Films

[Hertsblue]

Yes, wasn't the Tiger borrowed from Bovingdon?

[Ithoriel]

The Tiger and the main Sherman (Fury) belong to Bovington.

From IMDBs "Fury"(2014) Trivia section:

- The Main Shermans used in Fury were : Fury M4A2 76mm HVSS from Bovington Tank Museum, M4A2 75mm VVSS from Tay Restorations, M4A2 76mm HVSS from Jeep Sud Est, M4A4 75MM VVSS from Adrian Barrell, M4A1 76mm VVSS.

- Fury marks the first time a genuine Tiger I tank has been used in the production of a WWII film. Fury features "Tiger 131" from the UK's Bovington Tank Museum, the only fully functioning Tiger tank in the world.

- The movie is also being endorsed by Belorussian gaming company Wargaming for the game World of Tanks.

- Fury is about the U.S. 2nd Armored division.

Saw the trailer at the cinema on Wednesday last week, looking forward to the film.

Fury, the American tank,
Wardaddy the heroic Yank
In a Hollywood tale,
But a history fail,
Single-handedly winning the war

[Hertsblue]

You need another rhyme for "tank" (no, don't go there!). 

[pierre the shy]

Trailer of new film from Russell Crowe about Gallipoli "the Water Diviner" - not your average war film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZiDJCwD-xFE

Looks promising....

[Ithoriel]

You need another rhyme for "tank" (no, don't go there!). 

AABBC - perfectly acceptable rhyme scheme.

Also avoids the obvious rhyme

A bunch of American tanks,
Crewed by some heroic Yanks
In a Hollywood tale,
But a history fail,
Win the war so let us give thanks!

..... better?

[Leman]

The Water Diviner - WWI, post-WWI Middle East and Olga Kurylenko - oh yes!

[Hertsblue]

AABBC - perfectly acceptable rhyme scheme.

Also avoids the obvious rhyme

A bunch of American tanks,
Crewed by some heroic Yanks
In a Hollywood tale,
But a history fail,
Win the war so let us give thanks!

..... better?

Yep, classic limerick format. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Just watched 'Gravity'.

I don't think I will be sleeping tonight... Too scared!

[Ithoriel]

Just watched 'Gravity'.

I don't think I will be sleeping tonight... Too scared!

One of the few films I've seen where the 3D was worth having.

Not usually a fan of Sandra Bullock as an actress but she pulled off what was pretty much a solo performance with great aplomb.

If you liked that you might want to watch "Moon" sometime. ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 )

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Moon is superb too! 

[Hertsblue]

One of the few films I've seen where the 3D was worth having.

Not usually a fan of Sandra Bullock as an actress but she pulled off what was pretty much a solo performance with great aplomb.

If you liked that you might want to watch "Moon" sometime. ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 )

You watched it in 3D? You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! I had to look away several times to avoid reviewing my dinner - and that was in 2D!

[Leman]

Good film, Moon.

[civvycivvy]

"Flyboys" is full of teeth-grinding moments. The best thing I can say about this film is that it isn't as bad as "The Red Baron" from 2008.

Just about says it all fsn.

[fsn]

Right. I've been exiled to Cambridge for the past few days, which is why the forum has been bereft of my superior intellect and wit.

I also watched "Sahara". Not the 1943 version with Bogie, not indeed the drippy dross with Matthew Mcconnechery from 2005, but the intensely awful and borderline racist remake of the 1943 version starring the lesser Belushi brother and no-one else of interest.

For those of you who haven't had the pain, the film concerns a M3 tank (which I think ought to be a Lee, but may be a Grant) which was manned by a crew of 3 led by the tough "Sarge" (Belushi). They have had their backsides kicked by Teutonic efficiency and ... wait a minute! What are Americans doing swanning around North Africa before El Alamein? Skip that - don't let history get in the way of a good story - or indeed this one. So Joe and his two buddies (Bland and Blander) head off into the desert and find a group of various British & Empire troops. They pick up a spineless British Officer (who is a doctor so lets Joe walk all over him), steady Northerner (he had a pipe so was reliable), young chap (had a picture of his girl in his helmet, so guess what happens to him) Australian cattle drover, Frenchman with a burning hatred of all Germans, big Sudanese (who I think probably outranked the Sarge, but was black, so was just popped down the well) and a little Italian who hated Mussolini and was awfully eager to please.

At some point they are attacked from the air and pick up the obligatory blonde German, awfully correct but untrustworthy and sneaky.

This band climb on board the M3 and find the only well in miles - but it's dry-ish. News is that a battalion of German infantry are on the way and they're thirsty! Last ditch effort called for!

So obviously Sarge dismounts from the tank (leaving 2 men to crew an M3) and fights with a Tommy gun. Their job is made easier because a) every man has a machine gun of some description and b) the Germans don't know any tactic but the frontal assault in nice neat ranks. Mayhem ensures, and the only thing you need to worry about is who dies and who lives?

I've not seen the 1943 version recently, and the remake feels to have used exactly the same script. It feels like a morale booster showing how the nasty Germans are up against a wide range of canny and doughty fighters. However, in 1995 this message makes no sense and the whole thing just comes over as Xenophobic, pandering to American stereotypes and mores.

Give this film a miss unless you wish to get your blood pressure up.

I give this film 5 angry faces:  





 

[getagrip]

8.6 on the rant scale