Films you've watched recently.

[Napster]

Not seen it. Is it any good?

Some would say it divides opinions.

 

[rigsby]

And the irony there is George Bush Snr was a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain.

Another good film just in case Naps get the hump ?

He was a fighter pilot but that was for the US navy, so he fought in the pacific theatre.

He was shot done and had to ditch in the sea, there is some old grainy footage somewhere of him being rescued by a US submarine.....Others who were shot down in the same raid not so lucky and were tortured and murdered by the Japs......They also ate some of their organs including the liver etc.

 

[KevinJH]

And the irony there is George Bush Snr was a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain.

Not quite I'm afraid - he served in the Pacific theatre from 1944 which leads nicely onto the film - to stay on topic - The Thin Red Line. A few too many cameo's but one of probably only a handful of films that are way better than the book

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Not quite I'm afraid - he served in the Pacific theatre from 1944 which leads nicely onto the film - to stay on topic - The Thin Red Line. A few too many cameo's but one of probably only a handful of films that are way better than the book

I believe Audie Murphy was the real deal as in a war hero. Not a bad film either.

 

[kaymac]

I believe Audie Murphy was the real deal as in a war hero. Not a bad film either.

He sure was, one of the most decorated US servicemen in WW2.
Died far too young (45) in a plane crash.

 

[MK Shrimper]

He sure was, one of the most decorated US servicemen in WW2.
Died far too young (45) in a plane crash.

Despite being broke, he refused to appear in cigarette & alcohol adverts due to the effect it may have on the youth of the time. That's a from me.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

He was a fighter pilot but that was for the US navy, so he fought in the pacific theatre.

He was shot done and had to ditch in the sea, there is some old grainy footage somewhere of him being rescued by a US submarine.....Others who were shot down in the same raid not so lucky and were tortured and murdered by the Japs......They also ate some of their organs including the liver etc.

As did the late President Jack Kennedy in the American navy.He suffered severe back injury all his life from the time his PT boat was shot up.This was memorably portrayted in the film PT !09.

 

[MK Shrimper]

As did the late President Jack Kennedy in the American navy.He suffered severe back injury all his life from the time his PT boat was shot up.This was memorably portrayted in the film PT !09.

Much like him himself in 1963.


Too soon?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Much like him himself in 1963.


Too soon?

Indeed.It's an interesting question as to whether a second term in office would have diminished the legend of Camelot or not.

The film btw was released just months before JFK was murdered.Starred Cliff Roberstson IIRC.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I believe Audie Murphy was the real deal as in a war hero. Not a bad film either.

Surely you're thinking about The Red Badge of Courage rather than Terence Mallick's Thin Red Line?

 

[Swiss Tony]

History, bit like politics as it changes depending on when written and by whom.
Truths in politics tend to become more apparent as they merge into history.

If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Surely you're thinking about The Red Badge of Courage rather than Terence Mallick's Thin Red Line?

I think MG means Audie Murphy was the most decorated American solder of WW2.

 

[Member]

I’m watching the new Terence Malick film tonight.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Not quite I'm afraid - he served in the Pacific theatre from 1944 which leads nicely onto the film - to stay on topic - The Thin Red Line. A few too many cameo's but one of probably only a handful of films that are way better than the book

Could have sworn I read he was a volunteer pilot. A quick look on wiki proved otherwise. Well done chaps, nice to see some clever history buffs on here.

And just for Naps, Sherlock Holmes, Game of Shadows. Watched it last night, again.

 

[blues exile]

I think MG means Audie Murphy was the most decorated American solder of WW2.

Murphy played himself in the biopic 'To Hell and Back' (1955) which was all about his experiences in WW2. 'The Red Badge of Courage' was set in the American Civil War.

 

[rigsby]

As war is a current theme on this thread. I would recommend Five come back on Netflix. Its about Hollywood during wartime and does a real good job of exploring propaganda etc. They are also showing most of the films discussed during the film if you wan to follow up after.

 

[KevinJH]

@Benfleet A1 I know this is going way off the film topic but this article is/was a bit of an eye-opener about U.S. volunteers during the early part of WWII - 'specially the bit about being sent to prison if discovered. Seems not everyone agreed with the official American view of being non-interventionist.

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2017/01/18/americans-in-the-royal-air-force/

Apologies again for going off topic - delete if necessary

 

[Benfleet A1]

As war is a current theme on this thread. I would recommend Five come back on Netflix. Its about Hollywood during wartime and does a real good job of exploring propaganda etc. They are also showing most of the films discussed during the film if you wan to follow up after.

Seems like a good time to plug a 1940's British propaganda film called Western Approuches. It's about the sinking of a British merchant ship and how a German U-Boat stalked the suvivers waiting to sink any rescue ship. All the main charactors were serving crew of the Merchant Service and one of them was a certain Able Seaman John Bernard Walden, my dad.

The acting as you can imagine was awful but the story its self is quite good. If any of you do find it and give it a go, watch out for the bit where one of the sailors counts his lines in while holding on to the mast. That's the old man's big bit in the film.

 

[Benfleet A1]

@Benfleet A1 I know this is going way off the film topic but this article is/was a bit of an eye-opener about U.S. volunteers during the early part of WWII - 'specially the bit about being sent to prison if discovered. Seems not everyone agreed with the official American view of being non-interventionist.

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2017/01/18/americans-in-the-royal-air-force/

Apologies again for going off topic - delete if necessary

A very interesting read. I never knew about the possibility of imprisonment and the rest of it. Thanks for posting that.

 

[Mad Cyril]

If Darkest Hour proved one thing it was showing the Yanks up for the money grabbing profiteering scumbags they were before Pearl Harbour.

The UK is hardly blameless when it comes to profiteering from the arms trade and some of our output goes to some very nasty regimes.