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By *unner4fun OP   Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

Has anyone seen the new Belfast Film?

Just wondering if it's worth going to see as I've heard mixed reviews about it

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

It's just ok. Wouldn't get overly excited about it.

Even the fact that my own experience was very similar there was no nostalgia.

It passed an hour and a half.

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By *exy Ruby 100 300Couple
over a year ago

unknown

We seen it ,was ok really, but glad we didn't pay in a cinema as RB says it passes an hour n half R x

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

I wouldn't be bothered going to see it; I don't want to be retraumatised!

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By *lternative_guyMan
over a year ago

Belfast

I don't think the hype is justified personally, but it was OK.

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By *organ DeanWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

I still want to see it. Maybe it'll be better now that its thoroughly unhyped by this thread

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By *hyeyesMan
over a year ago

meath

Decent film

6.5/10

One wonderful scene where they sing and dance to Everlasting Love

That was the highlight of the film

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

Looking forward to it myself. The interviews with Brannagh lately have been quite good and he comes across as a really nice guy. Plus I loved his Murder on the Orient Express

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By *ilver_medalistMan
over a year ago

belfast

Its shite

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne


"Its shite"

I'll still watch it,for the actors and director alone, never mind having a personal interest in the story

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By *unner4fun OP   Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

Still mixed reviews on it then

I think I'm going to have to take the plunge and go and see for myself

Thanks for all the comments guys

Stay safe

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By *onderingpurposeMan
over a year ago

Belfast

No, never, not in my lifetime, not happening

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes,of course, sure isnt Jamie Dornan in it

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By *exy Ruby 100 300Couple
over a year ago

unknown

If he wasn't, I probably wouldn't have watched it all lol R x

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By *ouble Trouble 1000Couple
over a year ago

ireland


"I still want to see it. Maybe it'll be better now that its thoroughly unhyped by this thread "

Same here,we ll report back when we've watched it !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I actually quite enjoyed the movie tbh

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By *organ DeanWoman
over a year ago

Belfast


"I still want to see it. Maybe it'll be better now that its thoroughly unhyped by this thread

Same here,we ll report back when we've watched it !"

No spoilers! I might take myself out on a date on Wed

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

A good friend with similar tastes has said it was good today on text. Then another friend visited and said it bored him and he didn't see the point of it.

I'm still going to watch it

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By *el2Man
over a year ago

Belfast

It's ok, but I do feel the accents aren't the best, not proper belfast

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I must say it sounds a little bit like the "Billy" trilogy of plays in BBC's Play for Today series, where most of us first spotted Branagh in the 1980.

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

I liked it but my friend that was with me wasn't so keen on it. I was more annoyed about Van Morrison singing practically every song throughout it, grumpy aul git

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

My 24 year old felt triggered when watching it and couldn't believe how bad it was in those days and was blown away when I told her it was like watching a Disney version of the reality.

It's heavily sanitised but harmless.

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey


"My 24 year old felt triggered when watching it and couldn't believe how bad it was in those days and was blown away when I told her it was like watching a Disney version of the reality.

It's heavily sanitised but harmless. "

Oh definitely, it really didn't go anywhere near the actual full scale but I guess it was only a 12 rating and was more to do with the family staying or leaving. I really enjoyed Buddy, he was a wee star. The aerial camera work over Belfast at the start and end was great to see

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast


"My 24 year old felt triggered when watching it and couldn't believe how bad it was in those days and was blown away when I told her it was like watching a Disney version of the reality.

It's heavily sanitised but harmless.

Oh definitely, it really didn't go anywhere near the actual full scale but I guess it was only a 12 rating and was more to do with the family staying or leaving. I really enjoyed Buddy, he was a wee star. The aerial camera work over Belfast at the start and end was great to see"

Buddy was great and deserves to win an award. I enjoyed it for what it was but as one reviewer said on the radio I was waiting on something to happen and it never did.

In reality if there had been a Van Morrison soundtrack to what really went on it would have ended much sooner with both sides united in anger

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never even seen the trailer of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Completely one sided, awfull stuff, I was very annoyed leaving the cinema.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I seen it liked it have seen worse have seen better

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By *unster FunsterMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Highly recommend it.

Having Belfast connections the end sent me into a flood of tears

"For the ones who stayed. For the ones who left. And for all the ones who were lost.” That really got to me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My 24 year old felt triggered when watching it and couldn't believe how bad it was in those days and was blown away when I told her it was like watching a Disney version of the reality.

It's heavily sanitised but harmless. "

Incredulously sanitised

It’s watchable- just about - but utter fluff and very much unrepresentative of that period I’d guess for the vast majority of people’s lives.

It is trying to be smaulchy (or maybe not even trying (worryingly so) but that’s the effect)

The band/singing/dancing scene after the funeral was bizarre almost to the point of me wondering was it’s deliberately cringey slapstick.

Best acting was the young lad and then Balfe and Dench. Not much acting needed for Dornan

Really really bland and uneventful essentially - but if you’re disgustingly bored and have money and time to waste, then have at it

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By *obrayMan
over a year ago

Craigavon

Great film from a memory of a kid leaving Belfast, tho I'm sure he kept something's out or its been watered down. If you're thinking it's going to be b**bs and guns flying about like a die hard film, then....NO. BBC rewind is what you want.

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

It's okay. I wouldn't class it as a must-see by any means.

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By *ouble Trouble 1000Couple
over a year ago

ireland


"I still want to see it. Maybe it'll be better now that its thoroughly unhyped by this thread

Same here,we ll report back when we've watched it !

No spoilers! I might take myself out on a date on Wed "

Still haven't gotten to it, seems im not missing much tbh

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By *organ DeanWoman
over a year ago

Belfast


"I still want to see it. Maybe it'll be better now that its thoroughly unhyped by this thread

Same here,we ll report back when we've watched it !

No spoilers! I might take myself out on a date on Wed

Still haven't gotten to it, seems im not missing much tbh "

Same haha I don't think I'm going to bother. I must check what else is on and take myself on a date

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By *unninglinguist69Man
over a year ago

Belfast

It's shite save yourself an hour and a half and watch something more worthwhile.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Has anyone seen the new Belfast Film?

Just wondering if it's worth going to see as I've heard mixed reviews about it"
thinking the same doesn't look great in trailer lol

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Just read an interview with Eamon Holmes and be brought up an interesting point about the film.

There were no black teachers or Indian corner shops in Belfast in 1969. He also said there were no Chinese kids in primary schools back then either although in my experience there were just a few years later.

All of the above were added as ethnic minorities to the storyline in order to get funding to make the film.

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By *ancy38Woman
over a year ago

galway

What's it about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What's it about "

About an hour and a half too long

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

It's old style movie with modern filming techniques. I really liked it but can understand why others wouldn't. Thought Judy Dench was seriously miscast, should have been Brenda Fricker. Ciaran Hinds and Catriona Balfe and the kid were excellent

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

I enjoyed it even in black and white Jamie Doran is my daddy was 10 in 1969 Belfast and his family considered a move to Australia and in fact some of his family did move and still remain there today there are lots of tiny facts that I guess only make sense to someone who experienced it but it does

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne


"I enjoyed it even in black and white Jamie Doran is my daddy was 10 in 1969 Belfast and his family considered a move to Australia and in fact some of his family did move and still remain there today there are lots of tiny facts that I guess only make sense to someone who experienced it but it does "

You watched it in black and white?

Ah it was all in colour down here in the south

Joking

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

I should say, my Dad is from Tyrone and I lived there and visited regularly,so not ignorant of the realities here

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"I enjoyed it even in black and white Jamie Doran is my daddy was 10 in 1969 Belfast and his family considered a move to Australia and in fact some of his family did move and still remain there today there are lots of tiny facts that I guess only make sense to someone who experienced it but it does

You watched it in black and white?

Ah it was all in colour down here in the south

Joking "

feck ya I didnt get how bits of it was in colour but tbh it was just nice to go to the cinema again

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"I should say, my Dad is from Tyrone and I lived there and visited regularly,so not ignorant of the realities here "

Tyrone you are dead to me

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne


"I enjoyed it even in black and white Jamie Doran is my daddy was 10 in 1969 Belfast and his family considered a move to Australia and in fact some of his family did move and still remain there today there are lots of tiny facts that I guess only make sense to someone who experienced it but it does

You watched it in black and white?

Ah it was all in colour down here in the south

Joking

feck ya I didnt get how bits of it was in colour but tbh it was just nice to go to the cinema again "

Well, honestly, I watched it at home but on big screen, so same, well, better, pauses allowed for toilet breaks

Cinema for Death on the Nile this week was a great experience

Great to be out of house

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"I enjoyed it even in black and white Jamie Doran is my daddy was 10 in 1969 Belfast and his family considered a move to Australia and in fact some of his family did move and still remain there today there are lots of tiny facts that I guess only make sense to someone who experienced it but it does

You watched it in black and white?

Ah it was all in colour down here in the south

Joking

feck ya I didnt get how bits of it was in colour but tbh it was just nice to go to the cinema again

Well, honestly, I watched it at home but on big screen, so same, well, better, pauses allowed for toilet breaks

Cinema for Death on the Nile this week was a great experience

Great to be out of house "

Honestly it was amazing I felt like I was dreaming

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What's it about "

“Bout ye”

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"What's it about

“Bout ye” "

Hiya luv

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By *ootsguyMan
over a year ago

Limavady

I heard some poor reviews about it but still watched it. It wasn’t great.

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By *ifestooshort9999Couple
over a year ago

Dublin

We thought it was good. I particularly liked the fact that it was from the perspective of a young protestant family. Heavily sanitised as mentioned, but it is trying to reach a younger audience which is great as the schools teach them nothing. Worth a watch for sure.

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Watching it now with my youngest whose favourite program is Reeling in the years so he understands a bit of whats happening....its enjoyable to watch...the little fella is a wonderful actor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's not worth watching

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne


"It's not worth watching "

Ah yeah, that's why Branagh won an Oscar for it then

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By *UReadyMan
over a year ago

fairview

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By *UReadyMan
over a year ago

fairview

I thought it was great , an old fashioned movie and escape from the usual crap superhero sequels

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

My favorite scene was the cinema....my Granny brought a lot of her grandchildren to see the same film on her own....about 10 of us....we'd normally be messing but no messing when it was granny in charge

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