| Old Contemptibles | 30 May 2015 10:49 p.m. PST |
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| Mike O | 31 May 2015 3:48 a.m. PST |
"Land and Freedom" seems to closely follow some of the experiences of Orwell in the SCW. |
| wyeayeman | 31 May 2015 4:46 a.m. PST |
Band of Brothers.
If you watch it in one sitting it is a very long film… |
| Jemima Fawr | 31 May 2015 10:57 a.m. PST |
Second for Land & Freedom. It has the feel of a fly-on-the-wall documentary. On a similar vein, I've always liked 84 Charlie MoPic for that reason, though I've no idea how 'accurate' it is. |
| rmaker | 31 May 2015 7:58 p.m. PST |
12 O'Clock High was also used for leadership training at RAF College Cranwell… I remember the start and the end… The middle bit was a welcome opportunity for some sleep. :)
If you think that, you've never watched it with an 8thAF vet. My Dad (360BS/303BG) could never watch it all the way through. |
 DWilliams  | 01 Jun 2015 6:26 a.m. PST |
The opening scene of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN depicting the Normandy beach landing … of course the rest of the movie is all Hollywood. |
| Old Contemptibles | 01 Jun 2015 10:37 p.m. PST |
The Alamo (2004) Tora Tora Tora |
| Rod I Robertson | 02 Jun 2015 6:21 p.m. PST |
Paths of Glory.
The Light Horsemen.
Beneath Hill 60
Flags of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima.
Das boot.
Tae Guk Gi.
Ironclad.
Glory.
Waterloo.
Culloden.
Barry Lindon.
The Blockhouse.
The Black Book.
Grave of the Fireflies. |
| Old Contemptibles | 02 Jun 2015 11:05 p.m. PST |
Why didn't I remember some of these. Could catch. Das Boot
Paths of Glory
Glory
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Glory (sort of)
The Light Horseman Add: All Quiet on the Western Front (Both Versions)
Gallipoli
The Alamo (2004)
Tora Tora Tora If made for TV counts: The Lost Battalion
When Trumpets Fade
This process is so slow. I think I am repeating myself.
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| Jemima Fawr | 03 Jun 2015 11:18 p.m. PST |
rmaker, I'm sure it's a great film, though sticking exhausted officer cadets in a nice, warm, dark cinema with comfy seats wasn't the way to get us to appreciate the film… :) |
| hagenthedwarf | 05 Jun 2015 6:23 p.m. PST |
12 O'Clock High was also used for leadership training at RAF College Cranwell… I remember the start and the end… The middle bit was a welcome opportunity for some sleep. :) Was it not the case that 12 O'Clock High was also used for leadership training at RN College Dartmouth? I am afraid the tenor of the posting here has lost me. Thus I have never seen the film but those who have tell me that BLACK HAWK DOWN is way off being historically accurate even if a great film, just like BRAVEHEART (see the SOCIETY OF ANCIENTS journal for a thorough excoriation of that film). |
| Jemima Fawr | 06 Jun 2015 5:41 a.m. PST |
Hagen, see my last post. Yes, it's the same film. I don't think any RAF officer cadet has ever seen all of the film in its entirety. |
 Bobgnar | 07 Jun 2015 9:41 a.m. PST |
American Sniper -- so accurate that Coach Harbaugh was assailed by Moslem students at Michigan for wanting to show it to the football team. |
 miniMo | 07 Jun 2015 4:24 p.m. PST |
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has a tip to help with your paint storage (and recognition).
