1984 drama about Nuclear War in the UK
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Nominated for seven baftas, won four.
Megaton GC.
(, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:52, Reply)
I think i remember watching that...
was there a lady who pissed herself in a precinct? i only remember that bit.bookmarked. i would of only been 12/13.
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RudieSeventyOne The self styled king of un-originality since, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:17,
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This lady? http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1856457/
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:06,
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hahahaha
poor woman
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h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:44,
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That was indelibly etched onto my formative memory.
I mean what the shuddering fuck man??
(, Sat 13 Apr 2013, 21:44, Reply)
nobody seems to care much about nuclear war now
it used to be a much bigger fear and concern
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 3:23,
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Reagan and Gorbachev did much to diffuse that.
Then the Soviet Union collapsed and the threat of imminent annihilation disappeared with it.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 6:25,
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Defuse!
DEFUSE!!
(Sorry for being a twat but that one really bugs me.)
Carry on.
(, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 7:57, Reply)
Sorry, I was precaffeinated
It won't happen again.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 8:21,
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Cram it up your shitcunt you window-licking pederast.
Careful you don't dislodge your head though, noone wants to see your frankly repulsive face.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:04,
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You're quick replying with that head-dobber
Did you get help from an adult?
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:24,
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hey, get your own chat-up lines.
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feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:17,
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Ooh, this is the Barry Hines one, isn't it?
edit: I don't think it is.
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feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:16,
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It's called Threadless. I have it on DVD
and consider it one of the most disturbing films ever made.
It is totally chilling. In the eighties it must have scared the living shit out of everyone.
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Fork Has lost his bash virginity!, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:17,
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What The!?
In an amazing co-incidence, I watched the first hour of this on a train journey yesterday... the moment the bomb drops (about 45 minutes in) is a truly shocking piece of television.
On a lighter note, I noticed that Uncle Zac from Emmerdale was in it.
(, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:33, Reply)
Ah Threads
Our Chemistry teacher decided to show this as an end of term "treat"
On a similar scary note, here's the QED Guide to Armageddon shown on BBC2 in the early 80s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AYMS1po0L8
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h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 12 Apr 2013, 9:43,
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Ah Threads...
Scared the hell out of us in the eighties, that and the public information films that used to crop up every now and again.
I read somewhere that this film plus the merkin's The Day After helped a few of the governments realise what a seriously bad idea having hundreds of nuclear weapons hanging around. And made them more inclined to reduce numbers during various talks with the other side.
(, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 10:11, Reply)
I did watch the "Day After" last week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2B7sdLPMfc
Yes it was a shock at the time, and pretty roundly condemned by the govt. at the time as "scaremongering" I think.
It was a special kind of madness, incredibly expensive weapons which couldn't ever be used, the development of the neutron bomb was heralded as a great advance, it has the same rad yield, but doesn't do so much destruction. So buildings would be left standing... totally irradiated but in perfect condition - Hurrah!
(, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 14:42, Reply)
Don't worry, you'll all be dead
We had a teacher who told us to watch this when it was first shown, we then had a discussion about it afterwards.
She advised us not to worry about surviving a nuclear war because we lived close to Liverpool airport and in the shadow of Fiddlers Ferry power station we would be one of the first to go. Her actual quote was "Don't worry, you'll all be dead" ..... class was a bit sombre after that.
(, Sun 14 Apr 2013, 15:34, Reply)
This actually improves the look of Sheffield.
Armageddonlols
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Hitler's Barber Soylent Green is high in saturated fat, Sat 13 Apr 2013, 7:45,
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