I was in this film as a continuation extra, great times my hand is the one you see at the dinner table, also I was loader on the bren gun, and a few other scenes
Wow! And it's a basically Catholic film, too. Did you have some interesting times on it? Is there anything else you can tell us, please, sir? From Mrs D in Yorkshire A Tertiary SSPX😊
Great film. Poignant and funny at the same time. AND NOT A SINGLE AD! So don't press like whatever you do. RUclips will monetize it the instant it has a 1,000 likes or whatever.
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Reading the trilogy currently. Quite frankly William Boyd was handed an impossible task in reducing the entire tome to a 3-hour screenplay so perhaps 90% of the information and nuance of the book is missing. And swaggering, chisel-jawed Daniel Craig is not playing the character described by Waugh at all - Crouchback is on the face of it a somewhat unprepossessing character. Ah well, at least it's a tolerably enjoyable watch and the racy blonde is quite nice. (To look at I mean).
I think Craig is doing a wonderful job of playing Crouchback. Remember, Waugh was writing the character as both He (Waugh) and he (Crouchback) saw themselves. Crouchback was the scion of a noble and historical family, once rich, and still landed, a key part of the upper classes in the gilded age. That's what Virginia saw in him, and was just disappointed to find that he wasn't the humdinger of a bloke she needs between her legs. Tommy is clearly no better, nor the heavyweight Troy. As for Craig, he is playing nothing like his jacked up Bond style. Remember, during a war, all officers look great, especially to the ladies. Remember Ian's desperation to get into uniform, any uniform!
Worth watching for the solid character elements even though for some, the caricature and patheticness of the big boys and girls in the play make us less than warm to them in the film version. Waugh has taken on the tough job of telling the truth from the inside and its not nice, good or even very inspiring. Unfortunately that's what we are like .Ultimately its these truths , not fantasy ,that sets us free . The son ,father and growing men figures whose bouts of courage to do the right thing, give the play a gritty guts that make this drive through the sordid and mad mess of war really worthwhile . Because its so punchy, and even funny , about stupid men, it should be shown in all public schools.
Thanks for posting, at least I'll not have to watch it again. Try the two fantastic Radio Four adaptations (1974 & 2014 I think). To be fair its impossible to capture the magnificence of SoH in 3 hours. Trimmer and Apthorpe were good . . . but no Jumbo Trotter !!!
Those who made this had no experience of military life, nor had they the intelligence to ask those who have. 12.06 - Neither number one uniforms nor medals would have been worn when walking out (off duty). 21.15 - British soldiers do not salute unless wearing a hat. Apart from the military silliness film makers persist in non-smoking actors pretending to smoke, which always looks like as realistic as a grandmother taking a penalty. I gave up after those. I am sure I could have filled this website with more. Why cannot the 1967 production be shown? Or would that shame today's BBC?
No need to watch this silly adaptation. The opening scene already shows what rubbish it is. Better to read the three novels or listen to it being read otherwise one will get a false impression of Waugh's genius.
Waugh's genius also had its flaws. Give the film makers a chance. It is decent enough. Nobody asked or funded it to be "the best film of the 20th Century", nor is the director the best director of the 20th Century, nor are the actors. They are jobbing for a few pounds. Whereas Waugh was born to Empire (as Le Carré once wrote) and is perhaps (fighting with Orwell) the finest writer in English of the 20th Century. And, unlike Orwell, but very much like Shakespeare, Waugh loves his characters, all of them, even Trimmer, and I think that that love comes across very nicely in this adaptation.
And the late great Leslie Phillips Ding dong!!!!
Thank you so much.Daniel Craig.
I was in this film as a continuation extra, great times my hand is the one you see at the dinner table, also I was loader on the bren gun, and a few other scenes
Wow! And it's a basically Catholic film, too. Did you have some interesting times on it? Is there anything else you can tell us, please, sir? From Mrs D in Yorkshire
A Tertiary SSPX😊
Excelent movie. Thanks for sharing.
lots of chit chat....only watching this cuz of Craig
❤❤❤❤❤ Daniel Craig movie
Great film. Poignant and funny at the same time. AND NOT A SINGLE AD! So don't press like whatever you do. RUclips will monetize it the instant it has a 1,000 likes or whatever.
Dpn't worry, I will do my best to make sure my videos don't come with ads so everyone has the best experience watching them. Don't forget to subscribe though!
Reading the trilogy currently. Quite frankly William Boyd was handed an impossible task in reducing the entire tome to a 3-hour screenplay so perhaps 90% of the information and nuance of the book is missing. And swaggering, chisel-jawed Daniel Craig is not playing the character described by Waugh at all - Crouchback is on the face of it a somewhat unprepossessing character. Ah well, at least it's a tolerably enjoyable watch and the racy blonde is quite nice. (To look at I mean).
I think Craig is doing a wonderful job of playing Crouchback. Remember, Waugh was writing the character as both He (Waugh) and he (Crouchback) saw themselves. Crouchback was the scion of a noble and historical family, once rich, and still landed, a key part of the upper classes in the gilded age. That's what Virginia saw in him, and was just disappointed to find that he wasn't the humdinger of a bloke she needs between her legs. Tommy is clearly no better, nor the heavyweight Troy. As for Craig, he is playing nothing like his jacked up Bond style. Remember, during a war, all officers look great, especially to the ladies. Remember Ian's desperation to get into uniform, any uniform!
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Absolutely brilliant.
Worth watching for the solid character elements even though for some, the caricature and patheticness of the big boys and girls in the play make us less than warm to them in the film version.
Waugh has taken on the tough job of telling the truth from the inside and its not nice, good or even very inspiring. Unfortunately that's what we are like .Ultimately its these truths , not fantasy ,that sets us free .
The son ,father and growing men figures whose bouts of courage to do the right thing, give the play a gritty guts that make this drive through the sordid and mad mess of war really worthwhile . Because its so punchy, and even funny , about stupid men, it should be shown in all public schools.
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Thanks for posting, at least I'll not have to watch it again. Try the two fantastic Radio Four adaptations (1974 & 2014 I think). To be fair its impossible to capture the magnificence of SoH in 3 hours. Trimmer and Apthorpe were good . . . but no Jumbo Trotter !!!
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Those who made this had no experience of military life, nor had they the intelligence to ask those who have.
12.06 - Neither number one uniforms nor medals would have been worn when walking out (off duty).
21.15 - British soldiers do not salute unless wearing a hat.
Apart from the military silliness film makers persist in non-smoking actors pretending to smoke, which always looks like as realistic as a grandmother taking a penalty.
I gave up after those. I am sure I could have filled this website with more.
Why cannot the 1967 production be shown? Or would that shame today's BBC?
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A bit too much off…..what?
No need to watch this silly adaptation. The opening scene already shows what rubbish it is. Better to read the three novels or listen to it being read otherwise one will get a false impression of Waugh's genius.
It is a good series. And I have read Waugh.
Waugh's genius also had its flaws. Give the film makers a chance. It is decent enough. Nobody asked or funded it to be "the best film of the 20th Century", nor is the director the best director of the 20th Century, nor are the actors. They are jobbing for a few pounds. Whereas Waugh was born to Empire (as Le Carré once wrote) and is perhaps (fighting with Orwell) the finest writer in English of the 20th Century. And, unlike Orwell, but very much like Shakespeare, Waugh loves his characters, all of them, even Trimmer, and I think that that love comes across very nicely in this adaptation.