whinneybanksaint
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BBC2 now. Brilliant film, brings a great sense of "pride in the little man." ( not Juninho )
It's the other one (the John Mills one)Quality film by Nolan (one of many). I do hope this country stops with the WW2 obsession though.
I agree with Mutley that we could learn more from the world wars and become more accepting of other nationalities. Maybe that way the biggest disaster this country's ever inflicted on itself, Brexit, would never have happened.Quality film by Nolan (one of many). I do hope this country stops with the WW2 obsession though.
I definitely did not see that one in ImaxIt's the other one (the John Mills one)
How far away do you think Dunkirk is? Canterbury to Dunkirk as the crow flies is less than 70 miles. Spitfires could cruise for 2 hours at something like 150mph so Dunkirk is well within range of Spitfires based in the SE.a spitfire with far more range than in reality
I can't say that I noticed them but I'd rather that than the use of CGI like the dreadful stuff used in Midway (the recent version not the John Ford one)constant views of heavy lift bulk cranes in the back ground
I rather suspect he's referring to the sequence where it was shot to bits, no engine left and yet miraculously continued cruising without power for about 20 minutes. Utter rot.How far away do you think Dunkirk is? Canterbury to Dunkirk as the crow flies is less than 70 miles. Spitfires could cruise for 2 hours at something like 150mph so Dunkirk is well within range of Spitfires based in the SE.
Spitfires did engage the Luftwaffe over Dunkirk (the first time I believe, as Dowding refused to deploy them to France) one was shot down and recovered some 50 years later and is now back in flying condition.
IWM - Spitfire N3200 lost for 50 years
I can't say that I noticed them but I'd rather that than the use of CGI like the dreadful stuff used in Midway (the recent version not the John Ford one)
Agree. Thought the film was ok but not the epic it could have been and put it down to disappointing cinematography.As somebody who loves war films eagerly anticipated this but came away from the cinema feeling somewhat underwhelmed.
The massive scale of the operation just wasn't conveyed in the film. The thin crowd of soldiers on the beach the sparseness of the flotilla just didn't look spectacular at all. The John Mills film was much better
No that was Atonement (a very good film).Wasn't some of it filmed in Redcar?