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Post by kronkie on Dec 28, 2020 15:12:36 GMT
Just watching that great film, all I'm thinking is " we all hate leeds". And what a shame it's been edited so the dog doesn't have a name, political correctness gone mad.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Dec 28, 2020 17:00:14 GMT
One of the Dam Busters, Douglas Webb, took the photos for the iconic opening and end credits of The Sweeney. A remarkable man, as were many of his generation. Douglas Webb |
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 28, 2020 17:03:42 GMT
Just watching that great film, all I'm thinking is " we all hate leeds". And what a shame it's been edited so the dog doesn't have a name, political correctness gone mad. All down to Stephen fcuking Fry what a cock. |
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Dec 29, 2020 23:24:07 GMT
^ I can agree on most things where PC seems to be running amuck, but not sure the dog's name was important to the movie as I recall, so this seems a non-issue. The reason I say this is I coincidentally just finished watching "The Killing" a Kubrick film, where the "n" word is used. Could Kubrick have use a different word? I suppose, but I don't think it would have gotten the correct reaction since the character speaking it (acting regrettably) needed the end result of saying it.
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 30, 2020 11:29:17 GMT
^ I can agree on most things where PC seems to be running amuck, but not sure the dog's name was important to the movie as I recall, so this seems a non-issue. The reason I say this is I coincidentally just finished watching "The Killing" a Kubrick film, where the "n" word is used. Could Kubrick have use a different word? I suppose, but I don't think it would have gotten the correct reaction since the character speaking it (acting regrettably) needed the end result of saying it. Why change history ? if the name of the dog is a non issue why did Fry change it ? |
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Dec 30, 2020 13:43:59 GMT
^ I can agree on most things where PC seems to be running amuck, but not sure the dog's name was important to the movie as I recall, so this seems a non-issue. The reason I say this is I coincidentally just finished watching "The Killing" a Kubrick film, where the "n" word is used. Could Kubrick have use a different word? I suppose, but I don't think it would have gotten the correct reaction since the character speaking it (acting regrettably) needed the end result of saying it. Why change history ? if the name of the dog is a non issue why did Fry change it ? To clarify, it would be the changing of the dog's original name that is the non-issue for me, for the reason I gave. |
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Post by partickpotter on Dec 30, 2020 16:44:33 GMT
^ I can agree on most things where PC seems to be running amuck, but not sure the dog's name was important to the movie as I recall, so this seems a non-issue. The reason I say this is I coincidentally just finished watching "The Killing" a Kubrick film, where the "n" word is used. Could Kubrick have use a different word? I suppose, but I don't think it would have gotten the correct reaction since the character speaking it (acting regrettably) needed the end result of saying it. Why change history ? if the name of the dog is a non issue why did Fry change it ? You seem awfully het up about a dog’s name. Why? |
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 30, 2020 16:49:47 GMT
Why change history ? if the name of the dog is a non issue why did Fry change it ? You seem awfully het up about a dog’s name. Why? Why change history ? DLM |
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Post by partickpotter on Dec 30, 2020 16:58:46 GMT
You seem awfully het up about a dog’s name. Why? Why change history ? DLM It’s the name of a dog. Why does it disturb you so much. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 30, 2020 17:05:27 GMT
It’s just a daft thread and it’s been done a few times before, who cares🤷🏻♂️
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 30, 2020 17:06:14 GMT
It’s the name of a dog. Why does it disturb you so much. Why change history it's history you can't change history can you. |
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 30, 2020 17:06:49 GMT
It’s just a daft thread and it’s been done a few times before, who cares🤷🏻♂️ DLM  |
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Dec 30, 2020 19:52:07 GMT
Aside from all this canine business, can we all agree that using two spot lights converging on the water's surface for proper drop altitude is a damn elegant solution to their altimeter problem?
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Post by partickpotter on Dec 30, 2020 19:58:43 GMT
Aside from all this canine business, can we all agree that using two spot lights converging on the water's surface for proper drop altitude is a damn elegant solution to their altimeter problem? It’s fair to say, I think, that the name of a dog is of no great significance to the significance of the dambusters. |
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Post by xchpotter on Dec 31, 2020 10:33:04 GMT
Still no news on the possible re make of this. Reports suggest it is in the hands of Peter Jackson which fills me with confidence with his background and “They shall not grow old”.
With CGI I reckon it could be fantastic.
All he has to do is keep it out of the hands of the Yanks or the Lancasters become Flying Fortreses, Barnes Wallis someone from NASA and Guy Gibson turns into Tom Cruise flanked by F35s armed with laser beams.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Dec 31, 2020 13:06:46 GMT
Still no news on the possible re make of this. Reports suggest it is in the hands of Peter Jackson which fills me with confidence with his background and “They shall not grow old”. With CGI I reckon it could be fantastic. All he has to do is keep it out of the hands of the Yanks or the Lancasters become Flying Fortreses, Barnes Wallis someone from NASA and Guy Gibson turns into Tom Cruise flanked by F35s armed with laser beams. Frankly, there's more risk of him putting Orlando Bloom in it leaping around shooting arrows. |
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Post by questionable on Jan 1, 2021 10:31:48 GMT
Agreed fantastic film and I’d be up for a remake, recall reading somewhere that the actual mission itself had very little affect on the war ??
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Post by followyoudown on Jan 1, 2021 11:04:20 GMT
Aside from all this canine business, can we all agree that using two spot lights converging on the water's surface for proper drop altitude is a damn elegant solution to their altimeter problem? It’s fair to say, I think, that the name of a dog is of no great significance to the significance of the dambusters. The only significance of dogs in war films was usually just like those soon to be married it usually guarenteed they never made it to the end of the film but yeah the dogs name is about as relevant to the overall story as the football team he supported or his favourite drink. |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jan 1, 2021 11:48:33 GMT
One of those military ventures that enjoys prominence in the collective psyche,a byword for ingenuity,moral and physical courage and steely pragmatism.
"Can you deliver the bomb from 60 feet, (under intense fire and darkness of night?")
"We'll give it a go..."
A light hearted take on the story that shows its cultural penetration:
Not the dambusters,but someone posted this on a thread a good while back,an awe inspiring historical testimony to a fine generation:
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