A Long, Long Trail (1 Viewer)

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King & Country

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Hi Guys,

One of my favourite songs of the First World War is “There’s a Long, Long Trail”…
For some reason I always thought it was a British composition. Turns out it was composed and written by two Americans and published in London in 1914.

The two men, Stoddard King and Alonzo Elliott were both ‘seniors’ at Yale.
I remember hearing it in Richard Attenborough’s first directional film “Oh, What A Lovely War” (1969).

Anyway, still one of my WWI favourites and very poignant.
Also the inspiration for this little display of our ‘1917’ figures…

Best wishes and happy collecting!
Andy

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Hi Andy!
Eye candy again… That's a fantastic dio, loved it! 1917 will open Thursday down here, and I will be there to see what promises to be a great movie!
 
Sentaapua said:
Hi Andy!
Eye candy again… That's a fantastic dio, loved it! 1917 will open Thursday down here, and I will be there to see what promises to be a great movie!
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I've seen the movie and was very disappointed . 1st part ok, second part B...s..t.
The two main characters have to warn a battalion stationed in a town called "Ecoust" in Northern France . NO CHALK in the "Pas de Calais region" and certainly no wild running rivers with waterfalls of 50 meters and more..... When they shelled a town on the front line ,when the shelling ended not a single wall remained standing, let alone whole buildings, a girl living in a basement on the front line ???? Etc … etc...
But you will see for yourself
here you have a picture of what the town of Ecoust looked like after the shelling in August 1917 and compare it to what you will see in the movie
Guy:)
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Perhaps we’ll see some WW I releases in the near future, Andy?
 
The movie 1917 is worth a watch even just for the amazing trench work which appears real and not cgi. Could not sit thru it twice though, not a big fan of WW1. Robin.
 
Just saw it today. As stated the first part was good, great trench scenes. But the last half a little far fetched. Not a movie to see twice for sure.
 
gk5717 said:
Just saw it today. As stated the first part was good, great trench scenes. But the last half a little far fetched. Not a movie to see twice for sure.
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Sorry to disagree my friend...I am going to see it tomorrow for the second time with a good mate who has not seen it yet...Both wives are going to see some ‘chick-flick’ called ‘Little Women’...
Oh well different strokes for different folks I guess!
Best wishes,
Andy.
 
Calling Little Women a chick flick is dismissive of a great book — one that I enjoyed when I was younger — and the movie, which I look forward to seeing. What we don’t understand should not be a basis for ridicule.
 
villagehorse said:
The movie 1917 is worth a watch even just for the amazing trench work which appears real and not cgi. Could not sit thru it twice though, not a big fan of WW1. Robin.
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I agree with the first part of Robin’s post. The movie is amazingly well done but I thought the story was lacking and somewhat contrived. It could have been a lot better. As I stated elsewhere, it’s not in the class of other WW I movies. Sometimes when I watch historical movies, I reach for books on the era. This one did not have that effect on me.
 
jazzeum said:
I agree with the first part of Robin’s post. The movie is amazingly well done but I thought the story was lacking and somewhat contrived. It could have been a lot better. As I stated elsewhere, it’s not in the class of other WW I movies. Sometimes when I watch historical movies, I reach for books on the era. This one did not have that effect on me.
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Me too I agree with Robin's post, the movie fot me was a great disenchantment ( except for the first trench part which was really well done ) but again, there were no "chalk" trenches in the "Pas de Calais" region where the action takes place . Clay and mud and millions of sand bags that is what you still can find today in this region of France (and Belgium). Chalk trenches you find in the region of "Champagne" much more to the East .I have visited them all with the "Western Front tours" ( from the Northsea to the Swiss border)
Guy:)
 
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jazzeum said:
Calling Little Women a chick flick is dismissive of a great book — one that I enjoyed when I was younger — and the movie, which I look forward to seeing. What we don’t understand should not be a basis for ridicule.
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It was a joke Brad...Don’t be so serious.
I hope you enjoy the movie when you get to see it!
Andy.
 
King & Country said:
It was a joke Brad...Don’t be so serious.
I hope you enjoy the movie when you get to see it!
Andy.
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My faith has been restored! I may have to wait until it shows up on Amazon or one of those services. I usually go to movies with my son and he’s the action type. My wife doesn’t like to go the movies late so somehow I need to fit in.

Now, what about my WWI question Andrew? :wink2:
 
jazzeum said:
Calling Little Women a chick flick is dismissive of a great book — one that I enjoyed when I was younger — and the movie, which I look forward to seeing. What we don’t understand should not be a basis for ridicule.
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Brad, I've noticed you list your location as Poof! on your profile. Are you there permanently or just pop in now and again?
 
To be fair WW1 was never my era of TS collecting, other than Gallipoli. However thanks to my good mates in Brisbane and their amazing dios, plus the incredible figures and vehicles produced by the likes of K&C and others I've developed a keen interest.

There is much to be said about collecting TS and the interest it creates with learning more about military history.:salute::
 
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