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maleuk01.
21 Aug 14 22:56
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Just seen the first of 3 episodes.

Amazing, unreal what those soldiers went through.

Carnt even imagine what it was like being in the thick of it.

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Stevie Strikes
When: 22 Aug 14 09:18
A lot to recommend this series, based on the two episodes I've seen:
- Good acting / casting
- use of single-camera technique puts you in the action
- infra-red arial view effects give a good overview of battles.
- obviously well-researched from personal accounts, and stitched together with actual footage and stills.
- the sheer f'ck-uppery of the situation and fear of the participants conveyed excellently.

Unfortunately marred by:
- Unexplained dream-type sequences (if someone wrote of these in their account, then explain it to us)
- Absolutely carp music soundtrack, apropos of nothing to do with the period.  (Third-rate artist friend of producer persuaded to do it for the "exposure"  NAP.)
- and (horror of horrors) strident introduction by young posh bird telling us that this episode recounts the battle of "Ah-means")
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Ramruma
When: 22 Aug 14 10:52
First World War was unreal -- not just for the horror and brutality but also for things like rotation in and out of front lines -- when rotated out, soldiers could explore French cafes and brothels (many lost their virginity in France) and even come home to Britain for a week or two.
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