Gee Mr. Ballaban, have a look on Youtube to see how a Collins class sub was able to sneak up on a very technologically advanced US naval detachment and, had they wanted to, send a torpedo right up a US ship’s rear! The Collins class did have teething problems. It was a huge project for a small nation and there was a…

I TOTALLY agree. Nothing, but nothing, can match the majesty of the 1959 film and compared to Charlton Heston the new lead looks like a snotty-nosed kid. The ‘59 film was skilfully made. The script was written with real intelligence by Gore Vidal and the casting was just magnificent. Morgan Freeman? Please! Look at…