This Is England (Blu-ray) - €7 delivered [Asda]

Basq

Fantastic movie.. and am loving the follow-up mini-series airing on Channel 4.


Buy it @ Asda

THIS IS ENGLAND tells the story of Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), an 11 year old kid growing up in the North of England. Set during the summer holidays of 1983, it followshis journey from a shaggy haired ruffian grieving the loss of his father into a shaven headed thug whose anger and pain are embraced by the local skinhead fraternity.

Largely based on Meadows' own personal experience, THIS IS ENGLAND not only captures a specific point in British History, but also beautifully articulates the allure of being part of a gang. Brilliantly charting a course from the joyous early passages to darker territory, Meadows also skillfully and with great sensitivity deals with the complexities of rage, race and masculinity.

Featuring astonishing performances from Stephen Graham (Gangs of New York) and newcomer Thomas Turgoose, THIS IS ENGLAND is a riveting and deeply moving portrait of an often-overlooked moment in cultral history and is arguably Meadows' masterpiece.

patch

Follow up mini series? First I heard of it. Sweet!
Great movie by the way.

Basq

patch wrote: »

Follow up mini series? First I heard of it. Sweet!

It's fantastic.. there's a healthy 14 page discussion over at the Television forum, but it's full of spoilers.

3 episodes have aired of the 4 part series (final part will air next Tuesday).

Official website here, and you can watch the 3 episodes that have aired on 4OD here.

Basq

Actually.. this isn't bad value either for €18.. it's a pre-order (released October 4th). Contains 3 of Shane Meadow's movies on Blu-ray... "Dead Man's Shoes" and "This Is England" are both excellent but haven't seen "Somer's Town":

Somers Town: Tomo (Thomas Turgoose - This is England), just turned sixteen and released from social care, runs away to London from a lonely, difficult life in the Midlands. Marek (Piotr Jagiello), a Polish immigrant, lives with his father, who drinks with his friends most evenings after working on a construction site. Marek is a keen photographer, quiet and sensitive - he is not comfortable in his father's world. Both struggle to make sense of their new world and a chance meeting in Somers Town, London, leads the two to form an unexpected partnership.

Dead Man's Shoes: Two brothers return to the home town they left years previously. Richard, the elder, is strong and purposeful. Anthony is the younger, more hesitant, keen to mimic the actions of the sibling he reveres. As the brothers set up camp in the hills overlooking the town, the local crew of small-time drug dealers begin to question their return. One by one they are tracked down by Richard as he embarks on a terrifying quest for revenge as a brother's love sparks calculated violent retribution...

This Is England: Roland Rat, Margaret Thatcher; Rubik's Cubes, the Royal Wedding; aerobics, skinheads... It's 1983, and the schools are breaking up for summer. Shaun is 12 and a bit of a loner, growing up with his mum in a grim coastal town, his dad was killed fighting in the Falklands War. On his way home from school, where he's been tormented all day for wearing flares, he runs into a group of skinheads, who against expectations turn out to be friendly and take him under their wing. Soon Shaun discovers parties, girls and snappy dressing, and finds some role models in Woody, Milky and the rest of the gang. But when an older, overtly racist skinhead returns home from prison, the easy camaraderie of the group is broken, and Shaun is drawn into much more uncomfortable territory...

et101

Bought This Is England on dvd in HMV for €4.99 only last week

Basq

et101 wrote: »

Bought This Is England on dvd in HMV for €4.99 only last week

This is Blu-Ray.

Grumpypants

basquille wrote: »

Actually.. this isn't bad value either for €18.. it's a pre-order (released October 4th). Contains 3 of Shane Meadow's movies on Blu-ray... "Dead Man's Shoes" and "This Is England" are both excellent but haven't seen "Somer's Town":

Somers town is quite good too but not as gritty, it stars the same kids from this is England, and the fat guy with the glasses from the series too. He basically runs away from home and meets this polish lad and they hang around together. All shot in black and white, nice little film.

Love shane Meadows films dont think he has made a bad one Dead mans shoes is brilliant. A room for Romeo Brass one of his earliest is also one of his best stars the Milko guy from this is England but he is about 8 years old.


This DVD box set may interest new fans http://www.asda-entertainment.co.uk/dvd/shane-meadows-box-set-dead-man-s-shoes/this-is-england/8622918.html

et101

basquille wrote: »

This is Blu-Ray.

Okey dokey must try to read the FULL posts in future!