Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

zombieman1978 When one thinks of animated films, one immediately (And for good reason) thinks of the works of Disney, and other like-minded, family friendly fare. And why shouldn't they? For decades cartoons have been a benchmark for children's entertainment.But then, something happened. Differing opinions notwithstanding, Ralph Bakshi created what is widely considered to be the first full-length animated film for adults, entitled Fritz The Cat. The first X-Rated animated film, it pushed the boundaries of what could be done in the animated form, and changed the landscape forever.When The Wind Blows is a British animated feature from Japanese/American director Jimmy Murakami, based on the 1982 graphic novel of the same name, by British illustrator Raymond Briggs. Set against the backdrop of the cold war in the 1980s. Jim and Hilda Bloggs (Voiced brilliantly by John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft, respectively) are both retired, living out their twilight years in the English countryside. The radio is making reports of growing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, and things are escalating to nuclear war. Jim takes some government-issued pamphlets from the library on how to prepare for nuclear devastation (Both of which are decades-old) and they quickly go to work, "radiation-proofing" their home, all the while their heads are swimming with romanticized memories of childhood during World War 2.The bombs drop, and Jim and Hilda wait for their government to rescue them. The longer they wait, the worse their situation, and their conditions become as they continue to be blissfully unaware that no one is coming for them....When The Wind Blows is an intensely powerful drama that uses the animated form to tell the story in a way that is both elegant and savage. The desolate wasteland that the countryside becomes is incredibly ominous as they make observations that, to them seem normal (Lack of animals, the smell of "burning meat" and the disappearance of their neighbors) but the audience knows, and therein lies the film's power. We know our protagonists are doomed, and we are forced to watch them wait for a savior that will never come. Their optimism begins as heartening as you can't help but love these two as they try and make the best of it. Nuclear fallout takes it's toll, as they suffer from radiation sickness. Their hair falls out, their gums bleed, and they grow weaker and weaker as their water (What little they have is probably irradiated) runs out. But they remain ever-hopeful, mistaking their ailments to be associated with old age, and not radiation. This optimism begins to add to the tragedy as it becomes more and more clear that no one, be it their government, or even God himself, will save them.The music, performed by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is a character unto itself, as it guides our journey with Jim and Hilda into the heart of darkness. The opening song by David Bowie also serves as a wonderful tool to introduce us to Jim and Hilda's world.One also cannot talk about the film without mentioning the animation, which spans several styles. From basic cartoon animation, to hand-drawn sequences. Even stop-motion is used at one time or another, making the whole thing that much more tangible.When The Wind Blows is a scathing, and incredibly powerful indictment of war, nuclear weapons, and how our governments handle them. We're forced to question why anyone would leave such sweet and caring people like Jim and Hilda to suffer the way they do. And that is the most horrifying revelation of them all.

Thomas Stansfield I remember seeing this movie on YouTube. I love the use of live action and 2D animation put together and the story was depressing to watch. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union were having a fight with the US and the whole of NATO and that includes England, the country that these two live in. When WWIII started, we see them dying from radiation sickness through the third act of the movie. What the movie was portraying this two couple saying that they'll survive a war if one is coming, as they did during the second world war, showing determination and confidence that they'll survive a nuclear war, which sadly they didn't in the end, it didn't show but you can tell that they were dead. The music sends a depressing chill down your spine and the story makes you feel sorry for the characters. However, despite it being animated, it is not suitable for young kids.

annjanbay Loved every second of this movie it's an eye catching for real from beginning to end. The continuous dialogue that goes between the couple is so real and simple. It has a rich political content that's absolutely harmless but touching. Worth watching actually shouldn't miss it if you can. It may seem as a plain animation but it's the exact opposite, it's not plain at all. There are only two characters throughout the whole movie, but they're just more than enough. The way they chat to one another, argue, love, exchange opinion, and so on is amazingly expressive. Not forgetting the fact that it's been made in the 80's so I guess at the time picture perfect wasn't the goal and that really made it special as well.

joebrian55 If there's one movie on my list of favourite animated films, this is what I'd pick. A fantastic animated flick starring none other than Sir John Mills and Dame Peggy Ashcroft that deals with with the threat of a nuclear holocaust. It's like this, Jim Bloggs goes home on a bus to his wife and prepare a scrumptious British meal of sausages and chips, but that's not so peaceful after it turns out nuclear war is about to break out (in the film, I mean) in two or three days time. Jim jumps up in shock and exclaims "Crumbs! This is it, ducks." and over the next couple of days gets the work for a fallout shelter done, well not necessarily done, but what they think is done. Of course, they rely on "Protect and Survive", which I'm not entirely sure was completely reliable in the Cold War, and presume that just because a rescue brigade took care of citizens in the second World War, it will be the same for this one. Then it happens! The missile comes and totally destroys the countryside, blinding car drivers and blowing buildings apart. But that's not the worst part, instead it's when Jim and Hilda decide to go outside in attempts to harvest and keep popping out of their shelter so often, that they develop radiation sickness. So, I first watched the film on the internet when I was 13, now I'm 14, and soon I definitely wish to buy the original VHS on eBay or Amazon so my classmates can see it. BTW, the nuclear attack scene really gave me the shivers first time I saw it.