The Red Baron (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

A new war film about the master of the skies was premiered in Berlin last night and looks very good.Saw some action scenes on the BBC news page and they look very well done indeed.

Rob

 

[Combat]

The flight scenes look fantastic, but they are killing me again with the love story. Here's a link that contains the trailer - its a bit slow to load but keep clicking:

http://www.redbaron-themovie.com/index_en.html

 

[Rob]

Thanks for the link,the flight scenes look really good.This is definetly one to see.Be interesting to see whose version of who killed him they go for?

Rob

 

[Combat]

Thanks for the link,the flight scenes look really good.This is definetly one to see.Be interesting to see whose version of who killed him they go for?

Rob

I know they still debate that issue but it was not Brown. He was hit from the ground by one of the Australian gunners. Computer recreations have demonstrated that it was almost impossible for Brown to have hit him.

 

[Rob]

I know they still debate that issue but it was not Brown. He was hit from the ground by one of the Australian gunners. Computer recreations have demonstrated that it was almost impossible for Brown to have hit him.

Yes i saw that in a programme about this on the History channel,very interesting.I also visited the place where he came down.If it doesn't dwell to much on the love story this could be a good film.

Rob

 

[Combat]

Yes i saw that in a programme about this on the History channel,very interesting.I also visited the place where he came down.If it doesn't dwell to much on the love story this could be a good film.

Rob

Yes, I thought that recreation was very convincing. It's nice to see investigative history rather than just the stock film with a voice over. BTW - we get History Channel International here which is still decent and the History Channel (US only I suppose). Our history channel now runs basically programs on UFOs, Bigfoot, Monster Quest (look out for those giant black cats in your woods) and things like how to make cheese.

 

[Rob]

Spot on Combat,you can get tired of seeing the same old footage over and over.So its good to see new stuff like Battlefield detectives where they take a fresh look at famous battles, investigating different elements that contributed to the outcome.There are complaints over here that our History Channel shows too many WW2 progs,but it suits me!

Rob

 

[maddadicus]

You guys have it all wrong..The Red Baron was shot down by Snoopy and nursed back to health by Lucy..They then got married and had 5 kids..As usual ,you historian types have the wrong Brown. It was Charlie, who got the credit originaly. I just hate it , when people rely on facts and actual evidence to come to obvious conclusions... MADDAD

 

[Scott]

The flight scenes look fantastic, but they are killing me again with the love story. Here's a link that contains the trailer - its a bit slow to load but keep clicking:

http://www.redbaron-themovie.com/index_en.html

Thanks for the link! I don't mind a love story if there was some truth in it and if there is some T&A. I had thought The Red Baron wasn't interested in women.
If the flying sequences are as good as in Fly Boys, with a better story, I'll be looking forward to it coming to the U.S.

 

[Combat]

Thanks for the link! I don't mind a love story if there was some truth in it and if there is some T&A. I had thought The Red Baron wasn't interested in women.
If the flying sequences are as good as in Fly Boys, with a better story, I'll be looking forward to it coming to the U.S.

Don't get me started on Fly Boys. All those red triplanes - need strong drink.

 

[maddadicus]

Don't get me started on Fly Boys. All those red triplanes - need strong drink.

I think that you are being hard on the film..Yes, an Albatross or 2 would have been great, but I thouroughly enjoyed the movie and have watched it a number of times...The combat scenes were great except for the sea of red triplanes, but all in all, I actually would recommend that others should see it...Michael

 

[Combat]

I think that you are being hard on the film..Yes, an Albatross or 2 would have been great, but I thouroughly enjoyed the movie and have watched it a number of times...The combat scenes were great except for the sea of red triplanes, but all in all, I actually would recommend that others should see it...Michael

The flight scenes are ok. I would like to see a ban on women in all war movies. Just all out fighting and blowing things up. No plot, love interest or any hollywood bs to get women to watch. It doesn't work. Just blow stuff up and lots of shooting.

 

[jazzeum]

I recently sold a book to a fellow in Texas and he had the same last name as the Red Baron so I wrote him back and asked if he was related to the Baron and he says, yup, he's my uncle's cousin. Small world.

 

[Rob]

The flight scenes are ok. I would like to see a ban on women in all war movies. Just all out fighting and blowing things up. No plot, love interest or any hollywood bs to get women to watch. It doesn't work. Just blow stuff up and lots of shooting.

Spoken like a true war film fan!

 

[OzDigger]

Spoken like a true war film fan!

And there's no shortage of them on this forum

 

[Rob]

And there's no shortage of them on this forum

Here here!

Rob

 

[Combat]

Just to clarify I would allow women in these movies if they shoot and blow things up. I don't want to discriminate on that basis. But none of these nurses and girlfriends - unless they also shoot and blow things up. Anyone remember the John Candy character on SCTV "Billy Sol Hurok" from Farm Report who blew up celebrities? ("they blow'd up good, blow'd up real good").

 

[Rob]

Here is a good example of what i think drives Combat mad.The woman who for some Bizzare reason was in No mans land in the WW1 film Joyeux Noel!.I mean no mans land was full of women during WW1 wasn't it

And another example was Pearl Harbour,all the nurses seemed to run around in a group all the time.I mean shouldn't you be ...er...nursing!

Rob

 

[Scott]

not a movie but a Russian Reenactment. This would have possibilities. Yes I'd like to she a woman get involved in the action in a film. Did you notice that in ZULU they wrote the missionary's daughter out of the film before the battle?

 

[OzDigger]

Did you notice that in ZULU they wrote the missionary's daughter out of the film before the battle?

I also noticed there were a few female warrior types at the start of Zulu, rather buxom types from mammary. Sorry, that last word should read 'memory'