There is a new trailer out:



Check Fathom Events . December 17th and 27th only. Also, noted it will be shown in 3D.

A Quick interview with Peter Jackson:

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Originally posted by Sig209:
WW1 - probably more than any other war - just makes me ask 'Why?'

it seems so ridiculous and wasteful -- just a senseless meatgrinder -- no redeeming tactics or maneuver

Ok boys - over the top - right straight into overlapping high volume machine gun fire ... again and again

that plus the seemingly unending artillery barrages that pounded static lines mercilessly

hell on earth

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The Brits...gotta' save the world, ya' know. They throw their colonial subjects into the fray and when the Brits get their asses kicked, they come to us for help.

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."



The GreatWar 1914-1918
For the Fallen
Robert Laurence Binyon

Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21 September 1914.

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.

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Ok boys - over the top - right straight into overlapping high volume machine gun fire ... again and again

It started in the American Civil War: tactics failed to adjust to advances in weapons technologies. Just like, "over the top,"in the Civil War both sides charged into overwhelming small arms and artillery fire: Fredericksburg was a prime example, with Burnside repeatedly charging across a wide open field. Lee at Gettysburg. Grant at Cold Harbor. (At Cold Harbor, 8000 Union troops fell in 20 minutes.) There are countless examples.

I think that behind it all was a misguided sense of bravery and manhood. They thought that bravery meant "no fear." And that real manhood required you to charge-- literally-- into almost suicidal engagements.

Poor bastards.

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Originally posted by cheesegrits:
For those who expressed an interest in seeing this, it will show for two nights here in the US on December 17 and December 27.

Check here on the Fathom Events website to see if it will be in a theater near you.

It's on near me today - decent scattering of theaters in the Raleigh area.

I should have have planned around it. But the stuff I was thinking of doing this afternoon/evening is all reschedule-able.

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Originally posted by redstone:
Check Fathom Events . December 17th and 27th only. Also, noted it will be shown in 3D.

thanks.

I saw They Shall Not Grow Old this evening in Pittsburgh, PA. I highly recommend this film. Be sure to stick around after the credits roll for an ~30 minute "making of" narrative by Peter Jackson.

Saw it this evening; strongly agree with the previous poster. Jackson was definitely the right guy for this project.

So, since cheesegrits posted the link to theaters playing this, I've been planning on seeing this. Last week I reminded myself that it was showing this week...got busy this weekend and today...and it was only after I took a few minutes to scan the forum and saw this thread bumped that I suddenly recalled the movie was playing near me tonight. Check the phone super quick, couldn't get the 19:00 showing details to load, and with minutes to spare I arrive at the box office...only to learn that this showing was sold out. Disappointed and just getting home now to check this thread.

Grrr, I'm a bone-head...but I'm glad there was enough interest to sell this showing out.

The good news is that there is one more local showing coming up...but at the local screen it plays in the middle of the day.

I also saw it tonight. It is a powerful piece of filmmaking. Haunting and sobering. Can not recommend it highly enough. Felt a deeply personal connection to the material knowing my grandfather fought in the Argonne. I have his Purple Heart displayed in my home office.

My wife went with me to view this. She went with me as an early Christmas present. But afterwards she told me she was really glad she tagged along as the film was fantastic and moving. It was very well done, very sobering. When the film ended you could hear a pin drop. I highly recommend and so glad I watched this documentary.

On a side note I never thought about how we don't have a national WW1 memorial here stateside?

We have the National WWI Museum in Kansas City with impressive memorials that were put up shortly after the war. It is an outstanding museum and worth traveling to see.

This was an excellent movie. Went to the 4PM showing and it was almost completely sold out. Almost all stayed for the 30 minute afterword by Peter Jackson, explaining how it was they got this done, and why he was so passionate about getting involved and getting it right.

For those who missed it today, there is another date, December 27, at the local cinema I went to. Hopefully there'll be another opportunity at your local theater, too.

Just purchased tickets online. Very surprised to see the matinee showing at 1:00 on Thursday, December 27th is almost sold out here in Anchorage. Personal connection for me as well with my grandfather having earned a Purple Heart during the war. A chance to see some of what he may have experienced.

Looks very good.

https://www.newsweek.com/peter...elease-where-1262303

Since the silent footage has no audio track, Jackson’s team created one from scratch. A detailed, realistic sound effects mix was added.

Lip-read conversations were restored with voice actors, while ‘60s and ‘70s-era Imperial War Museum audio interviews with veterans served for narration.

Really wanted to see this but was feeling too ill.
Not sure whether the 27th will work out. Too bad, was looking forward to seeing it on the big screen.

Well that's typical. The one movie I was planning to go to the theater for, and it's only playing while I'm out at sea.

Will this be making it to DVD? If not, I'm going to riot like the French.

I ordered the Blu Ray from Amazon UK
While it is PAL, my Oppo player is region free.

Supposed to get it Jan 11th.

I wish the 3d version was on blu ray, as Jackson himself said it was his favorite version. And the UK reviewers of the film also said the 3D was awesome.

Wish they were doing more dates. It's playing 3 miles from my house on the 27th, but only matinee. And I'll be teaching all day that day.