Gents,
I just saw Flyboys yesterday and wanted to give some feedback on the movie.
I took my 15 yr old son and my wife to see it. My wife doesn't like war movies or flying, but she came along anyway. I read some early reviews that weren't too flattering but it is an airplane flick so I had to see it.
Keep in mind this a Jerry Bruckheimer film. Jerry produced films like Top Gun, Pearl Harbor, Con Air and many more. All of these movies have a common thread, airplanes and action. Some of the action in Flyboys seemed more Hollywood then history but the movie is based of fact.
The flight scenes that were computer generated looked too washed out and without a doubt I could tell they weren't real. The current issue of Sport Aviation talks about the making of the film and replica aircraft used. It was easy to tell these were replicas when the engines were running and the camera was facing the planes that the cylinders weren't spinning-an easy hint these weren't rotary engines.
I was very similar to Pearl Harbor without a long drawn out "love" triangle. The sound track reminded me of Pearl Harbor.
All in all I enjoyed the film. I will probably add it to my collection of DVDs when it come out (I bet by years end).
My wife actually enjoyed the film-imagine that.
Your mileage may vary.
Paul
I just saw Flyboys yesterday and wanted to give some feedback on the movie.
I took my 15 yr old son and my wife to see it. My wife doesn't like war movies or flying, but she came along anyway. I read some early reviews that weren't too flattering but it is an airplane flick so I had to see it.
Keep in mind this a Jerry Bruckheimer film. Jerry produced films like Top Gun, Pearl Harbor, Con Air and many more. All of these movies have a common thread, airplanes and action. Some of the action in Flyboys seemed more Hollywood then history but the movie is based of fact.
The flight scenes that were computer generated looked too washed out and without a doubt I could tell they weren't real. The current issue of Sport Aviation talks about the making of the film and replica aircraft used. It was easy to tell these were replicas when the engines were running and the camera was facing the planes that the cylinders weren't spinning-an easy hint these weren't rotary engines.
I was very similar to Pearl Harbor without a long drawn out "love" triangle. The sound track reminded me of Pearl Harbor.
All in all I enjoyed the film. I will probably add it to my collection of DVDs when it come out (I bet by years end).
My wife actually enjoyed the film-imagine that.
Your mileage may vary.
Paul