Trooper -- good to see you! I've been wondering how you are.
I want to see the film, but around me it was only in the theater one day! Maybe it's coming back for another round? Otherwise, I'll get it from Netflix.
I'm just glad that so many historians insist that the films be reset to their original speeds, getting rid of the jumpy-jerky looking images which nobody watched jumpy-jerky back in the day. I'm ambivalent on "colorization." I've alway been keenly interested in WW I, even when it wasn't cool.
If you ever get to London during your life, do make a stop at the Imperial War Museum. They have a whole wing devoted to the Great War, including planes, tanks, weapons, dioramas, and a walk through "trench experience" complete with sounds and smells.
The US had more casualties from disease, than combat in WWI.
Our exposure to fighting there was relatively brief compared to the French, British, and German experience, but we marched into a huge incubator which had been festering for years.
16 comments:
I thought it was fabulous. Great work by Peter Jackson.
I've been trying to find where to see it. I think it's playing in Atlanta.
Trooper -- good to see you! I've been wondering how you are.
I want to see the film, but around me it was only in the theater one day! Maybe it's coming back for another round? Otherwise, I'll get it from Netflix.
It was a fantastic movie. Those poor bastards.
I read great reviews. Gotta see it.
It is definitely a movie theater experience film, but if you have a big tv you can make it work when it is available.
Thanks for the reminder! Glad you are back commenting again.
Just listened to Sinead. Incredible talent in that crazy head.
YouTube has a few Documentaries about WWI
The 1964 BBC series from 1964, 26 episodes many interviews with surviving combatants
BBC The Great War
The Great War. A series of lectures recapping the war on a week by week basis.
Week by Week
I'm just glad that so many historians insist that the films be reset to their original speeds, getting rid of the jumpy-jerky looking images which nobody watched jumpy-jerky back in the day. I'm ambivalent on "colorization." I've alway been keenly interested in WW I, even when it wasn't cool.
The US had more casualties from disease, than combat in WWI.
If you ever get to London during your life, do make a stop at the Imperial War Museum. They have a whole wing devoted to the Great War, including planes, tanks, weapons, dioramas, and a walk through "trench experience" complete with sounds and smells.
The US had more casualties from disease, than combat in WWI.
Our exposure to fighting there was relatively brief compared to the French, British, and German experience, but we marched into a huge incubator which had been festering for years.
Oh, I forgot about the Russians in WW I. Everyone always discounts the Russians.
Allen, The Great Flu Pandemic was ignored by Wilson as he obsessed on the war.
Its on my "To see" list.
Post a Comment