Dark Blue World

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   Hi Chaps; 
There is a film you might like if you like Spits and motorcycles and if you can find and old tape copy.   It's called Dark Blue World, made in 2001 and its about the Czech pilots that faught for Britain during WWII.  The action scenes rival any you will get from Hollywood.  There is a caveat though, It's mostly subtitled save some of the Brit scenes and of course the machinegun fire.  If subtitles put you off, you will miss one of the best WWII stories around, because it is based on actual people and events.  I was smart enough to get a tape copy made from the video store before the CD switch over.  I have loaned it to several friends and their very positive reactions never fails. Good luck and you might try www.DARKBLUEWORLD.com.  Its on the tape package. I checked  it out and the site is crammed with cool stuff. 

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G*MAN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: January 09 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote GMAN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Dark Blue World* Posted: January 23 2008 at 11:02am
	Hi Chaps; There is a film you might like if you like Spits and motorcycles and if you can find and old tape copy. It's called Dark Blue World, made in 2001 and its about the Czech pilots that faught for Britain during WWII. The action scenes rival any you will get from Hollywood. There is a caveat though, It's mostly subtitled save some of the Brit scenes and of course the machinegun fire. If subtitles put you off, you will miss one of the best WWII stories around, because it is based on actual people and events. I was smart enough to get a tape copy made from the video store before the CD switch over. I have loaned it to several friends and their very positive reactions never fails. Good luck and you might try www.DARKBLUEWORLD.com. Its on the tape package. I checked it out and the site is crammed with cool stuff.
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hoadie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: March 16 2006 Location: Niagara/Canada Status: Offline Points: 9680	Post Options Post Reply Quote hoadie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 23 2008 at 9:56pm
	You wanna see a good flick-check out KOKODA Hoadie
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Cookie Monster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Joined: January 22 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cookie Monster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 23 2008 at 10:13pm
	I'm all about some good aerial Combat !!!

G*MAN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: January 09 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote G*MAN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 24 2008 at 12:26am
	Thanks Hoadie. I found the web site and ran the slide show after reading the history etc.. Great ! Now I have to find a source for the tape or CD.
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Hatchetman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: September 06 2006 Location: Fernie, BC, CA Status: Offline Points: 1284	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hatchetman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 24 2008 at 12:33pm
	+ 1 about kokoda Respect for the diggers and chockos up there on the kokoda track that were the only thing standing between the Japanese Army and Australia.
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allan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: March 11 2006 Location: Dapto-Australia Status: Offline Points: 1924	Post Options Post Reply Quote allan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 24 2008 at 2:05pm
	im with Hoadie and Hatchet..KOKODA this is a MUST see film about our diggers. as Hoadie once commented about the Japs being a silent,mostly unseen enemy in the jungles of PNG. bloody great movie!
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G*MAN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: January 09 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote G*MAN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 24 2008 at 11:48pm
	Yes well, I am with you if I can find this flick. Also, I think we yanks had a couple of tussles like Iwo and Saipan. Enough of that though. You chaps in the land down under might be able to help me find a couple of other films. I would like to find a copy of "THE LIGHT HORSEMEN" and a flick about a raid that started out from Darwin, I think, and ended in Singapore. They used mini-subs to sneak into Singapore harbor and creat havoc with the Japanese ships. The mini-subs were secured under the "fishing boats" they used as their disguise craft, for the initial trip. A precarious trip at best as i recall. Then, Its been at least 20 years since I saw this story on local public TV. Any help would be appeciated. How did I get from Czechoslovakia to Singapore without refueling?
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allan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: March 11 2006 Location: Dapto-Australia Status: Offline Points: 1924	Post Options Post Reply Quote allan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2008 at 4:20pm
	will look around the video shops tomorrow for "The Highest Honor" mate i cant find it online....
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hoadie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: March 16 2006 Location: Niagara/Canada Status: Offline Points: 9680	Post Options Post Reply Quote hoadie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2008 at 12:01am
	GMan-Allan is a GREAT source for docos.He sent me a copy of The Lighthorsemen...great addition to the library (Bribe him, mate!Instant grits works!) Hoadie
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allan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: March 11 2006 Location: Dapto-Australia Status: Offline Points: 1924	Post Options Post Reply Quote allan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2008 at 7:35am
	mmmm grits, at this moment money is scarce with the wife not workin and all, if i aquire a copy ill fling it across Gman. ive still got a pack here for Hoadie that ive been buildin for 6 months..just gotta fill the box to economise the the postage.
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hoadie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: March 16 2006 Location: Niagara/Canada Status: Offline Points: 9680	Post Options Post Reply Quote hoadie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2008 at 2:24pm
	Al: Thats the same problem I have! Coyurse If I dont get it out in the next week or so-you wont get it before Christmas!! Hoadie
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Tikirocker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: June 22 2007 Status: Offline Points: 150	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tikirocker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 04 2008 at 6:43am
	Dark Blue World is a great film ... they've played it a few times on SBS and I've seen it a few times in the local DVD stores ( they're not video stores anymore I guess ) ... when I was a kid I used to go to the Duxford airshows religiously to see Spits, Hurricanes, ME-109's, Lancs etc etc etc ... couldn't ever get enough. An interesting note is that the story about the two Polish pilots in Dark Blue World is not true ... it was actually two British pilots that the original story was REALLY about ... they both fell in love with the same woman etc and neither survived the war. As to The Light Horse ... great film and I spent 4 hours the other day talking to the bloke who was the armoror ( Supplied all weapons and military gear/uniforms on set ) for not only that film but also Gallipoli and Breaker Morant + many many more. I personally didn't like Kokoda to be quite honest ... I thought the portrayal of the Chocks to be quite inaccurate to be honest - it looked great as a film but I thought the story was limp and it was a missed opportunity.

Cookie Monster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Joined: January 22 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cookie Monster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 04 2008 at 7:49am
	I still have not seen that movie. I may go to the local rental place and see it is there tonight

hoadie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: March 16 2006 Location: Niagara/Canada Status: Offline Points: 9680	Post Options Post Reply Quote hoadie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 04 2008 at 11:06am
	ya may have a time findin KOKODA in the States..its an Aussie flic.Hollywood dont like competition Hoadie
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allan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: March 11 2006 Location: Dapto-Australia Status: Offline Points: 1924	Post Options Post Reply Quote allan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 04 2008 at 4:11pm
	when i first heard that Kokoda was coming out i really had high expectations, it felt short and just did not have the action i though it wouldve\ shouldve..but hey..bottom line is it didnt have the budget of a squillion dollars like Hollywood movies, but it still is a very good film to see in my eyes. what part of the portrayal of the chockos did you feel to be inaccurate Tikirocker? under prepared?, under trained? hastily grouped "civilians" ? thrown against a crack- jungle elite Japanese force that was unstopable through their island hopping fiasco, that finaly met determination..the rest is history. i have trainning booklets that were issued to our Aussie troops in PNG, i gave one of my better condition booklet to the local RSL for their display.
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Tikirocker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: June 22 2007 Status: Offline Points: 150	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tikirocker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 04 2008 at 4:51pm
	Allan, The budget didn't matter and shouldn't matter - the bloke who I'm buying gear from was the Armourer for Gallipoli, Breaker Morant and The Light Horse ... guess what the budget for Breaker Morant was? $750, 000 AUD in 1980 ... with 4 weeks lead time for weapons and uniform prep! I saw that film on thje big screen when it first came out with my old man and it blew me away! Same goes for Gallipoli ... only that time they had 6 weeks lead time and not much more of a budget. I took issue with the way they portrayed the Chocs as a frightened shambolic bunch of chooks with their heads cut off; they were far from it and far better than that film made them out to be. I felt that when the final time came for a battle scene showdown with the Nips there were only about 6 Japs coming out of the scrub and most of the scenes were shown from the perspective of the Aussies shooting from cover and essentially there was no real essence of a battle scene at all ... a totally missed opportunity. I could go on and on about things that left me cold with that film ... I'd rather watch the Odd Angry Shot than that ... but the most annoying thing for me was just the limp portrayal of the chocs ... they were stiffer than made out and that for me was a real dissapointment. The point was they were called Choc's but they proved to be nothing of the sort ... the film totally MISSED that point altogether. Cheers.