Haven't really got time for this but here goes ...
OK, fair enough. Consider my knickers untwisted now
. If this was a conversation in a pub, I'm sure I would have got it. But it's not. It's just the nature of forums and the way people express themselves that continues to catch me out
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We agree. Hooray. For example, I made no mention of the IKEA sideboard visible in the Officers' Mess.
. BTW, I used 'moronic' in reference to your language, not your assertion.
I am glad you have already read the book but I included those events in my post as I thought others who have not read it may find them interesting and perhaps encourage them to go and get the book. (No, I'm not on commission from the publishers
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I also agree it would have been quite impossible to fit all those events in to an 80 minute production. That is precisely why I mentioned Band of Brothers. Not for the 'explosions' but for the quality and length of production which would have allowed the entire book to be dramatised.
OK, fair point. It wasn't a huge amount of writing - perhaps a reviewette?!
See,
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...4-2079273.html
My real reason though for feeling uncomfortable is that I have met Wellum twice and felt uneasy for him having to watch some of those scenes which I can only assume were made up as there is no mention of them in the book.
Fair point ... maybe I'm just being too sentimental.
Now that's just being provocative. I never said we were mates. I said I had met him twice.
If that's the case, then who am I to argue. If GW is happy, then I'm happy. Maybe I'll watch it again and see if I change my mind!
There you go again. Maybe only the pilots who fell asleep at dispersal found it boring!!
I hadn't seen that video. Thanks for sharing.
Don't be sorry
. It's not your fault - or were you on the production team?!
. Actually, as I said in my post, my favourite parts were listening to GW's voice overs and seeing him on screen. Explosion count is not what it's about. Hooray, yet another we agree on - yippee.
I agree, and it was entirely noticeable. It was noticeable in the book too which was an exciting read and as far as I recall, the book didn't blow up. Not even once.
Well, maybe "Bruce Willis in a Zimmer Frame 5" ha ha ha ha
You said it. You don't know.
Bottoms up old chap.