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The Eagle has Landed (Micheal Caine is great in anything!)
Das Boot . But it has to be the unedited long directors cut to get the full feel of seesawing between boredom and absolutel terror. (SPOILER!)The ending with the captain dying with the boat was heartbreaking...
Agreed. I have the english subtitle german DVD version. So much better. What I really love about that movie was the many and creative ways the crew amused themselves when not on duty. It makes a great counterpoint to the stark terror they all experienced whilst being depth charged. I'm just glad TVs don't have a smell-o-vision capability (at least yet). Can't even imagine the smell of that boat after three weeks...Das Boot is my absolute favorite. And I agree about the unedited directors cut. I also think it should only be watched in German. The voices in the translations were terrible.
Fresh out of refit and overhaul, a diesel boat lives up to its reputation as....STINKPOT, never mind after three weeks underway. Kind of like a training command T-34 can't ever get the essence of puke completely scrubbed out of it, no matter how hard you try.Can't even imagine the smell of that boat after three weeks...
12 O'clock High, Das Boot and Patton I will always watch if on.
I liked Band of Brother's but got more into The Pacific
Isn't that what trainers were made for?Kind of like a training command T-34 can't ever get the essence of puke completely scrubbed out of it, no matter how hard you try.
Guess so. Military trainers, anyway. Had a commercial/instrument student who'd been a line mech on Tweet-37s at a Primary Training base. He said cockpits on those always stank.Isn't that what trainers were made for?
It was a good enough movie that it spawned a TV series.'Twelve o' Clock High' was used (and still might be) at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (UK) in the lectures/studies on leadership - quite an accolade for a movie.
Trying to recall- was it actor Robert Lansing that had the starring role in "12 O'Clock High"--?It was a good enough movie that it spawned a TV series.
Come on, like the T Birds or Blue Angels don't push it when they take up reporters?!and the pilots couldn't be satisfied with straight and level. They liked to indulge in "porpoise flight", deviating rapidly 500 feet above and below their assigned altitude, alternating positive and negative Gs. Garaunteed to elevate your stomach.
Going to have remember that one!ultimate vomit comet
David Bowie was a truly talented artist. I miss him !Bit of an obscure one this. Dont know how many of you know of or have seen it, but worth a look.View: https://youtu.be/AALrrgEOlvU
Ops officer in the F-4 RAG squadron had done a tour in the Blues. He said giving journalists a ride is a delicate balance between giving them an impressive thrill and scaring them or embarrassing them. He said at least a couple times a year he'd get one who would "flunk" his preflight briefing, and he wouldn't let them get in the airplane. Tact and diplomacy are a necessary part of the job.Come on, like the T Birds or Blue Angels don't push it when they take up reporters?!
Guess I understand. Had the great pleasure in going up in a Dehaviland (sp?) Vampire trainer a while back. The pilot kept it under 3Gs but still felt like I was stuck in cement. Couldn't lift my head to look, but I'm sure he had a big grin on his face!Ops officer in the F-4 RAG squadron had done a tour in the Blues. He said giving journalists a ride is a delicate balance between giving them an impressive thrill and scaring them or embarrassing them. He said at least a couple times a year he'd get one who would "flunk" his preflight briefing, and he wouldn't let them get in the airplane. Tact and diplomacy are a necessary part of the job.
Cheers,
Wes
Gs are a bit of a challenge if you haven't experienced them before, especially if you're the hostage. So much better when you're the terrorist! Any time one of my students showed signs of distress, the plane was instantly theirs. Nothing like control of the situation to squelch airsickness and ease fear and stress.Guess I understand. Had the great pleasure in going up in a Dehaviland (sp?) Vampire trainer a while back. The pilot kept it under 3Gs but still felt like I was stuck in cement. Couldn't lift my head to look, but I'm sure he had a big grin on his face!
Great choice Smokey Stover. Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence is one of those movies that provide a different perspective on the war. Your post also makes me want to put on my CD of Diamond Dogs.Bit of an obscure one this. Dont know how many of you know of or have seen it, but worth a look.View: https://youtu.be/AALrrgEOlvU