Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-06-08 (Saturday)

On 6/9/2024 8:09 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

Dogfights - The Bloodiest Day (disc)
"The most intense day of air combat in the Vietnam War took place on May 10, 1972.  The day saw pioneering efforts in the development of electronic warfare, but is also remembered for numerous heart-pounding dogfights."
 Dogfights - P-51 Mustang (disc)
"One of the most storied fighters in the history of air combat, the P-51 Mustang proved itself again and again over the skies of Europe during World War II.  Three of its most heroic battles are recreated here in dramatic detail."
 

This sounds like a pretty good show.

What Did You Watch?
 

I watched:
To Sir With Love (4K disc) 1967 British song by Lulu.  When the song wasn't playing there was occasionally a movie starring Sidney Poitier as a high school teacher trying to break through to some tough teens.  The movie holds up well, but it really does feel like the movie is that song on an endless loop.  Good thing I like the song.
To Sir, with Love II (blu-ray) - This 1996 TV movie was included as an extra.  The set also included a TV series pilot, but I didn't watch that.  The TV movie had Poitier moving from England to Chicago where he insists on teaching a class of tough kids that the world has given up on.  I watched this once on TV in 96 then forgot it.  For a TV movie it was actually OK, and not a complete rehash of the original movie.
In the Heat of the Night (4K disc) 1967 movie starring Sidney Poitier as a detective from Philadelphia who while heading home from visiting his mother in Mississippi is arrested for murder.  Once the police chief (Rod Steiger) realizes he's a big city detective the chief coerces him into staying and helping with the case.  The movie was mostly background noise with a very good commentary track that included the director, Rod Steiger, and cinematography.  They did a great job of breaking down the movie and telling various anecdotes about the making of the movie.
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (blu-ray) 1970 sequel to "In the Heat of the Night." The movie was included as an extra with "In the Heat of the Night."  Sidney Poitier returns and has someone gone from a single detective from Philadelphia to a married with children detective from San Francisco.  His friend played by Martin Landau is the prime suspect in the murder of a prostitute and Poitier is determined to solve the case no matter the outcome.  I think I might have watched this once before.  I really didn't follow the plot, but I guess it was OK.
The Organization (blu-ray) 1971 sequel that was also included as an extra with "In the Heat of the Night."  This one has Poitier looking into the murder of a businessman during a robbery.  But the robbers turn themselves in claiming they did rob the place but it was to get the police attention that the place they robbed was a front for mobsters; but when they left the businessman was still alive.  I think this may have been my first time ever watching this movie.  I think I might have liked this one a bit more than the first sequel.