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Offline Ripsnort

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« on: July 19, 2007, 08:16:06 AM »
Finally watched it last night. Good flick. Alittle confusing on the story line.

For instance, what the hell kind of ending was that? The guard in the sewing factory (that was a church) falls asleep and everyone stops working?  Okay, I am understanding the main character remembering his wingman as he gazes through the church stained glass, but I don't get the rest of the activity going on.

Anyway, as I mentioned, its a film worth watching.

Surely Boroda wouldn't accept that the Soviets were that brutal to the Czecks post-WW2!!! ;)
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2007, 12:52:06 AM »
Thats whats Czech's do to Czech's, same story different country   abandoned by western allies.

Rips,  "checks "????

and btw, welcome 6 years ago...........
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2007, 01:00:16 AM »
I didn't see it until early this year. It's okay.
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2007, 03:40:21 AM »
Got my hands on it the other day, and man, it's a good movie.
Even my wife thought it was great, so half the household (I am swamped with women) has watched it, all with the same opinion.
And the music is nice the flying scenes are good, and the storyline, once you get used to it, is quite good and spiced with little things. Like the "balloon" at the mess ceiling ;)
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2007, 03:49:52 AM »
A link to real pilots:
http://www.totalita.cz/seznamy/letci.php

Ota Hruby was flying together with my great uncle. A heck of a pilot. Was imprisoned after arriving home after the war and spent many years in jail.
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2007, 10:31:12 AM »
I just saw it for the first time the other night as well. Definately worth seeing.:aok
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2007, 10:51:49 AM »
Only thing that really bugged me was when the British gal was talking about her hubby being in the Royal Navy and there's a framed picture of an Iowa-class BB on her mantle...

But I did enjoy the movie.
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2007, 12:45:33 PM »
Ah. Well, that would possibly have been a picture from her hubby anyway. Ship geeks, you know :D
I did see one screw-up though, but you have to be an aircraft geek to see that one ;)

One of, if not THE best wartime movies I ever saw.
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2007, 03:36:03 PM »
Great film.  Many of the aerial dogfight scenes were taken from the film The Battle of Britain (cleaned up footage + unused footage).
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2007, 06:37:26 PM »
Really?
Just saw a documentary on the old BoB movie. Incredible things  they were doing.
Anyway, much if not most of the Spitfire flying (outside camera) and that includes the low flying is AFAIK real. Real as in REAL.
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2007, 06:49:19 PM »
Replicant, thanks for the info, did not know that.

I don't know why, but I like this close up of the Spit windscreen:

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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2007, 06:54:43 PM »
Rips:
A guy like you MUST take the camera to Duxford.
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2007, 07:52:33 PM »
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Rips:
A guy like you MUST take the camera to Duxford.

Angus, I retire in 11.5 years. Meanwhile, I'm raising kids, so its tough with year around sports. Its a goal to get to Duxford right after I retire.

I am not by any means of the imagination a "Static subject" photographer. Moving subjects is my challenge.
When I do shoot static subjects, I like to shoot close ups, with close framing, focusing on an item in a picture, rather than the big picture.  Its a weird trait I have when shooting  static-subject photography.

For example, if I were to be shooting nude photography, I'd focus on the nipple bumps rather than the whole nude subject. :D

Some others I snapped today, close ups naturally...I used 2 flashes on all of these(except the DC-2), one flash (SB-600) set up behind the subject, and a master flash (SB-800) on a bracket with a diffuser and bouncing off nearest "brightest" subject. This museum is very dim, so its necessary to get good color.









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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2007, 08:30:27 PM »
I bought DBW today for 3$...what a great find, I really enjoyed it.
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« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2007, 08:41:25 PM »
So Rip ,, where the hell were ya yesterday ... Brooke,Rapidrabbit, and myself were down there on Sat .  we caught the ww2 pilots speakers session  it was really cool .
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