[Lennie]

http://www.childrenofmen.net/

After seeing the promos on tv, i think this movie looks interesting, its got Clive Owen, Michael Caine and Julianne Moore

[welwynrose]

just seen a film with a similar premise called Plague but in that one all the worlds children under the age of 9 went into a coma and all new births were in a coma as well

[Motthus]

Yeah I have to say that the trailer does look good and I cant wait to see it when it is released on friday in the cinema!

[rivercity_rules]

I just saw a trailer and saw it on Film 2006 and can't believe Julianne moore never promoted that film on JR show on Friday over the other Rom-Com she is in.

Children of Men looks like it could be really good.

Is it out yet?

Has anyone read the book?
I think i may get the book first

[Motthus]

It is released in cinema on Friday!

[Mrs Miller]

I've read the book and it is brilliant. read it years ago and would reccomend it and now cant wait to see the film

[Apple_Crumble]

Saw it in Leeds tonight.

COM is original, unexpected violence in many places, great last 30mins, good acting, makes you think, leaves a lot of questions and isn't a hollywood sort of film. One of the best movies I've seen in the last few years .. 8.5 - 9/10 for me.

Was the type of movie that kept me on the edge of my seat and didn't dare go to the loo incase I missed anything!

[davy1shoe]

Benjizinho sounds like youve sold me on seeing this movie thanks.

[Motthus]

Yeah this film is well worth seeing as I went to see this on Saturday and I have to say it is one of the best films I have seen this year. However I do have to say that parts of these films were n ot what I was expecting!

[Krazy Guy]

i saw it yesterday and fell asleep during it . the idea was good they just did not execute it right

[Ian_79]

I saw this on Saturday. I had not seen anything about it and was expecting a bit of a low buget british drama type deal.

I was absolutely blown away. The action scenes are so intense it's fantastic. The long single camera shots really made you feel like you were in the movie. I can't recomend it highly enough. Really well made and fill of nice little touches.

Go see it!

[Drelldos]

The trailer intrigued me. The plot was just something that I hadn't seen before - and from the comments in this thread, I'm going to make sure I see this film next week. Sounds fantastic.

[maybe]

This is a great film - saw it tonight.

It's quite challenging and (as someone else mentioned) has moments of startling violence, but it's incredibly well made and thought-provoking. Recommend it highly!

[union_jak]

I usually only ever go see films in the cinema that I've been anticipating or have a large fuss over.

But for some reason I really want to go and see this. Apart from the frequent trailers on tv (which are responsible largely for me wanting to see it), it's had quite a quiet release.

It was written by PD James, what else has he done?

[maybe]

PD James is a woman - she wrote the Adam Dalgliesh detective stories, of which I'm not a fan. More about her here

I was amazed when the credits rolled and her name came up - wow!

[cuttlefishspike]

Originally Posted by Ian_79

I saw this on Saturday. I had not seen anything about it and was expecting a bit of a low buget british drama type deal.

I was absolutely blown away. The action scenes are so intense it's fantastic. The long single camera shots really made you feel like you were in the movie. I can't recomend it highly enough. Really well made and fill of nice little touches.

Go see it!

I agree 100%. Terrific film and that long shot towards the end was just amazing, as was the attention to detail throughout. So atmospheric - it is a film that really gets under your skin.

[Granny]

Excellent movie. However, can someone explain to me...

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Why no one on the bus seemed all that suspicious about a woman who was obviously in labour pains? Not one of the immigrants looked round! Even the soldier didn't take much notice. I know it was supposed to be 18 years since the last birth on Earth but you'd think someone would twig what was going on

[union_jak]

Originally Posted by maybe

PD James is a woman - she wrote the Adam Dalgliesh detective stories, of which I'm not a fan. More about her here

I was amazed when the credits rolled and her name came up - wow!

I was thinking of detective novels when I saw the name! I just didn't think the plot of Children of Men would be something someone like PD James would write.

[LaurieW]

Also went to see the film this w/end and thought it was ace. Very different to other films, with some great concepts and ideas. The action parts were great too and it was real edge of the seat stuff.

However, there did seem to be a few plot holes! Granny, I think:

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They were so unused to a pregnant woman that this part was believable. She could have had any sort of stomach problems as far as others were concerned. There was continual reference to her condition being 'a miracle'.

More confusing I thought was:

1. What was with the Bexhill 'Guatanomo' place. They walked out of 1 side into a sort of city where people had guns and there was 'The Uprising'. Was that meant to be the detention centre? Very odd.

2. The fishes seemed an strange bunch. You had that nice nurse lady mixed up with some crazy people, some of which had chosen to kill thier leader to force the mother to stay. Surely they could have found an easier way of making her stay, like make up a story about losing contact with the group with the boat.

3. Why did none of the police stop her walking with the baby out of the bombed buidling? Surely, she would have been taken away.

Would be interested to know others thoughts. Probably best seen without worrying too much about the plot details, but a brilliantly directed film.

[Granny]

[quote=LaurieW]Also went to see the film this w/end and thought it was ace. Very different to other films, with some great concepts and ideas.

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More confusing I thought was:

1. What was with the Bexhill 'Guatanomo' place. They walked out of 1 side into a sort of city where people had guns and there was 'The Uprising'. Was that meant to be the detention centre? Very odd.

I think the whole of Bexhill was supposed to being used as a battleground. The detention centre would have spread to other parts of Bexhill in order to acommodate the 1000s of refugees that were being rounded up

2. The fishes seemed an strange bunch. You had that nice nurse lady mixed up with some crazy people, some of which had chosen to kill thier leader to force the mother to stay. Surely they could have found an easier way of making her stay, like make up a story about losing contact with the group with the boat.

Indeed. As some critics have pointed out it was never clear what Chiwetel Eijofor's motives were other than he hated 'the Man' and liked shooting people. It could be seen as symptomatic of the theme of the breakdown of society of a whole that little the fishes did made any real sense

3. Why did none of the police stop her walking with the baby out of the bombed buidling? Surely, she would have been taken away.

Just a soppy indulgence I suppose with semi-religious overtones.

[bohoboy]

My take on it was:

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2. The fishes seemed an strange bunch. You had that nice nurse lady mixed up with some crazy people, some of which had chosen to kill thier leader to force the mother to stay. Surely they could have found an easier way of making her stay, like make up a story about losing contact with the group with the boat.

Indeed. As some critics have pointed out it was never clear what Chiwetel Eijofor's motives were other than he hated 'the Man' and liked shooting people. It could be seen as symptomatic of the theme of the breakdown of society of a whole that little the fishes did made any real sense

Their motives were against the governments implemented immigration policies, they felt that with the first birth amongst their ranks they'd have power to end the governments immigration regime, although it was clear that some in the ranks had grander visions and perhaps wanted to overthow the government and take power themselves. Julian was not one of those, she just believed in what was right, she was a threat to them and their new goals.

3. Why did none of the police stop her walking with the baby out of the bombed buidling? Surely, she would have been taken away.

Just a soppy indulgence I suppose with semi-religious overtones.

I wouldn't say it was indulgent, it was a microcosmic reflection of the world in general, the world was too far gone for the birth of one child to bring about peace.

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[Im_So_Right]

Children of Men (2006)

Directer
Alfonso Cuarón

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

This was an excellent if scary film of what our future could be ...Very compelling, very gritty and savage no-holds barred affair about a future post-apocalyptic Britain, and first-rate cinematography, with scenes of immigrants being moved to detention centres giving a chilling redolence of the Holocaust.
Clive Owen, shows he can act an was superb , old Micky Caine has a hoot in this ...
Julianne Moore, was ok , not bad ....
8/10
the book is better btw

[JEFF62]

As I live near Bexhill the reference to this town raised unintentional chuckles. If you dont know Bexhill has a reputation round here as the "graveyard with lights" where 90% of the population are over 70! So the use of this town in Children Of Men was quite amusing.

[alisonrose3764]

Is it just me then - I was a bit disappointed in the film as a whole - felt it obviously skipped over important points that may be in the book - also it ended so quickly!
Overall a 6/10 for me.

[Mr Material]

Originally Posted by Im_So_Right

the book is better btw

a book is a book, a film is a film. Why do these people who always say 'the book is better' even bother going to see the movie? Is it so they can come up with their boring catchphrase?