Author Topic: Flyboys (Read 3380 times)

SMIDSY · « **Reply #75 on:** September 24, 2006, 05:09:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Waffle BAS
actually there wasnt to much throttle control in those birds it was more a a fuel flow thing - on and off. Most had a "blip" button on the stick to turn the engine on and off... If you ever heard one flying, you'd think the thing was getting ready to crash or was outta gas.

this is where years and years of microsoft flight simulator comes in handy. at least on the sopwith camel, the engine was controlled by two "magnitos". it worked like this: both off=engine off, one on=half power, both on=full power.

dynamt · « **Reply #76 on:** September 24, 2006, 07:43:46 PM »

Saw it last night, I'll give it a thumbs up.

If you want WWI aviation Wings and Hells Angels are tough to beat.
Watched Hells Angels again a couple weeks ago. Nearly 100 WWI Vets. and real crates.. One dogfight scene has a mid air collision, no CGI back then. 2 guys died to get that shot.

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #77 on:** September 24, 2006, 07:55:13 PM »

You might have a hard time finding it, go down to your local Video Store, It will probably be on VHS, in the old titles, but "The Blue Max", with George Peppard, would be worth the money to rent. Always seemed a pretty straight up WWI aviation movie.

OntosMk1 · « **Reply #78 on:** September 25, 2006, 04:42:08 AM »

TWo best WW1 era movies I own = "The BLue Max" and "The Great Waldo Pepper". Blue Max is a given. The flight scenes are awesome. Now "GWP" has a really good story added with some REALLY good flying scenes. The end sequence with the FOkker Tri-plane and the Sopwith are simply amazing.

Saxman · « **Reply #79 on:** September 25, 2006, 08:06:26 AM »

Amazon.com has Blue Max on DVD starting ~10 bucks.

Maverick · « **Reply #80 on:** September 25, 2006, 10:16:13 AM »

I thought Blue Max was very good in the flight scenes. I watched it in the theater as a kid on a Saturday matinee. I think I spent a whole 25 cents to get in and got to watch it twice.

Chairboy · « **Reply #81 on:** September 25, 2006, 10:26:10 AM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
I thought Blue Max was very good in the flight scenes. I watched it in the theater as a kid on a Saturday matinee. I think I spent a whole 25 cents to get in and got to watch it twice.

Expect a visit from the MPAA, you're an "Intellectual Property Terrorist" in their eyes.

Maverick · « **Reply #82 on:** September 25, 2006, 01:34:43 PM »

They gotta find me first......

dynamt · « **Reply #83 on:** September 25, 2006, 02:46:00 PM »

How many here have seen Hells Angels?

Masherbrum · « **Reply #84 on:** September 25, 2006, 02:50:14 PM »

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Originally posted by dynamt
How many here have seen Hells Angels?

Never

Sandman · « **Reply #85 on:** February 03, 2007, 10:18:25 PM »

Just saw Flyboys tonight. All in all, not bad. Not great, but not bad.

Lots of air combat and yeah, some of it is probably a little on the fantastic side, but it's worth watching.

AWMac · « **Reply #86 on:** February 03, 2007, 10:45:20 PM »

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FiLtH · « **Reply #87 on:** February 04, 2007, 01:18:15 AM »

I just saw it tonight. Ya it was a bit spastic at times like x-wings and tie fighters, but overall it was pretty entertaining. Im surprised we dont hear more about the black pilot, flying in combat with whites and all. Quite an accomplishment at that time.

I liked all the head shots though...piff piff thwop.

Ball · « **Reply #88 on:** February 04, 2007, 02:26:08 AM »

I saw this last week...

Pissed me off that all the Germans flew are Fokker DR. I's, would have been better if they used V strutters and only the aces in DR.I's - they were relatively rare and taken out of service with the exception of certain aces who kept them as personal rides. Entertaining film though, just for the WWI air combat visuals it was worth watching.

Halo · « **Reply #89 on:** July 21, 2007, 09:00:55 AM »

Thanks to Netflix, finally saw Flyboys. The flight scenes were entertaining but as with Pearl Harbor the love story was a total drag.

Okay to have a brief bordello scene, kiss a girlfriend at a tavern or before hopping in the cockpit, but lose all the other girly stuff.