Rim Fire Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Watched it first time around and i flew Kestrels great film back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 I can’t recall the first time I saw Kes, but it was a long time ago. My OH hadn’t seen it so I took her to the local Remote Cinema in our small town hall some time ago, but it was a fledgling venture back then and the sound wasn’t up to much and she couldn’t understand the dialogue ( she wasn’t the only one!) so I bought it on DVD and we watched it again at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Hi Watched indeed, and read the book - the joys of '76 'O'-Level English.......oh err giving away me vintage! Also The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner........aye, bygone times....... L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) On 25/02/2023 at 20:15, garjo said: The Gamekeeper - Ken Loach I put this on the T.V. last night and watched it before bedtime. I enjoyed it. Although there was no keepered game from where I grew up, the lads from the council estates could easily have been me and my childhood mates. Always in the woods,glens and roaming the countryside and often getting chased by farmers and land owners. I still live locally to where I grew up and there are no young boys roaming the woods and countryside now. I have never been grouse shooting and I am never ever likely to go go grouse shooting, but I know enough about shooting safety to say there was very dangerous shooting from the middle butt in the grouse shooting scene.! Maybe it was intentional.? as there was some comment directly after about an old boy that might get carried away. Around the 1hr 20min mark. Thanks for posting 👍 Edited February 28, 2023 by SuperGoose75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 This came up on my youtube suggestions last night, and I watched it. A fantastic insight into the Author,the book and the film itself. Billy Caspers walk hasn't changed after all these years, as seen near the end of the documentary. Well worth a watch if you liked the film. I like the Yorkshire accent and dialect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Thanks for posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessyb Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 7 hours ago, SuperGoose75 said: This came up on my youtube suggestions last night, and I watched it. A fantastic insight into the Author,the book and the film itself. Billy Caspers walk hasn't changed after all these years, as seen near the end of the documentary. Well worth a watch if you liked the film. I like the Yorkshire accent and dialect. 👍 top film👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 Was part of school curriculum back in my day. Cracking film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 24/02/2023 at 22:53, Dougy said: Just out of interest how many of the younger generation on PW have seen the film "Kes" or read the book ? Getting a notification on face ache on another matter got me dredging through the site and saw "kes" brought up. Read the book and then watched the film. I thought it pretty grim really, just like the North and so I can confirm it’s an accurate literary work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 38 minutes ago, Mungler said: Read the book and then watched the film. I thought it pretty grim really, just like the North and so I can confirm it’s an accurate literary work. Yep. We had a gym teacher called Jock Liddle; he was about 4’ tall with angry small man syndrome, who would drag anyone who didn’t look suitably dirty after rugby, through the wettest part of the pitch, and owing to the fact it was Westmorland, it was pretty wet! 🙂 He made my entire year ( boys ) at school dive off the top board of our open air swimming pool. If you chickened out and jumped, up you went again until you came off head first. He never caned anyone, but used a cricket bat, and I once saw him belt someone with the leather end of a gym climbing rope. A mate of mine didn’t own a Kestrel, but did have a Buzzard! It was bloody useless, and instead of hunting rabbits it would simply sit in a tree waiting for something to die! 😂 By gum it’s grim up North! Happy days! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Scully said: Yep. We had a gym teacher called Jock Liddle; he was about 4’ tall with angry small man syndrome, who would drag anyone who didn’t look suitably dirty after rugby, through the wettest part of the pitch, and owing to the fact it was Westmorland, it was pretty wet! 🙂 He made my entire year ( boys ) at school dive off the top board of our open air swimming pool. If you chickened out and jumped, up you went again until you came off head first. He never caned anyone, but used a cricket bat, and I once saw him belt someone with the leather end of a gym climbing rope. A mate of mine didn’t own a Kestrel, but did have a Buzzard! It was bloody useless, and instead of hunting rabbits it would simply sit in a tree waiting for something to die! 😂 By gum it’s grim up North! Happy days! 😀 They knew how to educate in those days 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Scully said: Yep. We had a gym teacher called Jock Liddle; he was about 4’ tall with angry small man syndrome, who would drag anyone who didn’t look suitably dirty after rugby, through the wettest part of the pitch, and owing to the fact it was Westmorland, it was pretty wet! 🙂 He made my entire year ( boys ) at school dive off the top board of our open air swimming pool. If you chickened out and jumped, up you went again until you came off head first. He never caned anyone, but used a cricket bat, and I once saw him belt someone with the leather end of a gym climbing rope. A mate of mine didn’t own a Kestrel, but did have a Buzzard! It was bloody useless, and instead of hunting rabbits it would simply sit in a tree waiting for something to die! 😂 By gum it’s grim up North! Happy days! 😀 And thats what made you into the fine upstanding man you are today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, billytheghillie said: And thats what made you into the fine upstanding man you are today. Strangely enough I think when they stopped corporal punishment in schools was the start of the lack of discipline. Pupils knew that they could do anything they wanted and were untouchable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 15 hours ago, Scully said: Yep. We had a gym teacher called Jock Liddle; he was about 4’ tall with angry small man syndrome, who would drag anyone who didn’t look suitably dirty after rugby, through the wettest part of the pitch, and owing to the fact it was Westmorland, it was pretty wet! 🙂 He made my entire year ( boys ) at school dive off the top board of our open air swimming pool. If you chickened out and jumped, up you went again until you came off head first. He never caned anyone, but used a cricket bat, and I once saw him belt someone with the leather end of a gym climbing rope. A mate of mine didn’t own a Kestrel, but did have a Buzzard! It was bloody useless, and instead of hunting rabbits it would simply sit in a tree waiting for something to die! 😂 By gum it’s grim up North! Happy days! 😀 WE had one the same small man syndrome used to keep his belt under his black gown on top of his suit to keep it warm LOL he used to rant and rave you wont need six of the best from me Nope he gave himself a heart attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 20 hours ago, shaun4860 said: Strangely enough I think when they stopped corporal punishment in schools was the start of the lack of discipline. Pupils knew that they could do anything they wanted and were untouchable Totally agree, very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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