viewing with your grandchild on a rainy day in New England! At the end of the film, lots of hugs will be exchanged between all who viewed it! Ah, yes, and tears of happiness from this grandpa!
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Horrible Film !!
Added 10/29/2009
I almost never give negative reviews. Most of the time I would just as soon pass something on by if I cannot find something positive to say. However this movie is misrepresented in most of what has been written about it. Frankly this movie has no redeeming characheristics at all. From most of the write ups on this flick you get the impression that you are dealing with a young innocents point of view of the war (WWII), who still functions as a child and stays positive. This is not what you will find in this flick. What you get is a film from a very modern and adult point of view. The Children and the adults in this film are so corrupt and superficial as to make the kids and the "Jet Set" Adults of the 60's and 70's look naieve and innocent. There is nothing about the people in this film that would illicit any kind of sympathectic response and if the British had really been like this I think they could never have waged a successful war against anybody. I know a great many people who had fought in The European war and had been stationed in Britain before the invasion and they (The British) were even more straight laced then Americans of the day.(on The whole). I would not reccomend this flick to anyone. A truly Cynical peice of trash! Just Horrible!!
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A Masterpiece
Added 9/15/2009
This movie is high art and it stays with you over the years. A few times a year I will watch the DVD and see new things to appreciate and reexperience. One of the facets of this film is that just when you think something horrible is about to happen, it doesn't. Even the family's home burning leads to something good. Always finding the bright side of life, as they say. I love the German jam scene, and Billy checking out the ladies underwear and the shooting the rat and the school teacher with all the "pink bits" on the atlas - "all ours!" Surely the final scene with Bill and Grandpa has to be one of the most uplifting endings in all of filmdom, complete with a rousing sound track! 1987 was a banner year for films and I think this is the best; in my top 5 of any year.
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Greatly Disappointed
Added 3/13/2009
I bought this movie based on the ratings and reviews of other Amazon viewers thinking it would be good to use in my middle school classroom. Boy was I disappointed. It was filled with sexual content and innuendo and my wife and I turned it off before it ended whilst previewing it for the class. It don't believe it to be family viewing.
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great movie
Added 2/4/2009
My mother is a war bride and lived in London during this tragic time in history. Upon watching this movie, she laughed, teared up and was impressed with how realistic the portrayal of life during WWII London was.
The grandfather is the most crotchity, yet lovable character, I am smiling picturing him now. There are so many memorable parts in this movie and it's a trip down history lane for those of us who will hopefully never know that women actually had to draw lines down their legs to look like they had on stockings and how precious a tin of jam was. I highly recommend this movie, it is incredibly enjoyable. Even my 9 year old grandson loves it and has watched it over and over again.
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Memories of my Childhood Days.
Added 11/1/2009
Here is a film that brought back many of the experiences of a boy who was the youngest of 4 boys right after World War II! No, there was no way I could imagine the impact on the British Children during the bombing of London...yet..I could imagine many of the real and personal experiences of the children in their growth as individuals! The film was very well done. The actors chosen were exceptional! The production scenes, the special effects, the emotional performances portrayed by each actor in his or her role, allowed the film to easily place the viewer in this film's environment! The musical score did not overshadow the screenplay and supported the ups and downs of a boy's life in this difficult time of life!
I laughed and cried along with the cast, and, it was truly wonderful that this film could easily be enjoyed by children and adults alike! What really brought back the childhood memories was the way the children managed to play using whatever was available to them. A child's imagination and resilience became the main focus of this film, and, the personal relationships of families and friends left this olde babarian with a feeling of warmth and appreciation of family in times of crisis! Definitely a good choice for your personal cinematic collection and worthy of viewing with your grandchild on a rainy day in New England! At the end of the film, lots of hugs will be exchanged between all who viewed it! Ah, yes, and tears of happiness from this grandpa!
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Horrible Film !!
Added 10/29/2009
I almost never give negative reviews. Most of the time I would just as soon pass something on by if I cannot find something positive to say. However this movie is misrepresented in most of what has been written about it. Frankly this movie has no redeeming characheristics at all. From most of the write ups on this flick you get the impression that you are dealing with a young innocents point of view of the war (WWII), who still functions as a child and stays positive. This is not what you will find in this flick. What you get is a film from a very modern and adult point of view. The Children and the adults in this film are so corrupt and superficial as to make the kids and the "Jet Set" Adults of the 60's and 70's look naieve and innocent. There is nothing about the people in this film that would illicit any kind of sympathectic response and if the British had really been like this I think they could never have waged a successful war against anybody. I know a great many people who had fought in The European war and had been stationed in Britain before the invasion and they (The British) were even more straight laced then Americans of the day.(on The whole). I would not reccomend this flick to anyone. A truly Cynical peice of trash! Just Horrible!!
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A Masterpiece
Added 9/15/2009
This movie is high art and it stays with you over the years. A few times a year I will watch the DVD and see new things to appreciate and reexperience. One of the facets of this film is that just when you think something horrible is about to happen, it doesn't. Even the family's home burning leads to something good. Always finding the bright side of life, as they say. I love the German jam scene, and Billy checking out the ladies underwear and the shooting the rat and the school teacher with all the "pink bits" on the atlas - "all ours!" Surely the final scene with Bill and Grandpa has to be one of the most uplifting endings in all of filmdom, complete with a rousing sound track! 1987 was a banner year for films and I think this is the best; in my top 5 of any year.
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