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Re: Irish SocThe two best films I know that involve anything to do with Ireland are War Of The Buttons and The Snapper. The Wind That Shakes The Barley is alright as well. Most of the ones about the Troubles are horse**** (that I've seen anyway).
I remember being so enraged the first time I saw Michael Collins (I was about 14) about how it had distorted De Valera's role in the whole thing. I remember thinking the portrayal of Dev during that scene where he is shivering in the barn was little short of treason.
I was a weird child (though I still thinks its a waste of space as a film).
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Re: Irish SocWhat troubles ones do you mean? I think the Bloody Sunday film (the one with James Nesbitt) is alright imo(Original post by Teofilo)
The two best films I know that involve anything to do with Ireland are War Of The Buttons and The Snapper. The Wind That Shakes The Barley is alright as well. Most of the ones about the Troubles are horse**** (that I've seen anyway).
I remember being so enraged the first time I saw Michael Collins (I was about 14) about how it had distorted De Valera's role in the whole thing. I remember thinking the portrayal of Dev during that scene where he is shivering in the barn was little short of treason.
I was a weird child (though I still thinks its a waste of space as a film).
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Re: Irish SocSaw a film called 'Patriots' (I think..) which was pretty bad and The Outsider, which is also ****e. I'm sure there are far better ones in fairness. There's meant to be a few good ones about the hunger strikers.(Original post by medbh4805)
What troubles ones do you mean? I think the Bloody Sunday film (the one with James Nesbitt) is alright imo
I saw the TV film about Brendan Smyth last year also. Not great as a film but worth watching, especially in light of what has went on in the last few days. -
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Re: Irish SocThere's an American one called "the Patiot Games" which is just unfathomably awful. 50 dead men walking is another good one about the troubles (about an IRA informer)(Original post by Teofilo)
Saw a film called 'Patriots' (I think..) which was pretty bad and The Outsider, which is also ****e. I'm sure there are far better ones in fairness. There's meant to be a few good ones about the hunger strikers.
I saw the TV film about Brendan Smyth last year also. Not great as a film but worth watching, especially in light of what has went on in the last few days.
Yeah I remember watching that one and cringeing a lot
probably a story that needed to be told though
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Re: Irish SocTo be honest I think a lot of the films about the whole thing (especially the paramilitaries) are a bit sensationalist to be honest. They are films I suppose.(Original post by medbh4805)
There's an American one called "the Patiot Games" which is just unfathomably awful. 50 dead men walking is another good one about the troubles (about an IRA informer)
Yeah I remember watching that one and cringeing a lot probably a story that needed to be told though
The General is a decent film as well about, shockingly, the life of the general.
On another (sort of related) topic: best Irish actor/actress? -
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Re: Irish SocOh, it just came to my mind that when I went to Belfast two years ago somebody mentioned the film Hunger, and I wrote it down on my to-watch list. However I completely forgot about it up until now that Teofilo mentioned the films about the hunger strikers. What do you guys think of that movie, is it worth watching it or is it just a waste of time?
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Re: Irish SocI am considering taking a term abroad to UCD as part of my MA and will hopefully take up Irish then.(Original post by medbh4805)
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Re: Irish SocExcellent!(Original post by Hylean)
I am considering taking a term abroad to UCD as part of my MA and will hopefully take up Irish then.
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Re: Irish Soc(Original post by Hylean)
Yea, always been a major regret that I had to go to a prod school, even if Inst isn't technically protestant.
better late than never though 
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Re: Irish Socerm depends on what you're used to I suppose.(Original post by Hylean)
Is it particularly grammar heavy?
Five cases (nom, voc, acc, gen, dat), but only the genitive involves any major learning and five declensions, two forms of the verb to be, many irregular verbs, two conjugation groups and two subgroups within each of those, verbal nouns and adjectives, passive, active and autonomous voices, five indicative tenses (simple present, present habitual, past habitual, simple past, future) and many different periphrastic tenses, vso word order, conditional, subjunctive (present and past) and imperative moods. Can't think of anything else
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Re: Irish SocWell, doesn't sound too much worse than Icelandic, so we shall see.(Original post by medbh4805)
erm depends on what you're used to I suppose. Five cases (nom, voc, acc, gen, dat), but only the genitive involves any major learning and five declensions, two forms of the verb to be, many irregular verbs, two conjugation groups and two subgroups within each of those, verbal nouns and adjectives, passive, active and autonomous voices, five indicative tenses (simple present, present habitual, past habitual, simple past, future) and many different periphrastic tenses, vso word order, conditional, subjunctive (present and past) and imperative moods. Can't think of anything else
Though, I have to say Icelandic is hard enough.
