100 YEARS OF HORROR #94: A Field In England (2013)

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Set during the English Civil War, A Field In England follows a not-so-merry band of deserters who travel together in search of freedom and beer. It soon becomes apparent that these troubled souls are being led on a more dangerous quest, involving buried treasure, evil alchemy and mind-altering mushrooms.
Directed by modern British legend Ben Wheatley, A Field In England oozes style and atmosphere. It became infamous for its insane editing during 'trip' sequences, and features a stellar cast including Reece Shearsmith and Michael Smiley on top form.
This is the 94th episode of the RU-vid series, 100 YEARS OF HORROR, by Haunted Blowfish. The series highlights one horror film per year for a century, from 1920 to 2019.
Check out HauntedBlowfish on Twitter for more horror and film chat: / hauntedblowfish
Previous instalments of 100 YEARS OF HORROR:
#1: Genuine (1920)
#2: The Phantom Carriage (1921)
#3: Danse Macabre (1922)
#4: Warning Shadows (1923)
#5: The Hands of Orlac (1924)
#6: Wolf Blood (1925)
#7: A Page of Madness (1926)
#8: The Lodger (1927)
#9: The Man Who Laughs (1928)
#10: The Skeleton Dance (1929)
#11: The Bat Whispers (1930)
#12: Svengali (1931)
#13: Vampyr (1932)
#14: La Llorona (1933)
#15: Maniac (1934)
#16: Werewolf of London (1935)
#17: Sweeney Todd - Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
#18: Song at Midnight (1937)
#19: J'accuse! (1938)
#20: Tower of London (1939)
#21: Son of Ingagi (1940)
#22: Invisible Ghost (1941)
#23: Cat People (1942)
#24: I Walked With A Zombie (1943)
#25: House of Frankenstein (1944)
#26: Dead of Night (1945)
#27: The Flying Serpent (1946)
#28: The Red House (1947)
#29: The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
#30: Mahal (1949)
#31: The Man Without A Face (1950)
#32: The Man From Planet X (1951)
#33: The White Reindeer (1952)
#34: Dracula in Istanbul (1953)
#35: Them! (1954)
#36: Diabolique (1955)
#37: A Short Vision (1956)
#38: I Vampiri (1957)
#39: I Bury The Living (1958)
#40: A Bucket of Blood (1959)
#41: Peeping Tom (1960)
#42: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
#43: Night of the Eagle (1962)
#44: Blood Feast (1963)
#45: Onibaba (1964)
#46: Repulsion (1965)
#47: The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
#48: Wait Until Dark (1967)
#49: Targets (1968)
#50: Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
#51: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
#52: Daughters of Darkness (1971)
#53: A Warning to the Curious (1972)
#54: Ganja & Hess (1973)
#55: The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
#56: Exorcismo (1975)
#57: Who Can Kill A Child? (1976)
#58: Shock Waves (1977)
#59: Magic (1978)
#60: The Brood (1979)
#61: Fade To Black (1980)
#62: Possession (1981)
#63: Variola Vera (1982)
#64: Devil Fetus (1983)
#65: Razorback (1984)
#66: Cat's Eye (1985)
#67: Crawlspace (1986)
#68: Nekromantik (1987)
#69: The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
#70: Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
#71: A Cat in the Brain / Nightmare Concert (1990)
#72: Bad Karma (1991)
#73: Dust Devil (1992)
#74: Cronos (1993)
#75: Wolf (1994)
#76: The Day of the Beast (1995)
#77: Don't Look Up (1996)
#78: Cutting Moments (1997)
#79: The Last Broadcast (1998)
#80: Stir of Echoes (1999)
#81: Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
#82: Dagon (2001)
#83: Below (2002)
#84: Undead (2003)
#85: R-Point (2004)
#86: Haze (2005)
#87: Sheitan (2006)
#88: Fear(s) of the Dark (2007)
#89: The Burrowers (2008)
#90: Wake Wood (2009)
#91: A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
#92: Marianne (2011)
#93: Thanatomorphose (2012)

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@Irien-rn7ly 2 месяца назад

From a yankee, very good review mate. This film was shown to me by a Scottish woman of mine and I fell in love with it. Truly great and deep to those who are receptive to it. Gave me an understanding of Britian's heart I never had before.

@HauntedBlowfish 2 месяца назад

Thank you, and it is nice to hear that the film is appreciated by those outside the UK! I get the sense online that the director's prior film Kill List has been slowly gaining traction in the US over the years but I still feel Field gets sadly overlooked.

@leweezey 12 дней назад

A bewitching gem of a film. I also watched it on the day of release (sadly not at the cinema) and absolutely loved it. Criminally underrated I think.

@HauntedBlowfish 11 дней назад

Indeed, 'underrated' as a term is thrown around a lot but this is probably the definitive underrated film

@kg30004 22 дня назад

Loved this film. A surreal experience I sorely needed. Also the kind of film that convinces you that you can be a filmmaker

@HauntedBlowfish 18 дней назад

Agreed on all points!

@Rye_Caster Месяц назад

Filmed in 12 Days also, I love that. Never let that desire die

@HauntedBlowfish Месяц назад

Yeah, Ben Wheatley was ridiculously efficient with his early films. Very inspiring!

@Rye_Caster Месяц назад

@@HauntedBlowfish Most defiantly Inspiring

@Rye_Caster Месяц назад

The mario sound effect cracked me up

@HauntedBlowfish Месяц назад

Haha couldn't help myself

@AJ-tp9bk Месяц назад

He comes out of the tent like Keith Moon.

@HauntedBlowfish Месяц назад

Haha, I mean these sinister psychedelic tent shenanigans would explain a lot of the behaviors of that era's rock bands

@Claytone-Records Год назад

Excellent to have found your video about this lovely film. Also very timely as only last night I found this film is streaming on Kanopy and watched it again. My drummer friend and I here in Texas love this film and I have seen it many times. Seeing it on the big screen would have been sueno, but we were satisfied to see it from a dvd I borrowed from my library. Not sure what kind of release/reception the film would have got here, but if our experience is indicative of anything, then a good time was had by all. Open up and let the devil in is what I will say when next I drink tequila and or eat wild shrooms. Cheers!

@HauntedBlowfish Год назад

Thank you, always great to meet another fan of this magical little movie. Yeah the film absolutely still 'works' watching it at home but if you ever get the chance to see it in the big screen, I can't reccomend it enough!

@lolah3838 11 месяцев назад

I loved this one

@HauntedBlowfish 11 месяцев назад

A great film for sure!

@hetbigboy Год назад

Been wanting to watch/rewatch all of Ben Wheatley's films since I found out he's doing the sequel to that Jason Statham flick The Meg. Never seen Field in England but I just might tobtry it sooner or later based on your recommendation.

@HauntedBlowfish Год назад

Ha yes! Him making a giant shark movie is like Christmas come early, should be fun! And yeah, as is probably quite evident from the review, A Field in England is definitely my favourite movie in his filmography. It is weird as hell, and therefore won't be to everyone's tastes, but I personally can't recommend it enough. It's nice to hear that I've helped push at least one person towards watching it!

@hetbigboy Год назад

@@HauntedBlowfish I'm on a bit of a Hong-Kong cinema binge right now but right after I'll probaby watch this one!

@HauntedBlowfish Год назад

@@hetbigboy Ah fantastic! Love a bit of HK cinema

@ice9557 Год назад

@@hetbigboy speaking of Hong Kong cinema did you watch The Sadness or Project Wolf Hunter??? Holy Shit!, were those films badass!! Non stop in your face action, gore, and intensity. I gotta say I loved every minute of them! They were way better than Train To Busain, I just don’t get everyone’s high praise of that film, is it good? More or Less yes, but is it as good as people make it out to be? I didn’t think so....... How’d you like it?

@Rye_Caster Месяц назад

Soul Brother 8:10

@HauntedBlowfish Месяц назад

🙏

@ice9557 Год назад

Well I’m glad you loved the film and you explained it very well, but I gotta say I hated it, it’s just not my cup of mushroom tea! I didn’t like The Witch, The Lighthouse, or A field In England. I recognize that they’re all 3 great films in their own right, shot stylistically and damn near perfectly, they all have brilliant actors and seemingly simple but drawn out and well played stories. I just didn’t like them, I guess I’m more of an in-your-face kind of horror guy, who enjoys carnage and intensity and unknown thrills around every corner. I just don’t prefer “Elevated Horror” at all, although I did like Midsommar which definitely falls into that category. I must say Kill List was Fucking brilliant and worked on every level for me! Sight Seers was ma decent novelty, I didn’t really care for Free Fire or In The Earth at all. I’ve yet to see Down Terrace it is on my watch list for I Love British Gangster Films, The Long Good Friday and Get Carter are 2 of my all time favorite films. Great Video none the less!!

@HauntedBlowfish Год назад

Ah yes, The Long Good Friday and Get Carter are absolute classics; the last scene with Bob Hoskins in the car lives rent-free in my head, stressing me out at any given moment hahaha. I would warn that Down Terrace is on a much smaller scale than those 70s classics but there is still merit to be found within. Your opinions are understandable to be honest. The three horrors you listed are very polarising by nature, and The Witch was a step too far for me as well. I can appreciate the craft, like you say, but it left me very cold. The Lighthouse was a huge improvement over The Witch in my opinion, but I'm a sucker for nautical iconography and the two lead performances are stellar. Glad to hear you're a Kill List fan though!

@ice9557 Год назад

@@HauntedBlowfish I gotta tell you I haven’t seen films as good as Long Good Friday or Get Carter in a very long long time and am glad I recently discovered them. That score on L.G.F. Is phenomenal and the performance by Hoskins is out of this world, it’s hard to believe that’s his first feature film. I just love the Gangster sub genre 1 of my favorite maybe even outright favorite films is Goodfellas. What did you think about High Rise by Wheatley, at first I didn’t much car for it but with “Fridge Logic” at work I found myself going back to it again and again. It was quite remarkable and yet so bland at the same time. I think I rather enjoyed it! Oh! I’ve recently watched “Pusher” Nicholas Winding Refn’s first film and it’s brilliant, it’s simple and quite low budget, but it’s damned good and it’s Mads Mikelson’s first feature film he’s always great! I loved Drive by Refn it’s def in my top 10. Well gotta go, take care!

@HauntedBlowfish Год назад

@@ice9557 Agreed. Horror is my favourite genre (obviously), but Gangsters are potentially my second favourite. The Sopranos is my all time favourite TV show, and yeah, Scorsese's films were hugely influential for my younger self. High Rise is a strange one; I love the aesthetics and the style but at the same time, the story doesn't quite live up to its potential for me (or my expectations, maybe). I'd like to read the source material because I think that would help aid my next viewing of the film. Never got round to properly watching Pusher, but I love Mads, so I definitely need to get on that soon.

@ice9557 Год назад

@@HauntedBlowfish Nice! For me the wire slightly edges out The Sopranos but no doubt it was an absolutely tour de force and cultural phenomenon! I’d have to say my favorite all time tv show is probably Batman The Animated series with X-Files close behind it!