War Films

[Artist]

Harry

Still don't change my view ref their films. Sod the Yanks and their "If it was not for us you would have lost!" rubbish

OZ is good at getting the point across. A few years ago I heard a Buzz that the BBC were going to do a play on the ML's attack on Malmo Top House. To this day have seen neither sight or sound of it.

It was considered to be one of the best Troop Attacks ever done by any British Force be they Paras, Bootnecks or the chuffing Poineer Corp! As in the Attack lasted less than 10 minutes and achieved every aim it was designed to do.

So... A word to the Walters, Wannerbies and the rest of the detritus that hack me off with their Book Learnt Knowledge. Piss off and annoy someone who gives a flying Fark about your pointless Views on Soldiering!

Artist

[harry hackedoff]

Further to the last pipe,
quick Oz google found this.
Graham Kennedy was the name of the beefer, raving, for the use of. For some reason which totally escapes me, he was known as "Mr TV" down here, (It`s `cause Oz telly is shite `Arry)
Oz public look on him the way we look on Mike Barrymore, or Kenny Everet. Difference being, Mike and Kenny were straight as, hey.





Here`s what one reviewer has to say....

A good DVD to add to any collection of Vietnam War movies. Don't expect anything on the scale of Platoon or We Were Soldiers though. This is a low budget film, but unlike the others, is from an Australian perspective. The movie centres around the exploits of a patrol from SAS 3 Squadron during their one year tour in Vietnam. It captures both the mundane routine of life at the Nui Dat base where soldiers would make their own fun, and then the heightened state of tension when on patrol. A favorite movie of my father who served in the SAS in Vietnam in 69/70, it was as he called it "a movie I could relate to". But if youre into big battle scenes, this is not the movie for you. More of a satire based on fact. Also the Australian base at Nui Dat was never mortored, and in the bridge ambush scene, no sealed roads with lines on them in Vietnam. That was filmed locally. A sentimental favorite of mine and a must have of Vietnam War buffs or anyone interested in the Australian SAS.


From what I`ve heard this fillum has no relation whatsoever with what the Diggers got up to in the Nam, (as they call it.) Lots of covert O.P.s, minimal contact doesn`t make for a good movie, or a good Walt, come to that. (Did I ever tell youse blokes about the contact I had, just outside of Me Bang Hard? )
Viet Nam vets in Oz went through the same shit as seen in 4th July, born on, when they came home. They have a theme tune, sung by Jimmy Barnes, a Scot. Called "The Last Plane Out Of Sydney`s Almost Gone", it`s about PTSD sufferrer going back to Viet Nam to make some sense of it all. They got the shitty end of the stick from the Oz equiv of the British Leg Iron. "Fark youse blokes then. We`ll start our own thing". Called the Long Tan Assoc,Some very good guys, believe me.
I have lots of time for them.

[harry hackedoff]

This site wouldn`t let me pinch the lyrics, so here`s the link

http://www.coldchisel.com.au/l1_khesahn.html

Catchya

[harry hackedoff]

Artist, "The Raid On T.M. H." shown on the beeb yonks ago mate. With both Royal and Spick contributions, bloody good stuff. The story of a patrol from the Cadre who see an Argy SF, troop strenght, patrol taking refuge in a large farm house, (the Cadre were living on the ground at the time ) Quick request to BALO for Harriers times two, was turned down. Same for armed helquest, no assets available. Best they could offer was another eight(I think) MLs to give the blokes on the ground a lift via Sea King.

Mne Stu Pearce was carrying the chest rifle (lucky me, just what I need in a fire fight) which he had not zeroed He was working on a hill about seventy degrees from the axis, as a fire team with Ste Groves(RM Parachute Team, par excellance) Stu aims at a large window using the glazing beads as an aim point and thinks to himself" when it kicks off, I`ll aim at the center of the window and aim off to suit"
When the assaulters go in, Stu lets one off at the window and guess what? A spick pops up to see what all the noise was and hey presto, he`s in the third eye club They come under fire straight away and Groves gets one in the abdomen. Stu crawls over and Grovesy thinks that he`s coming to give him first aid! Not many Stu rolls Grovesy onto his side and starts using him as cover Cheers opps Add a perforated ear drum to his probs

No supporting fire, no air cover, outnumbered by fifty percent, no chance of re-inforcements, attacking a heavilly defended location, no probs mate.
This sounds like a job for the Royal Marines. Guess who won

[harry hackedoff]

After a brief spell in the Mighty Munch, guess where Stu ended up?
S`right, alongside that famous serial Nod abuser, in the armoury at CTC.
Great bloke, soft words quietly spoken.

[Bliartheliar]

Just remembered the name of a film that I was thinking about - Z Force.
Stars Mel Gibson in his early years, about a team of special forces sent to kidnap/rescue a Japanese/Chinese General.

The Thin Red Line is another good one.

[Wholley]

GD

Behave mate - we can do without anyone actually taking it seriously.

Who is this"We'?"

I'm fairly good at seeing the key in Artist's back.
I was Hoping for a bite
Sadly,Nothing.
But he has been a busy little Artist of late

[Bliartheliar]

I dont know if anyone else has ever noticed this but it made me chuckle.
In the film Where Eagles Dare, old Clint is holding off a group of Germans while his oppo is trying to use the radio. The Germans respond by thrwoing grenades, and Clint retreats back into the room while they blow the door in. Then two Germans move up the corridor and one covers the other with machine gun fire while he throws a stick grenade into the room. Unfortuently, the grenade hits the door frame and bounces back.

The explosion still takes place in the room, but the actor's face must have been red at the time. In real life he would have been dead.

[GD]

GD

Behave mate - we can do without anyone actually taking it seriously.

Who is this"We'?"

I'm fairly good at seeing the key in Artist's back.
I was Hoping for a bite
Sadly,Nothing.
But he has been a busy little Artist of late

I've forgotten mate. It was over a week ago.

[Buzz]

Schindler's List.
Brilliant film..absolutely brilliant.

Anything to prevent one-liner thingy

[Bliartheliar]

Battle Royale 1 and 2. Japanese films about groups of kids who are forced to kill each other to discipline them. Storyline is a load of bollocks, but the films themselves are good to watch. An idea of what to do with the scallies of today anyway, but I doubt it would go down well with the lefties.

[harry hackedoff]

Cheers Sticks, the word I meant was "anthem" not theme tune, daft twat me
Artboy, the beeb doc was called "The Raid on Top Malo House"

[Artist]

Malmo Top House:

Boz the Boss of the MAW cadre went forward to take the surrender. 2i/c of the Argies tried to shake Boz's hand.................Wrong move on the Argies part that was. Boz yossed the twat ASAP!

Artist

[SpooK]

Black Hawk Down is my favourite film not just my favourite war film And no, it's not Hollywood