D Day

[den]

Thank you.

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[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

Heh, just after I saw this post The Longest Day came up on the History Channel downstairs. Nice timing. %)

My grandfather wasn't there; he was going up Italy at the time and then served in the Netherlands to the end of the war.

WWII's still Beyond My Comprehension for the most part.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I have The Longest Day on DVD. Time to dig it out for my annual viewing.

[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

I hadn't seen it before; caught half tonight because it's so late, and I'll almost certainly find a chance to catch the rest tomorrow.

That thing's ahead of its time in a number of ways. Just the camera work blows my mind.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

The scene where the Free French take the town is one LOOOOOOOOONG single take. It's amazing.

[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

Yeah, shots like that. The long one that started with them pouring out of the alleys and ended after they'd crossed that bridge? I was watching that and thinking, "if they screw that take up, someone's going to get shot with live ammo and deserve it..."