tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post7966821703784640494..comments2024-02-08T09:36:47.134-08:00Comments on Atomic Romance: Death in the Wild Blue YonderSwinebreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02947060321484913676noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-70262420648172295102008-03-08T20:53:00.000-08:002008-03-08T20:53:00.000-08:00Well you know what they say... Those that hurt ani...Well you know what they say... Those that hurt animals hurt people...Swinebreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947060321484913676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-76228382445058254842008-03-07T03:50:00.000-08:002008-03-07T03:50:00.000-08:00My master has several friends who were in the Mari...My master has several friends who were in the Marine Corps who are good people, but we also read about some jerks raping girls in Okinawa, shooting civilians in Iraq, and now throwing puppies off a cliff? I wonder why they hate us?<BR/><BR/>Sick. Sick. Sick.Momo the Wonder Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122708795340548978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-68905633906174399702008-03-07T03:44:00.000-08:002008-03-07T03:44:00.000-08:00Arkonbey - oh yeah. Now that you mention Rhinebec...Arkonbey - oh yeah. Now that you mention Rhinebeck I remember reading about it from time to time in various aviation magazines. Fantastic. Thanks for the link.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-46728284329399043012008-03-06T09:04:00.000-08:002008-03-06T09:04:00.000-08:00Dr. S – That’s amazing, it makes me happy to know ...Dr. S – That’s amazing, it makes me happy to know that your Grandfather left you with so many good memories. Both of mine died before I was born or when I was too young to know them. And be too hard on yourself you were just a kid after all. ☺<BR/><BR/>Panda- I’ve seen both Blue Max and Waldo Pepper, good films! As for the CG It doesn’t bother me as long as things follow the laws of Physics. It’s just impossible to get that many vintage planes in the air doing such dangerous stunts. Plus it looks a lot better than models, which often jarringly take me out of the film. <BR/><BR/>Arkonbey – Now that is very cool! I would love to see it. I’ll have to work that in if I ever make to the east coast again.Swinebreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947060321484913676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-75033673842930665572008-03-06T05:36:00.000-08:002008-03-06T05:36:00.000-08:00Panda: you reminded me of the Rhinebeck AerodromeT...Panda: you reminded me of the <A HREF="http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/" REL="nofollow">Rhinebeck Aerodrome</A><BR/><BR/>They put on small airshows with actual vintage aircraft. Whee!Arkonbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056581569235023216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-88673789316259317622008-03-06T04:15:00.000-08:002008-03-06T04:15:00.000-08:00Swinebread said, "There’s just something about WWI...Swinebread said, <BR/>"There’s just something about WWI air combat that lends itself to great storytelling: the newness of the technology, the sense of dying chivalry, and the aloneness of the expanding sky. The last frontier has been opened and it’s used for bringing death. There’s also the sense of the duel.."<BR/><BR/>Very true. My first sketches were of WWI dogfights. <BR/><BR/>I will watch the film, but from the clip I worry that the use of CG might ruin it for me as it did the movie "The Aviator" which would otherwise have been great. Two "modern" WWI aerial combat movies I can recommend are "The Blue Max" (1966) starring George Peppard, and "The Great Waldo Pepper" (1975) with Robert Redford, which, strictly speaking, is a post WWI story, but focuses on the war.<BR/><BR/>Both films have great flying scenes and acting. <BR/><BR/>Go Snoopy!Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-30082399291320996192008-03-05T11:33:00.000-08:002008-03-05T11:33:00.000-08:00He was fanatic about it. He built radio-controlled...He was fanatic about it. He built radio-controlled model aeroplanes and gliders (sometimes he'd even teach me how planes work) and he loved all those old war films.<BR/>The only sad thing is that I never really understood how much I had in common with him until after he had died...<BR/><BR/>I'd love to see this film.<BR/>I still have The bridges at Toko-Ri on dvd (it was my grandfather's) to watch, now that i come to think of it...Thomas Fummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662755693693961736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-61667292605192921152008-03-05T08:31:00.000-08:002008-03-05T08:31:00.000-08:00Dean – I thought the Marines were Devil Dogs not p...Dean – I thought the Marines were Devil Dogs not puppy killers but yes they should not be there anymore. <BR/><BR/>LB – I think you should pick up your own copies of sandman… and then you can review them here. <BR/><BR/>Snab – I’ve never seen that, but I have seen Wings, which Arkonbey mentions. <BR/><BR/>Eaglewing – I read a little about them on wikipedia and the reviews have been good so I think I will pick it up at some point.<BR/><BR/>I’ve watched a lot of the dogfight episodes, really great stuff. I’ve gotten a much better visual understanding for the tactics from this show. I agree with you.<BR/><BR/>Arkonbey – Actually, I think it’s in English, so it can have an international release and yes, it is more accurate than flyboys. I like CG best when it is used to make complicated but realistic things real, so the Red Baron is the perfect use for the technology IMO. <BR/><BR/>Yes, Enemy Ace is as good as Airboy but they are different comics. Enemy Ace is a War comic and Airboy is an adventure comic if that makes sense.<BR/><BR/>Randal – Oh god yes! Absolutely, not in the trenches. The history book of film for me.<BR/><BR/>Dr. S – It really does look good, I have high hopes for the film. <BR/><BR/>Was your grandfather interested in aviation?Swinebreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947060321484913676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-56892209897082180492008-03-05T05:36:00.000-08:002008-03-05T05:36:00.000-08:00If my grandfather were still alive, he would proba...If my grandfather were still alive, he would probably have loved to see that movie.<BR/><BR/>it looks fantastic!Thomas Fummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662755693693961736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-1613168620086583502008-03-05T05:19:00.000-08:002008-03-05T05:19:00.000-08:00Man, I hope that movie turns out good. I'm with yo...Man, I hope that movie turns out good. I'm with you Swinebread on your WWI comments. A very interesting time. If you're not actually in the trenches, heh.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-15341565483928636452008-03-05T05:08:00.000-08:002008-03-05T05:08:00.000-08:00Man, that movie looks pretty good. Just the right ...Man, that movie looks pretty good. Just the right amount of CGI. Anachronistic though it may be, it looks more historical than Fly Boys. How long, if ever, before we can get a subtitled version in the states.<BR/><BR/>So, are those comics as good as Airboy?<BR/><BR/>Dean: you're right on both counts about the Marines. If it is true, they should publicly shame that Marine 19th century style. Stand him up in front of his unit in his Alphas and strip him of his decorations and rank and kick him out for shaming the corps.<BR/><BR/>Snab: That would be Hell's Angels. Good film. I also like Wings (the one from 1927, not the NBC sitcom)Arkonbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056581569235023216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-32247062416257336192008-03-04T22:14:00.000-08:002008-03-04T22:14:00.000-08:00I've started reading a Garth Ennis Enemy Ace story...I've started reading a Garth Ennis Enemy Ace story where I think he comes back to fight in WWII. It's been good so far and these look like good stories to pick up too. <BR/><BR/>That trailer looks really good - lots of air action. Theres a show on the History channel (in Canada anyway) about dogfights from different eras and it's really fascinating. Using CGI and accounts from survivors and historians, they recreate remarkable moments from history. Worth a watch if you find it.Eaglewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372974358045440796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-43283999715842346442008-03-04T22:03:00.000-08:002008-03-04T22:03:00.000-08:00That trailer makes me want to see the Howard Hughe...That trailer makes me want to see the Howard Hughes WWI movie.Don Snabulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911180639753508627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-22895591126901590352008-03-04T18:28:00.000-08:002008-03-04T18:28:00.000-08:00These comics look cool-like there's a story! (tee ...These comics look cool-like there's a story! (tee hee)...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, maybe I should be bumbling around getting some more Sandman..ladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814418184624819506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371426616015739116.post-23428635603539641412008-03-04T11:54:00.000-08:002008-03-04T11:54:00.000-08:00That looks really good. Points taken away for fai...That looks really good. Points taken away for failing to reference Snoopy in that entry, however.<BR/><BR/>As for the Marine incident - Marines kill things. That's why we shouldn't really be using them as an occupation force. They aren't cops.<BR/><BR/>I'm not excusing that awful incident at all I just don't see why the Marines (or any of the rest of our troops) are there to begin with.Dean Wormerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214049238722718299noreply@blogger.com