Favourite videos/dvds

Hi Steve,thanks for posting the thread,thats just the type of footage I was looking for ,surely it wouldn’t be that hard for a production company to do something similar?Close ups of engine starts,taxying out ,flybys etc,no music needed the aircraft make their own and no need fora narrator either. Steve Conner care to take up the gauntlet?
Look forward to seeing your footage next year steve!
Regards Alan.

I’ll try and put something together for next season. These small “lipstick” cameras that they have now are incredible. When we did the L-39 tape for National Geographic they wired the planes in no time at all.

If you could do that ,that would be fantastic 😀 😀
I looked at the webpage you posted,what a lucky young man Bill Reinschild is,very nice sounds on the video clips,must go to Reno,just need a lottery win. :rolleyes:

I’ve recently seen some in cockpit footage of Andy Sephton flying the Spitfire at Old Warden, I believe from 1997 or ’98. Excellent stuff. Also, the RNHF video has some excellent footage of John Beattie doing a Sea Fury walk around and flight.

Mr. Jones shot some video of our trip in the Sea Fury to Texas. If you come to the Duxford showing of BoB I believe Robbo is going to have a copy.

If you visit Bill Reinschild’s website at www.unlimitedair.com and look under media there are some video clips of Bill taking his Sea Fury “Bad Attitude” around the pylons, as seen from the backseat.

I’ll try and put something together for next season. These small “lipstick” cameras that they have now are incredible. When we did the L-39 tape for National Geographic they wired the planes in no time at all.

Thanks Steve,I just thouht that being as you are on that side of the pond that you may have a better product than us.No chance of some home video that you took while you were there I suppose! :rolleyes: 🙂

WOW,now that IS a great idea,Please Mr Patterson SIR,PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ,can you do a video of a walk round and pre flight and then of course the taxying and take off and well you can guess the rest.How many here would put their hands in their pockets for a QUALITY video/dvd of that,ME ME ME ME 😀

Thanks Steve,I just thouht that being as you are on that side of the pond that you may have a better product than us.No chance of some home video that you took while you were there I suppose! :rolleyes: 🙂

I guess I have to agree with you both, as to the quality of the Skyfire videos from Reno. Unfortunately, they’re all we get, so I place it in the “something’s better than nothing” catagory.

Hi Steve,what videos of Reno would you recomend,as I bought Skyfury,here in the uk and thought it was absolute pants!The cameras were too far from theracing line so that the aircraft were just dots in the distance and the engine noise was drowned out by a terrible soundtrack also there was no pits acess what a waste of time.

I have a skyfury one narrated by Leslie Neilsen,i agree with you,typical american style crap,overhyped,rubbish music,commentators that think they’re more important than the objects badly filmed.What a shame,oh for a BBC type quality filming of Reno,Oshkosh and all the other displays i would love to see.

Hi Steve,what videos of Reno would you recomend,as I bought Skyfury,here in the uk and thought it was absolute pants!The cameras were too far from theracing line so that the aircraft were just dots in the distance and the engine noise was drowned out by a terrible soundtrack also there was no pits acess what a waste of time.

Captain of the Clouds

Jim

Everything I know of The Great War I learned watching the last season of “Black Adder” 🙂

And yes, I’ve seen the opening sequence in “Tomorrow Never Dies” much more than I’ve seen the entire movie 😉

After that movie, I vowed NEVER to watch any of the new James Bond stuff. Ever. Period (as you Yanks say! :D)

A decent Great War movie?! 😮

The Dawn Patrol (1938 version)
Aces High

Two of my faves, anyway…!

Great stuff Mike. It’s hard to remember them all, while sitting at the computer. The War Lover and Memphis Belle are in my library, but Angels One Five, First of the Few, Command Decision, and The Cruel Sea are new to me. Andy said The Cruel Sea was not to be missed.

That’s why I love this thread…you can find buried treasure!

And yes, I’ve seen the opening sequence in “Tomorrow Never Dies” much more than I’ve seen the entire movie 😉

And thankfully we will soon have “The Few”, so the true story of how America won the Battle of Britain can at last be told 😎

Uncle Steve’s Fav Video List

Documentary
1. RNHF Sea Fury video, obviously. Excellent display at Portland by John Beattie.
2. Any and all of the Legends, Old Warden, OSH, Wanaka, Reno, etc. airshow videos. Just like being there when the snow starts falling.
3. Roaring Glory Warbirds, by Steve Hinton and the late Jeff Ethell. DVDs and some videos with I believe the P-51, B-17 and B-25. The first half of every show is a walk around and cockpit checkout, followed by a flight. The second half is a lame drama with some kid sitting in the airplane making machine gun noises. A must have series, with excellent footage.
4. Night Bombers. The story of a Lancaster bombing mission. This is to the British what the “Memphis Belle” wartime documentary is to the Americans. Stunning footage (in color!) of the work up and execution of a bombing mission over Germany. It does not get any better than real.
5. The World at War. Especially the episode “Whirlwind” which includes interviews with Sir Arthur Harris, but they’re all fantastic and memorable.
6. The Fighting Lady. The story of the USS Lexington. Wartime color footage of carrier ops.
7. Frozen in Time, the story of the Kee Bird. Darrel Grennemeyer’s recovery of a B-29 from Greenland.

Drama
1. Battle of Britain. For my American friends get the PAL version, with all the goodies. You can buy a DVD player on Ebay for $100 that will handle all the different regions and PAL/NTSC conversion.
2. Piece of Cake. Just so I can quote lines back to Moggy. I enjoy Piece of Cake, even with all the “leaps of faith” one must make to accept Spitfires in the Battle of France. Well made, with good actors and a decent screen play.
3. The Dambusters. Excellent film, with a politically incorrect black lab.
4. Reach for the Sky. The story of Douglas Bader, with Kenneth More.
5. Sink the Bismark. Any war movie with Kenneth More is a good thing.
6. The Bridges at Toko-Ri. Any war movie with Grace Kelley is a good thing. Also, the F9F Panthers footage is excellent.
7. 12 O’Clock High, with Gregory Peck. One of my absolute favorites, I can watch this over and over (as Mrs. P will attest).
8. Band of Brothers. Hey, it’s got C-47s! I got this for Christmas last year and watched it straight through. Captivating.
9. Saving Private Ryan. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg need to make aviation movies.
10. A Bridge too Far. Is it Neil Anderson in the Spitfire?
11. The Right Stuff. The scene near the end of the F-104 takeoff is one of the best surround sound moments you can experience. The rest of the movie doesn’t suck.
12. The Blue Max. Not my favorite, but a must have.
13. Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. Just before a visit to Old Warden, viewing this is a must.
14. 633 Squadron and Mosquito Squadron. Oooh, bit dodgy. Cliff Robertson’s British accent is as bad as **** Van Dyke’s in “Mary Poppins” .
15. The Great Escape. Not much flying, but a classic.
16. 30 Seconds Over Tokyo. Spencer Tracy and Van Johnson are superb.
17. Dark Blue World. I really enjoyed this, and my wife even watched and approved of the love story element. As someone else pointed out, if you can get past the mountains in Kent this is extremely well made with a strong story line.
18. Strategic Air Command. Jimmy Stewart flies the B-36 and the B-47. It’s in color, and you can always fast forward whenever June Allyson is on screen.
19. Lawrence of Arabia. A Perfect Movie.
20. The Bridge on the River Kwai. Excellent cast. Also, David Lean never made a bad movie, so watch Dr. Zhivago while you’re at it.
21. Das Boot, the directors cut. Watch this and be thankful for the Air Force.
22. From the Earth to the Moon. The real story of the Apollo project.
23. Conspiracy. This HBO movie, with Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci should be required viewing in school. Opening sequence has a Fieseler Storch.
24. Tora Tora Tora and Midway. The war in the Pacific.

That’s all I could think of while sitting in my office…

It’s obviously a busy day at Progress Instruments!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 😉 🙂
We’re still waiting for a decent Great War flying film.

You also missed The Cruel Sea. There’s a very small aviation content there too. Wonderful, wonderful film.

Documentary
1. RNHF Sea Fury video, obviously. Excellent display at Portland by John Beattie.
2. Any and all of the Legends, Old Warden, OSH, Wanaka, Reno, etc. airshow videos. Just like being there when the snow starts falling.
3. Roaring Glory Warbirds, by Steve Hinton and the late Jeff Ethell. DVDs and some videos with I believe the P-51, B-17 and B-25. The first half of every show is a walk around and cockpit checkout, followed by a flight. The second half is a lame drama with some kid sitting in the airplane making machine gun noises. A must have series, with excellent footage.
4. Night Bombers. The story of a Lancaster bombing mission. This is to the British what the “Memphis Belle” wartime documentary is to the Americans. Stunning footage (in color!) of the work up and execution of a bombing mission over Germany. It does not get any better than real.
5. The World at War. Especially the episode “Whirlwind” which includes interviews with Sir Arthur Harris, but they’re all fantastic and memorable.
6. The Fighting Lady. The story of the USS Lexington. Wartime color footage of carrier ops.
7. Frozen in Time, the story of the Kee Bird. Darrel Grennemeyer’s recovery of a B-29 from Greenland.

Drama
1. Battle of Britain. For my American friends get the PAL version, with all the goodies. You can buy a DVD player on Ebay for $100 that will handle all the different regions and PAL/NTSC conversion.
2. Piece of Cake. Just so I can quote lines back to Moggy. I enjoy Piece of Cake, even with all the “leaps of faith” one must make to accept Spitfires in the Battle of France. Well made, with good actors and a decent screen play.
3. The Dambusters. Excellent film, with a politically incorrect black lab.
4. Reach for the Sky. The story of Douglas Bader, with Kenneth More.
5. Sink the Bismark. Any war movie with Kenneth More is a good thing.
6. The Bridges at Toko-Ri. Any war movie with Grace Kelley is a good thing. Also, the F9F Panthers footage is excellent.
7. 12 O’Clock High, with Gregory Peck. One of my absolute favorites, I can watch this over and over (as Mrs. P will attest).
8. Band of Brothers. Hey, it’s got C-47s! I got this for Christmas last year and watched it straight through. Captivating.
9. Saving Private Ryan. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg need to make aviation movies.
10. A Bridge too Far. Is it Neil Anderson in the Spitfire?
11. The Right Stuff. The scene near the end of the F-104 takeoff is one of the best surround sound moments you can experience. The rest of the movie doesn’t suck.
12. The Blue Max. Not my favorite, but a must have.
13. Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. Just before a visit to Old Warden, viewing this is a must.
14. 633 Squadron and Mosquito Squadron. Oooh, bit dodgy. Cliff Robertson’s British accent is as bad as **** Van Dyke’s in “Mary Poppins” .
15. The Great Escape. Not much flying, but a classic.
16. 30 Seconds Over Tokyo. Spencer Tracy and Van Johnson are superb.
17. Dark Blue World. I really enjoyed this, and my wife even watched and approved of the love story element. As someone else pointed out, if you can get past the mountains in Kent this is extremely well made with a strong story line.
18. Strategic Air Command. Jimmy Stewart flies the B-36 and the B-47. It’s in color, and you can always fast forward whenever June Allyson is on screen.
19. Lawrence of Arabia. A Perfect Movie.
20. The Bridge on the River Kwai. Excellent cast. Also, David Lean never made a bad movie, so watch Dr. Zhivago while you’re at it.
21. Das Boot, the directors cut. Watch this and be thankful for the Air Force.
22. From the Earth to the Moon. The real story of the Apollo project.
23. Conspiracy. This HBO movie, with Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci should be required viewing in school. Opening sequence has a Fieseler Storch.
24. Tora Tora Tora and Midway. The war in the Pacific.

That’s all I could think of while sitting in my office…

You have to admit it, nothing will ever come close to The Battle of Britain. Anyone know if its out on DVD?

There is a new fortinightyl publication called ‘The War Movie Collection’ that has just come out. All you classic war movies in DVD.

Alex

The B O B came out on dvd in region 2 this year
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=174900&p=57&g=72 three films on here for £13-99 or just the B o B for £8-99 http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=150567&p=57&g=72

Er…….

That’s a bit hi-tech for me old chap. I can take you a digipic of it 😉

Moggy

If I knew how you’d be welcome

I can convert it to DVD or VHS if required?

You have to admit it, nothing will ever come close to The Battle of Britain. Anyone know if its out on DVD?

There is a new fortinightyl publication called ‘The War Movie Collection’ that has just come out. All you classic war movies in DVD.

Alex

Don’t suppose there’s any chance of getting a copy off you??

Er…….

That’s a bit hi-tech for me old chap. I can take you a digipic of it 😉

Moggy

If I knew how you’d be welcome

Don’t suppose there’s any chance of getting a copy off you??