physical training for Passchendaele

Klunk said:
Details and pictures or I will give you the back of my hand:D

Are they still looking for 'cannon fodder'?....I can die a gruesome death with the best of them:puke:
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They key to a convincing death is to say "dead!" just before you die.
 
"...I hope it comes out in theaters..." Don't hold your breath. Unless there's an American star and the plot is about U.S. involvement there's no U.S. market.
"...worthless drivel..." That'd be the CBC's specailty. The CBC is like a box of granola. Full of flakes and nuts.
 
i'm pretty confident that this will be a soley canadian release, but the time and planning thats gone into it, i think, will make sure it has lots of exposure to canadian audiences. and the fact that is a purely canadian production about the canadians in WW1, social studies teachers will be all over it like a fat kid on a twinkie!
 
So where are they going to film the movie??? I attended a Mess Dinner in April and ended up sitting next to the Range Control Officer from Suffield and he said that the Base was out, due to the requirement for an extensive (below ground) range clearance (expensive) prior to civilians using the area. We dispose of at least a dozen suspect chemical rounds a year that pop out of the ground from the 40's & 50's.
 
You should talk with some of the folks here:

http://www .cefresearch.com/phpBB2/index.php

They aren't much into guns, but they certainly know a lot of stuff about the CEF and are very friendly and helpful when asked for advice.
 
I have been to the site many times before and I found nothing recent regarding the Paul Gross movie. The Base Range Contol Officer is a friend, whom I have known for 17 years, so I don't believe that I would be mis-informed.
 
Id be up for watching this production of Passchendaele. I think it would be neat, and good for us Canadians to have a film/or TV series on WW1. Because it seems everything nowadays is about Americans in WW2 (no offence to those who served in WW2).
 
What would be great is if they got Brad Pitt to star in it and told the story from the perspective of an American who volunteered for Canadian service before US involvement in WW1 (like the Flyboys movie where Americans flew for the French Lafayette Escadrille). Then the movie would have a $100,000,000. budget and wide exposure.
 
I think you misunderstand. I could care less about an American being the focus of the story, except that if he were, the budget would be such that we'd be getting the "saving Private Ryan" of WW1 and it would feature a primarily Canadian battle.

I'm just not sure $20 million is enough to do a fully featured production up to hollywood production standards - even if you use no-name acting talent.

PS: Show of hands - how many ppl do NOt want Justin Trudeau to star in THIS WW1 movie??
 
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