Valour-IT Challenge: Video Face-Off
OK folks – there’s our side:
…And, well, their’s…sitting around all pretty like static displays 
Hmm, might be seein’ one of these again in the near future…just, sayin‘, you know…
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That’s a rather cheap shot, showing the CREDITS and then complaining of a lack of action.
In any case, back over to you. I think you’re gonna have a tough time sizing up to this one…
That there’s more about Hollywood than real-life.
(And NO FAIR invoking “Bridges!!” SOME things should be Beyond The Pale…)
Well, since you all glommed on to Murdoc, OP-FOR et al, we’ve got to roll out the heavy stuff… 😛 And as for the film openings — the sequence from Bridges was part of the opening scene and for The Hunters…umm, well, they do look nice and pretty all lined up for the nice looooong take off roll (yawn) 🙂
– SJS
What type of video are you using? I can’t open them or even tell what they are. It’s probably my problem with firewalls or options or something, but I figured I’d ask.
You-tube — which is more frequently being blocked by govt agencies and corporate world. One of the reasons I’ll put my stuff up over on Google video…
– SJS
I suppose the Air Force crew could show a clip from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starfighters This film, starring Ace Pilot Bob Dornan, was almost as underwhelming as “Plan 9 From Outer Space”.
Go Navy!
Okay dc, now that’s just going too far! Any movie that was on MST3K is unfair.
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article w Scribe » Valour-IT Challenge: Video Face-Off, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
Daniel:
Not to worry – a lot of it was inside ball between the Air Force and Navy teams. Drop me a note offline and I’ll be glad to answer your questions 😎
– SJS