Ah I knew it all along the dog is very significant, it was the 617 mascot. Surely mascots were very important? Certainly explains the choice of code word and the highly revered and protected grave site.

Change the dog’s name at your peril film makers, very bad luck.

Yep charges for contactless and Oyster are the same.

There is also now a method of paying using an Apple app.

It seems many do …apparent if you read the foregoing hundreds of posts….

I thought you said you hadn’t read them earlier, or is that what “apparently” means.

I have read them all.:angel:

Indeed Charlie, but there is “that” light at the end of the tunnel (and no it’s not a train !!) for the likes of us, as you say, “nearly there” and let them get on with it.

Yes, of course, there are ways around everything, surely that isn’t what the debate is about.

Every film is a statement and if you listen to these arts educated people, of which I am not one, they always discuss there motivation and meanings contained within the film. Nobody ever says they are just in it for the money, although at the end of the day money will be the deciding factor.

Films like this are a microcosm of British life in this country AT THAT TIME just as we can watch the old Denham studios films and see the backdrop of life then, Like Passport to Pimlico and the Lady Killers etc.

I wonder what the reaction would be if a film was made set in a souther US state back in the day and the true position wasn’t portrayed with buses and cafe depicted segregated as we don’t want to remember that part of our past.

From what little research I have done, as a result of this thread, would indicate that racism was alive and well in the 30s and 40s but wasn’t necessarily realised in this country by common people like myself.

I collected Robinson’s golliwogs and used common phrases that were derogatory to blacks back then but I don’t think that makes me a racist now or then.

What ever happened to publish and be dammed. (Yes I know)

Depict life as it was and do not paper over it, say we were wrong but that is how it was then

Guys is it possible we can stop having a go at the Mods, by all means have a go at Moggy as a normal poster, but like all the Mods they have a hard job to do walking a fine line. Personally I like Moggy’s sense of humour, if you don’t like it hit back in the same way not by making unfounded accusations about moding.

Can we please keep it civil. You have a poor argument if you have to resort to disparaging other forumites personally.

Hypo comparisons to horrific world events do not really help the argument, in my view, and will just lead to a cynical comment. Although I see the connection “denial”. But people were denied seats on buses and basic civil rights and are more relevant to the discussion.

Just my view.

I did look at this thread a few times, just in case it might contain some news about the film. In fairness it does have the few odd bits, so thanks for those.

But, though even I would admit to being immature at times, I can’t believe all this BS about the dog’s name!

It’s like kids saying ‘bugg*r’ and sniggering about it. Who really cares about the dog? I was upset when it was run-over in the original film – but then I was probably aged 8 at the time. I never remembered the dog’s name, and that’s how important that aspect is to the story of the Dambusters.

Rather than banging on about the bloody dog, maybe we can either pull the plug on this thread or create a new category for those who want to snigger about rude words.

Me thinks you miss the point.

Whilst it may be considered thread drift because of the word “latest” in the title, which IIRC was added later. Some discussions have arisen over several matters related to the film and films in general. This is far from unusual in many threads and hardly merits comment unless extreme.

It is not about the dog’s name!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or sniggering about rude words. Clearly you do not understand that, although it is obvious from most of the posts which you have apparently not read . It doesn’t interest you and that’s fine you do not have to read or contribute. I notice that you make no mention of the discussion about CGI.

I agree about banging on but the problem is new people come to the thread and do not read the previous posts. I have been following this from the start but was still able to learn something I didn’t know yesterday.

I say again it is nothing to do with the dogs name or kids sniggering over words, I think that says more about how your mind sees things than what is actually being discussed here.