| | |  | SKA | Home » » This is England | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | School is out for summer, and 12 year old Shaun is about to find a dangerous new group of friends. Having lost his father in the Falklands War, life has been lonely in this grim coastal town in northern England. When Shaun meets the local skinheads, however, their companionship and even their violence appeal to Shaun’s hurt and rage. In Combo, an older volatile skinhead, Shaun finds a big brother and under Combo’s leadership, the gang and young Shawn will arrive at an irreversible act of violence. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Ifc | | Run Time:
| 101 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 13, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 43 reviews |
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 Thin Lines and Short HairMay 14, 2010
First off, i am a skinhead. (i have no need to elaborate on this title. I am too old. and you have a computer. I shouldn't have to explain myself due to others ignorance.) This amazing, energetic, misunderstood sub-culture has little press. The extremes of the culture are fodder for generic sensational stories. (I mean who wants to hear about 50 skins drinking and seeing a band with no violence occurring?).
representation of skins in cinema: Some awful 70's "Skinhead", which was in name only; "Suburbia"; "Meantime", "Made in Britain", accurate, but scary. And the ultimate in ridiculous, "American History X". Despite stunning cinematography from Kaye - phenomenal acting from D'Angelo, Gould and Norton - this script was a glorified After School Special, contingent on a contrived script. Although it does represent the Metzger sub-section, all in all it was silly.
"Made in England" by Shane Meadows (who was an actual skin) is a strong film. It explores the chasm between pride and ism (nationalism, racism, etc). It is set in the tumultuous 1982 of England. It portrays a fatherless (lost in the Falklands conflict)child, a working mother, and the charismatic draw of a single, struggling man.
When i watched this on the big screen in Newport, i was floored. Here is finally a film that can delve into the nuances of a culture without falling into the tempting traps of sensationalism. Here, there is not nazis and anti-racists; not a clear contrast in ideologies. What there is, is blossoming Nationalism in a time of fear and unknown repercussions. This dances on the fine line of how confusing a sense of pride can be and the frightening slope that people slip down. We watch these images through the eyes of a child, and it is easy to see how simple this predicament could be. But naiveté is no excuse. and the will be consequences. Beautifully shot, Superbly acted; kept taut and tense and morose, Meadows skilfully tells a compelling story.
This film had a scary reverberation in a post 9-11 America. And should serve as a warning. Too bad no Oi bands would attach themselves to this, but a fantastic skinhead reggae soundtrack over images of desolation and war is fun. and to see boots, braces, and Ben Shermans on a big screen that is usually filled with pop culture and vapid people, moved me. i love this film. Oi!
Shane Meadows Very Best Film To DateApr 22, 2010
This Is England is most definitely one of the very best British films of the twenty-first century and ranking as Shane Meadows most outstanding to date. Meadows draws on his own personal experiences as a skin head during the early 1980's. This Is England is set during the summer months of 1983 at the time of "Thatcher's Britain" and indeed the era of the skinheads, punk, racism and facism.
Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) is a lonely 11 year old kid growing up on a rough council estate in the North Of England. He is grieving the sudden loss of his father after he was killed in the horrific Falklands War. Encountering incessant bullying at school, Shaun meets a gang of friendly, multi-racial, dope-smoking skin heads, headed by Woody (Joseph Gilgunn) who immediately are drawn to his sadness and confusion and subsequently take the boy under their wing. However when one of the gang's old members Combo, (Stephen Graham) a vicious, racist thug and bully, is released from prison, Shaun is manipulated by Combo's way of thinking and racist attitude and turns into a thug himself, convinced he would be making his late Dad proud. After Combo brutally beats up Shaun's friend Milky (Andrew Shim) and exposes his own deep vulnreability and unbalanced mental state, Shaun comes back down to earth (and his senses), realising the lifestyle he'd been leading was not really for him, nor would it have made his Dad proud.
Though the first half of This Is England is touchingly funny, drawing on the allure and fun of being in a gang, the second half soon makes way for a much darker, raw and gritty nature, with many violent episodes and highlighting the brutally stark racism that existed at the time (and still does unfortunately!). Shane Meadows shrewdly evokes the total working-class despair of "Thatcher's Britain", capturing the era impeccably well and impressively authentic in detail.
Like every other of Shane Meadows absolutely superb films, the acting and dialogue is astutely naturalistic, drawing you in from the opening scene. Most outstanding of all is the immensely talented youngster Thomas Turgoose who's almost stark performance never once shrinks from being anything but utterly powerful and beleavable. Indeed the cast are all thoroughly excellent that includes another notably powerful turn from the ever-brilliant Stephen Graham as Combo; Joseph Gilgunn as the loveable, kindly rogue Woody who is the leader of the gang that Shaun first joins and who also refuses to be brainwashed by Combo's unhinged way of thinking and racial hatred; Jo Hartley as Shaun's mum Cynth who upon meeting the gang headed by Woody becomes charmed by them herself it seems, after having had serious reservations when first seeing her young son with a shaved head; Andrew Shim as the friendly Milky; Vicky McClure as the more sensible, level-headed Lol and Rosamund Hanson as the eccentric but likeable Smell.
Extra features on this DVD edition is endearing audio commentary to the film by writer and director Shane Meadows, producer Mark Herbert and the greatly talented young lead actor Thomas Turgoose.
Truly an out and out masterpiece, This Is England is an often funny, often shocking and often deeply moving portrait of a moment in British cultural history.
Ian Phillips
April 2010
Movie: This is EnglandJan 07, 2010
This movie is iteresting and strange, somewhat sick and twisted. Its about a kid who falls in with the "wrong crowd" of which he is significantly younger than. It's almost like an English version of the movie Kids... If you like Kids, American History X, Made in Brittain, Gummo, Requiem for a Dream, Pallindromes, Alpha Dogs and other such movies you will enjoy this movie!
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 My item never arrived!!Dec 19, 2009
I ordered this item for a friends birthday from iNetVideo and after 3 weeks I wrote to them. It took 2 e-mails for a response and then when i finally recieved a response they just said to 'Please be patient for your order, it takes 4-6 weeks for items to be shipped'. Even though I had recieved an e-mail saying that my item had been shipped 2 days after ordering it on Amazon. I have not recieved any other information.
A rare brutal yet beautiful filmDec 06, 2009
I first watched This is England after the video case caught my eye at a local rental store. I fell in love with the film and now consider it my favorite movie for both what it does and doesn't do.
This is England is one of the greatest efforts I've yet discovered to completely capture a time and place. Admittedly I'm an American who never visited 1980s Britain, but the film's gritty yet poignant visuals of urban decay and anti-authority fashion make This is England's self-contained world fascinating and engrossing.
The story of Shaun coming of age in a time and place where love is scarce and comes in sometimes horrific forms is fascinating and told with remarkable restraint. Beautiful performances make every character, no matter how minor, believable and fascinating. Shaun comes of age in a way that displays his own turbulence while never losing sight of the ugliness of those already living in the adult world of war and hatred.
This is England is ambitions without being overly contrived. It tells a small story very well, and takes a very un-pretty idea and makes it immensely compelling.
If you have any interest in coming-0f-age stories, check this one out.
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