Darkest Hour

Winston Churchill at the beginning of the war.
A great film .
I didn't know the British Garrison at Calais held out to allow the evacuation of Dunkirk . They were completely destroyed .
Sad but stirring stuff .

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That film is on my list of those to watch.
There's lots about the War that we know nothing about.

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I am going to see this film this evening.

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I went to see this excellent film yesterday evening. It was certainly an Oscar winning performance from Gary Oldman. The facial prosthetics transforming him into Churchill were incredible, even in close-up they were undetectable. The film certainly showed what a flawed individual he was.

Only one scene jarred as far as I was concerned and that was obviously done for effect, when Churchill supposedly went onto the Underground and assessed the views of the British public - this never happened.

All in all I felt it was a great movie and would score it 5/5.


Next week I would like to see The Post, starring Merryl Streep and Tom Hanks about the Washington Post and the Pentagon Papers.

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I agree CeeCee I could never imagine Winston on the tube .

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Really enjoyed it Muddy, it seemed to end too soon though, I wanted it to go on longer. I fear it's created more questions than it's answered....

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I have not seen it yet but intend to. Gary Oldman is a superb actor imo.

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Longdogs, it is very hard to believe that it actually is Gary Oldman, he is transformed and the acting throughout the film, by him, and the others, was flawless.

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last time i went to the pictures it was at the rembrant in Ewell surrey.
Only thing was it was right next to the railway line , so every time a train passed the building and screen shook like mad. So as a teenager with a load of mates and others a few jeers went up from those watching

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I shall be going to see it next week