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Download, Watch online Micro Men Movie.
| Genres: | Ot |
| Starring: | Martin Freeman, Derek Riddell, Edward Baker-Duly, Peter Davison, Jon Glover, Colin Michael Carmichael, Anthony Smee |
| Director(s): | Saul Metzstein |
| Country: | UK |
| Year: | 2009 |
| IMDB Rating: | 7.3 |
In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Currys belief that he can successfully market a micro-chip for a home computer. A parting of the ways sees Curry, in partnership with the Austrian Hermann Hauser and using whizz kid Cambridge students, set up his own, rival firm to Sinclair Radionics, Acorn. Acorn beat Sinclair to a lucrative contract supplying the BBC with machines for a computer series. From here on it is a battle for supremacy to gain the upper hand in the domestic market.
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Visitor Reviews: (5)
S Jackson 14 May 2012
Hilarious and great entertainment
Thanks for such a great piece of entertainment. There were lots of funny bits in this film, largely due to the actingof Sinclair. It was also light-hearted with a feel good factor at the end withpeople making up to each other and with Sinclairs quotes about life -"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heavenfor?".Some great 80's music as well.Even if you were'nt into home computers at the time, then this is stilla good drama.
sjm_maloney 13 May 2012
Enjoyable, nostalgic and thought provoking
I watched this single piece drama last night on BBC4 and thoroughlyenjoyed it from start to finish.All the actors did a fine job and convinced - despite Mr Armstrong's(Sinclair) rather obvious makeover for the role. The mixture of archivefootage and new filming hit a balance that was enjoyable.The programme addresses the beginnings of the Home Computer industry inthe UK and the roles & rivalries of Sinclair and Acorn in those earlydays. For those of us of a certain age it was extremely nostalgic stuff(even though I ended up getting a CBM 64)! A mixture of reality, lightcomedy and invention (some scenes were 'invented' according to thetitles) kept me engrossed and actually rather disappointed that it hadfinished so soon; I think a 2 part show would have kept me interested.Some of the most fascinating stuff for me was a reminder of some of theside issues, for instance the UK general public's initial reaction tothe technology - those of us who bought them were considered'hobbyists' at the time. However, on reflection possibly the mostimportant side- effect was the fact that a public organisation like theBBC was allowed to pursue the making of its own branded model in anattempt to raise the nation's computer literacy above other's. The BBCmodel B sold widely in schools, this combined with the home marketgrowth must surely have contributed enormously to the strength of theUK programming industry (of which I was part) in the formative years. Whilst never rivalling IBM and HP in the end (as poignantly if somewhatmawkishly shown in the final scenes) this era and the people involved,must be considered as a time which generated huge revenue for the UK aswell as a great platform for the public to get to grips with computers.Our programmers are still regarded as some of the world's mostcreative, despite financial difficulties; and this period ensured thatas a nation we are not only regarded for older, but venerable, mediasuch as the pop music & individual greatness in film & drama.Highly entertaining as a drama, thought provoking if you care about thebeginnings of the industry; I was entertained and amused throughout. Recommended.
MtlDty 13 May 2012
Disappointing
What could have been an interesting docu-drama about the birth of theUK computer industry, instead turned into something unintentionallyfarcical.In its efforts to create drama the film pitches Clive Sinclair as acut-throat rogue, battling against one-time colleague Chris Curry(played by Martin Freeman). Freeman seems to be settling into beingtypecast into roles where he plays lovable harmless, guy next doortypes, and this film fits his role well.Unfortunately, Alexander Armstrong struggles to make a convincing CliveSinclair, no doubt hindered by the terrible prosthetic bald head/wigand ridiculous accent. Its possible the prosthetics may have preventedhim from turning his head and his performance seems terribly stiffthroughout. The viewer is left with an unfair impression that Sinclairwas a humourless, uncharismatic maniac - flying off the handle at theslightest upset.A lot of the comedy in the film (at least the intentional comedy) seemsto come from situations which are unfortunately completelyunbelievable. Clive screaming down the phone and then launching it(cordless apparently) through a door for example, or the ridiculousattempts to stall the BBC before the boffins at Acorn realise that thekey issue preventing a computer from working is a huge wire that needscutting in two.Its a shame that the film hides the technical breakthroughs that weremade in that period with mumbo-jumbo references to computer chips, andreduces the creativeness of these industry leaders to simply pickingthe right advertising poster to use.
graspee 08 May 2012
Not without flaws
This was a generally enjoyable watch and I'm grateful that anyone wouldmake a programme on such a "niche" topic, however it was not withoutflaws. For a start, as has been mentioned by other reviewers, Sir Cliveis painted as borderline psychotic with serious anger managementproblems, whereas Curry is some kind of super-good Luke Skywalker ofthe computing world. I'm sure it can't have been as clear-cut as this.It's also true that Alexander Armstrong's acting is very mannered andfeels like something out of a comedy sketch show, while Martin Freemangets to act much more naturally.The second problem is really just an anachronism caused by poor libraryfootage placement. At the computer fair/exhibition we see the teamtelling reporters about the capabilities of the new Acorn Atom, and wealso see Clive Sinclair talking to the Sinclair User journalist aboutissues to do with the "new" ram pack for the ZX81. Even leaving asidewhether these two events happened at the same computer fair, since blahblah artistic license etc., there are two pieces of library footageshown, as if they are taking place at the same event. The first pieceof film shows some schoolboys using some computer that I can't identifyfrom the clip, playing a game, then the next clip shows a man tryingout an Amstrad CPC464. This computer wasn't introduced until muchlater: 1984 in fact and is really out of place. I don't know aboutother people but it caused me anguish seeing it.
trevorwomble 08 May 2012
The rise and fall of the UK computer business
Just saw this on BBC4. A very interesting take on how close the UK cameto dominating the world computer development and manufacturing industryin the early 80s, only for it to all fall apart just 5 years later.Despite some garish and unconvincing make-up, Armstrong shows he can doserious drama in his portrayal of Sir Clive Sinclair, the man whobrought affordable computing to the masses. Martin Freeman is good (asalways) as the confidante in Sinclair's company who, unable tounderstand Sinclairs bloody mindedness over what to concentrate theirefforts on, leaves and sets up arch rival 'Acorn Computers' with anAustrian business partner.The production team have done a solid job in displaying the drabness ofthe era. The mix of archive TV footage of the time inter-cut with thisfilmed TV drama works quite well. The background story of how the UKbecame a world leader in the home PC market, and then blew it, is afascinating tale for anyone interested in recent history. At one pointFreemans character turns to Sinclair and says 'We could have been theBritish IBM but you wouldn't listen to me' is very apt. Sinclairsobsession with the notorious C5 is also addressed. It does make youwonder what would have happened had there been more cohesion in theindustry at the time rather than the arrogant self interest of theindustry that resulted in the UK losing such a massive foothold.A thought provoking drama that has just enough momentum to keep itselfinteresting despite some flaws.