Children Of Men

.onelove. · Post by **.onelove.** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:18 am

We don't want no war tonight.

Y_H · Post by **Y_H** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:37 am

Still one of my favorite films.

-dubson- · Post by **-dubson-** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:46 am

Good film, tried reading the book but never really engaged with it.

abs · Post by **abs** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:59 am

i watched this on blu ray recently, i remembered it being good but fuck me.. it's amazing, some of the scenes that just go on and on without changing camera, i love the refugee slum bit

knell · Post by **knell** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:35 am

saw it the other day, it's really really good....

someone was like "yeh digital mystikz is in it!" and i was like "fuck yeh!" but they didnt say "oh, well it's for about two seconds in the background haha

still an awesome film tho

nilo · Post by **nilo** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:40 am

proper rate it, michael caine's part is where i wanna be in retirement haha

AntlionUK · Post by **AntlionUK** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:32 am

book is sick.

knell · Post by **knell** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:33 am

AntlionUK wrote:book is sick.

gonna have to check it out now... is the movie fairly true to the book? or is the book's story that much better

AntlionUK · Post by **AntlionUK** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:02 am

nah it's different, the film sort of hollywooded it up.

firky · Post by **firky** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:58 pm

abs wrote:i watched this on blu ray recently, i remembered it being good but fuck me.. it's amazing, some of the scenes that just go on and on without changing camera, i love the refugee slum bit

The scene where he's nearly executed by the Geordie singing Blaydon Races is one continuous shot - right the way until she walks out of that hospital holding the baby. As is the scene where that lass is shit in the throat - that made me laugh when I saw it, so predictable

I enjoy the film despite the enormous plot holes in it (the book isn't as good as the film; she is a god awful writer - does the kinds of books you can buy on Easyjet long haul flights). I especially love the nod to Pink Floyd in the film

edit: actually am being a little unfair on the book, the concept is excellent, Isle of Man is a giant prison etc. It just doesn't really work and the film picks up the cool parts that do and ignores the parts that don't - hence the plot holes.

TSH-Tim · Post by **TSH-Tim** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:09 pm

Why read it when you can watch it

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:13 pm

TSH-Tim wrote:Why read it when you can watch it

firky · Post by **firky** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:51 pm

TSH-Tim wrote:Why read it when you can watch it

Because not all of us are thick as pig shit and have an attention span longer than that of a child.

.onelove. · Post by **.onelove.** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:57 pm

knell wrote:saw it the other day, it's really really good....

someone was like "yeh digital mystikz is in it!" and i was like "fuck yeh!" but they didnt say "oh, well it's for about two seconds in the background haha

still an awesome film tho

Kode 9 is played in one of the pubs as well, either 9 Samurai or Backwards, can't remember which.

I just love the settings and the atmosphere more than anything. The goings on and chaos in the background.

lloydnoise · Post by **lloydnoise** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:30 pm

great film

here's a really interesting review of some of the more advanced technical scenes, don't entirely agree but he makes some good points

http://www.avclub.com/articles/children-of-men,35640/

i fucking love the avclub

noam · Post by **noam** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:37 pm

watched it again last night

i do like the film, find myself in two minds when watching, really loving the concept and some of the emotions it manages to conjure up in me are pretty impressive; other parts leave me cringing slightly, the acting isn't all that, some of the one-liners and the relationship between Theo and Gillian/Julie-ann(?)

overall i enjoy it though, minor gripes dont spoil what is an otherwise decent film

Kochari · Post by **Kochari** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:48 pm

Thanks for inspiring me to watch this again, I'm in the mood to feel bleak and helpless

collige · Post by **collige** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:50 pm

.onelove. wrote:
knell wrote:saw it the other day, it's really really good....

someone was like "yeh digital mystikz is in it!" and i was like "fuck yeh!" but they didnt say "oh, well it's for about two seconds in the background haha

still an awesome film tho
Kode 9 is played in one of the pubs as well, either 9 Samurai or Backwards, can't remember which.

I just love the settings and the atmosphere more than anything. The goings on and chaos in the background.

It was Backwards. You can also hear Pinch - War Dub and Cyrus - Indian Stomp when Owen first enters the refugee camp.

wubstep · Post by **wubstep** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:09 pm

The dystopian vision is what impressed me most.

hackman · Post by **hackman** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:11 pm

firky wrote:
TSH-Tim wrote:Why read it when you can watch it
Because not all of us are thick as pig shit and have an attention span longer than that of a child.

haha

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