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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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I bought Catch 22 a few months ago. Never regretted buying a film so much. That one truly utterly sucks!

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May nominations for the 100 worst war movies ever made also be made at this time? :D :lol:


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What the heck movie is THAT from?


I always wondered what some of the SAC planes would look like in Luftwaffe colors. Say a B-36, B-47 or a B-52 ???


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Crimson Tide
Bat-21
Flight Of The Intruder
Flying Misfits? (classified as a movie by the History Channel a few years back)
A Guy Named Joe
?Island In The Sky?
Top Gun :axe:
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb :rolleyes: :lol:

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I bought Catch 22 a few months ago. Never regretted buying a film so much. That one truly utterly sucks!



You weren't supposed to buy it; just watch the youtube clips of the B-25 scenes...and General Treadle's WAC.

We could've warned you... :wink:

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Yeah, I know :p It's the youtube clips that get me to buy it. I was hoping to see more aircraft action :/

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I thought Catch-22 was hilarious... then again, I read the book and find anything that makes fun of capitalism and bureaucracy pretty funny. It's satire guys, lighten up.

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May nominations for the 100 worst war movies ever made also be made at this time? :D :lol:


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What the heck movie is THAT from?

Iron Eagle III, maybe? I'm kind of surprised the Texan didn't get the Luftwaffe treatment while the teeth were left on the P-40. Weird.

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Tiger Tim wrote:
Scott WRG Editor wrote:
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May nominations for the 100 worst war movies ever made also be made at this time? :D :lol:


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What the heck movie is THAT from?

Iron Eagle III, maybe? I'm kind of surprised the Texan didn't get the Luftwaffe treatment while the teeth were left on the P-40. Weird.

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Although the name of it escapes me at the moment, this flick was filmed in the UK--and not that long ago.

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Dan K wrote:
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Although the name of it escapes me at the moment, this flick was filmed in the UK--and not that long ago.
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I love Catch-22. The book is even better!
Maybe you have to be a little twisted to like it.
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I scanned the lists very quickly and didnt see this one "The War Lover" while not a great flick it has its moments and one of the best endings ever. After the crew bails out,Steve McQueen tries to save the ship. "come on baby,get me up!" We can do it baby,Get me up!" "Come on baby" KA-BOOM! he's all over the white cliffs of dover.

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While it's not *technically* a war movie, Strategic Air Command is another good one. Always had a soft spot for that movie. That movie started my interest in the B-47, one of my all-time favorite aircraft.

On a sidenote, I kind of like that scheme on the P-40. I remember seeing that photo in a magazine write-up before. Is that the P-40 that eventually became "Jacky C" with the American Airpower Museum in New York?

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I'm only listing movies I've seen or owned that I can think of

Dr. Strangelove*
Dive Bomber*
Midway*
Tora! Tora! Tora!*
Sahara (Bogart or Belushi(got it on VHS Somewhere))
Apocalypse Now
Green Berets
Full Metal Jacket
Flight of the Intruder
Hunt for Red October
Clear and Present Danger (hey its a war on drugs right...)
The Dogs of War
Ronin (although more of a Cold War Spy/Merc movie)
Iron Eagle
Top Gun (only the Scooters redeem it)
Enemy at the Gates


War/Military Themed/Military Comedy
(They deserve a place too
Wargames
Down Periscope
Team America


I have copies of all of these except those with an *

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Mosquito squadron
Aces High
the Bridge
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While it's not *technically* a war movie, Strategic Air Command is another good one. Always had a soft spot for that movie. That movie started my interest in the B-47, one of my all-time favorite aircraft.

On a sidenote, I kind of like that scheme on the P-40. I remember seeing that photo in a magazine write-up before. Is that the P-40 that eventually became "Jacky C" with the American Airpower Museum in New York?


No. it was a UK based P-40.
I think TFC's.
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