Peter Jackson's Dambusters - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 08-31-2006, 01:24 PM

Just got to post this story here.

I'm not at all sure what to make of this. After recent horrific remakes that should have been chained to the bottom of the ocean with leaden chains, like the sacrilege of remaking The Wicker Man, I'm touchy about anyone remaking classic films right now. However I noted that the other option was Mel Gibson remaking the film, which would have made my blood go cold

So, what's this going to be like? Will the RAF pilots be correctly attired with done up collars and ties and brylcreem on their hair? Or will they be in open-necked shirts and flying jackets in casual Kiwi style? Will wee see Wing Commander Guy Gibson belching in the presence of Churchill to entice the youth element into the cinema? Or maybe Barnes Wallis surfing the Ruhr dam on the wing of a Lancaster bomber? A cameo from Douglas Bader for no good reason?

But despite my misgivings I have to say I'm a lot more excited by this than I was by King Kong, which I've still not seen.

08-31-2006, 01:24 PM	#1
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Peter Jackson's Dambusters Just got to post this story here. I'm not at all sure what to make of this. After recent horrific remakes that should have been chained to the bottom of the ocean with leaden chains, like the sacrilege of remaking The Wicker Man, I'm touchy about anyone remaking classic films right now. However I noted that the other option was Mel Gibson remaking the film, which would have made my blood go cold So, what's this going to be like? Will the RAF pilots be correctly attired with done up collars and ties and brylcreem on their hair? Or will they be in open-necked shirts and flying jackets in casual Kiwi style? Will wee see Wing Commander Guy Gibson belching in the presence of Churchill to entice the youth element into the cinema? Or maybe Barnes Wallis surfing the Ruhr dam on the wing of a Lancaster bomber? A cameo from Douglas Bader for no good reason? But despite my misgivings I have to say I'm a lot more excited by this than I was by King Kong, which I've still not seen. __________________ Gordon's alive!