mrtweetee (7th Sep 2005 16:20)
Ah, I see you're using the Beretta Model 1915, although how the yanks got hold of it is anyones guess.
Film is all about illusion, and I'm sorry to say that the 'boiler suit' soldiers looked like they just wandered of the set of a 1970's bond flick, rather than (what I assume to be) the battlefields of WW1.
But considering money time etc perfectly watchable, if a little haphazard.
Cypher (30th Nov 2003 16:25)
Snakeii wrote:
I sometimes wonder if the film writers even do their research before using weapons, clothing, etc
Nope, we didn't have time for that nor did it really matter.
Snakeii wrote:
This particular film I thought had a good beginning, although the house is way too modern.
For an almost no-budget production (we only had $300 from the school to get some uniforms), that was the best we could find. Also take into account that we live in a pretty modern city so finding that location wasn't the easiest task (shot in and around Toronto).
Snakeii wrote:
But what is the deal with throwing in the 911 stuff?
We had to jump between personal (the soldier) and universal events (collage of wars, holocaust, 911) which also went with the stuff that was happening on stage. If it was my choice, there wouldn't have been a montage, but that was one of the requirements.
Snakeii wrote:
Berettas werent even thought of back then
Again, money issue. We just didn't have enough money to stock up so we used what we had.
Snakeii wrote:
And some of the clothing worn kinda makes me wonder if this event happened during a specific time or people thrown in from different wars
Exactly. You hit the nail on the head. This is no specific time and its just "a battle" to show what happened to the soldier. Actually, I think it even says that in the description
Anonymous (30th Nov 2003 00:33)
Like most movies Ive watched, either amateur or professional, I sometimes wonder if the film writers even do their research before using weapons, clothing, etc in a film that is based during a certain period. Usually its a continous flow of bullets out of a gun. One film, army dude against a Predator, even shows a M16 at auto during a burst for what seemed forever. Most mags for the M16 hold 20 or 30 rounds. In the amount of time he had that puppy lit up I could have aimed and fired off a whole magazine at a target. Recoil on weapons vary, either actors dont react enough or exaggerate. Muzzle flash is usually way off as well, too much, too long, too bright or whatever. Research I say...
This particular film I thought had a good beginning, although the house is way too modern. But what is the deal with throwing in the 911 stuff? War vs peace time terrorism. Totally separate things.. if you really wanted to make it more dramatic veterans of the war should have been shown.. either old and close to passing on, or a few years past their war (crippled and torn apart). Another part is the pistols.. come on now, Berettas werent even thought of back then.. the only pistol used the the US was of course the Colt 1911. Im not sure what the Brits or anybody else used but they sure the heck werent Berettas.. And some of the clothing worn kinda makes me wonder if this event happened during a specific time or people (obviously they arent well trained soldiers) thrown in from different wars.
Yeah, shooting a rifle one handed especially with no kickback. Its almost like a old John Wayne or western movie..
