First Red Tail review..Told ya!

[JG52Uther]

Unfortunately if it does flop, other people will lose interest in making films in the same genre.

[DoolittleRaider]

Originally Posted by JG52Uther

Unfortunately if it does flop, other people will lose interest in making films in the same genre.

I agree it will hurt. I'm not hoping that it will flop, I'm just predicting that it will.

We can only hope and pray that Peter Jackson, an aviation enthusiast himself, will actually produce his supposed re-make of "Dambusters", which project seems right now to be dead in the water...

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

I agree it will hurt. I'm not hoping that it will flop, I'm just predicting that it will.

We can only hope and pray that Peter Jackson, an aviation enthusiast himself, will actually produce his supposed re-make of "Dambusters", which project seems right now to be dead in the water...

thats because todays geeks aren't into aircraft any more, it's all about fantasy elves or Belgian cartoon characters nowadays.

[Richie]

It's too bad. There are so many out of this world stories I'm sure many of us know in here that happened in WWII. What about those English special forces guys that went in and disabled the Tirpitz with those mines. That was nuts. If we could remake some of the old classics....WELL!....they would be great with the effects we have now. I can just see the Bismark and the Hood now crashing threw the North Atlantic. FIRE!!!....SHOOT!!!

[JimmyBlonde]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

I agree it will hurt. I'm not hoping that it will flop, I'm just predicting that it will.

We can only hope and pray that Peter Jackson, an aviation enthusiast himself, will actually produce his supposed re-make of "Dambusters", which project seems right now to be dead in the water...

It depends if he's hamstrung by the kind of "Do as your told or hit the road" production ethic that so many big names in production favour. Jackson can make a good film but $pielberg might not let him.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

I think the movie is going to be a flop once the Word gets out that it is no good, from any perspective.

Do you really think the average audience does base it's judgment on the FM of planes?
No, they don't.
This is a Popcorn Movie - personally I don't care either, the planes can handle like Space Shuttles for all I care, so what?
It's just fun.
Some of you guys are truly sorry nerds. Get a life.

[robtek]

Originally Posted by swiss

Do you really think the average audience does base it's judgment on the FM of planes?
No, they don't.
This is a Popcorn Movie - personally I don't care either, the planes can handle like Space Shuttles for all I care, so what?
It's just fun.
Some of you guys are truly sorry nerds. Get a life.

One could cut realistic scenes as spectacular as those silly faked ones with the same amount of work, also the paintjobs could be realistic without hurting the movie.
Nothing against popcorn movies, but there really is no reason for those senseless falsifications, except a really dumb/careless audience is expected.

[jg27_mc]

The film (Dark Blue World) is ok... But come on, Bouchons instead of 109's? And the Revi sight placed on the left of the dashboard... give me a break!

The movie is porked at best! lol
Regards.

[JimmyBlonde]

Let me see, Highly romanticised and over-sentamentalised gush? Check.

Crappy CGI? Check.

Unimaginative, self indulgent production values? Check.

Blatant plagiarism poorly disguised by a gossamer thin plot? Check.

Yep, it's another big budget American war film.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by robtek

Nothing against popcorn movies, but there really is no reason for those senseless falsifications, except a really dumb/careless audience is expected.

This movie targets the majority of the consumers, the ppl who expect entertainment, nothing else. They don't want to know any details.
The fact the Americans(they had the p51, remember) won is all the want - and need to know.
2 hrs full of high quality boom, drama(+potentially sex) and as many dead nazis you can potentially put in, et voilà; blockbusters.

Was Indiana Jones historically correct? No, but it worked.
What about U571? Again, it was all BS once more, yet it did ok.