A blurb from Acorn Media about Cracker-A New Terror: A New Terror deftly depicts a world held hostage to violence, both personal and political, it blares from omnipresent TV screens, crops up in casual conversations and casts its shadow on everyday life.
One of my favorite British cop dramas, a thinking man’s kind of show is “Cracker”. The series started in 1993. It shows a forensic psychologist called Dr. Edward “Fitz” Fitzgerald played by well-known Scottish actor-Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter, Goldeneye). After living in Australia for the past 10 years he came back to Manchester to find that England has changed immensely since 9/11.
The movie was actually titled “Cracker-9/11” but changed to a New Terror here in the States. Fitz’s daughter is married and he is giving the bride away reflects on his past. To make the plot more interesting, a murderer at first has no apparent motive. Later it is found out that a former British soldier that fought in Northern Ireland has been haunted by it and is irritated over the US response to 9/11 and the “War on Terror” has caused the ex-soldier to go over the edge. The plot is thinly veiled from the writer of the movie about the lack of foreign policy from the US and the emotional response to 9/11. Also included on the disc is a 45-minute retrospective documentary with interviews with Coltrane and cast and crew and Cast Filmographies.
VIDEO
The video quality is quite good! The episodes total 108 minutes long.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.
Disc 1- Cracker-A New Terror (108 Mins)
Extras
Disc 1: Cracker-Behind the Scenes-45 minute Documentary
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)
Verdict
A thought provoking look at how 9/11 changed Europe’s thoughts about that day in September 2001.
This review also is the 100th review for this site! Thanks to all that have helped me get this far.
Rating: *****!
One of my favorite British cop dramas, a thinking man’s kind of show is “Cracker”. The series started in 1993. It shows a forensic psychologist called Dr. Edward “Fitz” Fitzgerald played by well-known Scottish actor-Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter, Goldeneye). After living in Australia for the past 10 years he came back to Manchester to find that England has changed immensely since 9/11.
The movie was actually titled “Cracker-9/11” but changed to a New Terror here in the States. Fitz’s daughter is married and he is giving the bride away reflects on his past. To make the plot more interesting, a murderer at first has no apparent motive. Later it is found out that a former British soldier that fought in Northern Ireland has been haunted by it and is irritated over the US response to 9/11 and the “War on Terror” has caused the ex-soldier to go over the edge. The plot is thinly veiled from the writer of the movie about the lack of foreign policy from the US and the emotional response to 9/11. Also included on the disc is a 45-minute retrospective documentary with interviews with Coltrane and cast and crew and Cast Filmographies.
VIDEO
The video quality is quite good! The episodes total 108 minutes long.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.
Disc 1- Cracker-A New Terror (108 Mins)
Extras
Disc 1: Cracker-Behind the Scenes-45 minute Documentary
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)
Verdict
A thought provoking look at how 9/11 changed Europe’s thoughts about that day in September 2001.
This review also is the 100th review for this site! Thanks to all that have helped me get this far.
Rating: *****!
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