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ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Scott LeBrun The year after the U.S.A. aired 'The Day After', England followed suit with this BBC movie that details the chilling after-effects of a nuclear strike.America and Russia get locked into an escalating battle that ends with a series of nuclear attacks, and the working-class English city of Sheffield is one of those burgs that are victimized. The story is personalized by focusing on a young couple, Jimmy (Reece Dinsdale) and Ruth (Karen Meagher), who are expecting a child and decide to get married. But they are never able to realize their plans."Sobering" doesn't begin to describe 'Threads'. It's one of the most gut-punching, honest, believable, and gloomy tales to touch upon the subject of living in a post-holocaust world. In the hands of writer Barry Hines and producer / director Mick Jackson (who went on to make Hollywood movies such as "Volcano" and "The Bodyguard"), there is no room for melodrama here. Everything is played in a strict matter-of-fact fashion. And the devastation that we witness here makes for an interesting sort of entertainment. One doesn't really "enjoy" it, but it's as fascinating as it is bleak. Part of the impact comes from a documentary-style approach, with a narrator (Paul Vaughan) who is heard on a fairly regular basis. We see many victims struggling mightily to survive, and doing whatever they have to do. We are also shown the efforts of emergency personnel to deal with this untenable situation, and given all pertinent scientific facts (giving 'Threads' a bit of an edge over 'The Day After').Ruth remains a focal point as we are taken on this sombre journey. The movie is also a real triumph in production design, atmosphere, and gritty cinematography. It doesn't go overboard in covering actors in grotesque makeup in order to make its point; here, a little goes a long, long way.'Threads' is the kind of experience that doesn't leave one unaffected.10 out of 10.

columbusbuck Once again, I struggled to understand the British English. At least this time, I didn't really need to. Not a word needed to be spoken to convey the very real horror we might all be subjected to. Now, closer to that armageddon than ever before in our history. I just hope I die in the initial blast. The after is actually worse than the blast itself. God help us all.

AliasPseudonym Possibly a contender for bleakest film ever made, Threads follows a young expectant couple and their families in the suburbs of northern UK city Sheffield, in the days leading up to and aftermath of a nuclear strike on the city.With a screenplay written by Barry Hines (best known for his novel and award-winning film adaptation "Kes") Threads is a made-for-TV film, shot with mostly unknown actors, and which forgoes flashy effects for a low-budget, gritty documentary style interspersed with stock footage.All of this however merely adds to the overwhelming sense of realism depicted in the unfolding events, and has the added bonus of allowing the film to perhaps age better than some of its apocalyptic contemporaries. As has been pointed out by a number of other reviewers, more than one scene in this film still have the impact to stay with you for a very long time after watching.Despite tailing off a little towards the end, Threads is both utterly depressing and thoroughly compelling in equal measure, and is probably one of the strongest indictments of the folly of nuclear war ever committed to celluloid and absolutely worth a watch.Although probably only once.

TheBlueHairedLawyer We've all seen those horror films where hazardous radiation/chemicals give humans super powers or turn them into zombies, and we've all seen those public service announcements from the seventies where after a nuclear war, eventually everyone is okay if they follow the rules.Threads is unique in the fact that it doesn't lie or even mix up the truth at all. In the event of a nuclear war, we'd all be doomed to a fate worse than death.Does it sound scary or depressing? Well, the film seemed innocent enough to me until I actually watched it on youtube one night. When a bomb is dropped, people all follow the rules, a few panic, one woman even wets her pants on the sidewalk, and some hide under objects like the government suggested... then the wave of the bomb hits and people collapse, vaporized, in the streets. Animals suffer the same horrible fate, and many of the humans hidden under vehicles and in homes are either crushed, burned alive or left to survive the long suffering of radiation sickness. The film stretches on for years until finally we learn, that when a bomb is dropped, there's no turning back to the way modern society was. Books, films, news broadcasts, music, all the things that we think are important, it all becomes so trivial in a post-apocalyptic environment....But what really makes this film stand out from others in its genre is that the scenario presented in the film is not only possible, the wrong hands could make this film a reality at any second.This is not a horror film, but it's the most disturbing, melancholy and frightening film I've ever seen, hands down. The poor people in it are so realistic, it makes you feel as though you're experiencing their suffering. Don't pass it up to go watch My Little Pony or Criminal Minds, because it's a film you can't afford to miss.