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The Navigators Reviews

2001

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In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading "East Midland Infrastructure," it is clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as downsizing and efficiency become .. Read more

Starring	Steve Huison, Joe Duttine, Tom Craig
Director	Ken Loach
Genres	Drama

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- Topical drama, full of righteous anger at the dismantling of Britain's rail service to the detriment of efficiency and safety, but the script is sometimes too polemical for its own good.
- 31608
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  - 1
  Seminal
  
  This is a marvellous movie!
  
  It really shines a light on how the selfish legacy of the Eighties scarred the people of Britain.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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- 363211
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Dazjons
  - South Yorkshire
  - 11 Apr 2006 at 10:48
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  - 0
  Insightful
  
  An OK film that tells an interesting story. Let down really by the poor production and 'cheap' feel to the film.
  
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- - a customer
  - oxon
  - 29 Nov 2010 at 12:11
- - 0
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  NAVIGATORS
  
  the usual fare frm ken loach, certainly not his best film but nonetheless a great film. as usual, filled with working class issues, a moving and often humourous... read more »
  
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- 800693
- - gingerspike
  - 261 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 16:58
- - 1
  - 0
  the navigators
  
  Just as privatisation happens.Having survived several of these events the comic reality cannot be overstated
  
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  - Bampton
  - 08 Jan 2009 at 16:49
- - 1
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  Polemical??
  
  Ive read some trash about this film, so let me make this clear, this is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but someones experience of working when BR became ... read more »
  
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- 672763
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  - stratford
  - 14 Dec 2008 at 03:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Naivity
  
  The eighties through red tinted spectacles. Looking back it all seems simplistic and inevitable but at the time it was crucial. The rest is history and makes ... read more »
  
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- 608908
- - johnnieh
  - 64 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 05 Aug 2008 at 20:17
- - 0
  - 0
  An unusual subject
  
  suprisingly good treatment of an unusual subject - the privataisation of British Rail. Especially good if you lived through tat time.
  
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- - FleetPond
  - 1 review
  - Fleet
  - 20 Jul 2008 at 07:52
- - 0
  - 0
  TheNavigators
  
  My husband and I both thought this was a super film, telling the story of the railway changes in the last few years. He worked at a firm which manufactured ... read more »
  
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- 591353
- - sherbert
  - 5 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 02 Jul 2008 at 08:44
- - 2
  - 0
  Eye opening and Funny
  
  I only rented this film for the Life On Mars connection but I was pleasantly surprised with how good it was. It's got really hilarious dialogue as well as a... read more »
  
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- 432112
- - BoredInLondon
  - London, England
  - 21 Apr 2007 at 01:48
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  - 1
  Seminal
  
  This is a marvellous movie!
  
  It really shines a light on how the selfish legacy of the Eighties scarred the people of Britain.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 363211
- - Dazjons
  - South Yorkshire
  - 11 Apr 2006 at 10:48
- - 1
  - 1
  Not a strong storyline
  
  Topical, but weakly developed storyline compared with Loach's other stuff.
  
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- 165440
- - dadada
  - 14 reviews
  - scotland
  - 24 Oct 2005 at 22:43
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- - 11
  - 1
  Seminal
  
  This is a marvellous movie!
  
  It really shines a light on how the selfish legacy of the Eighties scarred the people of Britain.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 363211
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Dazjons
  - South Yorkshire
  - 11 Apr 2006 at 10:48
- - 5
  - 0
  Solid Loach Fare
  
  I remembered this a a TV drama rather than a Loach classic. When I say classic, it's not as beatiful as "Kes", it's not as heart wrenchingly ... read more »
  
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- - Simmy
  - West Yorkshire
  - 09 Feb 2004 at 14:24
- - 2
  - 0
  Eye opening and Funny
  
  I only rented this film for the Life On Mars connection but I was pleasantly surprised with how good it was. It's got really hilarious dialogue as well as a... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 432112
- - BoredInLondon
  - London, England
  - 21 Apr 2007 at 01:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Polemical??
  
  Ive read some trash about this film, so let me make this clear, this is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but someones experience of working when BR became ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 672763
- - a customer
  - stratford
  - 14 Dec 2008 at 03:00
- - 1
  - 0
  the navigators
  
  Just as privatisation happens.Having survived several of these events the comic reality cannot be overstated
  
  Report this review
- 683783
- - a customer
  - Bampton
  - 08 Jan 2009 at 16:49
- - 0
  - 0
  If you like raining ...
  
  If you like raining stones or land and freedom you will enjoy this . It shows the failures and dangers of privitisation better than any documentary . The bbc ... read more »
  
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- 41202
- - a customer
  - MACCLESFIELD
  - 14 Jul 2004 at 18:03
- - 1
  - 1
  Not a strong storyline
  
  Topical, but weakly developed storyline compared with Loach's other stuff.
  
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- 165440
- - dadada
  - 14 reviews
  - scotland
  - 24 Oct 2005 at 22:43
- - 0
  - 0
  TheNavigators
  
  My husband and I both thought this was a super film, telling the story of the railway changes in the last few years. He worked at a firm which manufactured ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 591353
- - sherbert
  - 5 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 02 Jul 2008 at 08:44
- - 0
  - 0
  An unusual subject
  
  suprisingly good treatment of an unusual subject - the privataisation of British Rail. Especially good if you lived through tat time.
  
  Report this review
- 600697
- - FleetPond
  - 1 review
  - Fleet
  - 20 Jul 2008 at 07:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Naivity
  
  The eighties through red tinted spectacles. Looking back it all seems simplistic and inevitable but at the time it was crucial. The rest is history and makes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 608908
- - johnnieh
  - 64 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 05 Aug 2008 at 20:17

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  In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading "East Midland Infrastructure," it is clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as ...