The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
The Irish were born for leaving. Otherwise the rest of the world would have no pubs. All the Irish need to survive is a phone, a Guinness and the sheet music to “Danny Boy”. 这就是，乡愁电影？
不懂为什么要弄成黑白的，整个影片气质甚至部分演员的表演都很现代气息浓郁，和黑白片根本不搭，很奇怪，头尾的彩色场景反而很美很舒适
1969年的贝尔法斯特骚乱打破了九岁男孩平静的生活，曾经充满欢声笑语的街头搭起了战壕般的壁垒，不断寄来的账单让日子再次增添了一丝窘迫，只有戏剧和电影为黑白的童年带来了一丝色彩。对于肯导来说，这是一部非常私人的电影，在多伦多电影节首映场的Q&A一度潸然泪下。然而这样的主题，却以幽默的方式呈现给观众，让人捧腹不止。片中很多彩蛋也很好笑，尤其是雷神漫画，真的笑死，简直怀疑肯导想在里面藏一个自己的宇宙。
也就是正常的动画片吧，不过这个画风倒是不怎么习惯呢
看过风吹麦浪，对北爱尔兰那段历史还蛮感兴趣的，片子黑白质感不错，但是有点做作，也不喜欢时不时来段歌曲。
我觉得也没必要特意去踩他一脚，不过真的没什么好说的就是了
北爱版《童年往事》，巧的是被套上了北爱的激进岁月，呼应了当下这个大撕裂的时代，每年的颁奖季都有这么几部私心重又步步踩点得分的命题作文，应景但并不讨巧，顶多是这个风口的注脚。
喜欢！回忆像轻飘飘的水一样，浇湿心里但是又有别样的舒服，影像很工整，一些镜头还是很有意思，幽默桥段和音乐真的很舒服
今天带孩子来看的，他差不多把狗狗的名字全忘了。因为这是他幼儿园时期经常看的一部动画片，现在都二年级了。全程聚精会神地观看。我觉得有一点不明白，为什么汪汪队在冒险城会有自己的基地，而且无比豪华。事后我问他，他的回答是“汪汪队买了很多自己的产品，赚了很多钱，才能建造一个好的基地。”我想想也是哈。
这个片头，这个配乐方式，这个影调，像是中学生满分作文精选集的第一篇。
没能看进去，肯尼思·布拉纳的《八月》。★★★/6
非常私人的回忆，混乱的时代背景下孩子的视角依然是简单快乐的，导演给这些残酷的宗教冲突包裹了糖衣，投射的全是美好的童年回忆和淡淡的乡愁，这也是我抵抗不了的那种情感表达，黑白摄影，怀旧金曲和演员生活化的表演都看的很舒服，特别是朱迪丹奇结尾的那场送别戏，很打动我。我也同意很多友邻对本片的批评，片子确实是情节编排散乱，人物塑造薄弱，从坚守故土到背井离乡的过程也只是潦草交代，只感觉导演太想把所有的童年往事一股脑塞进去了，有些遗憾。（7.5/10）
正在读一本90年代国内拼死偷渡去美国热潮的书，不是说人的suffer可以分出高下，但是就，不太能relate从爱尔兰搬去英格兰升职加薪还给房子的痛苦。
带豆姐看的第二部电影，汪汪队粉还是可以看的。狗狗挺可爱的。其他就没有推荐的价值了…
非常积极，非常正确，感觉汪汪队比少先队还会洗脑。小朋友是挺喜欢的，但是我觉得有必要让孩子少看这些动画片。
陪女儿第一次去电影院看的电影，她喜欢就好。
带豆姐看的第二部电影，汪汪队粉还是可以看的。狗狗挺可爱的。其他就没有推荐的价值了…
陪儿子看，很轻松，汪队每个角色都有亮点，天天的装备有点酷，还能飞天。
kenneth branagh：ok我也要拍一部罗马
尽管人文背景差异巨大，但人类的情感总是相通的
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