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Hi all,

Semi OT: 2nd Trailer for "Midway" movie...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_84EimN2HCg


Dear Lord why are they making such movies... [:@]


Leo "Apollo11"

Well apart from the usual absolute ridicule of having ships in such a close formation on the Japanese side, the PH exaggerations and the doubtful size of that bomb under the SBD's wing (I thought the Round Table had that covered...) for the rest it is actually not... too bad?

I mean, they get the Japanese flight decks right at least [;)]

If you're referring to the Nell crashing into USS Enterprise and cutting the tail of a parked Dauntless, it actually happened.

Now we know what the Plan Orange was all about - bomb the Jap fleet with napalm bombs. They should change the title to "Napalmway".

Yeah, the trailer got the Pearl Harbor attack, the Enterprise's brush with the Betty kamikaze in early 1942, the Doolittle raid and other early war stuff crammed in there. There was also repair of Yorktown's battle damage post-Coral Sea.
And...oh yeah...I guess Midway too. And some bad acting and flat delivery of lines too. So I don't know what to think about it yet, other than wait for reviews and / or Netflix.

Looks like Midway gets hit by about 200 Japanese planes. Looks pretty accurate to me. NOT!

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Looks like Midway gets hit by about 200 Japanese planes. Looks pretty accurate to me. NOT!

I like the 'parade formation' of the Japanese planes at about 200' off the deck too. [8|]

The closing sequence showing an SBD dropping its bomb and then rounding out 50 feet above the water and below the deck level of the Japanese carrier is pretty laughable. From the moment the bomb was released it would fall way faster than the SBD with dive brakes and explode before the SBD could get down to sea level. Friendly fire suicide. Releasing at 3000 and rounding out at 2000 would be more than scary enough.

Seems like utter crap.

Sad, considering the advances in CGI...since now Hollywood has tools to make spectacular war movies..but no brains...

All the same...I'm gonna watch it for sure. [;)]
Not many war movies out there nowadays...[8|]

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

Seems like utter crap.

Sad, considering the advances in CGI...since now Hollywood has tools to make spectacular war movies..but no brains...

That's right but the real problem is the audience, no one but us want historical movies, Star Wars special effects are perfectly fine for the vast majority of the people.
If you take a look at the director's filmography there is no chance to have a historical movie [:D]


To be honest I read good comments for "Fury" even in wargamimg forums [:'(]

I did notice at the end, a bomb falling into the middle of the deck of a Japanese CV [perhaps Pete Best's onto the Akagi]...

...exploding in the midst of c. a dozen planes.

Fuchida would feel vindicated.

No way I'd waste time with this pile of poo from an overheated jungle bat.

And even if the special effects and story line are geared to today's audiences with short attention spans and preference for ahistorical video game graphics, this movie will flop all over the place. Younger audiences don't want movies about 1942; they prefer things set in fantasy, like Captain Marvel and Spider Man and wearwolves and vampires.

At least they did not gender and race Sapp everyone.
Nice to get some love for the guy that jumped into the sbd. He was called to the bridge by Halsey and was promoted in the spot. He was shot down not long later.
We should all support this movie.

It's even worse than that. Bruno Gaido and his pilot had to ditch on the way back to TF16 due to battle damage and lack of fuel. They were recovered by a Japanese DD where they were both beaten, tortured and executed in high seas, thrown overboard with weights attached to their feet.
This and his well documented heroism, no wonder he'll be an excellent topic drama-wise.

ORIGINAL: jagsdomain

At least they did not gender and race Sapp everyone.
Nice to get some love for the guy that jumped into the sbd. He was called to the bridge by Halsey and was promoted in the spot. He was shot down not long later.
We should all support this movie.

Shot down? The guy was a maintenance crewman at the time he jumped into the SBD. Did he train as an air gunner after that?

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
wearwolves and vampires.

Wearwolves? Are those stories about canidae with a sizable wardrobe?

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
wearwolves and vampires.

Wearwolves? Are those stories about canidae with a sizable wardrobe?

Per the song "Werewolves of London"

"Stay away from him, He'll rip your lungs out Jim! , ...but I'd like to meet his tailor."

Dadgum spelling handicapped.

My first and last spelling bee was first grade, Palmetto Elementary School:

Mrs. Applegate: "Next contestant is Danny. Your word is 'Who.'"

Danny: "H-O."

From what I remember he was given the choice of dutes after than. He choose to be a gunner and was shot down not long after.

What a name. I am betting they wont show how he died.