Gunner Bailey Posted 28 November , 2018 Share Posted 28 November , 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Madmeg said: Of course by later in the war there would have been more men commissioned from the ranks. Imagine having tootthache to add to all the other troubles of the trenches! One of my grandfathers (a Sapper) had to take out four of his own teeth out using pliers as no dentists were around in the trenches or the back areas. Edited 28 November , 2018 by Gunner Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 28 November , 2018 Share Posted 28 November , 2018 1 hour ago, Madmeg said: a link on another thread just sent me here- the second postermade me giggle.... https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/11-amazing-first-world-war-recruitment-posters So if you had bad teeth you were banned from drinking pleasures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simond9x Posted 28 November , 2018 Share Posted 28 November , 2018 I emailed the IWM to ask about their plans for the 100 hours of additional footage that Peter Jackson's team 'enhanced' as part of making the film. I believe it's been visually enhanced but not colourised nor sound added. Their reply was that they are working with his film company to arrange its deposit at the IWM and, once they have it, will look at ways it can be made available to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Black Posted 28 November , 2018 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2018 16 minutes ago, simond9x said: I emailed the IWM to ask about their plans for the 100 hours of additional footage that Peter Jackson's team 'enhanced' as part of making the film. I believe it's been visually enhanced but not colourised nor sound added. Their reply was that they are working with his film company to arrange its deposit at the IWM and, once they have it, will look at ways it can be made available to the public. Good to know, There must be little aired footage among all that? Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 28 November , 2018 Share Posted 28 November , 2018 Does anyone know how much of the footage taken by Malins and others has been made available. There must have been footage taken that was deemed unsuitable,. Was this destroyed or is there hours of film still locked away somewhere, that even Jackson was not allowed access to? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simond9x Posted 30 November , 2018 Share Posted 30 November , 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart T Posted 2 December , 2018 Share Posted 2 December , 2018 (edited) Oh dear. Didn't mean to stop this thread in its tracks! Edited 5 December , 2018 by Stuart T update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian J Posted 22 January , 2019 Share Posted 22 January , 2019 (edited) I went alone to this last night, finally, and it didn't disappoint. I very much enjoyed it and it is quite unbelievable what Peter Jackson was able to accomplish with this film. It gave me the urge to somehow reach out to him so I could offer him a wholehearted thank you. - Jordan Edited 22 January , 2019 by Canadian J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted 22 January , 2019 Share Posted 22 January , 2019 15 minutes ago, Canadian J said: I went alone to this last night, finally, and it didn't disappoint. Well worth buying the dvd, and you can watch it as often as you want! BillyH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German IR 169 Posted 25 January , 2019 Share Posted 25 January , 2019 I was able to see the latest, 21 January, theater showing in the US. I was impressed and moved, as I could picture my grandfather, a German war veteran, as a young man going through those horrors. One piece that particularly stood out to me was during the Peter Jackson interview at the end of the film, which covered a British unit in a sunken road that was about to make an attack. Jackson described how many of the unit members were killed about 30 minutes after the filming. The film then cut away to a modern view of the site. Does anyone one know what unit was depicted, and the circumstances that followed? Best Regards, John Rieth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 25 January , 2019 Share Posted 25 January , 2019 John, It's the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (29th Division), at the Sunken Road, Beaumont Hamel, Somme 1 July 1916. The unit had fought at Gallipoli from the first day of the landing there, before coming over to France earlier in 1916. See http://www.webmatters.net/txtpat/index.php?id=61 for some modern pictures of the site and a map. The original footage (with other shots of the battalion) was taken by cameraman Geoffrey Malins and incorporated in the official 1916 film Battle of the Somme, which is available on DVD. Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German IR 169 Posted 26 January , 2019 Share Posted 26 January , 2019 Clive, thanks you very much for this response, very helpful. I will be visiting the Somme in late June, and will have make stop at this site. Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borden Battery Posted 26 January , 2019 Share Posted 26 January , 2019 I saw the Peter Jackson film on the evening 28 December 2018 in Regina, Canada and was impressed on several levels. Firstly, I arrived early for the first of two showings and could barely find a seat in the large theatre. This was my first positive impression - as I was surprised at the level of interest. The audience was mixed with aging "Baby Boomers" down to persons in their early 20's. Obviously, there is far more interest than I would have thought and across several generations. Secondly, the treatment of the very broad theme was addressed in the opening statements by Jackson and this provided the viewer with a general understanding of how he decided to treat the subject. It also gave me the impression Jackson has been a student of the Great War for many years and was sincere in a genuine and honest treatment of the subject material. We also now know that he owns a small arsenal in uniforms, firearms and artillery. Thirdly, the large screen, the measured impact of high quality sound and the editing with the Great War soldiers telling their stories brought me into the show. As was explained in the post-film monologue; the sensitive colourization was defended, the frame-rate was standardized, selective panning within the restored images etc. all worked to create the illusion these 100+ year old filmed scenes were more contemporary. Lip-reading experts extracted phrases captured in the silent films and actors with the appropriate local accents were hired to read in the short dialogue. Collectively, Jackson coordinated a number of special effects through an extra effort. Finally, as a long-time reader on the Great War, I was left with a number of questions regarding the film at the end of the regular show. However, Jackson provides a post-show commentary which answered many of these questions and provided a clear indication of how he decided to present the material. I was left with a warm sense that Jackson was giving us a personal product and not a commercial product - there was no "Hollywood" factor. Much like the approach of the CEF Study Group - it was not about battles and tactics - it was able letting these soldiers re-tell their personal stories in a Remembrance. I hope Jackson does a volume 2. Similar sentiments are being recorded across North America. A second series of showings have occurred in recent days, however, with little advance notice and smaller crowds. I suspect the DVD will have strong sales in North America. Borden Battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 To be repeated on BBC 2 tomorrow (2 Feb 19) at 9 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 On 26/01/2019 at 20:35, Borden Battery said: Similar sentiments are being recorded across North America. A second series of showings have occurred in recent days, however, with little advance notice and smaller crowds. I suspect the DVD will have strong sales in North America. I got to see it in Virginia on 28 Dec and I was surprised to find the cinema was absolutely packed. For the most part, people were respectful and some were visibly moved by the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 2 February , 2019 Share Posted 2 February , 2019 Showing again on BBC2 tonight at 9pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 3 February , 2019 Share Posted 3 February , 2019 It is without doubt an excellent work, However I don't think British Army boots were black........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 4 February , 2019 Share Posted 4 February , 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, stripeyman said: It is without doubt an excellent work, However I don't think British Army boots were black........ They could be: Edited 4 February , 2019 by Andrew Upton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 4 February , 2019 Share Posted 4 February , 2019 That is very interesting Andrew, as they say you learn something new every day. BTW shall I mention another discrepancy in the colourisation ?.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 7 February , 2019 Share Posted 7 February , 2019 I recorded this and watched it last night. Absolutely impressed and will keep it to watch again. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simond9x Posted 8 February , 2019 Share Posted 8 February , 2019 On 04/02/2019 at 08:59, stripeyman said: BTW shall I mention another discrepancy in the colourisation ?.......... Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 8 February , 2019 Share Posted 8 February , 2019 British Heavy Tanks were not green, they were a chocolaty brown...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Mackenzie Posted 10 February , 2019 Share Posted 10 February , 2019 My understanding (from Wikipedia) is that the original tanks had a camouflage scheme but by the end of 1916 were just painted brown. However, this Mark IV in the Royal Museum of the Army in Brussels is apparently in it's original paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 10 February , 2019 Share Posted 10 February , 2019 The picture doesn't reproduce the colour well. It is brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healdav Posted 11 February , 2019 Share Posted 11 February , 2019 I read an article once by an ex-officer in the Armoured Corps in WW2. He said he was fed up with reading that colour schemes were wrong. In his experience, and paint was better then none, and so most tanks he came across in Africa were painted any colour they could get hold of. Maskeline, devised Worcester sauce (a few cases were found washed up on the beach) mixed with camel dung was a common choice for a while. I would have thought that in all the mud brown would be an obvious choice, if they weren't just that way from ploughing through the mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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