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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014138302177
Format: PAL
Label: Cinema Club
Languages:English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired Dolby Digital 1.0 English Original Language Dolby Digital 1.0
Manufacturer: Cinema Club
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Cinema Club
Region Code: 2
Release Date: September 05, 2005
Running Time: 112 minutes
Studio: Cinema Club
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Hideously plausible when first broadcast in 1984, this BBC TV docu-drama now seems like a terrifying might-have-been, although a great deal of what it says about the probable aftermath of a nuclear attack remains horribly pertinent. Scripted by Barry Hines (author of the novel on which Ken Loach's Kes was based) and directed by Mick Jackson (who later went to Hollywood with The Bodyguard and Volcano), at the time Threads seemed like a response to the American TV movie The Day After although it stands nobly on its own. Showing the after-effects of World War III on the United Kingdom by concentrating on two Sheffield families linked by an unplanned pregnancy, it illustrates the scientific, political, medical and social consequences of the severing of the many vital connective "threads" that support a Western society. Grim in a particularly 1980s way, this is a compulsive if uncomfortable watch and accomplishes a great deal without the distraction of spectacle, picking through all the melted milk bottles and firing squad traffic wardens to find the human horror at the heart of it all. --Kim Newman
Rating:
- Fascinating 'authentic' take on 'Survivors.'
I was in the car today trying to explain to my daughter why the BBC's new 'Survivors' series is a load of old conkers because a real Holocaust would be far more messy and far more awful. It made me think of Threads.
Like most people of my generation - mid-forties - I watched this thing when it was first screened and was profoundly scared. The images remain with me - I recall the Traffic warden with the gun on the front page of the Radio Times. It was a shocking, bold piece of television. ... Read More
Rating:
- Timeless warning (unfortunately), and not entertainment material
Apocolypse lovers, exit stage left; this really will not entertain you. This is a docu-drama, not a film, and the material is intended to shock, distress, and educate on the truth behind a full-scale nuclear war. No robots, no intelligent apes, and certainly no Morlocks. Seriously. Goodbye.
For anyone still here, this is the second of two infamous films produced by the BBC to give a more scientifically accurate account of what a nuclear war would actually mean to us, the populace (the ... Read More
Rating: - Still As Shocking in the 21st Century
I first saw Threads as a 13 year old in 1985 and was affected and haunted by it then, without really understanding why.
I received this DVD last Christmas from my wishlist and after watching it I felt depressed and deeply affected for at least a fortnight after.
As covered by other reviewers, this film covers the build up, climax and aftermath of nuclear conflict and is set in Sheffield in the first half of the 80s. The film comes from a very human perspective without any glitzing ... Read More
Rating: - Possibly the Most Powerful Film I Have Ever Watched
I bought Threads after watching The Day After and finding that film both powerful and moving however Threads takes everything a step further and removes absolutely any sugar coating on the subject (not that there was any in The Day After anyway).
You'll see through the lives of a couple of families in Sheffield what would happen in a nuclear attack. Some don't last the initial explosion, others make it through the first few days and then others fail to survive the radiation. Where Threads really ... Read More
Rating:
- This was a shockingly bad "comedy"
I sat through this whole film having been told it was one of the funniest films ever made. Well, that certainly wasn't true. Very few laughs and a bit of a depressing ending. It really is grim up North. If you want a good laugh avoid this.
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Threads [1984]
starring: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane
directed by: Mick Jackson
directed by: Mick Jackson
Our Price: 130,244.40
Prices excluding shipping charge.Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014138302177
Format: PAL
Label: Cinema Club
Languages:
Manufacturer: Cinema Club
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Cinema Club
Region Code: 2
Release Date: September 05, 2005
Running Time: 112 minutes
Studio: Cinema Club
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
Related Items:
- When The Wind Blows
- The Day After [1983]
- By Dawn's Early Light (HBO) [1990]
- The Quiet Earth [1984]
- Fail Safe [2000]
- see more
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Hideously plausible when first broadcast in 1984, this BBC TV docu-drama now seems like a terrifying might-have-been, although a great deal of what it says about the probable aftermath of a nuclear attack remains horribly pertinent. Scripted by Barry Hines (author of the novel on which Ken Loach's Kes was based) and directed by Mick Jackson (who later went to Hollywood with The Bodyguard and Volcano), at the time Threads seemed like a response to the American TV movie The Day After although it stands nobly on its own. Showing the after-effects of World War III on the United Kingdom by concentrating on two Sheffield families linked by an unplanned pregnancy, it illustrates the scientific, political, medical and social consequences of the severing of the many vital connective "threads" that support a Western society. Grim in a particularly 1980s way, this is a compulsive if uncomfortable watch and accomplishes a great deal without the distraction of spectacle, picking through all the melted milk bottles and firing squad traffic wardens to find the human horror at the heart of it all. --Kim Newman
Average Rating:
Rating:
- Fascinating 'authentic' take on 'Survivors.'I was in the car today trying to explain to my daughter why the BBC's new 'Survivors' series is a load of old conkers because a real Holocaust would be far more messy and far more awful. It made me think of Threads.
Like most people of my generation - mid-forties - I watched this thing when it was first screened and was profoundly scared. The images remain with me - I recall the Traffic warden with the gun on the front page of the Radio Times. It was a shocking, bold piece of television. ... Read More
Rating:
- Timeless warning (unfortunately), and not entertainment materialApocolypse lovers, exit stage left; this really will not entertain you. This is a docu-drama, not a film, and the material is intended to shock, distress, and educate on the truth behind a full-scale nuclear war. No robots, no intelligent apes, and certainly no Morlocks. Seriously. Goodbye.
For anyone still here, this is the second of two infamous films produced by the BBC to give a more scientifically accurate account of what a nuclear war would actually mean to us, the populace (the ... Read More
Rating:
- Still As Shocking in the 21st CenturyI first saw Threads as a 13 year old in 1985 and was affected and haunted by it then, without really understanding why.
I received this DVD last Christmas from my wishlist and after watching it I felt depressed and deeply affected for at least a fortnight after.
As covered by other reviewers, this film covers the build up, climax and aftermath of nuclear conflict and is set in Sheffield in the first half of the 80s. The film comes from a very human perspective without any glitzing ... Read More
Rating:
- Possibly the Most Powerful Film I Have Ever WatchedI bought Threads after watching The Day After and finding that film both powerful and moving however Threads takes everything a step further and removes absolutely any sugar coating on the subject (not that there was any in The Day After anyway).
You'll see through the lives of a couple of families in Sheffield what would happen in a nuclear attack. Some don't last the initial explosion, others make it through the first few days and then others fail to survive the radiation. Where Threads really ... Read More
Rating:
- This was a shockingly bad "comedy"I sat through this whole film having been told it was one of the funniest films ever made. Well, that certainly wasn't true. Very few laughs and a bit of a depressing ending. It really is grim up North. If you want a good laugh avoid this.
Action & Adventure • Adult • Anime • Children's • Classics • Comedy • Crime, Thrillers & Mystery • Documentary • Drama • Fitness • Gay & Lesbian • Horror • Interactive • Music • Musicals & Classical • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Television •
