Off Topic Peaky Blinders.

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Billy Death

Billy Death

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Anybody seen it? My sister got me the box set for Crimbo.
Set in Birmingham just after WW1.
Watched the first three episodes tonight with my daughter.
What a cracking series it's turning out to be.
Thoroughly enjoying it - would recommend it to anyone who likes old style gangster stuff. <ok>
 
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Big Funk Allardyce said:
I'm not a fan, and I hate the way Yanks distort the facts of WW2 for the big screen. But It's rated so highly I've toyed with giving it a go.
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You wanna watch it mate, go for it.
I'm not gonna fall out with you over something so trivial.
I've worked with the ham shanks & just find them very undisciplined.
 
It's a bit over written for me at times but it's damn good all the same. The best of British TV, a good export which reflects ****ing well on us.
 
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Billy Cattermole said:
You wanna watch it mate, go for it.
I'm not gonna fall out with you over something so trivial.
I've worked with the ham shanks & just find them very undisciplined.
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Of course not bill. <ok> I don't want to watch it if it's going to piss me off like. That's a why I need a review from someone British before I give it a shot. Plenty on the list in the meantime. :)
 
Big Funk Allardyce said:
Band of Brothers. I imagine that's one you've watched. Any good?
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Must be one of the best t.v. Series ever, whatever you think about the Yanks. These are real events involving real people - some of them were still alive when the series was made and are interviewed at the start of each episode - these interviews are very moving and in no way overdramatised.
 
george micheal said:
Band of brothers is an excellent watch, from the few ive seen.
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arthur said:
Must be one of the best t.v. Series ever, whatever you think about the Yanks. These are real events involving real people - some of them were still alive when the series was made and are interviewed at the start of each episode - these interviews are very moving and in no way overdramatised.
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Cheers fellas. I think i'll give it a watch. That's two added to the list.
 
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Billy, I to have watched the first few of Peaky Blinders and starting to grow on me. However you must watch 'Band of Brothers' it's a modern masterpiece, it's not distorted in any way and has the real soldiers from the 101st Airborne talk about what happened in the episode. Also if you like subtitled films watch 'Generation War' about five German teenagers in WWII that too is a great watch.

I do wish that they would make something similar about 'The Tommy'.
 
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Billy Cattermole said:
Does it show them as the glory boys who saved the world?
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No mate, I mean obviously I wasn't there so not sure about how accurate it is but you don't get the sense that American ego is involved. The first Ep Currahee is a little American-like and not a lot happens apart from some beef that sets the scene, but it gets so much better.

Try it mate, Tom Hardy from Peaky Blinders is in it as well <ok>
 
Typical_Wazza said:
No mate, I mean obviously I wasn't there so not sure about how accurate it is but you don't get the sense that American ego is involved. The first Ep Currahee is a little American-like and not a lot happens apart from some beef that sets the scene, but it gets so much better.

Try it mate, Tom Hardy from Peaky Blinders is in it as well <ok>
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I might ask for it for my birthday.
That way if I think it's ****e, I've wasted nowt.

I generally dislike yank made stuff about WW2.
I mean, the ****s only came on as a 87th minute sub.
 
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arthur said:
Must be one of the best t.v. Series ever, whatever you think about the Yanks. These are real events involving real people - some of them were still alive when the series was made and are interviewed at the start of each episode - these interviews are very moving and in no way overdramatised.
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as above. it's a great watch. fairly gritty, rather than soapy american gush.
 
Billy Cattermole said:
I might ask for it for my birthday.
That way if I think it's ****e, I've wasted nowt.

I generally dislike yank made stuff about WW2.
I mean, the ****s only came on as a 87th minute sub.
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I think you'll like it mate, did you like Saving Private Ryan out of interest?
 
Typical_Wazza said:
I think you'll like it mate, did you like Saving Private Ryan out of interest?
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Do you know, that dvd sat on my shelf for about a year untouched.
One night I came in off a 2-10 shift & was bored as **** so I put it on.
Quite enjoyed it tbh. I'd give it 7/10.
It was a bit overhyped though.
 
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