El-Kapitoshka *Warning* If you're one of those people who need meanings and conclusions then don't even bother. Watching films should be about opening your mind to new things and exploring new concepts.To those who criticise for those very reasons: Don't be ridiculous darlings! Now, here's what I think.I remember watching this and much like any of Ben Wheatley's films, was memerised by the surrealism and boundary pushing style he seems to have a knack for. After being gobsmacked by Kill List, I was so happy to get this on DVD and finally watch it.Not many directors dare to go for setting the majority of their film in one setting. But Wheatley pulls it off making the whole journey both interesting and intentionally confusing. It invites the viewer to think for themselves and come to their own conclusions. The psychedelic side adds a more violent edge, not in terms of graphic or gratuitous violence, but more like the Jim Morrison LSD fueled psychedelic violence of the music they made. Aggressive and uncompromising...even poetic. This might be a bad explanation if you're not into music. The black and white works well as does the simple setting. There aren't any flashy backdrops here or groundbreaking camera techniques, just the actors in a field giving it their best and yes their best is awesome.I wanted more from this, even, dare I say it a sequel of sorts to show what happened before/after these events. Open your mind and enjoy the ride.

Michael Radny If you watch this film, a little warning beforehand, that this is as surreal as it gets. It is by no means a linear film, which makes it different in a good ways for a number of reasons. Firstly, the film would be quite slow and boring without a bit of absurdity o go along with it and secondly, the storyline actually calls for some magic drug trip sequences.Whilst A Field in England is rather pretentious for most of it's runtime, you can't help but admire what was put into this film. It's gorgeously shot, the acting is phenomenal and the story is strangely brilliant.

George Brooks When I think of British horror movies (made in Britain, produced by British companies etc), the only noteworthy title that springs to mind is The Wicker Man (28 Days Later at a push). I believe this movie, along with Kill List, shall be regarded in the same light as the aforementioned British horror masterpiece in years to come, and here is why. The story follows a squire fleeing from his master and a raging battle during the English civil war. He comes across 3 other men, one of whom mentions an ale house. We then follow these men on their journey to the pub, but not is all as merry as it seems. A meal of psychedelic mushrooms induces a trip in which the men pull a rope, attached to which is a very evil Michael Smiley. This shaman, in the form of Smiley, proceeds to drug the men (with mushrooms and hooch), force feed them runes and make them look for treasure. Some might say that A Field In England shouldn't be classed as a horror. Trust me, if The Silence of The Lambs can be classed as horror this most certainly is a horror film. The scenes in which the force-feeding of pebbles are happening, even though not in shot, are very disturbing. As for the 10 minute psychedelic trip escapade, that not only the characters are taken on, but the viewer as well; It is one of the most insane pieces of cinema I have seen (in a good way, not a Nicholas cage kind of way). I'd compare it to Gaspar Noe's Enter The Void, which also experimented with strobe lighting and camera effects. The sense of dread and tension that is emitted from this scene is enough to make you want to hide, but you can't turn away from the screen, the madness is just too interesting. The reason I believe this film to be so important is purely the way Wheatley takes you on a genre-bending, magic mushroom fuelled, intoxicating and frankly terrifying trip. This along with Smiley's performance and the beautiful cinematography really make this a film I want to recommend to friends. Also the fact it is set in the English civil war, without having to show us any battles or Kevin Costner playing Cromwell is quite cool. Overall I think this was one of the best films of 2013, and if I was a producer, I'd give Wheatley a large budget to make the best horror film since The Exorcist. 8/10 George Brooks

trickpixel A pop song is such as where anybody and everybody can get the gist of the beat, the hook and the catch within seconds. Accessibility is key. Metaphorically, this is not a pop song. Rather this is something original and strategically and thoughtfully created despite minimal resources used. Made from a shoe string budget of £300,000 this is a film that in itself is a mushroom trip. If anyone's taken psychedelic mushrooms before, you know that one possible consequence of the evening is that things would occur in repetitive circular cycles. Repeating the same sequence of events over and over unknowingly. This movie feels like a mushroom trip. Shot in black and white, it spirals in and out of control, much like a trip. I watched this solely because Ben Wheatley directed this and I thought Kill List was a pretty damn good, an amazing attempt at something original and cool. Go watch that movie. then take special "mushrooms" and watch this.