svetigpung Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 just been watching the film again. Great film , cracking soundtrack, good British film. Its obviously filmed in Yorkshire, BUT which town was that meant to be? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 just been watching the film again. Great film , cracking soundtrack, good British film. Its obviously filmed in Yorkshire, BUT which town was that meant to be? Anyone know? Majority of it was filmed in Nottingham. Fantastic film from a class director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Shane Meadows is the man, and he has worked with, and introduced some great British actors. If you like sugary, feel-good, rom-com chick flicks with no plot - avoid his work, it will be beyond you. Well worth revisitng the whole This is England collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Shane Meadows also responsible for Dead Mans Shoes. He's currently working on another series of This Is England, set around the Italia 90 world cup and birth of rave culture, a documentary about the Stone Roses and a film about the life of Bartley Gorman, a bare knuckle boxing champion. If its anything like the rest it'll be top drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Filmed in Nottingham, meant to be Sheffield. As I understand it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 I thought it was sh/te. Stupid unrealistic storyline. No doubt it'll gain cult status in a few years among the super mikeys of this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 I seen dat! I was put off a bit at first cos it was set in olden days and i don't really like historical dramas, but then this one kid goes "How many people can you fit in a mini? Three in the back, two in the front and your dad in the ****ing ashtray!" which made me looools! Also there was this bit where the horrible racists was having a black kid in their gang, and they was all tolerating him for some reason till the black kid tries to get them to come round his nan's house for rice and pea, so they kick the **** out of him! It was pretty terrible! Is dat the sort of thing dat really happened in olden days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Also there was this bit where the horrible racists was having a black kid in their gang, and they was all tolerating him for some reason till the black kid tries to get them to come round his nan's house for rice and pea, so they kick the **** out of him! Like I say unrealistic rubbish, but bound to become a cult film among students in the same way crap like the clockwork orange is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Dunno you is doing the main board thing where you say contraversial opinions and then someone is sposed to disagree, then you repeat same opinions again, then I'm sposed to say the same disagree again, then you repeat with abuses, then i repeat same argument and we go on for hours... you is barking up the wrong Bear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 (edited) Dunno you is doing the main board thing where you say contraversial opinions and then someone is sposed to disagree, then you repeat same opinions again, then I'm sposed to say the same disagree again, then you repeat with abuses, then i repeat same argument and we go on for hours... you is barking up the wrong Bear! It's just my opinion. Before the film came out I expected it'd be good and be a realistic docu-film, but in reality it was just left wing propaganda. But each to his own, I just prefer historical films to be more accurate, not influenced by political correctness and less corny. Edited 19 May, 2012 by dune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 (edited) It's just my opinion. Before the film came out I expected it'd be good and be a realistic docu-film, but in reality it was just left wing propaganda. But each to his own, I just prefer historical films to be more accurate, not influenced by political correctness and less corny. To fair in the '88 series Lol has a kid by Milky after having an affair with him. A single mother with a mixed race child and loose morals suggest he got his portrayal of council estate women spot on. Edited 19 May, 2012 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Shane Meadows also responsible for Dead Mans Shoes. He's currently working on another series of This Is England, set around the Italia 90 world cup and birth of rave culture, a documentary about the Stone Roses and a film about the life of Bartley Gorman, a bare knuckle boxing champion. If its anything like the rest it'll be top drawer. Very enjoyable film, and even liked Gary Stretch in his role as the leader of the gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 The film and TV series have all been crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 The first one was excellent, and they have each got worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNorthernSaints Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Like I say unrealistic rubbish, but bound to become a cult film among students in the same way crap like the clockwork orange is. As someone who was growing up at the time the film is set i have to say it was spot on regarding politics/culture/unemployement and racism at the time. Then again i'm not a racist like you Stanley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 As someone who was growing up at the time the film is set i have to say it was spot on regarding politics/culture/unemployement and racism at the time. Then again i'm not a racist like you Stanley. But you make up for that by being an accomplished bore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNorthernSaints Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 But you make up for that by being an accomplished bore. Better than being a thick racist nazi boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Better than being a thick racist nazi boy! You're the bestest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Why don't people do their own research?? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480025/locations It's not difficult to find: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=this+is+england+filming+locations+imdb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Larkin Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Filmed in Nottingham, meant to be Sheffield. As I understand it anyway. It's by the sea though so it can't be Sheffield, or Nottingham as I've seen suggested elsewhere. I always assumed that it was never meant to be set in one particular real place. As the title says, 'This Is England', and so the town in the film is representative of all the parts of country that had a particularly hard time economically in the early Eighties, i.e. everywhere except the South. The fact that it was filmed in several different places, and that the characters have a range of Midlands and Northern accents seems to support this. But that's only my theory. I'm happy to be proven wrong but I don't think Shane Meadows has ever definitively said where it's set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 http://www.filminglocationsdetectives.com/films/this_is_england.htm Loads of 'then and now' shots etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Trubble Posted 20 May, 2012 Share Posted 20 May, 2012 Shane Meadows also responsible for Dead Mans Shoes. He's currently working on another series of This Is England, set around the Italia 90 world cup and birth of rave culture, a documentary about the Stone Roses and a film about the life of Bartley Gorman, a bare knuckle boxing champion. If its anything like the rest it'll be top drawer. Dead Mans Shoes - Great film indeed Turkish, there was some brilliant acting in that, combined with a brilliant storyline and script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 20 May, 2012 Share Posted 20 May, 2012 I thought it was sh/te. Stupid unrealistic storyline. No doubt it'll gain cult status in a few years among the super mikeys of this world. And why does a kid who looks 9 or 10 have a girlfriend of like...16 or something? Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetigpung Posted 20 May, 2012 Author Share Posted 20 May, 2012 Why don't people do their own research?? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480025/locations It's not difficult to find: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=this+is+england+filming+locations+imdb Thanks Mr.Bateman , great answer. BUT the question was where is the film meant to be set , NOT where was it filmed! Seams to be "any ****ty town" on the Yorkshire coast , which is not Sheffield. Combos appearance on the scene was very typical of the time. Thatchers England was effing bleak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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