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10-31-2009, 07:43 PM
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    | latest aviation movie? hey, y'all! what was the latest aviation related movie you saw? just yesterday I watched the 2004 version of Flight of the Phoenix. with Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Hugh Laurie. I thought it was pretty good. a great and insanely interesting story, too the best one I've seen recently is Iron Eagle. I've only seen part of it, tho. and I'm already in love wit it. LOL
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10-31-2009, 08:54 PM
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| Mine was Flyboys, and I really liked it. Was this Flight of the Phoenix as good or better then the original.
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10-31-2009, 08:55 PM
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| Battle of Britain on DVD, months ago. |
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10-31-2009, 10:08 PM
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11-01-2009, 01:05 AM
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I just watched "The Last Drop" today, about a top-secret side-mission during Operation Market Garden. Not really a "flying" movie, per say, but it did have some Horsha and Waco gliders, C-47's and a 2-engine single-tail British bomber that I couldn't really identify, and at the end a German transport with floats. Oh, and a strafing scene with a -190. Watch it for entertainment only, as in the opening scenes as the paratroopers take off for Market Garden, all of the gliders have Invasion Stripes, whereas none of the tow-planes have them. Still, rather entertaining.
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11-01-2009, 01:15 AM
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| I think the best thing a producer can do, is consult with us here for historical details!  Just watched "30 Seconds Over Tokyo"...man what a classic! This would be a movie that could be remade *IF* and only if, it was done right...otherwise, I'll stick with the original...
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11-01-2009, 10:17 AM
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| My latest was "The flight of the Intruder". And loved it, despite the 3rd time Ive watched it.
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11-01-2009, 11:15 AM
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| As far as "Phoenix" is concerned the original was twice the movie the remake was. |
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11-01-2009, 01:57 PM
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| I agree with Grau and Renrich. The over the water scenes in "30 Seconds" are spine tingling! and nobody can beat the simple, non-special effects of the original "Phoenix".
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11-01-2009, 02:12 PM
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| OK, many comments to make...  1) The last aviation movie I saw was Steven Spielberg's "Always" (1989). Always (1989) The movie is a re-make of one of my favorite fantasy, WW2, P-38, aircombat films, "A Guy Named Joe" (1944). A Guy Named Joe (1943) 2) I remember seeing the "The Flight of the Phoenix" when I was 10. It was on late at night and my Mother was trying to get me to go to bed. Well...I went to bed, then after my Mom was preoccupied I creeped out of bed and down to the TV room to watch the rest. I remember being riveted to the screen...I was so excited by the story I couldn't sleep the rest of the night. I remember asking my Dad about the likelihood of the story and he told me a bunch of guys could never make a plane like that fly (bummer).... |
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11-02-2009, 11:30 AM
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| There was a plane like that built and Paul Mantz, I think, was killed flying it. I believe that it might have been possible to put togther a plane like that under those conditions. There would have had to have been a reasonable takeoff place though. |
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11-02-2009, 01:53 PM
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| I agree with all. The original "Phoenix" movie was so much better.
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11-02-2009, 02:10 PM
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| Last airplane movie I watched was Battle of Britian, last Friday |
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11-02-2009, 02:58 PM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| Correct Ren. paul Mantz was killed flying the stunt plane for the movie. Some say he shouldn't have been flying because he was in no condition to.
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11-02-2009, 03:12 PM
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| Aces High a cracking flying movie and a good message about the futility of war |
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