Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
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I do think a war film world cup would be a good idea.
Snorkers...good o'!The cruel sea!
Its a great movie...definitely give it a watch.I know Fury is supposed to be worth a butchers but I've avoided it because I'm not sure I can suspend disbelief enough to forget that it was filmed in Hampshire posing as Germany or France. Stupid really, considering Full Metal Jacket was largely filmed in the Docklands posing as Vietnam etc.
Oxfordshire actually, if that makes a difference? And a muddy fields a muddy field whether here or northern France. The birds don’t wear berets either, you won’t notice. Give it a go, it’s a good film. You’re getting in the way of your own enjoyment!I know Fury is supposed to be worth a butchers but I've avoided it because I'm not sure I can suspend disbelief enough to forget that it was filmed in Hampshire posing as Germany or France. Stupid really, considering Full Metal Jacket was largely filmed in the Docklands posing as Vietnam etc.
I did some stunt work on Fury. In Oxfordshire. I can attest that the mud and the cold were realistic if accounts of the conditions in the actual theatre of war are accurate.I know Fury is supposed to be worth a butchers but I've avoided it because I'm not sure I can suspend disbelief enough to forget that it was filmed in Hampshire posing as Germany or France. Stupid really, considering Full Metal Jacket was largely filmed in the Docklands posing as Vietnam etc.
I rate Fury very highly. Pitt was superb as always and Shia's best ever film and the apprentice was excellent. A very good filmI did some stunt work on Fury. In Oxfordshire. I can attest that the mud and the cold were realistic if accounts of the conditions in the actual theatre of war are accurate.
That film has many flaws but I can tell you from spending 8 hours in a dry suit and German infantry uniform lying in 12 inches of wet mud, it gets the misery of the situation bang on
As an aside, that production got almost shut down on a number of occasions. One time being when they staged a full scale tank battle with ballistics and flash effects within hearing distance of the village church. On remembrance sunday. Didn’t go down very well with the locals.
Oh, I like it too. It’s a great film. It’s flawed but very enjoyable and some great performances.I rate Fury very highly. Pitt was superb as always and Shia's best ever film and the apprentice was excellent. A very good film
It's good to see the love for Hacksaw Ridge. An almost unbelievable true war story where the "hero" doesn't shoot at or kill anyone.The new ‘All Quiet on the western Fromt’ and another vote for Hacksaw Ridge.
fantastic film. I didn't know much about it when it was released tbh - but once I started watching it I was gripped. A really well done movie.It's good to see the love for Hacksaw Ridge. An almost unbelievable true war story where the "hero" doesn't shoot at or kill anyone.
The Thin Red Line is an existential masterpiece. Watched it a few times now and it reveals even more each time.Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
Hacksaw Ridge
Platoon
Casualties of War
Fury
Hamburger Hill
The Thin Red Line
1917
Maybe you're aware of a strong Sussex connection? RAF Chailey, just north of Brighton, was an ALG built in the run-up to D Day. It was home to 131 (Polish) Wing - they included the famous 302 (Polish) Sqdn which had flown Hurricanes in the latter stages of the Battle of Britain; by the time they moved to Chailey they were engaged in fighter sweeps over occupied northern Europe and then, after D Day, close infantry support. 302 were the first Polish unit to operate from Normandy, just 5 days after the invasion.My dad took me and my younger brother to Leicester Square to see Battle of Britain when it came out. As the children of Polish immigrants we were blown away by the bit when the Polish flyers ignored orders and took on the German Luftwaffe planes. "Repeat please...repeat please"
Further Sussex connection is just down the road from Sullington. RAF Coolham was another ALG which housed 133 (Polish) Wing for a while before D-Day. A nice memorial was constructed in the 1990's just outside the Selsey Arms Pub detailing all those lost flying from Coolham. Went back to farmland after the war.Maybe you're aware of a strong Sussex connection? RAF Chailey, just north of Brighton, was an ALG built in the run-up to D Day. It was home to 131 (Polish) Wing - they included the famous 302 (Polish) Sqdn which had flown Hurricanes in the latter stages of the Battle of Britain; by the time they moved to Chailey they were engaged in fighter sweeps over occupied northern Europe and then, after D Day, close infantry support. 302 were the first Polish unit to operate from Normandy, just 5 days after the invasion.