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4.0 out of 5 stars
The "other" Classic WW2 Documentary in Color,
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This review is from: Thunderbolt (DVD)
Along with "Memphis Belle" this fine film stands up there with the best documentary features of the era. Using wartime film equipment, (no fancy Hollywood gear!) William Wyler (Ben-Hur) did his part for the war effort, with style and class (and a little humor!). A combination of propaganda and straight up honest filmmaking, 'Thunderbolt' is a film worth buying. Shot on 16mm Kodachrome, You wont see ultrafine images or glorious sound. The color and contrast are sometimes harsh. But this was War, and filmmaking in a combat zone isn't easy, under harsh conditions Wyler's film survived to become the true classic it is today. Enjoy!
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This film has a personal family history,
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This review is from: Thunderbolt (DVD)
The opening shots of the airfield, show a Thunderbolt named "DOTTIE". Dottie is my mother, and the pilot was her husband, George Lovato. The scene in the bar with a pilot playing an accordian is George. He sang and recorded a couple of records prior to the war. On October 31st, 1944, George Lovato and his plane "Dottie" went Missing in Action.
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Only the price is right!,
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The only good thing about this DVD is the price! It looks like the worst kind of home-made 8 mm film shot in the forties. The color is very far from what we are used to nowadays, the focus is blurry, and generaly the picture is fuzzy, unstable and very far in quality from many other documentaries shot at the same time. The commentary is tolerable, although bombastic and tedious, but that was the trend at the time. All in all - a disappointment.
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