That's kind of why it's such a great film.

That was the point.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

A really nasty film that left me depressed for days. There was not one glimmer of hope in the entire movie.

Very bleak.

Its bleak and disturbing, but the scenario of Russia invading Iraq was wrong and has dated the film, and this makes it more cheesy when it had been the US.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

Oh ok.
That was the subtle answer to my question in the other thread.
Pun intended.

Agreed, it's very unpleasant. Perhaps the best nuclear war film in terms of realism.

I don't know. The movie gets kinda funnier, to watch, with time. I mean, who pisses themselves over a the sight of an Atomic Bomb explosion? And why would you drive straight into a brick wall when a bomb goes off nearby. Come on! This movie, is silly.
"That's a dumb question, Miss Glenn’s Organ."

Yeah, this is a seriously bleak and depressing film. The various ways society falls apart in the wake of the bomb being dropped are downright painful to behold.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

Everyone here needs to read the book 'One Second After'. It follows a community and their struggles after an EMP attack. Truly scary and realistic. Had the same feeling after reading that as I did watching this film.

Not a 'date movie', certainly, but oh so important and shows the power of film when it's done well. Shows why horror movies are so redundant and lame, too.

Ditto. This movie was brutal just goes to show you don't always need some huge Hollywood budget to make a great film.

The lesson beingdon't mess with the English when it comes to being depressing.
You can't touch us.

Amen to that. I had a similar reaction the first time I watched Threads. It actually scared me so much that, oddly enough (and I've read that others have done the same) the only way I could get over it was to watch it over and over again. The multiple viewings eventually made it less horrible, in my mind. After all repeated exposure is a proven way to conquer your fears. All the same, this is still probably the most harrowing film I've ever seen. Easily in top 3.