Customer Reviews
NOTHING can prepare you for this film - By: L. D'Costa, 31 Aug 2008 
I read alll the reviews with the idea of softening the impact of this film, as I am one of those of nervous disposition, but I needn't have bothered. I have watched bloodfest films before now, Freddie Kruger etc. That was nasty, but not real. What makes Threads so horrific is that it could be real, & it nearly was in the 80s. The thing that stood out for me was the sound of the siren. I heard it for days after.When I watched the strike I reacted physicallly; I felt faint, I shook, I felt sick. But I am glad I watched it. Word of warning - DONT watch it at night, dont watch it if you suffer from OCD or depression, & yes, read the reviews, because it wont shield you from the horror of the film, but you will feel that you are not alone in your feelings of sheer fear & horror when you do watch it.
Possibly the bleakest vision of mankind's future - By: M. Steele, 01 Jul 2008 Just a couple of points to add to the the other excellent reviews...
1. The special effects department used photos of Hiroshima & Nagasaki survivors as the basis for their reconstructions but they had to tone it down for television. Radiation burns look worse in real life.
2. There used to be a book available that predicted casualty figures based on most likely attack patterns. Liverpool was demmed to be the best place to live in the event of nuclear war because its inhabitants had only a 0.04% chance of serious injury. This was because they had a 99.96% chance of immediate death.
SCARY STUFF - By: C. Pawley, 05 Jun 2008 Even though this film is over 20 years old, the realisation of a total nuclear bomb strike on Great Britain & the effects of the aftermath are extremely realistic & scary. I watched this film with my Mum when it first came out & I was terrified. I recently purchased this DVD when it came out. I didn't think it would still scare me but it does. Much more realistic than the tamed down American version ''The Day After''. Set in Sheffield it keys the events leading up to the attack & around the lives of 2 families & a bunch of Council workers & how they alll deal with events before & after the attack. Not for the faint hearted.
The best TV film ever! - By: Jack Sheldon, 23 May 2008 I've just watched Threads, it is so realistic & incredibly disturbing, showing the effects of the blast, radiation sickness & something which I forgot would happen- crop failure! With its buildup to war in Iran this film is incredibly relevant today despite being made in 1987. I advise anyone looking for an excellent buy, get Threads, its watchable & distrubing in equal measure.
Horrific!!! - By: L. S. Van Meer, 09 May 2008 This, quite simply, is the most horrific film I have ever watched. Topical when it was made it is even more pertinent now. The premise of a confrontation escalating into a nuclear exchange is only too easy to imagine but the real strength of this film is the way it depicts the aftermath, presenting it with a mix of fiction & cold hard fact. What reallly freaked me out was when I realised that some of the b/w photographs depicting Sheffield were actuallly of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. In my mind, if there is anybody, anywhere who considers a "limited" nuclear war possible they should be declared legallly insane!!
