No Blade of Grass

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Tony P Cornel Wilde's eco-catastrophe movie is tough throughout, and witty at times, but tends to be boring. The flash-forwards, intended to build suspense, give the movie a haphazard feel; the pacing should have been more direct. Still, it's an interesting period piece, made at a time when it seemed that overpopulation and pollution might collapse global civilization within a few years. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Daniel C. M The bloodiest and sickest cautionary tale you will ever see; filled to the brim with both dry and dark humor. The acting is laughable bad at times but the effects are pretty good. There are some very questionable directing choiches here and there, specially with the flash fowards, and the pacing is pretty bad with a inflated runtime. However, even with all i said, you NEED to see this movie at least once in your life. It is WILD and everything is so exaggerated you will still have a good time. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review desmond b The really odd thing about this cannibal film is that, while we witness the descent of civilised British gentlefolk into savagery, we never see any actual cannibalism. We hear a lot about it occurring in other countries, and speculation about it being about to happen at home, but the British seem to find each other particularly unappetising. Cornell Wilde was an activist director, intent on convincing his audiences that the world was going pear-shaped in a hurry, and he was not big on subtlety. Unfortunately, the audience expects not just social commentary but also entertainment, and despite a lot of shooting and explosions and murders and rapes, the film suffered from some wooden dialogue and irritating flash-forwards which extinguished any suspense. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review joe m Well, here's a film from 50 years ago that is like a prophecy of where we'll soon be at in the 2020's. "No Blade of Grass" is a well done dystopian look at a 'future' state where a virus is killing all grasses, included grains like wheat, thus leading to worldwide starvation, anarchy, mass killings and cannibalism. The film's focus is on one family, led by actor Nigel Davenport, and the various stragglers they pick up as they make their way up north to his brother's farm through an England gone mad. Their trek is by no means easy, filled with all sort of violent and unexpected travails. The film has that 70's style to it and it's somewhat over the top and preposterous at moments. Yet, overall it stands up well to the test of time. Well worth seeing if you get the chance. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Unrelentingly bleak post-apocalyptic tale. Dated and corny (at times) but still effective. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review delysid d Oh No! Its the end of the World! Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/18 Full Review Read all reviews

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