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Land Of The Blind Reviews

2006

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A satirical and timely war thriller about terrorism, revolution, and the power of memory. In an unnamed place and time, an idealistic soldier named Joe strikes up an illicit friendship with a political prisoner named Thorne, who eventually recruits him into a bloody coup d'etat. But in the post-revolutionary world, what Thorne .. Read more

Starring	Donald Sutherland, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Hollander, Camilla Rutherford
Director	Robert Edwards
Genres	Drama

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  land of the blind
  
  Too much talking and nothing much happens. We did not bother to finish watching it....
  
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  - Fulton
  - 60 reviews
  - Marlow
  - 21 Feb 2008 at 16:58
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  Surprisingly different to how I imagined
  
  I saw the trailer for this film and thought it was going to be an, albeit black, comedy. How wrong I was. Okay, there were a few funny moments here and there &#... read more »
  
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- - TheWatchman
  - 151 reviews
  - Suburbia
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 15:59
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  Good but Just Fails to Ignite
  
  Its a great cast but somehow the sum of the movie is lesser than the parts...if you get my drift.
  
  I liked the references and nods to various ... read more »
  
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- - 5ft7offootballheaven
  - 183 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Nov 2011 at 19:47
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  Interesting film
  
  Well acted, well directed, good script, good premise. A cut above a lot of the dross out there. Worth a look if you want a film to make you think.
  
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- - gillybop
  - 8 reviews
  - 05 Nov 2011 at 13:23
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  Land of the Blind
  
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  This film was boring and the longer we watched it IT did not get better so we switched it off We really like Donald Sutherland and were very disa ppointed
  
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- - Firestorm
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 11 May 2010 at 17:35
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  excellant cast, but didnt hold my attention
  
  This film had a great list of stars in it which was the initial draw for me. But once the film began it just seemed to be a bit odd. It didnt hold my attention ... read more »
  
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- - stuartbannerman
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  - Rossendale
  - 13 Jan 2009 at 10:10
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  land of the blind
  
  Mever got beyond the first 15 minutes, just couldn't get into the film at all.
  
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- - cgs45
  - 6 reviews
  - Grantham
  - 12 Oct 2008 at 11:02
- - 4
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  Unsatisfactory
  
  Mussolini, 1984, The Killing Fields- they are all represented in this unsatisfactory look at the iron rule of oligarchy.
  
  Apart from the stars it has... read more »
  
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- - JulianDF
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  - Monmouth
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 21:42
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  Customer Review
  
  This is not a very good film, if you have any awareness of things like 1984 or Animal Farm then you will not enjoy this film. The story is no brave new world ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Ralph fan
  
  I'd watch anything with Ralph Fiennes in (I met him once - he's gorgeous!) The film is weird though. Donald Sutherland plays his part well but it ... read more »
  
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  - Exeter
  - 07 Jun 2008 at 21:44
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  land of the blind
  
  complete rubbish well named.
  
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- - bigjimbob
  - 5 reviews
  - stocksfield
  - 20 May 2008 at 13:50
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  land of the blind
  
  Too much talking and nothing much happens. We did not bother to finish watching it....
  
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  - Fulton
  - 60 reviews
  - Marlow
  - 21 Feb 2008 at 16:58
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  Land of the Blind
  
  This was the worse film I have ever seen - don't waste your time or money
  
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  - London
  - 19 Feb 2008 at 17:45
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  no
  
  did not like it
  
  too cliche
  
  too obvious
  
  1 brain cell
  
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  - 08 Feb 2008 at 15:47
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  only for those who have a brain!
  
  a wonderfully ironic and satirical look at dictators and the choas that they create. beautifully acted and cleaverly writen. leaves you knowing that the ... read more »
  
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  - Burton-On-Trent
  - 27 Feb 2008 at 10:00
- - 4
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  Unsatisfactory
  
  Mussolini, 1984, The Killing Fields- they are all represented in this unsatisfactory look at the iron rule of oligarchy.
  
  Apart from the stars it has... read more »
  
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- - JulianDF
  - 38 reviews
  - Monmouth
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 21:42
- - 4
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  "LAND OF THE BLIND"
  
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  This Film Lacks Story & Plot Overall A very Unrewarding Perfomance From Ralph Fiennes.
  
  Only real Substance perfomance Came From Donald Sutherland... read more »
  
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- - feerless90
  - 1 review
  - Glasgow
  - 23 Feb 2008 at 15:51
- - 3
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  Indy Cinema strkes back
  
  Darkly comic in places and frighteningly accurate in it's cynical portrayal of the powers that be! Very well scripted and cleverly pertaining to certain ... read more »
  
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- - Seenit
  - 14 reviews
  - Vauxhall
  - 25 Apr 2008 at 17:47
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  This is not a very good film, if you have any awareness of things like 1984 or Animal Farm then you will not enjoy this film. The story is no brave new world ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Gripping
  
  This was a good film. Took a while to get going but the cast was suited to their respective roles brilliantly and the writing was very good. A thinking, ... read more »
  
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  - Bedford
  - 27 Mar 2008 at 19:26
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  more stage than screen
  
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  'thriller'? uh, no. but it's intelligent, interesting, humourous, there's a strong cast & it's well filmed. it's like '1984'... read more »
  
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- - lloyd
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  - cardiff, wales
  - 08 Apr 2008 at 07:02

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  A satirical and timely war thriller about terrorism, revolution, and the power of memory. In an unnamed place and time, an idealistic soldier named Joe strikes up an illicit friendship with a political prisoner named Thorne, who eventually recruits him into a bloody coup d'etat. But in the post-...