War of the Buttons

September. 29,1994      PG
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.

Liam Cunningham as  The Master
Colm Meaney as  Geronimo's Dad
Ger Ryan as  Fergus' Mum
Gregg Fitzgerald as  Fergus
Helen O'Leary as  Helen

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Reviews

Fluentiama
1994/09/29

Perfect cast and a good story

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FeistyUpper
1994/09/30

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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Moustroll
1994/10/01

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Konterr
1994/10/02

Brilliant and touching

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catalina mesa (ktam84)
1994/10/03

This story is about a growing rivalry between young boys in two neighboring Irish small towns. It shows us all the experiences that those kids lived during their "war". It is an entertaining story about love, family, forgiveness, courage and friendship. I really liked the movie because it has many relations with the real life. I think the film criticize the human conflicts and the violence that exist in the world. I liked a sentence in a conversation between Fergus and Geronimo: "Why are we fighting? Nothing, Why else?". I think that in these words there is a very important message for people, and it is that many times humans fight without reason.The youthful actors were comic, fantastic, joyful, touching, and totally convincing in their roles. All the actors did a perfect job. I especially liked Geronimo and Fergus, the two leaders. In addition, the picture's location is stunning, Ireland is beautiful! Two scenes in particular were memorable: The "rain" of buttons and when the kids stopping the war to care for the little rabbit. I liked so much the end and I'd like that all wars ending that way. I had a great time with this wonderful film. I really recommend you. It is very cute. In this film you will go through hatred, love, laughter, sadness, happiness and lots of other emotions! In conclusion this movie is a beautiful story with vibrant characters, very special moments and a valuable lesson for life.

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marcelagh6
1994/10/04

In my opinion I think that the movie was funny above all when the boys run uncovered and the end of the way they met with the girls, and saw the position of her was very, very funny. I liked too the way how each group did the wickedness to the other group the boys, with the purpose to overpower and win the battle.And the way to celebrate the victory. They come back to home happy, singing, whit the buttons that they took of the prisoner.But I felt a little sad when one of the boys arrived to home, and his father hit him, because he wasn't helping to break the wood. And other think, when the tractor was dashed counter the encampment because one of the boys the opposite group did it. and the end was fantastic, when the parents ransom the boys who escaped the town.

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ediltoteles
1994/10/05

I think that the movie is pretty good, because this entertains and too tells a short story that it is very impressive and strange if you don't put attention and for this reason mahy people don't understand the movie. My opinion about the movie don't only it is limited to the excellent argument but also what I understood about this. The movie show us like two group of children have a war and when a band lose a battles ( not the war), someone of the warriors lose his buttons. I wanna speak about the conviction that all boys put in the battles and the group's work. I believe that this conviction is the necessary for to make many things and these boy demonstrate us when they made their general quarter.In this movie we can also see the personal interest of some people like the child that he is fired of the group because he was sluggish and he wanted the buttons single for his, and like he destroyed the general quarter for his expulsion. Thus, I think that many people react when they are threatened although they don't nothing for nobody.In conclusion I like the movie I recommend and my vote is ten points.

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Bruce Jones
1994/10/06

Wonderful, interesting story of a growing rivalry between young boys in two neighboring Irish small towns. This film is supposed to be based on the book, "La Guerre Des Boutons" by Louis Pergaud. The story, casting, acting and locations were perfect. One strong suit is the beautiful scenery filmed on location in Ireland. I really like this film. It seems few people who reviewed it actually watched it as none of the reviews I read even matched the film's content. I would have liked to have seen the one big battle scene played down as it seemed a bit over the top but other than that this was a pure joy to watch.

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