'71 Comments

  • Laila 2022-02-15 08:01:43

    The mirror is great, and the angle is good, but in terms of beautifying the aggressor, it shouldn’t be too...

  • Dolores 2022-02-15 08:01:43

    'The Troubles'. . Part of British Army Black history?...

  • Patricia 2022-02-15 08:01:43

    O'Connell is a good actor. Should have a...

  • Priscilla 2022-02-15 08:01:43

    The script is neat and powerful, without a waste of drama. The attitudes of the characters appear to be lined up in a line, from the most extreme to the most neutral, and the depiction is both concise and in-depth. The whole story is enlarged to the historical background, and only the Irish themselves are fighting. Although the hand-held photography is a bit overdone, it gives the thrilling scene a perfect foil with the...

  • Bridie 2022-02-15 08:01:43

    The whole film was almost completed in one go, several sports shots were quite good, and all departments were very solid. But the contrived part of the ending part is tantamount to the director’s self-defeating, reflecting on the “exquisite” drama arrangement of the whole film, and almost one can imagine a down-to-earth and diligent academic all-A student, an excellent TV producer, and playing a little bit of politics. With humane care, I thought I had concealed my mediocre taste and became an...

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  • Orland 2022-02-15 08:01:43

    "Lost 1971": Desperate Belfast

    Just as the North-South separation of North Korea is an enduring theme in Korean films, the Irish War of Independence and the resulting Civil War in Northern Ireland have always been favored by the British film industry, and many excellent movies have been born. For example, "Michael Collins" in...

  • Sammy 2022-02-15 08:01:43

    The escape of the big head soldier. There are spoilers.

    A good movie takes only 100 minutes to show the story with twists and turns, complex backgrounds, and many characters and influences. The whole story does not even have many lines. A look, a close-up, and a lens can show the story clearly and naturally, instead of having a feeling of excessive...

'71 quotes

  • Eamon: I'm not going to lie to you.

    [pauses for several seconds]

    Eamon: This is going to hurt like a fucker.

  • Captain Sandy Browning: [as the lieutanant and corporal barge into his office] Not now, Lieutenant, we're busy.

    Lt. Armitage: I wondered if we could help with...

    Captain Sandy Browning: [firmly] We are busy, Lieutenant.

    Lt. Armitage: I do understand that, sir.

    Corporal: [abruptly] Why aren't you out there lookin' for him?

    Captain Sandy Browning: What?

    Corporal: Why aren't you out there lookin' for him?

    Captain Sandy Browning: Who?

    Corporal: Hook. Private Hook. You probably know where they're taking...

    Captain Sandy Browning: [shouts suddenly and gets up from the desk] Don't you fuckin' dare! I'm your fucking senior officer! Stand up straight!

    [glares at the corporal and then says quietly to Armitage]

    Captain Sandy Browning: You need to learn to control your men, Lieutenant. I am not here to clean up your fucking mistakes. Your men, your fucking responsibility, not mine.

    Captain Sandy BrowningLt. Armitage: [nervously] I'm asking for your help.

    Captain Sandy Browning: [tosses Hook's dog tags to him] There you go. There's my help.

    Lt. Armitage: Is he dead?

    Captain Sandy Browning: We do not know. The situation is confused, to say the least. Now if you do not mind, we have work to do. Off you go.