colinr0380 wrote:I really don't want to spoil the film for LQ but I'm quite frightened at the emotionally wrenching experiencing in store for her and her friend, not to mention the trauma the kestrel might go through if it is paying attention to the screen! Do you have one of those hoods ready to put over its head, just in case it all gets too much?
I'll have to pre-view Kes so we can stealthily slip on the hood before shit gets real. It is still only a juvenile, after all
colinr0380 wrote:I'm surprised at the seal of approval! I haven't heard about it being one of his favourite films - from watching some of those shows, Mr Pilkington doesn't usually seem particularly fond of (or more precisely doesn't appear to see the use for) any animals kept as pets. Although presumably that feeds into why he appreciates Kes? :-k
My wife once dared me to slip a Karl Pilkington reference into a Sight & Sound review.
Just finished watching this film. Mind-blowingly beatiful and sad. I didn't know Criterion's blu-ray is the result of a thorough restoration, and the Oneg was scanned at 6K resolution(!) according to the 'About the Transfer' section in the booklet. I thought only big Hollywood catalog titles get that kind of treatment these days, but I'm utterly grateful this little British gem is well preserved with state-of-the-art technologies and under the supervision of its own makers.
Have to admit that I was shocked at how compelling this was. In addition to serving up one of the most painful cinematic gut punches in the end, it also provided a lot of austere beauty and serenity in the scenes where Billy is training Kes. I didn't see the end coming at all though, and it left me a broken man who wanted to find ole Jud and castrate the bastard and then shove 16 quid up his arse. One of the most enthralling and moving films i've ever seen.
And the footy scene is also one of the funniest i've ever seen. When the teacher took a dive and called a penalty I nearly did a spit take and had to rewind it. part of the fascinating tapestry of this town and the school - though I can't say there could have been much hope for any of those kids if that was an honest representation of the faculty in these towns. Just brutal.
