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Totally unrealistic..

posted 11 years ago by newstar877
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...weather. It didn't rain once. The weather in the UK is a lot more miserable than the grey dullness portrayed in the film. All that vampire stuff was easier to believe than the fact it never rained. People who think that this is a sombre, cold and gritty tale couldn't be more wrong. By not showing how mind-crushingly grim the weather here really is, Neil Jordan was obviously trying to pull us into a warm, optimistic and wonderfully upbeat fantasy. The "Happy Feet" of vampire films.

[–] looking4ahandout 10 years ago

There was no falling rain that I recall but the results of rain were on display and plain to the eye.

[–] BornIntoThis 10 years ago

I don't even need to read the rest of the posts re: Byzantium. None will top this. Well done.

[–] franzkabuki 10 years ago

Well, when a friend of mine moved to England a few autumns ago, the most remarkable thing he reported back was that during the first month, it didn't rain once... So I guess it's not wet all the time. And the lack of perpetual rainy weather wasn't the only vampire movie cliche Byzantium sidestepped.

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[–] king_of_bob 9 years ago

I'm fairly sure it was raining for most of the movie. But real rain, which doesn't show up on camera very well.

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[–] carolineau 9 years ago

I had an 8 week journey through England in Spring 2014, bought 2 raincoats, used one once... I love the rain and all I got was a 2hour sprinkle and 8 weeks of blue sky!

[–] washclothrepairman 9 years ago

Limeys don't know how to write a proper vampire movie or film one.

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[–] nelly0042 8 years ago

Seriously???
Your one big take-away from the film is the weather???
And I can recall at least one scene where it was raining, when Clara peered through the orphanage window, and I'm reasonably sure I could spot others with a second viewing.
And if this is to you the "Happy Feet" of vampire films, then you are in desperate need of psychiatric help.