Talk:Sink the Bismarck!

message: The article says it is inaccurate in its portrayal -- where is this so? Shawn Pickrell 17:50, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Historical inaccuracies

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Stb1960.jpg

message: I think it should be noted that one of the themes from the incidental music, was pinched rather shamelessly by John Williams for 'Star Wars'?
I can't really put this in the main article as I don't have anyone else's citation for it, but it's pretty obvious when you hear it... --Ndaisley (talk) 18:59, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Given the intent of Star Wars to pay homage to old war movies (see especially The Dam Busters), use of musical themes to evoke memories of those films' scores may well have been deliberate; as always, a source citing Williams would help. Naaman Brown (talk) 14:47, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incidental Music 

message: The special effects for this film were very outstanding. The ship models were detailed and historically accurate. The water effects were made to scale and the shell splashes were authentic--they looked like the splashes seen in authentic war documentary footage with the "water" in a fine mist, rather than the huge slo-mo bathtub splashes of many films using minatures in a tank. Someone with better resources than I should write up this aspect of the film. Naaman Brown (talk) 18:44, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  special effects 

message: The section on historical accuracy needs to be shortened as it is overly long and detailed. Just because some sources exist to support these examples does not mean that we should include every single one. A general overview of each inaccuracy/accuracy will suffice.--Skittles the hog (talk) 17:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Take a word count of the article and of individual sections and you will find that this particular section is entirely in line with other articles of major or significant film articles. FWiW, I am not wedded to the section but can see that historical sticklers are a part of both the film and historical communities. I recently re-did the Pearl Harbor film article for exactly the same reasons; this article doesn't have the same critical errors. Bzuk (talk) 17:36, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

text: Typically, it can either appear on the Wiki:Film group or Wiki:History group forums as an article for review in order for other/ non-involved editors or reviewers to assess Sink the Bismarck! as either a "good article," (WP:GA) or in the case of an article that has outstanding merit or overall significance, for a "featured article" status (WP:FA). FWiW Bzuk (talk) 17:52, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Historical accuracy

message: The article is well-developed and written, though I would give a few suggestions:
*The lead is too short.
*Production is almost entirely naval data. Is there anything about the writing, filmmaking, music that could be added?
*Reception too could get more reviews, contemporary or not, and box office data (though I did a quick search on both Google and Google Books and couldn't find anything on money, at least). 
If those issues are taken care of, the article can perfectly reach Good status. igordebraga ≠ 21:13, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Good points, actually working this up for submission to GA status may take a bit more work. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:25, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:FILM]] assessment 

message: Preserving here by providing this link. Please see edit summary for rationale. K.e.coffman (talk) 22:18, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncited / unreliably cited material 

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