Not necessarily. I showed the same trailer to another fella who regularly flies a P-51 Mustang here in the UK and at the infamous scene of the P-51 tumbling backwards he sniggered and said "a bit overdramatic, maybe you could do that in a Pitts". It screams Hollywood, that's the problem.

It's actually appalling to know that they spent so much time on research, trying to get things right, and then come out with this cartoonish thingie, but then again it wouldn't be the first time: the Gladiator was supposedly followed by experts on the Roman empire, still the whole thing was riddled with errors. Did it ruin it for me? Hell no! Loved the movie! Still, I know it won't be remembered for its accuracy.

The issue is that whenever we see a pair of wings we think "man this is gotta be accurate, since it talks about a niche subject!", but it's hardly ever the case. On the other hand, the maniacal job done by Spielberg & Co. for Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers and The Pacific probably spoilt us..

Bottomline, it's a shame to see that such a director fell in the cliche' of "we need to make this ridiculously spectacular to attract the crowds"..

Light years away from Dark Blue World, done on a infinitesimal budget part of this CGI monster.

The pilots are black. So it will be one or two Americans who were really born in Kenya shooting down 10 naughty Germans. :rolleyes:

I think while film makers use CGI (understandable these days) we will always have planes doing what the director wants, rather than what planes can really do.
If you want realism,go to an airshow. If you want fantasy escapism, watch these sort of films.
The problem with us as an audience, most of us can tell when its not realistic.Most people who see this sort of film won't know, or care.

Spot on.

David do you fly online in COD yet?

There are but you'll never get it from a country that was an Ally during the war.

lol!

looks fun, i'll watch it. never seen a real massed bomber raid so how would i know if it's right or wrong. anyone else?

fyi airshows aren't real life aircombat either. saying the film is less realistic is laughable. it's like saying this keyboard is a rubbish cat.

And was he consulted on the making of the movie? If so how much of his input actually makes in it there? This is a dramatised movie remember ;) not an historical documentary.

thats one scene that i like to see again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPN4m10BysI


also this one is the same tactic with the movie trailer one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuipn...eature=related

Enough to make him happy, apparently.

that sounds a bit like speculation ;)