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OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Most Accurate War Film in the Current forums; Originally Posted by renrich Were they Hudsons or Venturas at that stage of the war? At any rate it is ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by renrich View Post
    Were they Hudsons or Venturas at that stage of the war? At any rate it is a minor point.
    I believe the actually a/c used in real life was a P-61, but since there are obviously no P-61's flying and the movie was filmed in Oz, the Hudson (only airworthy one in the world) was probably the only option available to the film makers.


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    Where actuall y was the movie filmed?

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    On the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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    I thought Flags Of Our Fathers was okay but they didnt put the battle into enough detail
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    For the most part, "Zulu" was accurate. Pastor Witt was one of the party that first sighted the Zulus and then left, not ordered off. Good site for the battle is:

    rorkesdriftvc.com - The Battle


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    Thank you, excellent site.

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    What was the name of the movie about best friends on opposite sides in Serbia/Bosnia, the "bad guy" was an olympique shooter and the "good guy" needed to kill him,was a good movie and for the life of me I can't remember the name.
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    Found it. It's called Shot Through the Heart. Was a pretty good movie, A little more drama than action but all around good.
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    "Full Metal jacket" has to be among the most accurate war films made.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 102first_hussars View Post
    I thought Flags Of Our Fathers was okay but they didnt put the battle into enough detail
    It is extremely accurate and the reason the battle was not more in detail is because that was not the point of the movie. Read the book and you will understand. It was about the flag and who raised it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by syscom3 View Post
    "Full Metal jacket" has to be among the most accurate war films made.

    Problem is you can blatentley see the battle scenes were filmed in the London Dockyards

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    Quote Originally Posted by Negative Creep View Post
    Problem is you can blatentley see the battle scenes were filmed in the London Dockyards
    And?
    "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

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    #1 Battleground..... It showed the pure misery of being cold and afraid.
    #2 Thin Red Line, because it showed the true depths of inhumanity in war.
    #3 Pork Chop Hill, because it shows the stupidity of negotiating with inferior forces.
    #4 The movie about Vietnam they never made.

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    Saving Private Ryan

    especially the Omaha Beach scene
    Hello me...meet the real me.
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    Hindsight is always 20-20,
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    Quote Originally Posted by syscom3 View Post
    And?

    Whenever I watch it that niggling thought is always at the back of my mind. Plus there are all the parodies, which take away a lot of the original's power (see also The Shining, Silence of the Lambs etc)

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