Author Topic: The Aviator (Read 745 times)

Shuckins · « **on:** February 04, 2005, 10:42:08 PM »

Just got back from the theater ... and all I can say is that this was a great movie...on many levels. One of the best on-screen bios I've seen in a long time.

It should garner a number of oscars.

Your thoughts.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2005, 10:57:40 PM »

I was wondering, in the trailers, they show him in some sort of P-38 looking plane. What's the deal there?

Shuckins · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2005, 11:00:49 PM »

It was a prototype aircraft...developed for fast high-altitude reconnaissance.

Only one was ever built.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2005, 01:18:30 AM »

IIRC, Hughes had the patent on the Plexiglass turrets on Buffs. I could be wrong though.

Karaya

Staga · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2005, 02:02:54 AM »

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p73.html
http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/specs/hughes/hugxf11.htm
http://joematlock.com/HughesFX11.htm

Glasses · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2005, 02:19:02 AM »

So even if it has Leotardo Di Crapio as the lead is a good movie?

JB88 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2005, 02:20:27 AM »

it was pretty good.

not sure that i would rank it as one of the top bio's though. but thats probably just a matter of taste and not a good guage of the quality of the film. i enjoyed it.

favorite bios?

ray, rocked the house.
that old elvis movie that they play on television from time to time. (pure cheese, but i always stop to watch it....i think it was a young kurt russell.
nixon. thought hopkins did a great job.
patton. (of course)
citizen cohn, james woods is exceptional.

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2005, 07:22:07 AM »

i was disapointed, maybe because i expected to see more flying scenes,
this is a pure bios movie with some highlights, i doubt
i will watch it a second time, though.

Gh0stFT

bunch · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2005, 03:05:17 AM »

The making of Hell's Angels scenes were gluteus maximus kicking

DiabloTX · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2005, 04:33:45 AM »

And no one has even brought up Kate Beckingsale yet.

She looked yummy.

I really did like the movie although I don't really consider Hollywood treatments of biographies as a true bio, just an interpretation.

The opening scene with mommy was pretty disturbing!

Otto · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2005, 12:13:40 PM »

I liked it...., and my Girlfriend liked it... The recreations of the planes he flew were great. But... some of the (hard to describe this) flight 'physics' were a little 'off'. The R1 'diving' straight at the ground after running out of fuel as an example. Just small stuff like that.

Plus, whoever played Kathryn Hepburn was great....

It well worth the money.....

Otto · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2005, 12:16:30 PM »

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Originally posted by DiabloTX

The opening scene with mommy was pretty disturbing!

When he was growing up in Texas there was some type of desease out break and his Mother kept washing him all the time to 'drive off the germs'. Or so I read.....

Zulu7 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2005, 11:51:27 AM »

It was Ok but a bit long and what was going on with the colour at the begining? Blue peas feaked me out! The Aviator got rave reviews but was average in my opinion though I agree Kate beckinsale is a babe.

I went to see Alexander the following week. That got crap reviews but I thought it was outstanding.

eilif · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2005, 08:21:30 PM »

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The making of Hell's Angels scenes were gluteus maximus kicking

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

Yeager · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2005, 08:49:16 PM »

Leotardo Di Crapio
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finally, after years and years of nothingness, glassses pops out of the woodwork and delivers a pertinent commentary