Fly Boys
10-15-2006, 06:24 AM
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10-15-2006, 04:19 PM
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While "Fly Boys" was "inspired" by the actions of the Laffette Escadrill (I`m sure I spelled that wrong) none of the characters were "real" persons. The main character was modeled after Frank Luke, a young guy from Arizona, the so called "Balloon Buster" who ended up busting his a$$. There were no black pilots in any air force in the "Great War"...pure Hollywood. The lion was modeled after a "real' character, but there were actually two lions.."Wiskey" and "Soda". Not a great movie, but an interesting way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Wanna see a pretty good airplane movie? Go and find "The Hunters", a movie about Sabres vs MIGs in Korea, with Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner or possibly "The War Lover" , again with Robert Wagner and Steve McQueen, B-17s in Europe.
10-15-2006, 05:37 PM
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I've been trying to get The Hunters. Copies are Ebay are expensive and rare. I have The War Lover.
Fly Boys is obviously just based on a true story of "Le Escadrille Lafayette". Any flying movie that comes out of Hollywood, I worry about. When they made Fly Boys as realistic as they did, I was happy. No jet sound effects with the planes, showed the same plane instead of "stock airplane" footage, etc. Bob Hoover gave it two thumbs up too. The movie Lafayette Escadrille came out in 1957, Fly Boys is much better.
Fly Boys is obviously just based on a true story of "Le Escadrille Lafayette". Any flying movie that comes out of Hollywood, I worry about. When they made Fly Boys as realistic as they did, I was happy. No jet sound effects with the planes, showed the same plane instead of "stock airplane" footage, etc. Bob Hoover gave it two thumbs up too. The movie Lafayette Escadrille came out in 1957, Fly Boys is much better.
10-20-2006, 11:09 AM
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Eugene Bullard was an American expatriate who served in the Aeronautique Militaire and is credited with two kills. He earned France's highest honor and was turned down by the Army Air Corps due to his race.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Bullard
10-20-2006, 01:09 PM
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On 23 August 1994, thirty-three years after his death, and seventy-seven years to the day after his rejection for U.S. military service in 1917, Eugene Bullard was posthumously commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
Better late than never? At least the French recognized his value and service. He should be more well known for his accomplishments.
Better late than never? At least the French recognized his value and service. He should be more well known for his accomplishments.
10-21-2006, 08:56 AM
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I thought the same thing just from seeing the preview trailer. Hollywood tends to overdo a lot of things when making a big-budget movie. When I saw the trailer to Flyboys I decided pretty quickly that it probably wasn't worth seeing (I'm a big skeptic when I see Hollywood hype and overdone special effects). Makes me think of the Ben Affleck Pearl Harbor movie. Yecchh!!!
But I give two big votes for Airplane! and Hot Shots!
10-21-2006, 09:24 AM
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I thought the same thing just from seeing the preview trailer. Hollywood tends to overdo a lot of things when making a big-budget movie. When I saw the trailer to Flyboys I decided pretty quickly that it probably wasn't worth seeing (I'm a big skeptic when I see Hollywood hype and overdone special effects). Makes me think of the Ben Affleck Pearl Harbor movie. Yecchh!!!
But I give two big votes for Airplane! and Hot Shots!
But I give two big votes for Airplane! and Hot Shots!
10-21-2006, 09:33 AM
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Well I have to admit that I am still a bit curious. There's a wide range of opinions here, some matching my preconceived notion and others saying it's pretty good. So what better way to find out than actually go and see it myself?
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