*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*
----- Original Message -----
From: Henry J. Fackovec <fackovec@radiotech.com>
To: Rayfield , Robert S Jr Mr DUSA-IA/Techmatics <RayfieldRS@hqda.army.mil>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Kelly's Heroes remake
> The only thing that I liked about the movie, was the M35A2(3?)'s make the
> right whistling noise, instead of a dubbed in sound track.And there was a
> M109 shop vn in the background of an early scene)
>
> Hank
> M109A3
> M151
> M718
> M37
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rayfield , Robert S Jr Mr DUSA-IA/Techmatics
> <RayfieldRS@hqda.army.mil>
> To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Kelly's Heroes remake
>
>
> > *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm)
Pro*
> > SUBJ: THREE KINGS starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg
> >
> > A poor remake of the Kelly's Hero's concept taking place in Kuwait/Iraq
> > during operation DESERT STORM. Clooney is a reserve army Major in a
Psyop
> > warfare/civil affairs unit who comes across info that Saddam Hussein has
> > stolen Kuwaiti gold stored at a secret place. He assembles a team of
> > misfits to go after it; you see the usual period MV's incl Humvee
variants
> > and other vehicles. There are stupid characters acting on ignorant
> scripts
> > lending general discredit to the way military org works. Wherein
KELLY'S
> > HEROS was plausible - Kelly and Savalas at least ran the outfit with
some
> > military decorum and military SOP's; the combination of bad writing and
> > mediocre acting on most of the actors makes this a movie (THREE
KINGS)that
> > is not worth seeing, despite the fact that some of the actors could
> actually
> > act - like Clooney. Bad writing, plot and script overshadowed
everything
> > else.
> >
> > Sorry...
> >
> > R. S. Rayfield,Jr.
> > Maj USMC (Ret)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Raimondo L. Torelli [mailto:thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 7:30 AM
> > To: mil-veh@uller.skylee.com
> > Subject: [MV] Kelly's Heroes remake
> >
> >
> > *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm)
Pro*
> >
> > March 14 2000
> >
> > Hi List,
> > a new movie is planned here for next week: "Three Kings" (starring the
> Dr.
> > of "E.R." of TV fame, sorry its name escapes me at the moment... Clooney
> or
> > something?).
> > I have been told that it is a sort of remake of "Kelly's Heroes" (Clint
> > Eastwood!) because of a gold load (in Vietnam)...
> >
> > It is a good movie? Any interesting mil-veh? Any more info for a war
> movie
> > (also western!) addict like me?
> >
> > Regards and
> > Get Them Rolling!
> >
> > Raimondo - M.V.P.A. 15878
> > (Need for presents or collection decorative ceramics? For the best
> > handmade original Italian Ceramics of Capodimonte, please, check here:
> > http://www.ceramicofnaples.it)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@uller.skylee.com>
> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to
> > <mil-veh-digest@uller.skylee.com>
> > Send administrative queries to <mil-veh-request@uller.skylee.com>
> >
> > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@uller.skylee.com>
> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to
> <mil-veh-digest@uller.skylee.com>
> > Send administrative queries to <mil-veh-request@uller.skylee.com>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Apr 04 2000 - 21:57:14 PDT