I just watched Children of Men and I am DISGUSTED by how depressing it was come and join me!

[eenybeeny]

Good lord have you seen this movie?????

It is SO fucking depressing. I just want to go crawl into bed not TTC a child into this evil world!

ok it was well done you know it wasnt a shit film but it was so depressing.

I was riveted but more than a little downcast afterwards, I have to admit. But thought the childbirth scene was jaw-dropping - and the newborn actually looked newborn for once.

I read the book and knew that I could never read it ever again. V good book though

agree - totally totally depressing, but very wellmade from a cinematographic viewpoint.

Not one to watch if you're feeling low!

Yes I agree. I had no idea what it was about when I watched it. Quite shocking in parts.

what happens?

downbutnotout my dh and I thought the exact same thing about the childbirth scene and the baby. was very impressed in a suicidal kind of way!

southeastastra - its about a terrible future where children arent born anymore and the UK is like Nazi Germany. I wouldnt want to say anymore in case you decide to watch it!

An extraordinary film, especially the warfare sequences.
I thought it was splendid.
On another note, I watched the English countryside hungrily. So green. But they still didn't match up the film's narrative to the seasons. Meh.

yes, we felt utterly utterly depressed after watching this.
Thought Michael Caine was excellent though and I normally hate him

this depressed the hell out of me too. The way that England was portrayed in a not-too-distant dystopian future really gets under the skin. The parts set in Kent really spooked me, and that guy who only referred to himself by his christian name - Sid, was it?

Oh I thought it was terrible, poorly acted trash!!
I liked Michael Caines house though

I didnt think it was poorly acted but then I am not a critic!

i thought it was an awful film bad acting hilarious in poarts for the wrong reasons

cant understand at all why it was so well received

imo it was crap

do you remember which bits were badly hilarious? I am trying to remember.

ooh I've had this on skyplus for ages - shall I just delete it without watching it?

the pushing the car to start it

er the boat at the end

the general lack of crowd cast

the fact that they keep bumping into that same little gang

the small world ness of it generally

it is like abdly made tv programme

sort of poort mans sci fi sub sub doctor who stylee

just imo

Iota IMO its worth watching IF you dont mind depressing films. I honestly didnt notice any of the bad things zippi mentioned BUT I know what she means. Its just that I am one of these people when I watch a film I dont put my critic hat on very often. I'm just intellectually lazy like that.

well dont put off anytghing more important iota like changing the beds or washing the car

but do come back with your vote

hmmmm not sure I really want to watch it if it's v depressing. dh was watching one about the Twin Towers last night - I left the room and MNed.

other films i didnt like

the trench

i am legend

havent seen either of those zippi. and Iota I could not watch one about 9/11 although a sick part of me wants to sometimes I just coupldnt cope with it.

I haven't seen either of those Zippi

i did like eastern promises

i saw it at the cinema and bought it on dvd

but that is partly lust

I was shocked by how depressing it is, but not disgusted

hehe iamdingdong have you taken offence to my choice of words? I love the word disgusted its so vehement!