IL2 Community => IL2 General Chat => Topic started by: TX-EcoDragon on November 01, 2004, 08:05:33 pm



Title: New FB Movie "I Promise"
Post by: TX-EcoDragon on November 01, 2004, 08:05:33 pm
I haven't seen it but there is some hubbub in the UBI forums. . . so here it is


http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=400102&f=65710358&m=7611094632&p=1

Edit: It's pretty cinematic. . . a definate theme and story to it, more of the human aspect of conflict



S!

TX-EcoDragon
Black 1
TX-Squadron XO




Title: Re: New FB Movie "I Promise"
Post by: TX-Gunslinger on November 02, 2004, 01:18:01 am
Outrageously beautiful piece of entertainment.   Best and most visually stunning piece of IL2 filmaking yet, soundtrack was superb!Entertainment score = A+Historical Accuracy score = DWinner of the coveted:"Gunslinger Luftwaffe Irritatation Award of the Year"I of course, find extreme historical hipocracy (know the word, just can't spell it and I'm too lazy to look it up)  in the FW-190 driver shooting at the escaping U.S. pilot in a truck, again and again, finally killing him.  When one takes into account that it was standard practice for JG2, JG26, JG77, JG300, JG27 pilots to not pull their chutes until below 1000 feet or so when engaged against U.S. escorts, because of known Chute shooting by USAAF P-47 and P-51 drivers, it's impossible to let this go without comment, somewhere.I love my country, served her all my adult life, but if myth is continually perpetuated, how will we ever improve?  Evil Germans, Evil Luftwaffe (replace Germans and Luftwaffe with whatever nationality suits you at the moment)......"Real history reveals two or more sides to every conflict, not necessarily right or wrong, good nor evil.  The opponent for the day quite often turns out to be someone just like yourself, merely attempting to excel and serve"TX-Gunslinger, Nov, 2004I know, "It's just a game" and "It's just entertainment".Black 2


Title: Re: New FB Movie "I Promise"
Post by: TX-Rahman on November 02, 2004, 07:43:44 am
Also love that the FW pilot was forced to look through a partial reticle...no wonder his aim was off... Look in that link on Ubi for a message by someone named GL2....he ripped the movie apart.I thought the movie was good also... Light years from our old TX movie...How movie making times have changed...Regards,TX-Rahman"WHITE 6"


Title: Re: New FB Movie "I Promise"
Post by: TX-EcoDragon on November 02, 2004, 01:42:29 pm
Gunslinger said:"Real history reveals two or more sides to every conflict, not necessarily right or wrong, good nor evil. The opponent for the day quite often turns out to be someone just like yourself, merely attempting to excel and serve" and I'd add, survive. . .not all are as forunate as we are. Anyway. . .Amen to that brother Slinger! When nationalism and patriotism are the result of, and vehicles for, propagation of propaganda there can be no such thing as democracy. . . no such thing as justice. . .good decisions can only come from good information.S!TX-EcoDragonBlack 1TX-Squadron XO