tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post2987874361585089985..comments2024-01-03T05:18:54.650-05:00Comments on CDR Salamander: Must. Find. English. Subtitles. DVD .....CDR Salamanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05981221786954902349noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-41504258613644571162010-02-11T18:32:04.000-05:002010-02-11T18:32:04.000-05:00My wife is Japanese so we have a lot of Japanese D...My wife is Japanese so we have a lot of Japanese DVDs in addition to our US DVDs. We have a Sampo region-free DVD player we bought online. It came with a CD that had some software fix from the manufactuer that lets us play DVDs from any region. The manufactuers don't care about regions, it's the movie studios that came up with the system. QMC(SW)(ret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-85629925071216684832010-02-08T03:01:47.000-05:002010-02-08T03:01:47.000-05:00Note that Russians learned quickly and turned out ...Note that Russians learned quickly and turned out some good ski troops just in time for 1941 Moscow counteroffensive...ewok40knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-36766512698253641112010-02-08T01:51:45.000-05:002010-02-08T01:51:45.000-05:00I remember watching the History Channel about this...I remember watching the History Channel about this conflict. It was noting that in wintertime, the Soviet advance was very slow. It showed these Soviet soldiers trudging on foot through the knee high snow, and then contrasted it with film of these Finns whipping through the woods on skis with rifles in hand. Pictures that said a thousand words!Cupojoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-41263252252398460382010-02-07T15:48:12.000-05:002010-02-07T15:48:12.000-05:00Yep! It makes absolutely no sense: fighter pilot t...Yep! It makes absolutely no sense: fighter pilot transferring to bomber unit - and a very elite one!ewok40knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-43336242768893981762010-02-07T15:10:25.000-05:002010-02-07T15:10:25.000-05:00This is true; I lost count of those who either thr...This is true; I lost count of those who either threw fits or laughed themselves stilly over that scene.<br /><br />Not to mention how Ben Affleck managed to join Eagle Squadron, get shot down over the Channel, then shoot down Zeroes over Pearl (if he can't handle the Luftwaffe, why can he handle IJN aviators?), <b><i>then</i></b> join the Doolittle Raid. Wow.Casey Tompkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-85695069079586981692010-02-07T04:03:16.000-05:002010-02-07T04:03:16.000-05:00I don't mind well done CGI. You can't resu...I don't mind well done CGI. You can't resurrect some pieces of metal easily.<br />But CGI should be done with some thought, not like "Pearl Harbor" where Zero's swooped down over Burkes for the ROFLMAO effect in most history-minded audience...ewok40knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-45740239374244291712010-02-07T01:47:18.000-05:002010-02-07T01:47:18.000-05:00Ok, so The Beast (AKA The Beast of War) wasn't...Ok, so <i>The Beast</i> (AKA <i>The Beast of War</i>) wasn't an "American military film." What about <i>Defiance</i>?<br /><br />...And sometimes CGI is the only way to portray things that happened thirty, forty, or sixty years ago. Unless there's a stockyard somewhere filled with P-40s, P-38Ls, Spitfires Mark IX or lower, and/or B-17Fs. Not to mention WW2-era destroyers, destroyer escorts, carrier escorts, and <i>Yorktown</i> or <i>Essex</i> class carriers.<br /><br />Those few films made about the Tuskeegee Airmen all feature P-51D Mustangs, although said model arrived relatively late in various units history. Not many flying Warhawks left nowadays.Casey Tompkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-1234302744815334182010-02-06T15:21:54.000-05:002010-02-06T15:21:54.000-05:00BZ to Finns for staying independent despite being ...BZ to Finns for staying independent despite being so close to Leningrad... Though they had to keep very quiet during cold war. Still better than having communism imposed totally.<br />Anyway I found one de-motivator regarding winter War of 1939-40... well, here it goes: http://media.photobucket.com/image/finland/guyinsbs/1231735002018.jpg?o=71ewok40knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-85782720821046116452010-02-06T15:18:55.000-05:002010-02-06T15:18:55.000-05:00Amazon.com is advertising it in non-USA Format [PA...Amazon.com is advertising it in non-USA Format [PAL] with English, Swedish and German subtitles.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tali-Ihantala-1944-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2/dp/B0020ZQYDU" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Tali-Ihantala-1944-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2/dp/B0020ZQYDU</a>Vigilisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-24588957932408270582010-02-06T13:11:35.000-05:002010-02-06T13:11:35.000-05:00Talvisota was a very good movie also. That one was...Talvisota was a very good movie also. That one was about the Winter War 1939-1940, where the Russians were bled white.Outlaw Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-74205447761696797692010-02-06T12:11:45.000-05:002010-02-06T12:11:45.000-05:00Yeah, looks pretty good! It's not on Netflix ...Yeah, looks pretty good! It's not on Netflix either (which I'm sure you already checked). Please let us know if you find it!Whispernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-49988337418834310122010-02-06T10:21:04.000-05:002010-02-06T10:21:04.000-05:00I was very close to moving to Helsinki about 10 ye...I was very close to moving to Helsinki about 10 years ago. I was given an offer that was very hard to turn down. The only worry I had was learning Suomi, their language. It's different from anything else in Europe, very close to what the original indo-European languages must have been. They have 27 tenses, enough to drive anyone nuts. :) <br /><br />The One thing they also have, besides GORGEOUS women, is Salmiakki. It's a salty licoroce that's wonderful. The Finns not only eat it plain, but take some of the hard version and place it into a bag, then break it up with a hammer. After that, they pour it into a bottle of vodka and let it sit in the freezer for a couple weeks to fully dissolve. You drink it straight. It's wonderful. Easy to make at home, too.<br /><br />Salmiakki here:<br />http://aw1tim.vox.com/library/post/unmanned-frigates-for-asw-what-could-possibly-go-wrong.htmlAW1 Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-29299635587280960792010-02-06T07:26:36.000-05:002010-02-06T07:26:36.000-05:00You can use products like DVDSmith movie backup to...You can use products like DVDSmith movie backup to make a backup of the original<br />DVD WITHOUT the region code.ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-15980021166156928922010-02-06T06:56:20.000-05:002010-02-06T06:56:20.000-05:00I went to Finland and hung out w/ the curator of t...I went to Finland and hung out w/ the curator of the Finish War Museum in Helsinki. Good guy, and I learned a lot. That was a great trip. They had a movie out about the Russians fighting the Fins. Good stuff.LT Bnoreply@blogger.com