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Jam_Man said:
The portayal of Churchill was just nonsense.
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Personally, (as i said) I thought Brian Cox's acting was excellent.As I also said, I though Churchill as a peacenic was a tad too revisionist for me.Whether there's any truth to the idea that he was opposed to the D-Day landings I've no idea,but I rather doubt it.
 
Tangled up in Blue said:
Personally, (as i said) I thought Brian Cox's acting was excellent.As I also said, I though Churchill as a peacenic was a tad too revisionist for me.Whether there's any truth to the idea that he was opposed to the D-Day landings I've no idea,but I rather doubt it.
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you clearly don't know your history as well as you think you do. It is well known that he favoured attacking through Italy. D day was as close as you can get to a total disaster that came good as you can get. (Later on market garden was the opposite).If the US rangers had landed at the Piece of beach they were meant to ***and/or if Hitler had released the panzer divisions in reserve we would have been wiped out. The casualties from Omaha were covered up for decades. It was known to be bad but not as bad as it really was).
*** the scene in saving private Ryan with the Bangalore torpedos is based on fact. Except that he rangers officer led by he charge and died. Without him It's acknowledged that the Americans probably would not have got off to he beach which in turn may have led to d day being a disaster
 
united we stand said:
you clearly don't know your history as well as you think you do. It is well known that he favoured attacking through Italy. D day was as close as you can get to a total disaster that came good as you can get. (Later on market garden was the opposite).If the US rangers had landed at the Piece of beach they were meant to ***and/or if Hitler had released the panzer divisions in reserve we would have been wiped out. The casualties from Omaha were covered up for decades. It was known to be bad but not as bad as it really was).
*** the scene in saving private Ryan with the Bangalore torpedos is based on fact. Except that he rangers officer led by he charge and died. Without him It's acknowledged that the Americans probably would not have got off to he beach which in turn may have led to d day being a disaster
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I've never claimed to be any sort of expert on WW2,thank you.It's certainly a period which I never studied academically,at "O/A" or degree level.

If you seen the film, (which I doubt), what did you think of Churchill's portrayal in it? It certainly comes across that he preferred the attacking Italy option but (as I said) I wasn't aware that he was so openly opposed to the D-Day landings (certainly compared to Eisenhower and Montgomery).Almost a peacenic in fact,certainly compared to the generals.
 
Tangled up in Blue said:
I've never claimed to be any sort of expert on WW2,thank you.It's certainly a period which I never studied academically,at "O/A" or degree level.

If you seen the film, (which I doubt), what did you think of Churchill's portrayal in it? It certainly comes across that he preferred the attacking Italy option but (as I said) I wasn't aware that he was so openly opposed to the D-Day landings (certainly compared to Eisenhower and Montgomery).Almost a peacenic in fact,certainly compared to the generals.
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I never said you did think you were an old expert, but the fact that you were surprised that Churchill was against the idea shows that you know less than you thought you did- hence the line you highlighted is 109% accurate. Please keep up:smile:. No I haven't seen the film
 
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united we stand said:
I never said you did think you were an old expert, but the fact that you were surprised that Churchill was against the idea shows that you know less than you thought you did- hence the line you highlighted is 109% accurate. Please keep up:smile:. No I haven't seen the film
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Personally, I'm much more interested in a discussion of the film Churchill, rather than WW2 tactics and strategy,especially on a thread dedicated to films.It's fairly well known that Churchill was more in favour of an attack through the soft underbelly of Italy (even I knew that,I think).

Unlike you though, I wouldn't comment on a film I haven't even seen.:angel:
 
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Tangled up in Blue said:
I've never claimed to be any sort of expert on WW2,thank you.It's certainly a period which I never studied academically,at "O/A" or degree level.

If you seen the film, (which I doubt), what did you think of Churchill's portrayal in it? It certainly comes across that he preferred the attacking Italy option but (as I said) I wasn't aware that he was so openly opposed to the D-Day landings (certainly compared to Eisenhower and Montgomery).Almost a peacenic in fact,certainly compared to the generals.
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Churchill did always want the second front that part is true, but it was the way they turned it into him being against D-Day that was the issue. They took his initial reluctance too far and painted him in a completely fictional way. As you say far too revisionist.



Transformers the Last KNight or something 4/10

Same as all the others, robots fighting other robots, not really sure why. Kids like it though.
 
Saw Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit earlier.It's a facts-based, drama-documentary set in the motor city at the time of the '67 riots there.Powerful story.
 
Tangled up in Blue said:
Personally, I'm much more interested in a discussion of the film Churchill, rather than WW2 tactics and strategy,especially on a thread dedicated to films.It's fairly well known that Churchill was more in favour of an attack through the soft underbelly of Italy (even I knew that,I think).

Unlike you though, I wouldn't comment on a film I haven't even seen.:angel:
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you are right if course, for you would never duvert a thread to make it all about you, never never never
 
Saw Adam's Rib again yesterday for the first time in ages.It's the funny,clever George Cukor Comdey with Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn that I picked up cheaply on DVD (doesn't anybody buy DVD's any more?) at the Wallender cinema museum in Ystad recently.Simply wonderful film.
 
Tangled up in Blue said:
Saw Adam's Rib again yesterday for the first time in ages.It's the funny,clever George Cukor Comdey with Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn that I picked up cheaply on DVD (doesn't anybody buy DVD's any more?) at the Wallender cinema museum in Ystad recently.Simply wonderful film.
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Nope. All streaming.
 
Saw Hell and High Water again last night.After Manchester etc the best of last year's Oscar niminations,IMO.Crime it didn't get a gong or two.
 
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