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This documovie is science based dramatisation of the lead up, climax and aftermath of a nuclear war.
Profound for it's time, but by today's standards it's hard to watch.
It starts with some semblance of a story, then turns into a disjointed mess.

4/10
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It was OK. Seemed to focus on being as grim as possible. Yeah I understand the scenario so why not? Came across as a school educational film towards the end and even propaganda. Russian nuclear threat deja vu is still relevant now. People say it's realistic? How does anyone really know. Details may be accurate and it looked the part. It's not bad but I just expected something with more story and characters.
I dont want to be unappreciative and I know when the nuclear end comes to kill us all (thanks Russia) it's gonna be insane and awful but... I'm watching a movie so least entertain me marginally and don't tell me the obvious. Nuclear bombs and the post apocalypse is awful. I know.
Not a bad movie but expected more and it felt contrived and unnatural for a documentary style movie. I think it went for shock and that actually put me off and then it became less shocking.

At the time, during the cold war, with the reality of the threat hanging over us, this was incredibly poignant and disturbing. Its relevance fluctuates with the times, but it is always a very unsettling depiction of the horror of a full-scale nuclear war.

A truly harrowing movie. It's a little dated by today's standards but I was engrossed in it nonetheless.

This movie is more relevant now than it may have been in previous decades given recent geopolitical events.

Impressive and very realistic movie about the effects of a nuclear war. I thought we would start immediately in that apocalyptic world, so I was happy the movie took some time to show us what caused it and how it evolved.

Not a fun watch ofcourse but I think it's a very interesting one.

A documentary style movie about a nuclear holocaust is brutal and at times uncomfortable to watch. The acting doesn't have to be perfect as its supposed to be real, the effects are dated but at the time of its release would likely have been a rough watch.

Still as fucking terrifying as it was when I first saw it.

If this movie was made in 2020+, with a big budget. It would surely win an Oscar. Such a powerful scenario.

A harsh and harrowing exploration of the events that would follow a nuclear attack. Extremely impressive, in it's authenticity and quality, especially considering it was made for the BBC in the 80s. It's dark, depressing and grim.

Some of the props used by these old BBC programs is truly awesome. A cardboard box as a table, walls moving, door handles falling off...or maybe that was just 1980's in Sheffield.

And to be honest the second half (post bomb) dragged on.

But it felt like a bit of history of how the world in the 1980s viewed the atomic bomb and the precariousness of life...

It's good to know that 'Johnny B. Goode' still slaps even after a nuclear holocaust.