WWII aviation films every one should watch

[Robotic Pope]

Piece of cake 1988 TV series. Even better, just read the book by Derek Robinson that it's based on.

A modern remake of that could be amazing. Using cgi hurricanes instead of those BoB movie spitfires and sticking very close to the book this time. Two series of 20+ episodes could do the whole story I think. It would be epic.

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by robotic pope

piece of cake 1988 tv series. Even better, just read the book by derek robinson that it's based on.

A modern remake of that could be amazing. Using cgi hurricanes instead of those bob movie shitfires and sticking very close to the book this time. Two series of 20+ episodes could do the whole story i think. It would be epic.

+1 :-d

[Yosemite_Sam]

Yup those are some great movies there. I have had a fascination of WW2 since I was a child, not the politics of the war but the machinery and battles. With the advent of the internet age that brought on a whole new wealth of media, videos. I have over the years scoured the web for WW2 related video and have one massive collection, alot of it related to aircraft. Anyway one site in particular is a treasure trove of such film and I figured you guys would appreciate it.

A documentry of the Memphis Belle, basically following the crew from an airfield in England to a bombing raid over Germany in which they encounter flak and interceptors.

http://www.archive.org/details/TheMe...FlyingFortress

Another about P-47s and a mission to blow railroad bridges plus strafing runs in the Italian theater.

http://www.archive.org/details/thunderbolt

Here's a US goverment video for new pilots flying B-26s.

http://www.archive.org/details/HowToFlyTheB-26Airplane

Just a few examples, if you look around the site you'll find tons of this stuff. I know these arent 'movies' but thought I'd share.

Cheers

[Hicks-81]

I want this film NOW!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waZM5W2kNP0

Birds of Steel and Red Tails, I can´t wait for 2012

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Hicks-81

I want this film NOW!!!

Birds of Steel and Red Tails, I can´t wait for 2012

Tickets reserved!! Hope this will be showing at IMAX!! Listening the the Merlin purring in surround sound like that.... EPIC!!

Good find hicks.

[Hicks-81]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Good find hicks.

Thanks. I've been waiting for this movie since it was announced in 2009. Air combat with actual CGI tecnology

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Tickets reserved!! Hope this will be showing at IMAX!! Listening the the Merlin purring in surround sound like that.... EPIC!!

Good find hicks.

No offense Foz, but why do you think Lucas would use authentic merlin engine sounds in one of his films? Why would he bother? I didn’t hear any merlins in the clip, and the dialogue sounds like the usual cliché filled tripe that Hollywood is famous for. With as much respect as I have for the Tuskegee Airmen and what they accomplished, I sincerely hope that I am wrong and that this film turns out to be a masterpiece. I’m not holding my breath though LoL.

What made the Battle of Britain such an outstanding film was that it wasn't made with modern special effects or outdated clapped together gun camera footage, but with the actual aircraft that fought the battle, beautifully choreographed in a sort of aerial ballet. My only complaint is that it had too many merlins! The Luftwaffe planes all had the wrong engines since they came from Spain, and they made the 109's look fat and sound funny LoL

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by flynlion

No offense Foz, but why do you think Lucas would use authentic merlin engine sounds in one of his films? Why would he bother? I didn’t hear any merlins in the clip, and the dialogue sounds like the usual cliché filled tripe that Hollywood is famous for. With as much respect as I have for the Tuskegee Airmen and what they accomplished, I sincerely hope that I am wrong and that this film turns out to be a masterpiece. I’m not holding my breath though LoL.

What made the Battle of Britain such an outstanding film was that it wasn't made with modern special effects or outdated clapped together gun camera footage, but with the actual aircraft that fought the battle, beautifully choreographed in a sort of aerial ballet. My only complaint is that it had too many merlins! The Luftwaffe planes all had the wrong engines since they came from Spain, and they made the 109's look fat and sound funny LoL

Hi mate,

Prior to seeing the trailer i've been watching clips of filming etc in Croatia, they used 3 P51's to film alot of scenes and in a clip the fly over the airfield very low... thats no CGI and they sound great!!

[WildBoar44]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Piece of cake 1988 TV series. Even better, just read the book by Derek Robinson that it's based on.

A modern remake of that could be amazing. Using cgi hurricanes instead of those BoB movie spitfires and sticking very close to the book this time. Two series of 20+ episodes could do the whole story I think. It would be epic.

Every 15th September I hook up the video and kick the wife an kids out......watch them back to back every year......then at 7.00pm....lay a wreath at the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel le Fern ..... "Piece of Cake"....oddly British.....Great acting...lost in time





Thanks for the trip down memory lane Mr Pope......Bang on with your choice........
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