Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Vonia Hope and Glory (1987) Director: John Boorman Watched: May 22, 2018 Rating: 6/10 Reminded me a little of "A Christmas Story". How? Both are semi-autobiographical, tenaciously adhered to young boy's point of view, funny vignettes (this one covers far more serious material, of course), school shenanigans, dream or fantasy sequences, adult version of the protagonist does a voice-over (thankfully Boorman does it less frequently). Best aspect of this film is its unique perspective on the Blitz during World War II. Important historical period that has been covered many times before, but rarely a ten-year-old boy's interpretation. Some things we see are things everyone around Bill likewise experienced. The frequent air sirens, the stressful air raids, family members coming and going in wartime, managing ration books, military balls, the excitement of a rogue barrage balloon, the thrill of a German pilot landing in their backyard. Some things, not so much. Swearing as initiation into boy's club. Collecting shrapnel. Playing with toy soldiers later melted in a random fire. A boy's fort stash full of bullets and bomb pieces. "German" preserves his mother is afraid are poisoned. Reciting multiplication tables while waiting for an air raid to finish. A large part of the story is also a typical coming-of-age story, which occurs with or without war. His father teaching him a special trick throw. Bribing a girl to see her vagina. Tossing rocks at his sister and lover when he catches them having sex because he does not understand. Observing perplexedly as his older sister and mother fight and reconcile in the same moment. Watching his mother consider infidelity (that he understood exactly what he was seeing at the time is doubtful, however), but ultimately reach a sort of contentment in her marriage. Seeing his capricious sister finally get married. Entertaining his tetchy grandfather. Interestingly, no love interest at all. Cinematography and loyal time period production design were two other things this film had going for it. Wide angle shots on particular. My concern is that most of the characters seemed unrealistically complacent if not glad on a daily basis, moving right along with their lives. Even during tragedy we see minimal grieving. That being said, Boorman was clearly going for a child's point of view and it is possible that this is he saw things; psychology gives evidence of this- not only at the time of events but also in later years through repression. A sugar-coated but accurately representative time period. The acting, as far as the adults went, was also not very impressive in my opinion. Sarah Miles in particular (who has been single out with praise) I found to have acted pretty poorly; especially in scenes where her emotions were improbably exaggerated. A fresh and funny take on the Blitz, though from its unique child's viewpoint, inevitably limited in its scope and realism. Though still an entertaining history lesson! #FilmReview #GoldenGlobesBestPicture

billcr12 World War 2 film as seen through the eyes of a nine year old boy during the heavy bombing raids by the Germans. Director John Boorman's autobiographical story is a deeply personal work filled with wonder. Easily one of the best movies of the genre, we see the blitz of London from the perspective of a child not yet corrupted by adulthood. While his mother and father are terrified by the ongoing chaos, the boy finds games to play while being captivated by the nightly "fireworks."His sister becomes pregnant by a Canadian soldier, his house burns down, but through it all the family survives the surrounding turmoil with fortitude. Boorman also wrote the script and succeeds in portraying his family with both love and humor; it is his best work.

meumeu-fallhoutboid-cact Hope and Glory is a film about the second world war in England. We see this through the eyes of 8-year-old Billy ( the main character ). This film is more the portrayal of Billy's family who have to live with this war. I enjoyed this film because the actor's game is great, the characters are believable. Furthermore, the story steps back in time and shows us not the real nature of the war of the second world war during the Blitz but the war seen by Billy, which is more a good game than a war to him, which I find very interesting. But in this film, there are a lot of problems. The main problem is that the film has an anti-ending, thin plot. Furthermore, I find the film dull, slow and boring and that is why I did not really enjoy this film. And I am not thankful to my English teacher for taking me to see this film.

tomgillespie2002 There is something so distinctly British about the Home Front during World War II. Perhaps it was the movies that portrayed the typically 'stiff upper-lipped' Brits holding their heads high and getting on with their everyday lives, not letting the fact that the country was being destroyed by German bombs get them down. And so came John Boorman's semi-autobiographical account of a child growing up during the Blitz, trying to capture that old-school spirit, and giving a fresh perspective from a particularly naive child's point of view.The film follows the Rowan family whose youngest child Bill (Sebastian Rice-Edwards) finds the frequent air raids and destruction as exciting as it is terrifying. His sister Dawn (Sammi Davis) falls for a Canadian solider who is soon called back into action. His father Clive (David Hayman) volunteers for the army and heads off to fight until he's deemed too old and supports the war effort from an administrative angle. And struggling to hold the whole family together is the mother Grace (Sarah Miles), who in her loneliness seeks out the comfort of Clive's best friend who she had feelings for back before she got together with Clive.Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, I was expecting a definitive account of Britain during WWII. What I witnessed was a badly acted, amateurish and poorly scripted film that I found reminiscent of an ITV drama with a slightly bigger budget that normal. I was genuinely surprised, as I'd heard nothing but good things about it. It felt that one scene led to the next without any control or idea of where it was heading. The relationship between Dawn and the Canadian soldier is every bit as predictable and tedious as you would expect, and I failed believe any of it. The third act of the film moves the action to the granddad's countryside home, and meanders there for a long time without much happening at all.The film is also guilty of some truly terrible acting. Decent child actors are always hard to find, but Rice-Edwards doesn't even remotely convince as an actor. He delivers his lines with a rigid blankness and is not able to channel his character's emotions through to the audience. And the late Ian Bannen playing Grandfather George suffers from a bad script and bad direction. He is meant to be the lovably grouchy old man, but stomping around muttering inaudible grumblings over and over and over again is neither funny or convincing.I'll stop the moaning there I think, because there were things I also liked about the film, it's just that the negatives irritated me so much that they overshadowed the positives. A stray weather balloon causing havoc amongst the rooftops whilst the family watch with glee, and the Canadian solider pulling faces through the family window while they stand straight-faced listening to 'God Save The Queen' are a couple of the rather wonderful and funny moments of the film. And the forbidden and potential love affair between Grace and her husband's best friend seen through the eyes of a maturing Bill is cleverly explored only in glimpses.Overall an okay movie, which I will no doubt watch again in a few years to see if I've just missed something, giving the overwhelmingly positive critical response the film received. But for now I'll stick to my guns.www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com