Catch 22

[Athlon]

I am enjoying it!

[DickyC]

Yes. Enjoyed that. No one yet is how I pictured them from the book but, y'know.

[lufbramatt]

Spot the issue in this shot

[DickyC]

He's lost quite a lot of his gun.

[Steve vRS]

Enjoyed it. The aerial shots were fantastic. Hard to tell which (if any) planes were real and which were CGI.

[nicanary]

Steve vRS said:

Enjoyed it. The aerial shots were fantastic. Hard to tell which (if any) planes were real and which were CGI.

The formation flying seemed a bit close together, but otherwise I agree. I thought they made a good effort at recreating the Italian landscape beneath the planes, presumably California with enhancements (unlike many WW2 films which made no attempt to hide the fact, that's YOU Battle of the Bulge!)

[bristolracer]

Im enjoying it.

Also gives me huge admiration for the bravery of those bomber guys. I simply cannot imagine the sheer terror of being in one of those planes when every nazi below is trying to flak you out of the sky.

8 to 12 missions was the life expectancy.

[lufbramatt]

nicanary said:

The formation flying seemed a bit close together, but otherwise I agree. I thought they made a good effort at recreating the Italian landscape beneath the planes, presumably California with enhancements (unlike many WW2 films which made no attempt to hide the fact, that's YOU Battle of the Bulge!)

I think most of it was filmed on location in italy and Sardinia, a couple of B-25 aircraft stopped at Duxford last year on their way back to the states after they had finished filming.

[nicanary]

lufbramatt said:

nicanary said:

The formation flying seemed a bit close together, but otherwise I agree. I thought they made a good effort at recreating the Italian landscape beneath the planes, presumably California with enhancements (unlike many WW2 films which made no attempt to hide the fact, that's YOU Battle of the Bulge!)

I think most of it was filmed on location in italy and Sardinia, a couple of B-25 aircraft stopped at Duxford last year on their way back to the states after they had finished filming.

Thanks. That rather explains the accuracy!

[TheRainMaker]

lufbramatt said:

Spot the issue in this shot

I noticed that, all the planes were the same.

[DickyC]

From what I've read you saw both of them. They could only find two airworthy examples and would fly a shot repeatedly in different positions to be able to create formations.

[stuarthat]

Yes this is a great mini series gets better and better .

[Halb]

I watched the first ep, it was a tad underwhelming.
SOme good bits, for sure, but something is missing

[biggbn]

Enjoyed first episode, having watched the film, I already had an idea planted in my mind reader what the characters looked like, but that dissapeared in minutes. Enjoyed it, hard to dramatise a work that is both Sisyphean and Kafkaesque in its absurdity yet is so grounded in reality. I thought it was a good stab, but to enjoy it in full technicolor 3d magnificence...read the book and let your mind do the work....look forward to next episodes

[Halb]

I recall the film with fondness, love the book, read it several times, though not for years...time to dust it off methinks.
It was nice for the old names to pop up.

[Some Gump]

Thought it was reasonable. Not as good as the book but good fun.

Also, for fans of the book - read "the 100 year old man who climbed out of the window and dissappeared". Same style of irrelevant humour.

[biggbn]

I may revisit Heller's other works, good as gold and something happened, I recall reading them when I was younger but can't recall anything about them!!

Heller was once told he had never written anything as good as catch 22, his answer was 'I agree, but neither has anyone else!!'

[Halb]

I reall reading SOmething Happened, wasn't that impressed with it. Think I@ve read Good as Gold but cannot recall a thing. I read the follow-up to Catch 22, wasn't as good but it kept me entertained and went a lil nuts I think...I'll reread that one too

[XCP]

Someone will be along shortly, no doubt, to point out that the bombers should have been the type G rather than the type F. In any case I enjoyed it.

[jjaack]

Some Gump said:

Thought it was reasonable. Not as good as the book but good fun.

Also, for fans of the book - read "the 100 year old man who climbed out of the window and dissappeared". Same style of irrelevant humour.

Forgot I had read that until you mentioned it, I'll have to read it again, I do remember laughing lots though and that it was quite bizarre.