Sorry about the sound. I wasn’t aware it was so low. I’ll see what I can do. Have you watched my other Bond reviews? I only ask to see if they’re suffering from the same problem.

Any mistakes were pretty minor, considering how much they got right.

My knowledge of the US Navy of the era isn't that in-depth so that stuff would've gone over my head, but I'm a big British Military buff and I know how annoying it can be when there are glaring errors in uniforms or equipment in films, which usually wouldn't have taken much to get right. Though that can be funny sometimes like with the John Wayne film called 'The Comancheros'. It's set in pre-annexation Texas and everyone is armed with 1873 Colt Revolvers and Winchester Rifles.

It really is an affecting film. It gets over the difficulties of the task the US Navy servicemen had on the Yangtze River Patrol at the time. I think this is Steve McQueen's best role and, to me at least, different from most things I've seen him.

It's a great film. I hadn't seen it for a few years before rewatching with Shawn and I was convinced there was a scene where Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough were chased out of the town and onto the gunboat by an angry Chinese mob.

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It's really is great. I know what you mean about images. I'm genuinely surprised some like Rob Zombie hasn't done something inspired by it.

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Thanks. That's a great idea. I'll have a think and put up a video either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week.

@arronjameshook Great! No rush, of course. Will be interested in any recommendations, I'd like to have a better grasp of the topic and you obviously know your stuff!

Thanks. I've had a look on ebay and there are reasonable looking copies of it going for between £7 and £16. I'll have a look for that article and when I'll include in my review of the book.

@@arronjameshook ah fantastic, thanks for looking, I'll get myself over to Ebay! That article is titled ‘They got it all wrong!’ - Victorian War Fiction and the First World War', and the author is J. Wintjes - should come straight up if you Google it, but let me know if you need a link!

Thanks. From your comment and what Shawn's previously said about, I'll definitely need it.

Thank you. I was pleasantly surprised by the portrayal of Chamberlain, who I do feel does just get damned because of appeasement, whilst his previous achievements just get ignored.

I couldn’t help myself.😈

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was a bit worried that the running time would put people off.

Hear, hear!

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I’m looking forwards to Dune as well. If I come up yours when I’m reading the Mysteries of Paris, I think I’ll have to leave it at home and read something else as I don’t think I could haul a volume up with me in my backpack.