Inspired by true events, tells the story of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American men who volunteered to fight for the French before the U.S. entered World War I and became the country's first fighter pilots. Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure Rating: PG13 Release Date: 18-SEP-2007 Media Type: DVD
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Have any of you who said this was good seen Blue Max? Comment: Obviously by all the 5 star reviews who think the dogfight seens are great have never seen the Blue Max. This is what WWI airplanes flew like, not the cartoon in Flyboys. The only disapointment in the Blue Max is George Peppard is not german. Don't buy flyboys, watch it on cable. Customer Rating: Summary: Flying solo. Comment: Flyboys starring James Franco kept my attention, great special effects and moving story from beginning to end. Martin Henderson also stars. This film is set against the turblent time of World War I. Parts of this film are a bit dragged out and I wish this movie was cut down to two hours but Flyboys will impress you frame by frame, enjoy! Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent movie Comment: The movie had lots of great flying scenes, well developed characters, and the extras on the collector's ecditon DVD were also interesting.
This is one of those movies you will want to watch more than once.
Customer Rating: Summary: Flyboys Comment: Interesting story. Accuracy of aviation history is not perfect (all red fokker DR I against Nieuport 17) and a lot of computer generated imagery. Anyway a good aircraft/war movie. Customer Rating: Summary: "Wings" was the first WW I dog fight movie in 1927 Comment: There is a long tradition of these movies; Howard Hughes even made one.
This movies has some very good aerial shots.
The acting is also pretty good. I think this may be a remake of
an older film, but it is in full color.
The glamor of the war was in the air with the Red Baron.
There were real Americans that actually fought here.
WW I was the first of the real dehumanizing wars
with the trench lines and poison gas. The fighter pilots
gave a new "knight" like quality to war in the air.