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robert h The only film that has ever truly frightened me. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Bruce W A very hard watch that underlines the total futility of nuclear war. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review David M Hidden away for so long, this film has taken on an almost mythically frightening status in the British imagination. I was 11 when it was first broadcast - I don't think i saw it at the time, and I'm can't speak to if my parents did. But we all knew about. It's recent BBC broadcast is one of only a handful of times it has been shown, but now that it's available on iPlayer (the BBC's streaming service), it's available to be seen afresh by wider audiences. Given the global political moment we're in at present, it's quite the time for it to be back in the conversation. It remains deeply disturbing and starkly gripping. A terrific job is done of giving us real people to care about; the coldly unemotional on-screen text giving information and the occasional narrated voice only enhance the sense of verisimilitude. Many individual moments are likely to haunt for a long time, but (as with much great horror) what's most effective is what's only implied or portrayed through sound. or left to imagination. The decision to take 45 minutes of run time to build up to nuclear attack pays off with building fear and dread; the later decision to take us through thirteen years after the attack is inspired, giving a degree of hope but also the inescapable sense of how fragile civilisation and order is. The sense of chaos in the immediate aftermath is also brilliantly portrayed; the way plans are shredded by events, and relationships fray. It's an extraordinary, brilliantly executed piece of film-making that occupies an almost unique place in film history. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review James H Is this who we are? It's unfathomable that we are capable of this. Yet we are. What a grim, impactful film. A reminder that we have choices every day. To look after each other, or this. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Steven Y This film has a hard-earned reputation and I thought, with rising global tension, 2024 was a good time to see it for the first time. The prevailing word to describe the film is "bleak". It's harrowing in its realism and I love the creative choice to avoid pulling punches. It's rarely gratuitous in that the majority of horror happens off-screen, making the juxtaposition with the things you do see even stronger. It almost feels like mandatory viewing for people who shrug off the horrors of global nuclear exchange because this is not an uplifting story about the common person's ability to overcome incredible hardship, but more the sobering reality of how powerless people are when civilisation collapses. It is bleak to its very final frame and is something I can understand most viewers only watch once. Very well made and a powerful message. Though I do debate the accuracy of some of its claims, this is an important film for multiple generations to see. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Mark H One film I couldn't not watch. Thought provoking and unnerving it puts forward a possible and potential scenario if the UK is hit by nuclear attack. The special effects and makeup along with the date of it's filming makes it seem even more realistic and dramatic. The actors are well cast as they appear 'normal' to how you'd expect real people to react. Not sure if I'd watch it again but wouldn't turn it off if it was on. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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