New "Battle Over Britain" movie to be released

[Patrick HMD]

You guys who have criticized 12 o'clock high seemed to have missed the point IMHO.  If I had to explain it, you probably would not understand.  I rest my case.  The TV series is available on u tube.

[Bill Cross]

On 12/3/2023 at 11:01 PM, Patrick HMD said:

  Yea, what a dish!

[vince14]

5 hours ago, Patrick HMD said:

You guys who have criticized 12 o'clock high seemed to have missed the point IMHO.  If I had to explain it, you probably would not understand.  I rest my case.  The TV series is available on u tube.

I don't think anyone has criticised the film in this thread.

[ScoobyDoo]

On 11/29/2023 at 1:34 AM, MikeMaben said:

One of the executive producers is Spencer Pollard  ? Modeller's workshop ?

His name caught my eye too.

[JeepsGunsTanks]

For flying war movies, I like the Battle of Britain, but it's gotta be the long version.  I also really enjoy "The Bridges at Toko-ri", with Holden and Grace Kelly, and "The Hunters" with Mitchum. 

 

A guilty pleasure is "Flight of the Intruder", and it is worth the time just for the great A-1 Skyraider work done by the Planes of Fame. 

[MikeMaben]

On 12/4/2023 at 11:46 PM, mozart said:

In the very early stages of WW2, especially the Spring of 1940, there were many variations in RAF fighter “paintwork” colours and patterns, serial numbers or lack of, roundel types or lack of, colour schemes to make IFF clearer etc etc,

That's what I like about that period. Lots of 'variations' to choose from.

[George]

On 11/28/2023 at 11:44 AM, Pete Roberts said:

 

That is true, and it keeps their memory.

 

But it would be an even greater honour to get most of it right, and lose some of the gung-ho smalsh IMHO.

 

Hopefully they had good intentions, but just a little bit more effort would have given everyone a better result.

 

Having said that, it is out on DVD and I have ordered a copy. More out of curiosity, will see if it can be sat through to the end. Bought “Spitfire over Berlin” (or something like that) but thought that was absolute rubbish!

Agreed.  Napoleon could have been a better movie if it was more accurate.  Ridley Scott may do a historical film on the Battle of Britain.

[LSP_Mike]

Let's stay on track.

[Archimedes]

On 12/8/2023 at 9:10 AM, LSP_Mike said:

Let's stay on track.

Sooooo, back to the accuracy of Susannah York’s uniform then I suppose (sigh)…. 

[quang]

On 12/7/2023 at 2:49 PM, George said:

Agreed.  Napoleon could have been a better movie if it was more accurate.  Ridley Scott may do a historical film on the Battle of Britain.

Ridley Scott doing a BoB movie? The same man who gave us his version of a non-happening medieval ‘Saving Private Ryan’ in reverse in his Robin Hood movie? You must be kidding.

We all know that Ridley Scott did a healthy number of cinema classics in his time (The Duellists, Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Thelma and Louise,…  you name it) but we have to admit that the years have taken their toll.
Not that age has something to do with it because George Miller (Mad Max:Fury Road,…) at 80 is still alive and kicking

[LSP_Mike]

I'd rather see Ridly Scott do something filmwise on the Chosin resevoir battle/campaign. 

Come to think of it, I'd like to see something along the lines of Band of Brothers & The Pacific, on the Korean War.

[George]

23 hours ago, quang said:

Ridley Scott doing a BoB movie? The same man who gave us his version of a non-happening medieval ‘Saving Private Ryan’ in reverse in his Robin Hood movie? You must be kidding.

We all know that Ridley Scott did a healthy number of cinema classics in his time (The Duellists, Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Thelma and Louise,…  you name it) but we have to admit that the years have taken their toll.
Not that age has something to do with it because George Miller (Mad Max:Fury Road,…) at 80 is still alive and kicking

Guess what?  Ridley Scott's Gladiator 2 will premiere on 22 November 2024.  It is the sequel to Gladiator.  Ridley Scott did Kingdom of Heaven.  The Director's Cut was great!

[quang]

Kingdom of Heaven was great. From both historical and cinematic points of view. I’m not so much excited by Gladiator.

[Palm-tree]

Oh dear, if this turns out to be another wish list running to "n" pages where "n" is a large positive integer why not a film about Horatio Nelson?

[Bill Cross]

6 hours ago, Palm-tree said:

Oh dear, if this turns out to be another wish list running to "n" pages where "n" is a large positive integer why not a film about Horatio Nelson?

Modelers will get all trembly with excitement over a kit that will sell in the tens....

 

Hollywood is thinking larger numbers.

 

Chosin Reservoir-- can you just imagine the pitch session?

 

Ridley Scott: JB, you need to imagine a film about thousands of Marines freezing to death who are attacked by hordes of Chinese PLA "volunteers."

 

JB: You mean like the battle scenes in "Lord of the Rings"?

 

RS: Not exactly, the Marines have to endure a fighting retreat through bitter cold while they are slowly decimated by the Chinese and North Koreans.

 

JB: Is there a hot love story between one of the Marines and a captured PLA female soldier?

 

RS: Mmmm, well, that would be implausible.

 

JB: Implausible, hell, we need to put fannies in the seats.

 

I love y'all, but Chosin Reservoir doesn't jump off the screen.

Edited December 11, 2023 by Bill Cross