Posted by Angus Manwaring on 09/25/05 20:53

On 25-Sep-05 15:50:59, Gunther Gloop said
>Nige wrote:
>> Angus Manwaring wrote:
>>> On 24-Sep-05 20:51:08, Nige said
>>>> Nath wrote:
>>>>> Is this out on DVD?
>>>
>>>> Dunno, but it's a cracking film!
>>>
>>>> You seen Downfall yet?
>>>
>>> Not me, but I'm interested. Is it any good?
>>>
>>
>> I haven't seen it yyet, I'm trying to find a place that's got it in
>> stock locally!

>It's in stock on play.com, but you probably don't consider that local I
>spose.

>It's a very good movie -more for what you learn about those last days than
>for any "movieness".
>I mean, it isn't particularly brilliantly directed or shot, but the story
>itself is everything.

>That is all that is called for or wanted in a movie like this in my opinion.
>A similar "technically accurate" historical movie would be GETTYSBURG
>(although that was a lot bigger in scale).



I hear what you say, but given the choice I'd sooner have brilliant
direction, shooting and a real sense of the enormity of the situation
(possibly through relaistic special effects ....I mean the whole world was
coming down on Berlin practically) than just a first rate story. IYSWIM?




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