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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.
Amazing, unreal what those soldiers went through.
Carnt even imagine what it was like being in the thick of it.
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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")
- 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")
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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