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  • in reply to: "The Few" Movie and other new air movies #1414872
    Corsair166b
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    Peter Jackson at some time has promised to do a WW1 aviation film…an easy project for him since he owns many ww1 planes! That would be worth a look.

    M

    in reply to: General Discussion #369397
    Corsair166b
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    Saw the theatre trailer this weekend, it’s close to completion because it gets released in December and it also stars Andy Serkis (of Gollum fame)…the time frame is the late 30’s (like the original) and it looked really pretty good….at least better than the other crap that was coming out….however, ‘Narnia: The lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’ also looked like it might be worth a go…

    Mark

    in reply to: King Kong #1941373
    Corsair166b
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    Saw the theatre trailer this weekend, it’s close to completion because it gets released in December and it also stars Andy Serkis (of Gollum fame)…the time frame is the late 30’s (like the original) and it looked really pretty good….at least better than the other crap that was coming out….however, ‘Narnia: The lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’ also looked like it might be worth a go…

    Mark

    in reply to: Black Sheep Squadron #1348758
    Corsair166b
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    Oh, christ, that’s just the tip of the iceberg, kids….having watched this series OVER and OVER again you can see snippets of film that were also used in the movie ‘Midway’, some from ‘Tora Tora’, lots of other bits form other films and ad=viation movies…and sometimes, LIKE in Midway, they show a plane on a bombing run and it’s not even a Corsair, but what the heck..it was only a TV series. It has’nt hit my video store yet, but it will or I will order it. My fave episode was the one with Boyington Vs. Harachi called ‘Devil in the Slot’, where they both take off at a pre-appointed time to do one on one battle with each other in the skies over the Slot…cornball stuff but GREAT flying sequences (which is why ANYONE should buy this series)…and some guest appearances by other planes that still exist here and there…and some that unfortunately don’t.

    Mark

    in reply to: Corsair unveiling #1348760
    Corsair166b
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    Fantastic stuff…gotta see this bird when I get back over there…probably the most historic of Corsairs due to it’s original condition…would be a fascinating chance to see it ‘right off the flight deck as is…’ A total contrast to the restorations of today, which are no less spectacular….just the other end of the restoration spectrum!

    Mark

    in reply to: 'The Few' starring Tom Cruise #1352149
    Corsair166b
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    Last I heard, and I don’t know if this still stands, Michael Mann, who just directed Cruise and Jamie Foxx in ‘Collateral’ (and which was an excellent movie) had signed on to do the directing, and he is apparently a stickler for detail and accuracy….so if he’s still attached, it could be one helluva film…

    Personally, I’d love to see Spielberg do it also…him and Crusie working together again, and IMAGINE what the aerial scenes would look like….

    Mark

    in reply to: 'The Few' starring Tom Cruise #1352480
    Corsair166b
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    I’m sensing a LOT of sarcasm on this thread for some reason….

    M

    in reply to: Battleship Questions #2087657
    Corsair166b
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    Yeah, it may be the best option…and it is close…I would just like to see the Iowa go somewhere where it’s right in the mix of things (a big city port like the inner harbor at Baltimore) where the Iowa would get the attention it deserves…in my opinion San Fran, after being a major Naval destination for YEARS, has REALLY and Unexplicably DROPPED THE BALL on this one, especially at a time when the prevailing sentiment is to show SUPPORT for our troops…seems San Fran is running against the wind on that particular point….and while Stockton mightbethe best (and probably will be the winning) choice…ask yourself…how many people got to Stockton compared to San Francisco?

    Mark

    in reply to: New Corsair and P40 for Australia #1360234
    Corsair166b
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    Well, if it’s the one pictured…it’s a Black Sheep TV vet…enjoy it, it’s a beautiful machine…

    Mark

    in reply to: Battleship Questions #2088355
    Corsair166b
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    Well Goddamnit…that really pisses me off…I think the Iowa oughta be withdrawn completely from the Bay area (they now no longer DESERVE such a treasure as her) and put it in San Diego where they HONOR the navy’s legacy, or some such other place (word has it they have a big ship in Long Beach….care to make it 2?)

    We need to find her a better home….maybe even further NORTH along the western coastline, like Seattle or Portland or something like that…

    Mark

    in reply to: Battleship Questions #2088821
    Corsair166b
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    Actually the Iowa is in limbo while the city of San Francisco and the city of Stockton battle over which city will get it…I find myself pulling for San Fran as they will attract more visitors to the ship than Stockton ever could, they plan on putting it at a pier formerly used by cruise ships and making quite a display out of it….

    So now we have a home for all four of them (or will soon)…the Missouri in Pearl Harbor, the New Jersey in Camden, NJ, the Wisconsin in Hampton Roads, VA and now the imminent installation of the Iowa at a place NEAR San Francisco…so far I’ve been on a whole ONE of them…LOL.

    Mark

    in reply to: Naval Movies #2090967
    Corsair166b
    Participant

    Sink the Bismarck
    They were Expendable
    Midway

    Off the tip of my brain…

    in reply to: General Discussion #373702
    Corsair166b
    Participant

    Cremat my dumb ass and put my ashes somewhere high and scenic in the Rocky Mountains here in CO….I’ll be happy with that.

    Mark

    in reply to: Your Carriage to Eternity. #1943350
    Corsair166b
    Participant

    Cremat my dumb ass and put my ashes somewhere high and scenic in the Rocky Mountains here in CO….I’ll be happy with that.

    Mark

    in reply to: Steve Young. #1370336
    Corsair166b
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    “Think in terms of bridges burned….
    Think of seasons that must pass….
    See the rivers rise and fall…
    They will rise and fall again…
    Everything must have an end,
    Like an ocean to a shore,
    Like a river to a stream……
    Like a river to a stream,
    It’s the famous final scene…”

    Bob Seger, The Famous Final Scene

    I only heard about this tragedy today (7/26) via a phone call from a friend of mine here in CO who had talked to AIB and heard via Andy that Steve had died. I never met him like so many here, but read most of his posts in the aviation and many other forums and enjoyed his work and got the occasional PM from him to which I would respond. Denise and I both join in hoping that Julie and Haydn will be alright in the aftermath of this tragedy and that those of you closer to them geographically will be around to help them through these tough times…we can only offer our support from afar. He will be missed, both by those who knew him well, who knew him a little, and by those who had hoped to meet him and add a new friend to their lives. A person never really dies as long as their memory is kept alive.

    Mark Morris and Denise Jorgenson
    Corsair166b and Windsong

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