Movie: This is England
Added 1/7/2010
This movie is iteresting and strange, somewhat sick and twisted. Its about a kid who falls in with the "wrong crowd" of which he is significantly younger than. It's almost like an English version of the movie Kids... If you like Kids, American History X, Made in Brittain, Gummo, Requiem for a Dream, Pallindromes, Alpha Dogs and other such movies you will enjoy this movie!
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My item never arrived!!
Added 12/19/2009
I ordered this item for a friends birthday from iNetVideo and after 3 weeks I wrote to them. It took 2 e-mails for a response and then when i finally recieved a response they just said to 'Please be patient for your order, it takes 4-6 weeks for items to be shipped'. Even though I had recieved an e-mail saying that my item had been shipped 2 days after ordering it on Amazon. I have not recieved any other information.
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A rare brutal yet beautiful film
Added 12/6/2009
I first watched This is England after the video case caught my eye at a local rental store. I fell in love with the film and now consider it my favorite movie for both what it does and doesn't do.
This is England is one of the greatest efforts I've yet discovered to completely capture a time and place. Admittedly I'm an American who never visited 1980s Britain, but the film's gritty yet poignant visuals of urban decay and anti-authority fashion make This is England's self-contained world fascinating and engrossing.
The story of Shaun coming of age in a time and place where love is scarce and comes in sometimes horrific forms is fascinating and told with remarkable restraint. Beautiful performances make every character, no matter how minor, believable and fascinating. Shaun comes of age in a way that displays his own turbulence while never losing sight of the ugliness of those already living in the adult world of war and hatred.
This is England is ambitions without being overly contrived. It tells a small story very well, and takes a very un-pretty idea and makes it immensely compelling.
If you have any interest in coming-0f-age stories, check this one out.
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Movie This Is England
Added 10/21/2009
Recently saw this movie through my netflix account, and my 19 year old fell in love with it! Very excited to be able to find it on Amazon for an amazing price for his birthday.
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Informative Where Other Skinhead Films Deviate
Added 9/14/2009
While well done and informative about England's 1980s skinhead recession era, the pace was fairly slow. Significant to note is the storyline sticks to the true non-racist basis of the skinheads for the most part, though when the original gang founder returns to reclaim his territory he brings a new more harm-filled credo. The development of his story clearly compromises that of others in the film, which weakens the overall plot. In the end the story demonstrates that at the heart of any extremist group is a mentally unstable leader.
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