bobgee Posted June 28, 2019 Share #26 Posted June 28, 2019 You mean the P-40 pilots who were so skilled they were recruited to fly B-25's off the deck of the USS Hornet for the Doolittle Raid? Where, indeed, do we find such men? ……..and Spitfires in the Eagle Squadron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted June 29, 2019 Share #27 Posted June 29, 2019 Here for example is a genuine vegan leather flight jacket being worn by a live model at a fitting for Midway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted June 29, 2019 Share #28 Posted June 29, 2019 yeah, but the telescopic gun sights are what people are going to go the movie for anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted June 29, 2019 Share #29 Posted June 29, 2019 yeah, but the telescopic gun sights are what people are going to go the movie for anyway. I know that is what I will be going for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted June 29, 2019 Share #30 Posted June 29, 2019 Keeping my fingers crossed. Last Spring, fabricated some telescopic sites and a few other things for their aircraft. From my perspective, it looked like they were trying to get most things right. I guess we'll find out in November! Rob These sites look nice. Which type of airplane were they used on in the movie? It drives me crazy that they have the later model B-25 in the Doolittle Raiders sequence. They had the wrong one in Pearl Harbor too. I will still see this movie just because I love any movie with planes. ? ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted June 29, 2019 Share #31 Posted June 29, 2019 Kat They are for the Ju-87bs Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted June 30, 2019 Share #32 Posted June 30, 2019 You mean the P-40 pilots who were so skilled they were recruited to fly B-25's off the deck of the USS Hornet for the Doolittle Raid? Where, indeed, do we find such men? If I was trying to impress Kate Beckinsale... I would figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted July 1, 2019 Share #33 Posted July 1, 2019 I think it looks great! As mentioned, it would be pretty tough not to use mostly CGI. Im just glad they are telling the story. Its supposed to mostly follow the journey of Dick Best. Commander of Enterprise Bombing Six. I look forward to it! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted July 1, 2019 Share #34 Posted July 1, 2019 There will never be a war movie that will please the rivet counters. It’s impossible. Movies don’t teach history. They can however inspire someone to pick up a book. I can think of many that did that for me from the time I was a kid on. Some I’ll see now as an adult and cringe at the inaccuracies. Then I realize that because that movie got me to the library to start reading about the events it was based on, that ultimately it did it’s job. Just sayin’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share #35 Posted July 1, 2019 As JDK points out, with few exceptions, the aircraft and ships of the types used in the battle simply don't exist anymore so CGI was the only alternative. They did go to the trouble of building full sized replicas when possible. From what I've read, and heard from people who were on set, the director and production company were fully educated about the correct historical details of the equipment and dress. Any variations we will see in the finished product were a result of financial restraints, or directorial decisions for dramatic effect. The B-25s in the Doolittle sequence, for example. Only a later model that was flyable, and in the local area, was filmed, so the CGI, although incorrect, was modeled to match that plane, not the real B-25Bs launched from USS Hornet. 38Driver gets it, and put it quite eloquently in his comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted July 1, 2019 Share #36 Posted July 1, 2019 There will never be a war movie that will please the rivet counters. It’s impossible. Movies don’t teach history. They can however inspire someone to pick up a book. I can think of many that did that for me from the time I was a kid on. Some I’ll see now as an adult and cringe at the inaccuracies. Then I realize that because that movie got me to the library to start reading about the events it was based on, that ultimately it did it’s job. Just sayin’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted July 4, 2019 Share #37 Posted July 4, 2019 We can only hope this "new", version Midway movie will be better than the original. Just eliminating that silly love story sub-plot would make a big difference. I hope they won't over do the CGI effect in regard to the planes. We don't need another over the top war movie like that horrible Pearl Harbor flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted October 22, 2019 Share #38 Posted October 22, 2019 New Trailer is out. Thought I would put it here. Lots of CGI aerial combat scenes. Nothing will be perfect, however I'm just glad there will be something to check out in the theater. Should be a good place to see it with all the aerial combat...…………… https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6924650/videoplayer/vi3198992153?ref_=vp_pl_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
644td Posted October 22, 2019 Share #39 Posted October 22, 2019 Bottom line guys, good or bad most of will go see the movie. It’s like buying just one helmet, just one uniform,..... we can’t resist one just more war movie. It’s a matinee movie for me but I will see it and I will see 1917 in December. Marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 22, 2019 Share #40 Posted October 22, 2019 Wow...yep, there's CGI but the new trailer looks pretty awesome. I'm glad my deployment got delayed so we can actually see this in theater instead of on the 28-inch TV in my shop on the ship... I am sure there will be some cringe-worthy scenes and they'll probably get some details wrong too. But, they aren't making the movie for the .00000001% of the population that cares about this stuff. They are trying to make it with as wide of an appeal as possible, and if it can get the attention of a Millennial and pull them away from their phone for two hours...then good on them. We saw the first trailer in the theater, and it was my 11-year old daughter who came up to me afterwards and told me about how she was looking forward to seeing it...I was pretty darned impressed that she'd even paid attention during the trailer, let alone made a point of wanting to see the movie! (And as with many of us, my kids could give two craps about my collection and military history...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted October 23, 2019 Share #41 Posted October 23, 2019 17 minute review by someone who had time on their hands.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warroom1 Posted October 23, 2019 Share #42 Posted October 23, 2019 A WW 2 movie made in 1945 passed over by time is also about Midway A wing and a prayer, its on tube.read about the movie on line. it was to be called torpedo 8, the movie was filmed on CV-10 the new Yorktown, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted October 23, 2019 Share #43 Posted October 23, 2019 A WW 2 movie made in 1945 passed over by time is also about Midway A wing and a prayer, its on tube.read about the movie on line. it was to be called torpedo 8, the movie was filmed on CV-10 the new Yorktown, Is a good movie...TCM or AMC used to run it all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share #44 Posted October 23, 2019 A couple of the posters made for the new movie. The first is actor Darren Criss as LCDR Eugene Lindsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Issue Posted October 25, 2019 Share #45 Posted October 25, 2019 Another good analysis. No movie is 100% accurate or perfect. I'm amazed at some of the details this one has got correct that are often overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssggates Posted October 25, 2019 Share #46 Posted October 25, 2019 All I know is I'm not watching this movie with ANY of you expert guys, you'll take all the fun out of it. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warroom1 Posted October 25, 2019 Share #47 Posted October 25, 2019 TRUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted November 8, 2019 Share #48 Posted November 8, 2019 I went to this movie tonight and I am happy I did and I was impressed with the history. There is some Hollywood stuff but some pretty accurate history. It was a empty theater which was surprising to me. if you like history it is well worth ticket price and I think it should be seen on the big screen. I feared another Pearl Harbor movie when I watched the trailer but no even close to the same. Two thumbs up from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted November 8, 2019 Share #49 Posted November 8, 2019 A WW 2 movie made in 1945 passed over by time is also about Midway A wing and a prayer, its on tube.read about the movie on line. it was to be called torpedo 8, the movie was filmed on CV-10 the new Yorktown, I think Don ameche was in it, unless your old nobody knows who that is. Lol Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted November 8, 2019 Share #50 Posted November 8, 2019 I think Don ameche was in it, unless your old nobody knows who that is. Lol Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk The younger crowd might know him from Cocoon or Trading Places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now