Posted 10 December 2016 - 02:42 AM
https://www.amazon.c...s=memphis belle
Riddled with every cliche in the book? Check
Shallow and almost unbearably mawkish? Check
Nothing like the original documentary? Check
To be perfectly honest, I don't care, it's just one of those good movies -- and it's got B-17's
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Posted 10 December 2016 - 01:22 PM
Not for me. I agree with the initial review and more written about this rather dire and awful movie. Its on a par with U571 for awfulness and is only not the worst war movie ever because of the above mentioned and, the last drop.
Thank God David Ginola was a better footballer for the Toon than he was an actor
Mitch
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Posted 10 December 2016 - 02:08 PM
Agree rubbish filmNot for me. I agree with the initial review and more written about this rather dire and awful movie. Its on a par with U571 for awfulness and is only not the worst war movie ever because of the above mentioned and, the last drop.
Thank God David Ginola was a better footballer for the Toon than he was an actor
Mitch
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Posted 10 December 2016 - 02:24 PM
Agree rubbish film
I read it initially was to be about Bomber command but, the funding was not able to be gained on that basis and so we got this about the US Memphis bell.
Mitch
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Posted 10 December 2016 - 08:28 PM
The story is a classic, all these bombing efforts took brave crews no matter what the command. Making it to the magic number in daylight bombing was no mean feat back then. Makes you appreciate Jimmy Stewart's 36 missions all the more.
No doubt Memphis Belle and U571 are poor representations of WWII BUT, to me they were both fun and sufficiently capable of encouraging my investment in one or more of the "heros" to make them fun. I just watched 20 trailers for movies coming in 2017 and NOT ONE offered that promise. I really don't think we can make a decent movie any more.
Posted 10 December 2016 - 09:19 PM
The story is a classic, all these bombing efforts took brave crews no matter what the command. Making it to the magic number in daylight bombing was no mean feat back then. Makes you appreciate Jimmy Stewart's 36 missions all the more.
No doubt Memphis Belle and U571 are poor representations of WWII BUT, to me they were both fun and sufficiently capable of encouraging my investment in one or more of the "heros" to make them fun. I just watched 20 trailers for movies coming in 2017 and NOT ONE offered that promise. I really don't think we can make a decent movie any more.
Some WW2 movies can be mawkish to a certain degree and they still work okay.
With MB, Hollywood took that aspect of movie making and wrung it out to the point where it stepped over the line and turned out a screenplay that is a travesty of the real 8th Air Force story.
It's unfortunate, but the way-too-syrupy and maudlin treatment of what could and should have been a much better movie almost turns it into unintentional caricature.
Like I said, in this particular case, I simply don't care about all the saccharine and intend to watch it yet again later today -- after I get through The Drum.
It is no 12 O'clock High but but then Matthew Modine is no Gregory Peck. No matter, the B-17s and the mission scenes make it more than worth it. It is one that I am happy to own.