MP,
As Mel Brooks, once said, "It's good to be the King!" Well, I should say, "It's good to be retired!" I believe i was probably the first person to have been able to watch your great movie, several days ago... I torrent/downloaded "Checkertails Part I"on Wednesday; took only 2hrs 45 minutes. Got me some popcorn and an afternoon Vodka-Tonic (that's allowed when one is retired), sat back and watched perhaps one of the best History Channel (type) documentaries ever.
Outstanding collection and use of real-life documentary and home movie footage to present the Checkertails story, along with superbly well filmed interviews of the Checkertail Vets. Narration flawlessly and professionally delivered. Those aspects alone make this a fantastically well done production.
The IL2 CGI sequences are cinematographically (is that a real word?) top-notch, matching the level of your previous IL2 movies. The narrated events of the Checkertails' air combat engagements were expertly depicted by the CGI visuals. I particularly enjoyed, as an example, the "Star of Altoona" sequence from 1:18:24 through 1:22:16...it's detailed events and narration reminded me of the style you employed in telling the "Not My Time to Die" story. The real-life footage of the "Star of Altoona" fighter nose art followed by your historically accurate skin being seen in the CGI sequence was a great example of bringing history to life...again, much like your "Not My Time to Die" achievement.
Bottom line: MP, this is a Marvelous documentary of which you should be immensely proud! Wish I could have played a part in the production, myself!
[Since I seldom shut down my 'Puter', I've kept my Torrent client/app running nearly 24 hrs/day, seeding your movie]
S!
Wiley
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