What have you been watching?

Just finished watching: "What Did You Do In The War, Daddy?" which had a fine cast including: James Coburn, Carrol O'Connor, Harry Morgan, Dick Shawn, Aldo Ray, Sergio Fantoni, Leon Askin, Kurt Krueger, and a few other "Recognizable Faces."

I found that when I watched it the first time some 30 years ago-that I didn't care much for it but, and however, this time, I found that I STILL didn't care much for it.

 

I much preferred the older (2008) Operation Valkyrie: The Plot to Kill Hitler, to the modern re-make with Tom Cruise. The computer generated effects of the new one are better, but the other one still holds up better. Both can be had at Netflix, and the older version can be viewed on "Watch Instantly", which is quite handy!

 

Am about to watch the eh hem """"classic"""" Rocketship XM. It has Lloyd Bridges in it as well as Noah Berry Jr.

 

Do you know when Red Tails is supposed to come out?

 

Last night-watched for the first time all the way through--Sergeants Three-which starred the Rat Pack and also Micheal Pate-a great Australian actor who always seemed to be picked to portray Indians and most excellently-Vittorio for one ;-))

Rest in peace Boys :mourn: A great fan misses you all.

 

A document of the Finnish Waffen-SS volunteers on the Finnish TV a couple of nights ago. Made in the 1970´s I think. Great footage fespecially rom the Caucasus area.

Also watched a biological warfare document about Churchill asking for bacterial bombs from the US ( Anthrax bombs ) and how the process continued after war.

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Watched Days of Glory last night, a French movie about five North Africans who join the Free French and fight their way through Europe.
The film made the sad point at the end that in 1959 the French government froze the pensions of veterans living in colonies which were about to gain independence, and despite them being restored in 2004 successive governments have dragged their feet to prevent any monies actually being paid.
A good movie despite the subtitles.

 

Got my new edition of Cross of Iron. Soooooo, I was watching that last night.

 

Last night TCM offered both of these excellent War Movies:

The Story of G.I. Joe w/ Robert Mitchum and Burgess meredith. Merideth portrays excellently-Famed and well loved War Correspondant Ernie Pyle.

After that was over-they played Battleground-another excellent movie with a great cast including: James WHitmore Sr as Sergeant Kennie, Van Johnson as Holley, Richard Jaeckel as Bettis, George Murphy as Pop Stazack, Ricardo Montalban as Rodrigurez, Don Taylor, Marshall Thompson and Denice Darcel.

Finally, this morning TCM played a favorite of mine called: The Canterville Ghost. This movie starred Robert Young-and Charles Laughton-who excellently played the cowardly: Canterville Ghost. This film helped make me a Charles Laughton fan-as well as Mutiny on the Bounty and Witness For the Prosecution.

 

WZI P-51,

According to IMDB, as of 6th April "Red Tails" was still in production but is scheduled for release sometime this year. Not much help, I know but it's better than nothin'.

 

Great, thanks!

Cheers.

 

Gentelmen:

Please tell me why no one mentioned a " A Bridge Too Far"? I thought that it had fidelity in that the special effects were not computer generated. I was impressed with Mr. Fox portrale of General Brian Horrocks Briefing to XXX Corp at Leopouldville on September 16,1944. I understang that the movie company paid for new contruction of a dozen Horsa Gliders. I cannont find out what happened to them.

British and American troops jumped it the scenes that potrayed US and British Troops. I thought the Director did a creditable job.

I know this is one persons ideas. Perhaps you will convince me that is was not a good film after you have seen it on DVD.

As Ever .

Walter L.Marlowe

( Airborne all the Way)

 

Hi Sir, I have seen this film many many times since it's release. I have not seen it this year yet but do have the DvD. Anyway, it is a great movie. I even have several original movie cells from this movie. If you remember the scenes of when the Irish Guards are on that narrow road-well, some of the cells I have show Michael Caine in the turret of his vehicle, another shows a German "hit" from one of their hidden PAKs, and I have cells from other scenes but it's been ages since I last looked at them.

Take care and Cheers--Carl.

 

Well their are re runs of Band of Brothers on history channel so I'm watching that...I don't know how many episodes they are showing but they are on the sexmcond right now.

 

Tell you the truth, im starting to get a bit sick and tird of them showing Band of Bros-though I do like the mini-series.

 

I agree.... but then, I always remind myself...

...it COULD be endless reruns of 'Pearl Harbor' and 'Battle of the Bulge'....
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that always eases my simple little mind a bit.

-whatever

-Lou

 

Been watching...WORLD WAR TWO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS...STALIN, THE NAZIS AND THE WEST...again on DVD I bought last year. Damn good interesting six part documentary that is. Got the book as well on my to read pile.

 

I have finished the "Band of Brothers" box set series a couple of days ago. It was nice, and now they are on the History Channel every day.

In addition to that, I watched "When Trumpets Fade" about the 28th Infantry Division fighting in the Hurtgen Forrest. For a low budget movie, it was pretty good.

I also watched "Election" with Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. It was an off-beat comedy that was fairly entertaining. After that I watched "Bottle Rocket." It was an indie movie starring the Wilson boys, Luke and Owen. I thought it was lame, but when I checked imdb for their write-up about it, I saw where it seemed that everyone loved it. Oh well....

 

A Timewatch documentary on the Military Channel entitled "The Last Day of World War One." It was hosted by Michael Palin and tells about the Armistice at Compiègne, and the battles that occurred between the time of the signing of the Armistice at 5am, and the cessation of hostilities at 11am. Pretty sobering stuff, especially the stories of soldiers George Price of Canada who was killed at Mons two minutes to eleven on November 11th, and American soldier Henry Gunther who died a mere sixty seconds before the armistice came into effect. It also went into detail about General George Wright (89th Infantry division commander) and his decision to attack the town of Stenay because he overheard that the bathing facilities were intact and wanted to get his troops refreshed. The end result: Over 300 casualties.

 

Watched the French film Les femmes de l'ombre last night.

For the benefit of the rest of the world FEMALE AGENTS,as said a French Film with English subtitles. The film is about five French women recruited in to the S.O.E to be dropped in to France on a rescue mission and to eliminte a SS Colonel. I was able to keep up reading the subtitles and found the film refreshing and good, the Gestapo torture scenes were rather brutal but what did you expect from them.

Worth watching in my view.
Les femmes de l'ombre (2008)