Or watching a modern military action film with a vet. "That is the completely wrong insignia..." etc. Apparently "A Few Good Men" was pretty accurate with its uniforms.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:07:39 -0300 From: "kelly grant" Subject: [h-cost] Movies-things that make you cringe! > but because of my DH the entire family is known to yell >at > the screen in any movie historical or modern "PICK UP >THE AMMO/WEAPON", > as > the good guy runs around ect... Our favourite thing to make us yell at the screen..."Close the damn door!" When the actor walks intoa building and leaves to door open, to be closed miraculously by someone else! It is getting better though, and so too are costumes in movies. Could you imagine if Hollywood were still costuming the way it did in the 1950's, then those 1810 dresses would have waistlines down around the hipline with gaps to show off the pierced midriff. ;-) I think it's because the public is becomming better educated about costume history, I also think that it will get better in the future too. Costume Literature has jumped tenfold since I left University, so have the skill levels of the majority of students. People are pushing themselves further and further, trying to find out how those garments were made and worn in history, not just trying to capture a look. Kelly Message: 6 Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:06:32 +1000 From: "Elizabeth Walpole" Subject: Re: [h-cost] Movies-things that make you cringe! ----- Original Message ----- From: "kelly grant" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:07 PM Subject: [h-cost] Movies-things that make you cringe! >> but because of my DH the entire family is known to yell >at >> the screen in any movie historical or modern "PICK UP >THE AMMO/WEAPON", >> as >> the good guy runs around ect... > > Our favourite thing to make us yell at the screen..."Close the damn door!" > When the actor walks intoa building and leaves to door open, to be closed > miraculously by someone else! > It's not just costumers/historians who tell fictional characters when they're wrong, my Mum's a nurse and you can't get through any sort of medical drama without learning where they have taken liberties with the facts. Elizabeth -------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Walpole Canberra Australia ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/ --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
