What have you been watching?

Heh heh, I had never known of a B&W verson of The Searchers-lessen you tur the color off the TV set ;-))

I agree about ted turners ruining so many classics. One of the first-and worst done colorization he did-was Objective Burma, then The Sea Hawk, Mutiny on the Bounty, Sergeant York (which by then-the colorization process started to look better) The Fighting 69th, Operation Pacific, Destination Tokyo, They Were Expendable, The Sands of Iwo Jima (which by then, the process was much better refined and actually looked good-though I still hated to see these movies colorized) Sahara-and soem others I can't remember the names to, that turner ruined before he quit having them colorized. Oh I also remember he colorized They Died With Their Boots on and Desperate Journey-two more Flynn classics. It seemed as if he was going to colorize every Flynn and Duke movie he had in his library-that were originally in B&W. I remember tere was a huge backlash with many of Dukes fans and family for that matter-when he announced that Fort Apache and Rio Grande, were going color. Thankfully, they never ruined those two classics.

Oh and, I think they colorized one of two Spencer Tracy classics that are my favorites of his, Boys Town and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. I think that Northwest Passage too was colorized as well as Gunga Din, Arsenic and Old Lace and Allegheny Uprising. I can't remember if they also colorized: Stagecoach.

 

Watched The Quiller Memorandum witch was ok but lack depth , now watching Cambridge spies

 

I got the Bridge at Remagen lined up this weekend to celebrate the 65th anniversary.

Good film, a little on the hard side in the terms of the storyline, watched it many years ago.

 

I watched "Sideways" last night. It was ok. Sandra Oh looked really good in it, and did a great job too. I also watched "Raising Arizona" again for the umpteenth time. I never get tired of that one.

 

Just watched Mel Gibson in: Ve Ver Sodaten. Its one of the fewer relatively newer movies that I really like.

 

BBC document on the first British aces.

I found out that one of the reasons why the pilots were not given parachutes was that they might leave their burning plane too early. Disgusting reason, to be honest.

 

sinking of the wilhelm gustloff, nat geographic channel.

 

Dug out my recording of the BBC's series War of the Century, shame they missed most of 1943 after Stalingrad, still a good watch.

 

Dang, I wish I had that channel! I'd have liked to have known more. Ray do you have any casuatlies and survivors estimates?

Forgot to mention that I cought part of an Edw. G. Robinson movie earlier today. Whatever its title was? it was a good Robinson movie.

 

I watched that last night too Carl. Great flick. I did some reading on the actual event, and found that the movie didn't exactly tell the story as it happened. Most historians call the Battle of Ia Drang Valley a draw, the NVA called it their victory because they occupied the ground after the battle, and Col David Hackworth called it a US defeat (an ass-whoopin or something like that). In that same battle a day or so later, another US battalion took a beating, caught in the open while on the march. I am going to get the book now. Of course in both cases, the US battalions involved were locking horns with a divisional sized unit, so take it from there. Sounds like a good read.

 

Hi A/ thanks for the extra info on the movie and the Ia Drang Valley fight. I wouldn't mind reading the book either. Also, I have a friend who is a Vietnam Vet who was in the 101st and also saw action in the Ia Drang Valley. He took part in Operation Ripcord.

 

survivors! I believe it stated 1239 carl, and over 9343 lost..according to the doc I watched..but so many different casualty and survivor figures are being quoted carl..

http://sinkingthegustloff.com/ due out on the 15th not sure what omni is as to viewing it carl..

youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLoP4B6syiA

 

Been watcing "WWII in HD" from the history channel. Awesome series, highly reccomended.

(1000th post!)

 

Battle of Britain.

 

Cheers Ray, thanks for the links and such about the Gustloff. I cant access here but will look when im at the library tomorrow ;-)) Your 34 pts healthier-to the chagrin of a certain unnamed member here who hates it when I mention it in public ;-)))))))))))

 

Did you see Triplecross? I've been looking for a movie Weekend at Dunkirk for a long time but can't find it in USA format. I also liked the Dunkirk movie with Richard Attenborough.

I liked that movie ever since I was a kid. Bought They Were Expendable, Play Dirty and the Train. Does anyone know where I can get the first season of Battlefield World War Two with Tim Piggot Smith narrating on US format, link perhaps?

 

leningrad, the 2009 film...

 

Hurt Locker was such a hit at the Oscars I thought I'd investigate. A gripping watch but I thought some of the bomb disposal action a bit questionable. Too much to write here so I've blogged it at Bomb Disposal Malta World War 2. Like to know what you think - especially any ex BD/EOD.

 

carl here is footage of the gustloff, in her hay-day, a short 21min doc in german...ray..

Internet Archive: Free Download: 1938 - Schiff ohne Klassen - Die Wilhelm Gustloff (21m 12s, 352x288)