Dunkirk

[degsy]

I thought it was pretty solidly implied @degsy

Now then, don't be giving us that, you were dead serious*grins...
anyway, nowt wrong with bit of yank baiting, keeps you upstart colonials in your proper place and sets a chap up nicely for his lunch...makes it taste that little bit better, like the bite of a nice hot mustard.

 

[Jeff Jones]

I've just it and it saddened and depressed me. Sorry.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Badly UKIP, this.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

The only winners were the Commie North!

It is all conjecture, and I know war has real tangible effects on people, but if the actual tacticians and strategists were given a free hand, the outcome would have probably been very different.

I've been to Vietnam a few times. There's a Burger King ten minutes walk from Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. The Commie North and American culture hand-in-hand

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Badly UKIP, this.

I know mate, It really is isn't it. The fact that it came out the year article fifty was put forward is a sign that Britain never shall be slaves! Who knew Nolen was so obviously pro-Brexit.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Not a question of being anal. It's about having research bods attached to a/any film who should be doing their job correctly. The error I mentioned is basic and simple, and quite easy to ascertain nowadays given the info available on t'internet.

He said in an interview that he chose to paint the noses yellow to help viewers identify which plane was which. It wasn't a mistake but a choice they made as film makers have to do at times.

 

[Old Blue 2]

He said in an interview that he chose to paint the noses yellow to help viewers identify which plane was which. It wasn't a mistake but a choice they made as film makers have to do at times.

Fair enough. I understand where he is coming from.

However, at the time of Dunkirk, the 109 fighter units had, in the main, the light blue undersurfaces carried almost to the top of the fuselage sides, in contrast to the solid two-tone camouflage of the RAF fighters. There was therefore quite a difference visually between the two nation's fighters. It was only later, in mid-August 1940, when instructions had been received by the 109 units to apply green/grey mottle to the whole of the fuselage sides, that the problem of quick identification occurred in the air, and hence the instruction was issued to paint the engine cowlings rudders, wing tips in yellow, to try to prevent 'friendly fire' losses.

Hope this explains things OK for you.

 

[Philw]

Just out of the cinema from seeing this. Absolutely fantastic, one of the best films I've seen in a very long time. A masterpiece of a film, I went into the film with exceedingly low expectations (as I always do when a film gets rave reviews!) But I'm floored by that, 10/10. Only single tiny criticism i had was that sometimes the music would of been better left out at dramatic times and let the real sound tell the story. That doesn't detract from what will easily be film of the year imo.

@Kurt

 

[Kurt.]

@Kurt

It's shocking.

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

@Kurt

Grass!

 

[NorthernBlue]

Fair enough. I understand where he is coming from.

However, at the time of Dunkirk, the 109 fighter units had, in the main, the light blue undersurfaces carried almost to the top of the fuselage sides, in contrast to the solid two-tone camouflage of the RAF fighters. There was therefore quite a difference visually between the two nation's fighters. It was only later, in mid-August 1940, when instructions had been received by the 109 units to apply green/grey mottle to the whole of the fuselage sides, that the problem of quick identification occurred in the air, and hence the instruction was issued to paint the engine cowlings rudders, wing tips in yellow, to try to prevent 'friendly fire' losses.

Hope this explains things OK for you.

Oh I understand. I'm a geek when it comes to World War 2. I can see why film makers make little changes like this though as it's ultimately to aide the masses. I'm ok with it. Nowhere near as bad as some war films where they use completely the wrong viechels etc. Watched Patton a few weeks ago, and it's a good film, but the German tanks they use just ruin the whole thing for me.

 

[Philw]

It's shocking.

Grass!

Well you've actually used the correct spelling, which is a change for this place!

 

[coollino]

Can someone ban the war bores please

 

[Old Blue 2]

Can someone ban the war bores please

You should be banned for writing that in the first place, simply because it is something of no interest to you...

 

[coollino]

You should be banned for writing that in the first place, simply because it is something of no interest to you...

But this thread is about the film, isn't it?

I don't expect to find someone going on about the intricacies of webs in a Spiderman thread.