[torryquine]

Some reactions..

http://news.bbc.co.u...mdog/html/1.stm

[cyberhippie]

Downloaded it yesterday but it's unwatchable, so I'll have to wait until I can buy it on DVD, which would have been my first choice but it's not available yet................

Keeping myself occupied with Alan Bleasdale's : Boys From The Blackstuff, powerful stuff, try to see it if you can.
A gripping if balck look at 80's Britain, scarey to think we might be heading there again..........

[Sherrydog]

I watched the film. Thought it was OK, but not brilliant. Anyway, I came across the following article from the International Herald Tribune, which discusses and criticises Bachchan's and other's reactions to it. I think it's a brilliant piece -
Slumdog Effect by Anand Giridharadas

[kullukid]

cyberhippie, on Jan 25 2009, 04:17 AM, said:

Keeping myself occupied with Alan Bleasdale's : Boys From The Blackstuff, powerful stuff, try to see it if you can.
A gripping if balck look at 80's Britain, scarey to think we might be heading there again..........

Classic!! Yossers Story is my fave. "Real England!!!" with a bit of luck we might end up back in the '70's...................better music!      KK

[ChrisJ]

kullukid, on Mar 10 2009, 01:30 PM, said:

Classic!! Yossers Story is my fave. "Real England!!!" with a bit of luck we might end up back in the '70's...................better music!      KK

Giz a job, go on, I can do that...  

[kullukid]

ChrisJ, on Mar 11 2009, 03:45 PM, said:

Giz a job, go on, I can do that...  

Yossa Hughes.......better looking by far!