Piece Of Cake DVD

 A long search finally over! Thanks to you.
This epic has been searched for for almost 15yrs, in a tradition of war time movies that depic Australia's involement as a nation during WW2. It is an epic that rates as highly as the ANZAC's movie of WW1. This movie shows the contribution to history that our man and woman have made towards world affairs. Top Show, and again thanks for ending the search for the set. Australian Customs was the only delay that i had in getting them.
Submitted by jss_cc (Point Clare, NSW, Australia) 
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 Great storyline, with only average effects
A Piece of Cake is a fictional drama taking place during the first days of World War II into the Battle of Britain about 1 year later. This film is based on a British novel and the film itself was a British production meaning that it pays much attention to storyline and character development, but lacks the special effects found in Hollywood. That being said, the effects are still pretty good for a flying story. As the original storyline was fiction based on true events, it does have some inaccuracies, most of which are understandable. The Supermarine Spitfire, used throughout the series, was actually not used during the Battle of France. However, I would surmise that there are probably few flyable Hawker Hurricans that were available for filming. Even the four bladed prop Spitfires shown here were not of the vintage of the early days of WWII. Again, I think that this could be excused given that the series was made in the early 90s. What makes this series so great, however, is its attention to storyline and character development. The pilots portrayed in this series seem more authentic in the sense that they are believable. Even the hero character, Moggie, was a jerk of a personality rather than some overly patriotic parrot with a hot babe. This is quite different than if Hollywood would have written the script. Surprisingly, much of the storeline takes place during the 'phoney war' period, about 4 episodes. However, once the invasion of France begins all the way to the end, attrition of the characters is high. At the end of the series, only two of the original pilots of Hornet Squadron that served since the declaration of war are left by September 1940. Overall, the strong aspects of this series far outweighs any special effects or action scenes that may be missing. A Piece of Cake offers a rich story about an important aspect of WWII. It is highly recommended for those who like an involved story and who are interested in history, but also for those who simply enjoy a good story. If you are a Rambo lovin action fan, expecting to see breathtaking flying scenes packed with suspense, action, and love subplot, your better off watching Top Gun or something like that.
Submitted by daneman20 (McKeesport, PA, USA) 
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 believable
Great adventure , authentic ,human compassion , great love storey& based on fact
Submitted by mcre (australia) 
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 The American perspective
Why is it that Americans need to have their own up front before they take note of a film. Gaines Boyde was certainly a main character, among many who starred in this series, and why do overseas actors find it necessary to have an American accent to find a part in a film. Don't you have Britains living in the good ole US of A
Submitted by Jim (Australia)
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