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Post by dupes on Mar 27, 2013 12:24:49 GMT -5
Hey guys - wondering what it is you watch when you want some extra motivation at the bench. My fallback is Band Of Brothers (especially when I'm doing WWII stuff), but eventually I'm going to get tired of it - and I don't want that to happen! I'd be interested in just about anything military related. Armor, aircraft...something else? Good documentaries would be fine in addition to movies/series.
Here's what I've got already:
Saving Private Ryan
Band Of Brothers
Pacific
Enemy At The Gates
Blackhawk Down
Top Gun
WWII In Color
Hunt For Red October
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Post by Tony Thunder on Mar 27, 2013 13:17:27 GMT -5
World at War Series - It dates from the Seventies narrated by Laurence Olivier score by Carl Davies and still regarded by many as the definitive history of WWII. 26 epidodes over 22 hours of classic WWII footage from all theatres. If that don't get the juices flowing - nothing will (you can pick it up on DVD for around £20 if you look hard enough!  |
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Post by dupes on Mar 27, 2013 13:23:43 GMT -5
Sweeeeeeet...threw up a bid on Ebay for the collection!
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Post by paulh on Mar 27, 2013 14:06:44 GMT -5
;)For something lighter- Kelly's Hero's
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 14:14:37 GMT -5
Battle of Britain A Bridge too far The Longest Day In Which We Serve The Dambusters Any John Wayne WWII movie,just so we can take the rise outta them  |
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Post by detailfreak on Mar 28, 2013 9:47:24 GMT -5
I scrounge youtube for documentaries,I'll even watch them in foriegn languages if they catch my interest,subject matter is what I go for.
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Post by dupes on Mar 29, 2013 15:01:28 GMT -5
Ahhh, I did forget about A Bridge Too Far. Good armor action, even though it's hiiiiighly inaccurate armor action.
Chris - I'll have to check out some of the others on your list, can't say that I've seen any of them (Longest Day maybe).
Detailfreak - are there full documentaries on Youtube? I had no idea.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2013 17:07:58 GMT -5
Dupes,they may not be accurate,but to me they stand the test of time.I've seen BoB maybe 30 times over the years,and the aircraft in the flying sequences,although not entirely accurate,were flying,and not CGI!!
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Post by sturmbird on Apr 1, 2013 13:06:08 GMT -5
Hey guys - wondering what it is you watch when you want some extra motivation at the bench. My fallback is Band Of Brothers (especially when I'm doing WWII stuff), but eventually I'm going to get tired of it - and I don't want that to happen! I'd be interested in just about anything military related. Armor, aircraft...something else? Good documentaries would be fine in addition to movies/series. Here's what I've got already: Saving Private Ryan Band Of Brothers Pacific Enemy At The Gates Blackhawk Down Top Gun WWII In Color Hunt For Red October how about "The Battle Of Britan", and "Victory At Sea"? Very nice film footage in there. I love the "Red Baron." The Mel Gibson flick of LZ X-ray (1st CAV) is very good. I always like "The Flight Of The Intruder." Best WWII flick for me is "Saving Private Ryan." The old "Flying Tigers" flick with John Wayne is one of my favorites as well. gary |
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Post by dupes on Apr 1, 2013 14:32:47 GMT -5
Flight of the intruder!!! I've been looking for that for a while with no luck. Lots of good ideas, guys. Keep 'em coming! My Netflix queue is filling up fast. |
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Post by Leon on Apr 1, 2013 18:41:51 GMT -5
How about "The Big Red One"one of my favs.
or Das boot.
dupes check out the military channel on tv.They have pretty good stuff.
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Post by AndyArgent on Apr 3, 2013 14:53:49 GMT -5
I have loads of footage Dupes including films with real German armour being used with the film's being made just after the war. I will do a list and you can buy what you like the sound of if you like.
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Post by dupes on Apr 3, 2013 15:06:31 GMT -5
Andy - for sure! Shoot me a list.
Leon - forgot about those two. Adding to the queue! Only issue with MC (which I love) is that I don't have satellite access in the basement (yet?). May have to fix that.
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Post by bbd468 on Apr 3, 2013 15:07:33 GMT -5
I have loads of footage Dupes including films with real German armour being used with the film's being made just after the war. I will do a list and you can buy what you like the sound of if you like. Andy, Didnt the Russians do some large scale WWII battle movies after the war? Dupes, IMO, Battle of the bulge with Henry Fonda is one of Hollywood's worse efforts for a very important WWII battle. Im so embarrassed for that Movie.  Your list is fantastic and i would add Blue Max, Battle of Britain, Kelly's heros and Crimson Tide. Gary |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 16:32:09 GMT -5
Another really good series I remember was Tour of Duty,about an infantry unit in Vietnam.Awesome Theme tune(Paint it Black)
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Your list is fantastic and i would add Blue Max, Battle of Britain, Kelly's heros and Crimson Tide.