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Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: 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 (http://gravediggers.biederman.net/images/AS.mpg)
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Saurdaukar on November 14, 2004, 05:50:24 PM
REPOST!  :D
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Halo on November 14, 2004, 05:54:44 PM
Looks great.  Will have to look for that DVD.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Curval on November 14, 2004, 06:13:31 PM
Owned it on DVD about a year now.  :)
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: jigsaw 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.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Vulcan 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!
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: FUNKED1 on November 14, 2004, 07:23:45 PM
Saw it in the theatre, bought the DVD, best WW2 aviation film maybe ever.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: jigsaw on November 14, 2004, 07:56:09 PM
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Originally posted by Vulcan
They show boobies!


:eek:


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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.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: mason22 on November 14, 2004, 08:06:18 PM
own it.

anything with boobies :aok  and wings :aok  in the same flic is a keeper.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Vulcan on November 14, 2004, 09:46:17 PM
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Originally posted by mason22
own it.

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


mrblack?
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: jigsaw on November 14, 2004, 10:12:33 PM
Blockbuster doesn't carry it any more. :(
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: GRUNHERZ 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.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Dinger 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.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: jigsaw 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!"
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: rpm on December 31, 2004, 07:08:50 AM
Olden. The aerial shots are from Battle of Britain.
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Flyboy on December 31, 2004, 07:42:03 AM
spits and tits.

yea baby!
Title: Movie: Dark Blue World
Post by: Swoop on December 31, 2004, 09:28:17 AM
Awesome film.  Forget all the great lines from BoB, the best movie quote ever:

Station Commander "What is this spitfire doing on my lawn?"

Pilot "But Sir?!  My controls......"

Station Commander "I don't care about your controls this is England, keep off the grass."

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-12/48257/CXDURLYKYJGLBLWLBATC-SWOOPXMAS.jpg)