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by SparkVark
Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:59 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: The actor Kenneth More
Replies: 2
Views: 2893

Thanks Orville! Very interesting to know the info behind his work.
by SparkVark
Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:54 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Cher music video on a Battleship
Replies: 9
Views: 35021

"This woman really knows how to raise the morale of any crew, eh?"

"MacArthur went to the Japanese surrender on that same deck much worse dressed."

Jose and Karl - you guys crack me up :)

Just what I needed to counter a boring day at work!
by SparkVark
Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:50 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Modern Fleets
Replies: 13
Views: 9813

Thanks Ulrich!

Thanks Ulrich!
by SparkVark
Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:01 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Historical Naval actions that would make good movies?
Replies: 70
Views: 63414

Yes, Cross of Iron is a very well done movie. Sam Peckinpaugh directed it (and his background was in making Westerns, The Wild Bunch, etc.). Thanks for bringing the memory of that movie up! What imagery! The introductory "Hänschen klein" being sung with Nazi footage of young pioneers, the ...
by SparkVark
Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:55 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Your favorite nautical-themed movies?
Replies: 37
Views: 39111

You are so right! Pearl Harbor was the worst! I left the theater after I saw some Spruance class destroyers get attacked. What a waste of money that was. That terrible film cost $150 million to make, and grossed $200 million at the box office. As long as the bad movies make money, there will be more...
by SparkVark
Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:07 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Your favorite nautical-themed movies?
Replies: 37
Views: 39111

Oh yes, I almost forgot:

The Sand Pebbles
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060934/
by SparkVark
Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:04 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Historical Naval actions that would make good movies?
Replies: 70
Views: 63414

Historical Naval actions that would make good movies?

Sorry, it's a boring day at work... Though I imagine no ready audience exists today for a studio to "green light" any of these for a big sceen release (maybe Bismarck). 1. Cruise of the Emden 2. Jutland (probably difficult to successfully put on the big screen) 3. Bismarck (a modern remake...
by SparkVark
Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:51 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Your favorite nautical-themed movies?
Replies: 37
Views: 39111

I think the ship at the beginning of Tora Tora Tora might be Nagato? Yes, you make a good point about Nemesis. As for ST II and "Enemy Below", I found these interesting facts on imdb.com: "The battle of wits between Kirk and Khan in the Mutara Nebula sequence was inspired by the battl...
by SparkVark
Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:30 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Your favorite nautical-themed movies?
Replies: 37
Views: 39111

Your favorite nautical-themed movies?

How about compiling a list? Here are some I'll volunteer for a start: 1. Master and Commander: Far Side of the World 2. Das Boot 3. The Bedford Incident (errors aside, it is interesting) 4. Sink the Bismarck (again, errors aside, I think it is enjoyable) 5. Hunt for Red October (the book is better b...
by SparkVark
Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:49 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Modern Fleets
Replies: 13
Views: 9813

These ships look so proud I think...

JDS Chokai as seen from Kitty Hawk.

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