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Audience reaction to “The Dead Don’t Hurt”

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9 people responded. The breakdown and comments were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 5 votes
    • Very measured, thoughtful drama – unusual for the Western genre. Excellent
    • cinematography.
    • Beautifully filmed, great score. The slow pace made for an enthralling film.
    • Masterclass in acting – great choice of film!
    • Another excellent presentation: makes me doubt I’ve seen a ‘western’ before – the complexity
      of the characters, the pace, the images and sound. Yet “why do men fight”. Somewhere in
      there there’s the prototype Mage and Donald!
    • Beautifully paced, beautifully shot, beautifully played!
  • ‘Very Good’: 2 votes
    • Certainly, a slow-burner which got there in the end. Fortunately, the bad came to a bad end… possibly a film for the present American predicament.
    • Didn’t immediately follow the timeline!
  • ‘Good’: 2 votes
    • Story line a bit thin.
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 0 votes
  • ‘Poor’: 0 votes

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Our Next Presentation: The Dead Don’t Hurt (Thursday 10 April)

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Chelmsford Theatre Studio, Fairfield Road @ 8PM (Doors open 7:15)

Mortenson stars, writes and directs in a gripping and scenic take on The Western. And a fine performance
from Vicky Krieps of Corsage fame – Two pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War.

Director: Viggo Mortensen (Falling (2020))

Further details…

Our previous presentation:

Audience reaction to “Io Capitano”

Audience reaction to “Io Capitano”

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Audience reaction to “Io Capitano”

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17 people responded. The breakdown and comments were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 10 votes
    • Harrowing, only bearable to watch thanks to the beautiful moments and the values of friendship and courage.
    • A film that had to be made – the ‘boatpeople’ are… people!  Super performances from whole cast.
    • Very good cast; Super music.
      Very realistic but a hard watch, some of it.
    • Great soundtrack
    • Great young actors.
    • My heart was racing all through the film.
    • As powerful as I’d heard to expect.
    • Brutally moving. I loved it.
    • Excellent film
  • ‘Very Good’: 5 votes
    • Good acting and a well told story. The age-old belief that opportunity awaits in the big city, only now (with the advent of social media) being played out globally.
    • I found it almost too horrible to watch. Not a film to repeat.  Not sure I could believe it as fiction either.
    • Hard to watch, but a good narrative.  A happy ending?  New take on the buddy movie!
    • A very thought-provoking film with moral & ethical dilemmas.
  • ‘Good’: 2 votes
    • What happened next?
    • The first half or so was wonderful.  The last section on the boat seemed unbelievable and the final scene too positive – or was that all another piece of fantasy.
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 0 votes
  • ‘Poor’: 0 votes

To download the comments, click on the following link:
Feedback for Io Capitano

We are always interested to receive any additional comments people may have on this film and welcome all contributions to this forum.

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