tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post5489135443011690918..comments2024-03-28T21:14:31.579+00:00Comments on Musings on Wargaming and Life: DunkirkGeorge Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-76668991338189136522017-08-02T07:45:14.367+01:002017-08-02T07:45:14.367+01:00"Ice Cold in Alex" is one of the greats...."Ice Cold in Alex" is one of the greats. Harry Andrews makes a great NCO as he did as well in "A Hill in Korea". Pretty obvious that the hysterical nurse was doomed to an early demise as she was far too annoying. I read the Dunkirk thread on BGG and it starts with several muppets saying how great it is, tears rolling down cheeks at the performance of the little boats, proud to be British, great that no CGI used etc. Then the serious players weighed in calling it a load of rubbish, that Nolan distorted history, that his decision to go without CGI was pure nonsensical hubris and that he managed to use a cast of thousands to create an impression of hundreds. Life's too short for me even to bother watching this and I'm still confused as to why it was ever made. kevin halloranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836302345952439069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-57312934179380111322017-08-01T19:20:18.794+01:002017-08-01T19:20:18.794+01:00"Ice Cold In Alex" the first movie I can..."Ice Cold In Alex" the first movie I can actually remember seeing and still enjoy.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-20900600781893289092017-08-01T17:47:18.387+01:002017-08-01T17:47:18.387+01:00Oh they were undoubtedly there too, serving heroic...Oh they were undoubtedly there too, serving heroically as had Sassoon (CBE, MC) and Wilfred Owen (MC) in the earlier war.Must have been interesting for them, facing, on the on hand, death if caught by the Nazis, on the other, incarceration and "cure" if caught by the British. Hard to represent in a single D6 morale throw. <br />Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854696082917334220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-76021449981650281412017-08-01T15:10:57.594+01:002017-08-01T15:10:57.594+01:00And another thing! Was there any logical reason wh...And another thing! Was there any logical reason why Mark Rylance took his "Little Boat" a couple of hundred miles back via the Dorset coast rather than the 55 miles back to Ramsgate on Route X like everyone else?Jeremy Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250118143994161913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-80981707754180281192017-08-01T08:51:57.990+01:002017-08-01T08:51:57.990+01:00Best wait Matt. As for the other thing, the BLT br...Best wait Matt. As for the other thing, the BLT brigade are getting enough coverage from the Beeb and Ch4 for the mo.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-26971062868297345462017-08-01T08:50:20.453+01:002017-08-01T08:50:20.453+01:00I think most movie goers enjoyed it, despite such ...I think most movie goers enjoyed it, despite such war movies being unpopular but thankfully we have all the old black and white classics to fall back on.<br /><br />It must be difficult to show the Germans as the baddies in our one big happy European family now.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-48921774009195383102017-08-01T07:46:20.452+01:002017-08-01T07:46:20.452+01:00Thanks for the review George. I was thinking of ta...Thanks for the review George. I was thinking of taking myself along to the local "clickies" but will now await its arrival on Netflix or whatever. <br /><br />Sounds like the GLBTQ community were under represented in Dunkirk too? The Wargames Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454593374321456477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-70857168711423775872017-08-01T01:26:26.970+01:002017-08-01T01:26:26.970+01:00The John Mills version is on offer at Sainsbury...The John Mills version is on offer at Sainsbury's and it's light years better than this current crap. I really couldn't see the point of the new film - it doesn't tell the story of the evacuation and the apparent reluctance to use CGI renders it laughable - I'm sure I saw a Blue Flag At one point because the beach was so pristine. At least the French get a mention - the Germans certainly don't.Jeremy Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250118143994161913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-556013506560273642017-07-31T21:46:57.642+01:002017-07-31T21:46:57.642+01:00Jockboots should that read...?Jockboots should that read...?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-29131557308096386342017-07-31T20:58:56.502+01:002017-07-31T20:58:56.502+01:00Prepare for the knock on the door at 2am and liste...Prepare for the knock on the door at 2am and listen for the jackboots.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-59128527406734408142017-07-31T20:58:14.039+01:002017-07-31T20:58:14.039+01:00The fact there was no story to Dunkirk was the pro...The fact there was no story to Dunkirk was the problem.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-40465940288567342072017-07-31T20:47:01.288+01:002017-07-31T20:47:01.288+01:00Frankly wargamers should never go to see war films...Frankly wargamers should never go to see war films, they cannot help but be disappointed by things the general viewer simply doesn't see! I thought it a decent picture, but certainly not great. I was rooting for the jock to sink though... Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988875042394716329.post-17972887109772846622017-07-31T19:28:15.099+01:002017-07-31T19:28:15.099+01:00I must admit that I gave up on 'modern' wa...I must admit that I gave up on 'modern' war movies when I saw the trash that was 'Fury'. There are great scenes of hardware but F All else to be honest. Your review of Dunkirk leads me to similar conclusions, without even having seen the thing.<br /><br />I think, our mobile hugging, video game playing society has embraced quick 'frills' that don't need too much attention or intelligence to grasp...and God help a movie that might have a story to tell, without some blood-curdling action.<br /><br />For some reason, as I get older, I find myself enjoying older movies. At this rate, I foresee myself embracing the 1920s silent era in about, ohhh, three years?Duc de Gobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com