Historical inaccuracies in films

[DallasEast]

Where do we find that?

CBS All-Access or YouTube.

 

[DallasEast]

CBS.com: Watch Star Trek: Short Treks: "The Trouble with Edward"- Star Trek: Short Treks - Full show on CBS All Access

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Where do we find that?

'Star Trek': 100 Greatest Episodes | Hollywood Reporter

They have " A piece of the Action " listed at #12 which i don't agree with at all.

 

[DallasEast]

'Star Trek': 100 Greatest Episodes | Hollywood Reporter

They have " A piece of the Action " listed at #12 which i don't agree with at all.

Agreed. I would have put the episode in the 90's or maybe 80's range.

 

[kskboys]

Here's a fun one:

Star Wars, Return of the Jedi:

In the scene were the good guys are caught in the Ewok's trap, look carefully at the bait that was being used. It is most definitely a whitetail deer's butt w/ teeth.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

The Gods of Egypt starring Gerald Butler. That might be a little inaccurate.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Agreed. I would have put the episode in the 90's or maybe 80's range.

Yep, the episode least to me was one of the few "dud" episodes. Also the one with the Space Hippies and Mudd's Women were pretty bad.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I'm a tank (military vehicle) fan...

I cringe when I see film after film (usually shot in the 60's or 70's) using then modern tanks to represent tanks used during WWII.

I can hold my nose while watching a fine film like "Patton" but "Battle of the Bulge" is so bad at so many levels the use of American M48 tanks for German Panther's is just frosting on an otherwise bad cake.

I would presume{?} it was much easier for the movie directors to have access to an ample number of Patton tanks as opposed to Panther/Tiger/2/Porsche.

 

[Londonboy]

 

[Montanalo]

Season 2 is better. Season 3 is off the charts fantastic!
The characters get more interesting with just about every episode.

Spoiler Alert!! We've just started with season 1 - no spoilers, please. Besides, I don't have the self control NOT to read posts about seasons 2and 3.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I would presume{?} it was much easier for the movie directors to have access to an ample number of Patton tanks as opposed to Panther/Tiger/2/Porsche.

Oh no question that factored into it.

But even then you probably wouldn't need many of the original... Camera trickery and what not, a few could be made appear as many.

In a "Bridge Too Far" a few Sherman tanks were used to portray an armored column.

In "Kelly's Hero's" they fashioned Russian T34's into Tiger I's.

 

[DallasEast]

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[Runwildboys]

CBS.com: Watch Star Trek: Short Treks: "The Trouble with Edward"- Star Trek: Short Treks - Full show on CBS All Access

Spoiler Alert!! We've just started with season 1 - no spoilers, please. Besides, I don't have the self control NOT to read posts about seasons 2and 3.

I'm not giving anything away.

 

[kskboys]

I'm not giving anything away.

Unless she shows some skin!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Oh no question that factored into it.

But even then you probably wouldn't need many of the original... Camera trickery and what not, a few could be made appear as many.

In a "Bridge Too Far" a few Sherman tanks were used to portray an armored column.

In "Kelly's Hero's" they fashioned Russian T34's into Tiger I's.

At least they tried in Kelly's Heroes but the chassis and the turret placement being closer to the front is dead giveaway. At least in folklore the Tiger line and Panther tanks were portrayed as indestructible killing machines, while this partly true especially true with the Tiger and its 88mm gun and thick armor they were generally slower and more expensive compared to what the allies were putting out. Still can't imagine the dread especially a Sherman 75 crew felt when facing a Tiger.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

At least they tried in Kelly's Heroes but the chassis and the turret placement being closer to the front is dead giveaway. At least in folklore the Tiger line and Panther tanks were portrayed as indestructible killing machines, while this partly true especially true with the Tiger and its 88mm gun and thick armor they were generally slower and more expensive compared to what the allies were putting out. Still can't imagine the dread especially a Sherman 75 crew felt when facing a Tiger.

It would be even worse if your Sherman got in the first shot and the shell simply bounced off the front of the Tiger and then it was now the Tiger's turn to fire...

 

[Runwildboys]

This Trek fan proclaims this Off-Topic Zone Post of the Day.

That's your workout routine, isn't it?

 

[DallasEast]

That's your workout routine, isn't it?

It is either that or let my wife slap me around like that.

She would say it was how she got her cardio in.

 

[SlammedZero]

There is a YouTube channel called “history buffs”


They review films and discuss their historical accuracies and inaccuracies.

I find their YouTube videos to be quite entertaining.

check them out.


https://youtube.com/c/HistoryBuffsLondon


Their video on Saving Private Ryan is my favorite.

Dang it!! Another channel to get lost in the rabbit hole with! I'm pretty certain my life is now more YouTube than regular TV. Thanks for the heads up on this. Checking it out now!

 

[Runwildboys]

It is either that or let my wife slap me around like that.

She would say it was how she got her cardio in.

I was expecting you to say she considered it foreplay. I guess Kirk doesn't get nearly as much action as they make it seem.