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Post by obiwan27 on Apr 24, 2014 21:01:04 GMT 12
Hi all. Maori TV have come up trumps, screening the original Dambusters movie tomorrow at midday. Enjoy.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 24, 2014 22:20:08 GMT 12
Yes, with a half hour interview with Sir Peter Jackson before it too!
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Post by baronbeeza on Apr 24, 2014 22:27:41 GMT 12
And an interview with Les Munro in there somewhere also.
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Post by obiwan27 on Apr 25, 2014 8:10:33 GMT 12
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Post by spongebob206 on Apr 26, 2014 8:17:30 GMT 12
Watched the Maori channel most of the day. Thanks for the heads up  |
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 26, 2014 10:54:20 GMT 12
I recorded lots of it (have Dam buster and Das Boot on DVD).
Have just realised that it will be great to watch while I scan Ardmore 2003 photos, the printer/scanner being in the TV room!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 26, 2014 11:37:41 GMT 12
I watched some of The Dam Busters when I got home and I have to say every time I watch it, great film as it it, it seems to look more and more dated and old fashioned. I really hope the new version gets made soon with decent special effects to make it look more realistic than the original. I don't just mean the dams attacks either, the cockpit shots all seem to have daylight countryside going past the window despite them being in darkness, and details like that which stand out as wrong.
However I doubt anyone could play the part of Barnes Wallis as well as Michael Redgrave, he really became Wallis completely. Mind you the chap who played Wallis in the radio series was equally as good.
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Post by obiwan27 on Apr 26, 2014 14:17:58 GMT 12
I think the most realistic flying sequences in the movie are the low flying practice over lakes and flying over the Derwent dam, all done for real for the film. Love the little bit with the poultry farmer writing his letter of complaint all while the low flying Lancs rattle the crockery in the house :-)
Very fond of this movie, one of the first classic WW2 movies I ever watched, shown on an outside screen at Spencer Park one summer holiday back in the seventies.
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Post by beagle on Apr 26, 2014 15:05:57 GMT 12
thought you were going to play Barnes Wallis there Dave.
didn't you say you did drama at school.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 26, 2014 18:07:46 GMT 12
What have you been sniffing Beags?
I think you must mean WWII there Ken.
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Post by obiwan27 on Apr 26, 2014 21:13:00 GMT 12
Thanks Dave, have corrected my typo.
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Post by beagle on Apr 26, 2014 21:32:22 GMT 12
What have you been sniffing Beags? I haven't smelt MEK for about 15 years, one sniff now and it would knock me over.. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 26, 2014 22:36:55 GMT 12
Yeah, that stuff was awful. And they used to sell it to kids to make models with!
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Post by Ian Warren on Apr 27, 2014 17:34:18 GMT 12
Least I am proud to have the movie on the shelf .. now were is the Hobbit-meister  bout time he crawled out his cave and got into his personal virtual hangar  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 27, 2014 17:48:54 GMT 12
I have the 1954 movie on DVD on my shelf too. But I am still looking forward to a decent remake.
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Post by Ian Warren on Apr 28, 2014 9:49:59 GMT 12
I have the 1954 movie on DVD on my shelf too. But I am still looking forward to a decent remake. I do wonder where the Lancaster replicas are hiding, so much mention of them and a few photos many years back, I'm surprised with Mister Pete's interest historical aircraft and events of both wars, a decent remake is now well overdue. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2014 14:26:38 GMT 12
Well I'm cheesed off, all the programmes on the Maori Television schedule for 25th of April had a "On Demand" logo beside them. Since we can no longer record programmes using VHS with this new digital broadcast system, I thought well I will be able to watch the programmes later at my leisure since I'll be out a lot of the day at the actual ANZAC parades. I just looked now and all they have "On Demand" is a 26 minute 'highlights' package, and some debate about Maoris in the modern military. Really pissed off. With all the massive funding they get each year from the taxpayers I'd hoped they'd be able to make all the documentaries fully available.  |
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 29, 2014 15:22:58 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Apr 29, 2014 16:42:13 GMT 12
I have just this minute finished watching my replay of the Les Munro one, "On a Wing and Prayer'. Truly fascinating stuff.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2014 19:27:35 GMT 12
Thanks Errol, that's better. Now, is there a way to download and keep these programmes? |
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bout time he crawled out his cave and got into his personal virtual hangar 
