The Movie Thread

[WernherVonTrapp]

Another Pacino favorite of mine:

[Red October1984]

I've been playing my B-17 game the past few days...so I had no choice than to watch...

Memphis Belle!!!

Such a great movie even though not 100% accurate.

[Cybermat47]

I saw Run Silent, Run Deep just over an hour ago. I loved it!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

Such a great movie even though not 100% accurate.

That depends on what you mean by accurate. Several of the incidents in the movie are based on real events, including the tomato soup sequence. On the other hand not one of them happened to the Memphis Belle herself.

I assume you've seen Wyler's original documentary?

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I saw Run Silent, Run Deep just over an hour ago. I loved it!

It's my favorite submarine movie. Glad you loved it.

Now watch On The Beach. You'll like that one too.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

That depends on what you mean by accurate. Several of the incidents in the movie are based on real events, including the tomato soup sequence. On the other hand not one of them happened to the Memphis Belle herself.

I assume you've seen Wyler's original documentary?

No I haven't seen it though I've been meaning to.

By accurate, I meant it isn't what exactly happened. It's a fictionalization of the last mission.

It's a great movie no matter how much is fictional and fact. I'd love to see the documentary. Thanks for linking it.


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Memphis Belle went down in the game the other day....along with Liberty Belle and Mother and Country. It was sad.

This game is a very immersive simulator. They've even got missing in action reports typed up for your crewmen if you bail out and they have killed in action letters if you die.

It's weird to see a Missing in Action letter with my name on it addressed to my next of kin.

This is my favorite flight sim.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

By accurate, I meant it isn't what exactly happened. It's a fictionalization of the last mission.

I didn't mean to imply that I thought you meant otherwise.

It's a great movie no matter how much is fictional and fact.

I like it a lot, but I don't know that I'd go that far. There has always been one thing that bugs me no end, and that's the whole "landing with one wheel up" thing. They made a huge deal about the plane at the beginning blowing up because of the one-main-gear landing, just so they could have the huge tense moment at the end - "Will they get that wheel down in time? Will they blow up too?" In fact one-wheel landings were fairly common. There are several film clips on YouTube showing them and a great many photographs of the same, and I don't know if anybody ever died because of one. One of my favorite dioramas by the legendary Shep Paine involves that very scenario.

It's weird to see a Missing in Action letter with my name on it addressed to my next of kin.

Way back in Aces Of The Deep and Red Baron if you died you would see a newspaper clipping about it.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I didn't mean to imply that I thought you meant otherwise.

Just clarifying what I meant.

I like it a lot, but I don't know that I'd go that far. There has always been one thing that bugs me no end, and that's the whole "landing with one wheel up" thing. They made a huge deal about the plane at the beginning blowing up because of the one-main-gear landing, just so they could have the huge tense moment at the end - "Will they get that wheel down in time? Will they blow up too?" In fact one-wheel landings were fairly common. There are several film clips on YouTube showing them and a great many photographs of the same, and I don't know if anybody ever died because of one. One of my favorite dioramas by the legendary Shep Paine involves that very scenario.

That's one thing in the movie that I find ridiculous. For a bomber to explode like that with less than half-tanks of fuel and no bombs it has to be a miracle of some horrible sort.

One Wheel Landings are possible.

Way back in Aces Of The Deep and Red Baron if you died you would see a newspaper clipping about it.

I've got Aces of the Deep. I remember that. It's not as unnerving as reading a letter addressed to your wife that you're missing in action and all the men back at the base miss you but are glad that you're safe in a POW camp and not dead.

...even though the first thing I think of is Hogan's Heroes

I also read through the 15 or 16 Purple Heart letters...some posthumously.

I like the way they do this in B-17 and AOTD. I've not played Red Baron so I wouldn't know about that one. They really nailed it though. The immersion in B-17 is just awesome. It's been a while since there was a sim that got me this excited. The last two were SH4 and 3.

You actually feel like you're there in a way. That's why I love sim gaming so much. And...if anybody needs help starting up engines on a B-17.... That's about all I can do.

The complexity is another great addition. Full working cockpits are great. FS2004 simplifies it. Just open the throttle and go...but with this, I've got to know all these other switches and handles and levers and buttons....

Love it.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

That's one thing in the movie that I find ridiculous. For a bomber to explode like that with less than half-tanks of fuel and no bombs it has to be a miracle of some horrible sort.

It was worse than that. The fuel tanks are in the wings. In the movie the wings fell to the ground as the fuselage exploded.

It's not as unnerving as reading a letter addressed to your wife that you're missing in action and all the men back at the base miss you but are glad that you're safe in a POW camp and not dead.

Good point.

I've not played Red Baron so I wouldn't know about that one.

In Red Baron you could be court-martialed for friendly fire incidents. They also used film clips for medals awards. If you were badly injured you would see a picture of a guy in the hospital. If you were captured you might see a film clip of a guy escaping over a wall.

You actually feel like you're there in a way.

That's a good thing.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

I've been playing my B-17 game the past few days...so I had no choice than to watch...

Memphis Belle!!!

Such a great movie even though not 100% accurate.

My mate's in that, he's in a few scenes but the most prominent is when the camera pans past him during a brief. He's now a pilot on 33 Sqn Pumas.

The majority was filmed at RAF Binbrook because it was just about the only place with a working tower of the right vintage. Just a shame about the crash -

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

My mate's in that, he's in a few scenes but the most prominent is when the camera pans past him during a brief. He's now a pilot on 33 Sqn Pumas.

The majority was filmed at RAF Binbrook because it was just about the only place with a working tower of the right vintage. Just a shame about the crash -

Thankfully nobody was killed though

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

It was worse than that. The fuel tanks are in the wings. In the movie the wings fell to the ground as the fuselage exploded.

Almost like the destroyer at the end of U-571

In Red Baron you could be court-martialed for friendly fire incidents. They also used film clips for medals awards. If you were badly injured you would see a picture of a guy in the hospital. If you were captured you might see a film clip of a guy escaping over a wall.

*looks over at Armistead*

Court Martial? Ah... Another one?

It's a cool idea though. I've never heard of a game where they do that. I'll have to look into Red Baron.

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

My mate's in that, he's in a few scenes but the most prominent is when the camera pans past him during a brief. He's now a pilot on 33 Sqn Pumas.

Haha! No way!? That's awesome!

The majority was filmed at RAF Binbrook because it was just about the only place with a working tower of the right vintage. Just a shame about the crash

B-17's have crashed enough in the 20th Century. We don't need any more crashing!

Shame to see one of the prettiest planes ever crash unnecessarily.

[Red October1984]

Saw Despicable Me 2 today.

I liked it. If you liked the first one, you'll like this one. I'm not one for animated movies...but this one and Disney's Planes were very much anticipated.

[Jimbuna]

Enjoyed Atlantis Has Fallen so much at the cinema I'll purchase it today seeing as how the wife has been paid

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Enjoyed Atlantis Has Fallen so much at the cinema I'll purchase it today seeing as how the wife has been paid

Do you mean Olympus Has Fallen or is this some seperate movie?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

Do you mean Olympus Has Fallen or is this some seperate movie?

This one was filmed in India during the monsoon season