LamieRobertson
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I’m a sucker for the music
On a separate note I might have a gander at the book written by Harry Crosby ….the navigator played by Anthony Boyle
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[TV] Masters Of The Air
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On a separate note I might have a gander at the book written by Harry Crosby ….the navigator played by Anthony Boyle
Unbelievable attitude. It's not a competition!!!
I really enjoyed it but this is the main issue they had. How many ways can you show bombers fly to drop bombs on a different target and get shot at. Some survive. Some don’t. The only progress you felt was when the luftwaffe were beaten so they didn’t get shot at by planes anymore.
Band of brothers and to a lesser extent the pacific had lots of different battles in different contexts to show.
Earlier in the thread I asked if bomber pilots were people not good enough to be fighter pilots. It seems less skilled but I might be missing something. Almost like being a HGV driver compared to a racing car driver.
This is better
GoingUp
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I quite enjoyed it, some great cinematography and keeps the stories alive for the younger generations.
Band of Brothers is the gold standard though, I haven't seen The Pacific though so I'll have to check that out.
Band of Brothers is the gold standard though, I haven't seen The Pacific though so I'll have to check that out.
Wrong-Direction
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- Mar 10, 2013
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Disappointing overal but watchable
Normal Rob
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I gave up halfway through episode 2 - clearly a big win!
The Documentary along side it is very good
The Bloody hundredth
The Bloody hundredth
This is very good
The Mole
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Agree - if you watch that there’s no point in watching the series as the summarise the whole plot in one programme. I did enjoy the series though - probably because my uncle was in bomber command and surviv ed to tell many scary tales
Official Old Man
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Been catching up on this. Very good CGI to show many planes at once and the planes back on the ground shot to bits.
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SkirlieWirlie
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Tool up 3 month offer with new mobile provider, just finished episode 5 and have to say enjoying it.
Huge fan of BoB and think its one of the greatest ever TV productions, but think MotA better than some of the reviews on here are suggesting.
I get there is less emotional connection with many of the characters , but for me that's part of the story. The point being they were losing so many men due to the day time bombing approach that it would be unrealistic and disingenuous to be following the core characters all the way to the end.
I always take the detail with this type of thing with a pinch of salt. Dick Winters insisted BoB be as realistic as possible, but conceded there had to be some dramatic license taken, but I prefer to take a wider, higher level view of what's being depicted. The reality was horrendous and I think that comes across clearly.
Difficult not to be there with them, sitting in a metal tube, flying a straight and level course and having zero control over your destiny, watching your friends die alongside you and not having some level of emotional engagement.
Huge fan of BoB and think its one of the greatest ever TV productions, but think MotA better than some of the reviews on here are suggesting.
I get there is less emotional connection with many of the characters , but for me that's part of the story. The point being they were losing so many men due to the day time bombing approach that it would be unrealistic and disingenuous to be following the core characters all the way to the end.
I always take the detail with this type of thing with a pinch of salt. Dick Winters insisted BoB be as realistic as possible, but conceded there had to be some dramatic license taken, but I prefer to take a wider, higher level view of what's being depicted. The reality was horrendous and I think that comes across clearly.
Difficult not to be there with them, sitting in a metal tube, flying a straight and level course and having zero control over your destiny, watching your friends die alongside you and not having some level of emotional engagement.
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