 | Most Accurate War Film| 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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04-17-2007, 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by renrich 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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04-17-2007, 12:02 PM
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04-18-2007, 12:30 AM
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04-18-2007, 12:39 AM
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Country: | I thought Flags Of Our Fathers was okay but they didnt put the battle into enough detail
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04-18-2007, 07:49 AM
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Country: | 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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04-18-2007, 08:35 AM
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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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Originally Posted by 102first_hussars 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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Originally Posted by syscom3 "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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Originally Posted by Negative Creep Problem is you can blatentley see the battle scenes were filmed in the London Dockyards | And?
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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.
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especially the Omaha Beach scene
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Originally Posted by syscom3 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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