One of the best films i have seen

Absolutely the worst movie.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

I love history .I love war movies This is simply boring to watch Dull movie

If on re-seeing this 27 years after it's initial release, it didn't quite hold up to all my grand memories, it came pretty close. Whatever it's forgivable flaws, this is a unique and wonderful film. Showing life in WWII Britain through the eyes of a young buy, it's a very odd look at war, filled more with comedy, family warmth and a sense of adventure, than of tragedy (although tragedy always seems to threaten, from just around the corner). The acting is superlative throughout, and Boorman's camera really seems as though it sees with the senses of his child hero Bill. The first two thirds of the film, as the family lives through the blitz, with bomb raids a part of daily life and houses all around them being blown to pieces is as remarkable, human, funny, sad and surreal as I remember. Only in the last third, when the family leaves London for the safety of the countryside does the film lose some steam, trading the completely original and honest feeling of a child's experience of a war, for eccentric relatives in the English countryside – something that feels far more familiar, if still well done. But, in spite of that slight letdown, this is certainly a film worth seeking out and seeing. It's very strange – given how popular it was with audiences and critics, and the fact it was nominated for 5 Oscars including best picture that it seems to be out of print on DVD in the U.S (not to mention never having a well deserved blu-ray release). Hopefully someone will rectify that soon. (listening Criterion)?

I don't know what it is about Brits and their films, but they seem to make better intimate period pieces than us Yanks. Save for the Western (our trademark) historic purview has mostly gone to the U.K. film industry.I saw this film just as I was starting my film career many a year ago. I liked what I saw, and was impressed with both scale and artistry of the production itself. Good choice of lenses and angles, the camera is mostly static and at a certain distance to give us a standing person's POV as we see bombs fall, kids frolic (sometimes dangerously), lovers embrace, families rejoice, and the occasional Spitfire gun down the stray Messerschmidt. Art direction is superb, as is the lighting. All technical points pass muster and then some. I can't think of a single misstep in production.An excellent young boy's memoir on the second World War. Enjoy.

In fact, the story is good with a young actor who plays very well. But the film is old and the plot is getting worse and worse. What a pity ! And the film is very long and it's very boring. But I think that the film is a good idea because we can see the war through the child's eyes and it's very interesting.This film shows us that children do not perceive events as adults. They see the war as one game rather than a disaster. I love the grand-father in this film. He is really strange but he brings a little humor in the movie. He's crazy !I hate the end which is not in reality or maybe it is because I didn't understand it. I find the story lacks in action which makes it boring. But the beautiful story between the sister and the soldier carries more "action". Generally, this film is really average in any case it is not the film of the year !