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THIS IS ENGLAND 
This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain. THANKS FOR RECOMMENDING THIS MOVIE!! I really loved this movie. This movie paralleled a lot of things that are happening right now in the U.S. The guy who played Combo(?) should win some kind of actors award. AMAZING!! I experienced so many emotions throughout this movie. [Edited 11/18/07 13:12pm] MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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So glad someone else loves this. I have been going on about it for ages to my friends.
It is so real. You see these issues all the time in modern day britain too. | |
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 and it makes England look like it really is: beautiful!
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: THANKS FOR RECOMMENDING THIS MOVIE!!
Ah, is this referring to the old thread maybe? Either way I'm glad you liked it. I kind of knew you would, being an anglophile and all.  [Edited 11/18/07 13:25pm] | |
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retina said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: THANKS FOR RECOMMENDING THIS MOVIE!!
Ah, is this referring to the old thread maybe? Either way I'm glad you liked it. I kind of knew you would, being an anglophile and all.
[Edited 11/18/07 13:25pm] Yes, thank you! Sorry, I wasn't absolutely sure it was you that recommended it because other people made comments about it. xxoo MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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"Girly Man Man Man..... Kill her kill her kill her" | |
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Damn computer
I just watched this film yesterday evening, freaky
I loved it, it is raw and honest. The kid' performance is outstanding and the music is great too! "Girly Man Man Man..... Kill her kill her kill her" | |
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now we have the cult 
glad you enjoyed it | |
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It's funny 'cause during that time my friends and I were kind of dressing like that. I was really into the Specials, Madness and the Selector.
We soooo wanted to go to England during the 80's. MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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