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Author Topic: Wind and the Lion  (Read 13975 times)

Offline traveller

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Wind and the Lion
« on: May 13, 2010, 03:58:53 PM »
It has been said before and it deserves to be said again, itīs a great movie. I just re-watched it for the xxth time and I just love it. For those who havenīt seen it, just go and get it  :o

Offline mysteriousbill

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 04:50:14 PM »
Saw it last month, the battle scence are great. I wonder where they got thos old Fiat tanks?

Offline traveller

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 04:56:39 PM »
Saw it last month, the battle scence are great. I wonder where they got thos old Fiat tanks?

I think you are referring to another great movie "Lion of the Desert"  ;)

Offline Ricco

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2010, 06:20:37 PM »
My favorite movie of all time!!! Zulu is a close 2nd and Sandpebbles third
Shit Keith ... Not another stinkin air war game!!!!!

Offline ushistoryprof

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2010, 07:50:18 PM »
My favorite movie of all time!!! Zulu is a close 2nd and Sandpebbles third
Great movie, the Marines with a Navy Colt MG attacking the palace is classic colonialism at it's best.  Lots of other fun battle scenes too.  A favorite scene is when the stiff upper lip English guest is poping one rift raider after another with his pistol -boom-dead raider-"Down Edith"-boom-dead raider-ominous click "Oh Damn" slice-. Just like so many a roleplaying adventure, reloading is such a bother.

Offline Tom Reed

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2010, 08:04:47 PM »
It's one of my gaming groups all time favorite movies. I've been thinking about setting up a game based on the last big fight. I've got a bunch of sailors, but no Colt MG, and SAW US marines would work just great.
Jane! Stop this crazy thing!

Offline traveller

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2010, 08:29:03 PM »
I am just painting Mrs Pedicaris, her children and the Raisuli. I have the Berbers, Marines and the sailers lined up, still missing suitable German though. Are there any available with pickelhaube with cover?

Offline ushistoryprof

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2010, 10:29:40 PM »
Renegade Miniatures does a full line of Early WWI Germans with covered pickelhaubes.  They are a great price too.

Offline Leapsnbounds

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2010, 12:59:58 AM »
"Burn!" is one of the best Colonial Movies ever.

Offline traveller

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2010, 07:20:50 AM »
"Burn!" is one of the best Colonial Movies ever.

Tell us more! I found 14 movies with that titel in imdb. Which year is it from?

Offline Ignatieff

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2010, 07:22:40 AM »
It has been said before and it deserves to be said again, itīs a great movie. I just re-watched it for the xxth time and I just love it. For those who havenīt seen it, just go and get it  :o

Done it.  Ģ5.21 from Amazon
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Offline starkadder

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2010, 08:27:00 AM »
Fascinating.

Pontecorvo's Burn and The Wind and the Lion in the same thread.

Back in the day, I was president of the Uni Film Society. I had that up as a double bill one night. Both really interesting views on the nature of colonialism.

Brando even held himself in control for most of Burn.
Connery was fun in W/L but I hated the star-power rationale for blacking him up.
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Offline traveller

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2010, 09:11:21 AM »
Another one to remember, from the same director John Milius, is "Rough Riders" great battle scenes form San Juan Hill.

Offline argsilverson

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2010, 09:11:46 AM »
Bezzo,
that was quick



Yes warflags battle report, very inspiring (as all of his site)
argsilverson

Offline Galloping Major

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Re: Wind and the Lion
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2010, 09:23:58 AM »
Love "Rough Rider"  :-*

Love "Wind and the Lion"  :-*

Great, enjoyable films, vusually excellent.


 

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