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They Shall Not Grow Old [DVD] [2018]

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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war


Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.781


Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 5.31 x 0.55 inches; 2.82 Ounces


Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL


Subtitles: ‏ ‎ English


Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)


Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros


Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1


Best Sellers Rank: #5,963 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #59 in Documentary (Movies & TV)


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    • Ignore the one-star reviews. They have NOTHING to do with the actual film.
I can't believe how many folks posting negative reviews of this magnificent film have never even seen it. That's because this is a Region 2 release, not playable on most U.S. devices. Why punish the film itself when you haven't even watched it? When you DO see it, you'll be as gobsmacked as we were by its stunning use of modern restoration techniques, time-correction, colorization, sound effects, and vocal dubbing. It was hard to believe we were watching 100-year-old images. Director Peter Jackson and his team have achieved a truly landmark series of advancements in the presentation of this kind of material and I can't wait to see how others will now follow in his footsteps. The possibilities are endless. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019 by Bloodshot Guy
    • Inky dinky parlez-vous
They Shall Not Grow Old, the colourised black and white film of the 1st World War, by Peter Jackson brings the Great War alive, by humanising it with colour; but is it more authentic? Is it more natural, but less real? The film was created by selecting material from more than 100 hours of black and white film footage from the BBC and Imperial War Museums (IWM) archives. Through technological skill and artistry, the film has been slowed down (from 13 to 24 frames per second), sharpened up, colourised, given sound effects and made 3D. Lip readers viewed the footage and actors dubbed dialogue onto the film, matching the accents of the regiment shown on screen – and the film is entirely narrated through snippets of oral testimony by veterans. But in the world of documentary this is neither fish, flesh nor fowl. It is another kind of fiction. But art is the lie which realizes truth. . The past is a foreign country, and we are like visiting aliens, whose space ship uncovers through advanced technology, what was dumb, erased and buried, the truly forgotten young men, who rushed off too young to enlist, but finding ways through with patriotic fervour endured the gruelling slaughter of fighting in the trenches,. And found the collective camaraderie of marching troops who lived in filth, blood and fear, singing away their losses when they had a welcome break from the front line. So this is not history, it’s not documentary, although they both use reconstruction and re-enactment. We get no intertitles of locations and dates, and we are confined to one fighting troop of western white troops. Jackson also makes use of the propaganda sketches of War Illustrated to show soldiers going over the top in the absence of film footage. Some narrative commentary saying what the sources are on screen would have been more like history. This film is like dipping a Madeleine cake into the past and restoring it, though each time it comes back different. The opening sections in Blighty in a square frame in misty black and white, with the constant whirr of a projector, as if showing home movies. Then he dramatically drops us across the Channel and into the quagmires of France and Belgium, with the reality of mechanised trench warfare revealed in widescreen and living colour. To show the effect, some scenes are half in colour, half in black and white. There are many memorable images; slates dislodged from a rooftop by a mighty Howitzer blast; men queuing for beer ‘’one pint and 9 piddles’’; a mound of dead rats killed by the men; the bloodied corpses of horses or horses panicking as they’re towing the big guns to the front; the seas of dead soldiers ripped asunder by bullets or shell splinters; rounding up of captive young Germans who befriend the young British soldiers, sharing cigarettes or drinks with them, or help transport the wounded to a place of safety. The real horror show begins when they find back in England they are unwanted, unemployed, unable to share the depths of terror of the war, unable to talk. When the war ended on 11th November 1918, there followed an Armistice without celebration among the ranks. These scarred Britishers meet mass indifference. What we get is an imagined reality, not reality itself A reality that never existed. We are misled into thinking individual faces of soldiers in a group are the corpses we see. Is the sound also true to subject? One reviewer suggests that trench scenes have been “remixed” to include “a Dolbyfied rumble of shells”. This is not scholarly history, but history made public. This was shown on Armistice Day on BBCiPlayer for a few days, which is when I saw it. It will later be released in the cinema. See it, do. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2018 by technoguy
    • One of the most amazing films you will ever see - AND IT WILL PLAY ON AMERICAN BLURAY MACHINES!!
This is some of the most amazing film footage you will ever see. Other people have commented on the contents. I'll just add this; I purchased a BLURAY copy from Amazon UK and the good news is it appears to be region free. It will play on my North American 4K blueray player. Can't speak for the DVD, though. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018 by Samuel B. King
    • Bill's Reviews For Short Attention Spans
This, simply put, is an amazing film that everyone should be required to see. Peter Jackson has miraculously restored World War I film footage and colorized it. That is the least of the accomplishments here. There are over 50 different soldiers from Britan, England, Canada, New Zealand & Australia that were recorded around 1914 who share their stories of what we are seeing unfold on the screen. It starts out with the drafting of men as young as 16 years old, to the climax of the final rush to the German trenches & barbed wire during the final battle of the war. Much credit is given to the empathy that the English troops showed toward their captured German counterparts, as neither party wanted to be involved in this slaughter. Over one million English soldiers lost their lives in this war. The storytellers range in their emotions of being in the war from elated, to workmanlike, and sometimes feeling guilty to have taken a life they felt they didn't need to. This is a top notch transportation back over one hundred years to a time most of us don't even think about, let alone want to learn about. "They Shall Not Grow Old" shows that there is still much left to study and learn from these ghosts. We're lucky Mr. Jackson came along to help preserve the fading heroes of our past. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2018 by William D Wolford
    • Don't buy for U.S. use
This DVD is formatted for use only in Europe. Can not be used in my DVD player or on my computer. I tried to return it and because it was being shipped back to England the shipping cost was more than my refund
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019 by Anthony Inzerillo
    • Not compatible to US dvd players
Make sure your player is compatible with European dvds!
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2018 by T. Fisher
    • Works on my North American original PS4
While I did see this in the theater, I enjoyed it enough to order it from the U.K. and take the chance it may not work on my original PS4. I read on another website that linked to Amazon that the Blu-ray was region-free, though it appears the DVD is not. Plus several other reviewers here made the same claim concerning PS4s and X-Box Ones. I can now confirm that is true about the Blu-ray. As for the movie, it is purely from the British perspective (it was the British Imperial War Museam that commissioned Peter Jackson to do this after all), so don't expect any American or French perspectives. Some of the colors used look very plastic, even cartoonish, but for me it is the narration that compliments the visuals that makes this documentary a must for WW1 amateur historians, like me. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2019 by T.W.Obiewon
    • Masterful retelling of the experience of the common "Tommy" of WW1
This production is more of a vicseral "through the eyes of those that lived it" than a comprehensive documentary on the British forces of WW1. That being said, it is absolutely stunning. IMO this is Peter Jacksons best work of his career. I say that as a huge LOTR fan. This does for the First World what Fire and Ice did for the Korean War and Blood on the Snow did for the WW2 Eastern Front. If you have any interest in the subject matter you will find no better starting point than this masterpiece. Note: If like me you order outside of the UK, keep in mind; the disc is region locked to zone 3. I was only able to watch it on my Win10 media player as it was incompatible with my Bluray/DVD player. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018 by DON 80

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