I sometimes feel that a 'smiley' here and there, tends to take the chill out, wouldn't you agree? :mrgreen:
Or am I being over sensitive? :confused:

To much lag for my likeing:rolleyes:

Blimey, Doc!
You like to start early... Can't get enough of the sparkling conversation, or what?
;)

Two words..

Pearl Harbour

been up since 5.30:) no point waisting a good day

Morning lads. :)

It had sounds and trees, at the same time! The advancement of technology these days. :)

yeah its not historically accurate,

but like others mentioned historically accurate doesn't sell. Not in movies, not in entertainment, not in video games.

Best selling game is Call of Duty . . . but that's hardly accurate. But what does is it imparts a feeling of how most imagine a soldier would be as unrealistic as it is.

Its nowhere near the quality and heart (although it does have have that), historical and realism as a great sim would.

Look at UFC, its top selling and those guys think they are the bomb. Its not realistic, but its a sport that sells.


Realism doesn't really appeal that much. UNless you are a history buff, or dealing with critical issues such as in the ER or Iraq / Afghanistan etc.


What is great about hollywood movies like Pearl Harbor, Saving PRivate Ryan, MEmphis Belle, is it gets people thinking about warbirds or what the WW 2 generation went through. I remember Pearl Harbor, my brother who can name more Laker players than WW 2 military participants, started asking and when I told of shangrila and Doolittle, he said that was a really cool story and said they should have played up on the Japanese side.



And kudos for Lucas for doing Red Tails.

The sad thing is, that's what society wants. Sex sells, mindless action. Look at the box office blockbusters and you can name 10 different movies that have better plot, story, theme, drama, character development, and other elements (like the ohhh new tech that drives sci fi or ohhh new spell / dragon for fanatasy etc) movie that are way better / don't recycle rehashed ideas . . .

Its the weakness of American culture, to want convenience over quality. the easy button instead of hard work.

it's the dark end of an idea driven society. Ideas can drive men (and women) to greatness but the love of ideals can overtake the actualization of the ideals. Also homogenizing of society, convenience has one size fits all since its easier just to make one version than 20 versions . . .

We can play witness to the degradation of society's want for quality. instead of the best there is, we've settled into just getting by.

Movies, music, material goods . . . anything . Ok I'm generalizing over the top but anyways.


I just hope HOllywood puts a good story and makes it moving like Medal of Honor or hurt locker / restrepo and keeps the Tuskegee story pretty much intact (well they may over dramatize it like they did with facebook movie and other movies).

Well Lucas here's to wishing A new hope isn't just Star Wars IV

Already been made for TV. Starred Laurence Fishburne, John Lithgow and Cuba Gooding Jr. and was a good film IIRC ...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114745/

PPP

It's already been made?!