riggerrob 558 #1 Posted January 2, 2022 I just watched the latest film in the "Kingsman" series. "The Kingsman" 2021 is a pre-quiel tothe previous films and a swash-buckling romp through through Europe during the early 1900s. It stars Ralph Finnes and his merry bunch of private spies before and during World War One. The plot mixes in a variety of factual historical figures like the King of England, General Kitchener, Kaiser Whilhelm II of Germany, the last Tzar Nicolas of Russia, Rasputin, etc. Two flying scenes include a B.E.2 biplane and the second scene includes a freefall parachute jump. The airplane is depicted accurately and so was the parachute ... considering the crude stage of development of pilot emergency parachutes during WW1. The oddest part was a pseudo, chromed, Martin-Baker ripcord handle. Why they could not use a real MB handle is a mystery. CGI footage of the silk, hemispherical parachute looks realistic, even if slightly ahead of the times. Fight scenes could have been slightly more realistic, but overall, it was an funny romp through the back doors of history. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 256 #2 January 5, 2022 On 1/2/2022 at 2:51 AM, riggerrob said: Fight scenes could have been slightly more realistic, You've seen the other movies right?! Realism isn't high up the agenda! Thanks for the review though, sounds like it's worth a watch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
