Author Topic: Movie: Dark Blue World (Read 587 times)

EN4CER · « **on:** November 14, 2004, 05:47:03 PM »

Don't know if you guys have seen this film. It’s called "Dark Blue World." I watched this movie several times already. Came out in 2001. It blows Pearl Harbor away (Don't care too much for Jerry Bruckhiemer Eye Candy Fluff). Director Jan Sverák's Dark Blue World embraces sentimentality with such brio it is hard to resist. The film relays the little-known WWII story of Czech fighter pilots who escaped the Nazi occupation of their country to fight in Britain's Royal Air Force. IMHO an excellent piece of cinematography.

After reading all the intellectual, witty, and garbage threads in this BB and trying to ignore the sometimes frustrating aspects of Aces High game play, the movie clip below sums up why I come back every day to play this damn game.

This is a clip from the DVD - Enjoy!

Aerial Symphony

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2004, 05:50:24 PM »

REPOST!

Halo · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2004, 05:54:44 PM »

Looks great. Will have to look for that DVD.

Curval · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2004, 06:13:31 PM »

Owned it on DVD about a year now.

jigsaw · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2004, 06:41:53 PM »

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Synopsis
"A Sweeping, Classic-Style World War II Epic!" -Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Having flownifor theiBritish Royal Air Force, Czech pilot Franta Slama (Ondrej Vetchy) finds himself imprisoned inia post-WWII totalitarian Communist labor campifor "betraying" his country. Rewinding this story, award-winning directory Jan Sverak takes us backito when Franta andihis young protégé Karel Vojtisek (Krystof Hadek) escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakiaito join theiRAFiin fighting Germans.

Frustrated at not being allowedito fly against theienemy until they can speak English anditheir RAF re-training isicomplete,ia strong father/son bond between Franta andiKarel quickly develops. After three months of training they are finally sent into combat, but theistress of theiwar, plus their mutual love foria married English woman, tests their strong friendship.

Dark Blue World isia story about love, comradeship, andisacrifice told with theinostalgic sentiment of classic Hollywood movies anditheiromance andihistorical backdrop of World War II.

Had my interest until they tossed the love triangle in there.

Vulcan · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2004, 07:11:25 PM »

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Originally posted by jigsaw
Had my interest until they tossed the love triangle in there.

They show boobies!

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2004, 07:23:45 PM »

Saw it in the theatre, bought the DVD, best WW2 aviation film maybe ever.

jigsaw · « **Reply #7 on:** November 14, 2004, 07:56:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Vulcan
They show boobies!

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Saw it in the theatre, bought the DVD, best WW2 aviation film maybe ever.

If the local Blockbuster has it I'll check it out to decide if it's a keeper.

mason22 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2004, 08:06:18 PM »

own it.

anything with boobies

and wings

in the same flic is a keeper.

Vulcan · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2004, 09:46:17 PM »

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Originally posted by mason22
own it.

anything with boobies and wings in the same flic is a keeper.

mrblack?

jigsaw · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2004, 10:12:33 PM »

Blockbuster doesn't carry it any more.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2004, 10:48:00 PM »

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Originally posted by jigsaw
Blockbuster doesn't carry it any more.

Just buy it, it's great.

Dinger · « **Reply #12 on:** November 15, 2004, 03:01:42 AM »

The love story isn't sappy and overdone; the relationships are pretty believable (unless your 16 years old, of course, then it all seems weird). yeah, there's lots of "pretty shots" camera wise.... It's worth seeing.

jigsaw · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2004, 05:08:35 AM »

While working on getting a free Ipod, I signed up for a trial of the Blockbuster version of netflix and finally got to see this.

Was surprised at the overall quality of the film. It was much better than I was expecting. The ariel scenes are some of the best I've seen, but the story lost my interest any time there wasn't a plane in frame.

Decent rental, but don't think I'll buy it unless I run across it in a bargin bin.

Thanks for the recommendation, though.

My favorite line: "Line your pants gents, tomorrow you're flying solo!"

rpm · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2004, 07:08:50 AM »

Olden. The aerial shots are from Battle of Britain.