Silverghost
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Anybody watching Masters of the Air on Apple TV? Watched the first episode, thought it was decent. The cinematography(?) is pretty good. Lots of CGI I'm sure, especially for the aircraft.
In gave this post a” thumbs-up”, but that does not suffice. Thank you for the reminder - of how great our lives are, thanks to the incredible suffering of those who fought, and continue to fight, to defend it.Will see the first episode later today. Hope it's not just Hollywoodized realism for entertainment purposes. As archivist for the 58th Bomb Wing, I've developed a sensitivity to some modern WW2 productions. What those young men went through during the war in the air was almost unbelievable. Breathing oxygen from a mask, while trying to stand up and handle .30 and .50 cal machine guns, in an unheated, unpressurized -40F interior, while the a/c bounces through flak-filled air often being attacked by German Luftwaffe in total darkness - horror.
TM
Would be nice if at some point they release this on physical media for those of us who are interested but unable to obtain broadband internet.
So bean counter I'm sure said it wasn't worth the cost of fewer and fewer dvd sales to continue making them. Most places round here that sold dvds have stopped or have very few available alongside other stuff
They do capture all of those things pretty well so far. We are only watching one episode at a time because it is pretty intense. The cold, the need for oxygen, the flak, watching the other planes go down and the helplessness of it all is captured what seems to be fairly accurately.Will see the first episode later today. Hope it's not just Hollywoodized realism for entertainment purposes. As archivist for the 58th Bomb Wing, I've developed a sensitivity to some modern WW2 productions. What those young men went through during the war in the air was almost unbelievable. Breathing oxygen from a mask, while trying to stand up and handle .30 and .50 cal machine guns, in an unheated, unpressurized -40F interior, while the a/c bounces through flak-filled air often being attacked by German Luftwaffe in total darkness - horror.
TM
Are you talking about the 1990 version with Mathew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr? Or was there another "remake?" I liked the 1990 version.I know what you mean, the remake years ago of Memphis Belle was an insult to those guys in the crew and airmen overall. Saw it the one time, not again.
Yep that one. Thing is I expected it to be more correct realism. For example oxygen masks off at one point for the waist gunners I believe it was at altitude. I guess I was expecting something more like a documentary.Are you talking about the 1990 version with Mathew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr? Or was there another "remake?" I liked the 1990 version.