Your Favourite Aviation Movie?

[Hap]

Originally posted by EagleDNY
Awwww.... at least break the options up by which war the movie comes from.

WWI: The Blue Max -- no question here: the planes, the fighting, and Ursula Andress scantily clad.  A big thumbs up.

Zeppelin -- giant flying gasbag takes german super-secret mission (and british double agent) to Scotland and (most of the way) back.  Much cooler giant flying gasbag here than you will ever see on ch 200.  

WWII: 12 O'Clock High.  -- the movie that makes me take up B-17s to Bishland.  Note to HT: if you like this movie, how about giving us B-17 drivers some decent strats to bomb?

Flying Tigers: -- hey, Its JOHN WAYNE and P40s.  Particularly like the suicide airliner/bomber ending with all the cans of nitroglycerine.

Air Force: another good B-17 movie.  Particularly like the part where they add a "field mod" tailgun to a early model B-17.  

Korea:  Bridges of Toko-Ri - OK if you like William Holden.  

Viet Nam:  Flight of the Intruder -- where else can you see A-6s and have a black-italian mafia-connected squadron leader?

Eagle, you've got some good ones in there.

How about, not my fav, but a pretty good movie, the one with Jimmy Stuart, June Allison, and Karl Malden?  Was it "Strategic Air Command?"



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p.s.  either 12:00 or the one with John Wayne as best.  Wing and a Prayer ok too, but not in the same league, but some great scenes esp the one of the flight deck with the battle on the loud speakers.  Pearl Harbor good too.

[VON BRAUN]

Originally posted by republic
Too many movies to pick from...but probably my favorite scenes ever were the in-cockpit scenes from Flags of our Fathers.  I've never seen or rather...heard...something so awesome.

I remember seeing it in the theater and just those quick scenes had me salivating.  

Heh, heh.
It reminded me of the time I was strafin' A23 in a F4U-1D in the Orange Areana when I got 12 check 6 calls....VonBraun, check your six!!, check your six...

[Brooke]

Originally posted by xbrit
An old all time favorite of mine is "Reach for the Sky" with Kenneth More as Douglas bader in the story of Baders life. A movie made in 1956.
Been trying to get the DVD but no luck so far.

Netflix says it will have it when it's released onto DVD, but doesn't know how long that will take.

[Brooke]

Here are my favorites:

Midway
The Great Waldo Pepper (an awesome movie for anyone who dreamed of being a fighter pilot and felt like he was born in the wrong age)
The Blue Max

And one no one yet has mentioned:

Porco Rosso

I just added several of the recommendations from other folks to my Netflix list.  Thanks, guys!

[-SR-]

Strategic Air Command-Jimmy Stewart
B-52
Jet Pilot-with John Wayne and Janet Leigh
20 seconds over tokyyo
Flying Tigers
12:00 O clock High
Dambusters
X-15 with Charles Bronson and Mary Tyler Moore
And All of the rest.

Any thing that flys or flew.

-SR-:aok

[rpm]

I haven't seen a bad aviation movie, except for any of the Iron Eagle series.

Best civilian aviation flick is Fandango! Funniest aerial scenes on film! Period.

[ozrocker]

Originally posted by Major Biggles
i'd say mine would be battle of britain, closely followed by dambusters. there are many greats, but those are my favourite. what about you guys?

Mine is Betty's Bomber Mission. A classic
                                      Oz

[betty]

COME ON GUYS!!!!!


pearl harbor is one of my favorite movies, its ranked right up there with dirty dancing and grease...not to mention ben looked hot as hell in that movie. and it did have some good action in it.

i just watched top gun for the first time bout 4 months ago, never seen any of the other movies yall have mentioned but i would like to.

[betty]

Originally posted by ozrocker
Mine is Betty's Bomber Mission. A classic
                                      Oz

YAYYYYYYYYYYY OZZY!!!!!!! that is an awsome film. there is laughter, there r tears, and there is action...all u need in a firm right

[airspro]

it did have some good action in it

haha you must have meant when he got a shot in his butt

[Brooke]

I liked the song about Pearl Harbor that was in Team America World Police.

[Bear76]

Definitely "Chitti- chitti- bang-bang"

[gripen]

The Right Stuff

gripen

[BTMe62]

Originally posted by Treize69
Wow, I'm the only one for Fighte Squadron huh?

C'mon people, its Edmund O'Brian, Robert Stack and Rock Hudson in P-47s!!

Ok, I'll be the 3rd vote for Fighter Squadron.  

Anybody see "Task Force"  Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan?
A pretty good history of US Naval Avation.

Mike Callahan
aka BTMe62

[fjaloma]

Blue Max
Battle of Britian
30 Seconds over Tokyo
Flying Leathernecks
12 O'clock High
Right Stuff
Air Force