Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old BBC2



PTR said:
I couldn't believe they were walking. Not running, ducking, taking cover etc.


I said something similar to the missus last night. Case of "how can it be worse than what we have now". They were wrong, but I guess it made sense at the time.
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Never understood why you would send your resource into almost certain death.

They must have assumed that this resource was available in an unlimited supply.
 
PTR said:
That was one bit that got me too. How he knew it was the best thing he could do, but it was still horrible.

And unless I misheard, some young lad getting stuck in the mud, and sinking to his death - and nobody could do anything about it.
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I believe he said the look on the lads face was pathetic.
 
Son of Stan said:
I can't begin to understand what these men went through or how they coped during and after the war. Relieved I didn't see this at the pictures as I was in floods. The transition from black and white to colour just overwhelmed me.
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was the best bit for me, found it quietly traumatic.
 
It`s on at the Tyneside Cinema at the end of the month in 3D. Really fancy watching it on a big screen to get the full impact. Really looking forward to seeing it.
 
Was roaming the digital recorder thingy and found I’d saved a show called ‘Apocalypse WW1’ or something which was a several episode series in a similar vein. The footage was colourised and less jerky than what you usually get with vintage stock, and there was a commentary rather than soldiers’ voices. I’m guessing it’s not as slickly produced as Jackson’s entry but still well worth a watch for those interested.
 

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