'Passchendaele", the movie.

alanint · 07-30-2011, 08:02 AM

I'm not....movies that can't get simple details right are not worth me watching them more than the first time. And I'm not talking about aircraft contrails, which only happen in low budget schlok films made in the 50-60s. A modern western made by reputable people will not have these errors.
My hobbies are firearms, uniforms and history. Doing right by them should be important to filmmakers who really care about the moment and the people they are depicting.
This is why big budget films spend millions on research and advisers to get it right. They know there are millions of gun and history enthusiasts out there who will laugh their heads off at serious gaffs and dismiss the film as amateur's work. To a German uniform enthusiast, those M1935 helmets used in a WW1 movie may just as well be pink sunbonnets. Would the gun guys be ok with M16s in the hands of the WW1 German troops? Filmakers should either respect the men and the moment they are depicting or not make the film at all.

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07-30-2011, 08:02 AM	#11
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I'm not....movies that can't get simple details right are not worth me watching them more than the first time. And I'm not talking about aircraft contrails, which only happen in low budget schlok films made in the 50-60s. A modern western made by reputable people will not have these errors. My hobbies are firearms, uniforms and history. Doing right by them should be important to filmmakers who really care about the moment and the people they are depicting. This is why big budget films spend millions on research and advisers to get it right. They know there are millions of gun and history enthusiasts out there who will laugh their heads off at serious gaffs and dismiss the film as amateur's work. To a German uniform enthusiast, those M1935 helmets used in a WW1 movie may just as well be pink sunbonnets. Would the gun guys be ok with M16s in the hands of the WW1 German troops? Filmakers should either respect the men and the moment they are depicting or not make the film at all.