Part 1 of "Checkertails" Documentary now available by torrent

[Mysticpuma]

Honestly.....sometimes it doesn't come down to the money, I do this for fun. Can you imagine someone letting a production company have 3-years to make this? They would be complaining, whining, constantly on the phone....by doing it like this, it is fun and interesting for me and ultimately honours those who flew with the 325th FG.

To some people money is everything, I am not rich (not by a long shot), but I'd rather let as many people see this story as possible, than sit there trying to get an extra dollar that ultimately means some people wont see it.

I do this for fun, not profit....and that is just the way it'll always be.

Should it turn up on the History Channel, great! More people learn about the 325th, and that my friend was the whole point of this exercise

Cheers, MP

[=69.GIAP=TOOZ]

Watched it last night and I really enjoyed it. Seems very detailed and was well laid out and there was some great footage! Although I did spot one instance where the narrator was talking about a 109 being scored, and the footage was showing what looked like a 190! But who cares, I'm looking forward to part II!!

[kimosabi]

Best documentary I've ever seen covering a WW2 fighter group. Loved every minute of it, MP. Thank you man!

Can't wait to see part 2.

[Tbag]

E P I C

MP, you've outdone yourself once more! Congratulations to the completion of such a big project. And thanks to all involved! Waiting for part 2

[DoolittleRaider]

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

[choctaw111]

This is really impressive, Neil.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this extraordinary film.

[Mysticpuma]

I also added the original 'epic' "Not my time to die!" to the Blip TV channel.

http://blip.tv/file/4456021

Low quality, but for those who haven't seen it....it's easy to watch streaming now.

Cheers, MP
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[jellybeantiger]

Absolutely brilliant film Mysticpuma and all involved.

[Hunden]

Great job guys, can't wait for part 2 !!!