They Shall Not Grow Old

The dreadful teeth were one of the first things I noticed too.
They were only issued with one uniform of course. And I imagine size and fit simply didn’t feature in the equation!

I thought that about the teeth too.Thank god for the NHS and painfree dental work nowadays.

I watched it last night, it was deeply moving, but, at a trivial level, I also noticed how bad their teeth looked. Lots of missing teeth and misaligned and discoloured teeth and how scruffy their uniforms looked, understandable at the front but also in footage showing them on parade.

It was good to see how it really was, field loos and all, rather than the scrubbed up santisation of modern films and tv programmes.

Yes i watched it last night. It was so clever how they introduced the colour.
But, the colour made the impact even more, the terrible injuries and all the bodies lying around.
In black and white they dont stand out quite so much, and the blood red poppies really stood out in many of the scenes, also the yellow mustard gas rolling over the land to engulf our boys.

I hope many of you managed to see this last night.

It's been on but fully booked every screening.
I do want to see it on the big screen but may have to watch on tv on 11/11

I believe that the BBC is going to broadcast it on Armistice Day.
Oh thanks for that MiniMoon - I shall make a note

I'm going to see it on Tuesday evening. I'm really looking forward to it.
I believe that the BBC is going to broadcast it on Armistice Day.

It’s on this week in Richmond North Yorkshire. Will make a big effort to get there.

I would love to see this, but it seems it was shown for one night only - 16th October - at Vue cinemas across the land. Hoping it will come to BBC or Netflix sometime...