Red Tails- Movie

[Devil 505]

As long as you will grant some liberties in terms of historical accuracy, this will be a fine film. Just don't think of it as the "true" history of the  Tuskegee Airmen, but the story of black avaitors in WW2 usinng the name "Tuskegee Airmen".

[DrBone1]

 

[JOACH1M]

I watched several trailers for the new Lucas movie coming to theaters on 20 Jan 12. Looks like its gonna be pretty good. I hope it wont be a disappointment.

There's a part in the trailer where it shows a Pony taking to the vertical, pulling hard into an almost stall then flipping its nose around for a shot landing hits on a 109. Pretty cool affects.

Trailor is full of tricks and fails. The split second reverse was on a 109, but they slid a 262 in place to make it look like a 262 kill. Another the p51 variants are incorrect, along with many of bombers and German paint on there aircraft

[AAJagerX]

Trailor is full of tricks and fails. The split second reverse was on a 109, but they slid a 262 in place to make it look like a 262 kill. Another the p51 variants are incorrect, along with many of bombers and German paint on there aircraft

"I'm bringing him in closer."

"You're gonna do WHAT?"

"I'll hit the brakes, and he'll fly right by."


Red Tails is going to be more accurate than that...  Good enough for me.   


(Top Gun is one of my favorite movies btw)

[Butcher]

"I'm bringing him in closer."

"You're gonna do WHAT?"

"I'll hit the brakes, and he'll fly right by."


Red Tails is going to be more accurate than that...  Good enough for me.   


(Top Gun is one of my favorite movies btw)

Great balls of fire.

[JOACH1M]

"I'm bringing him in closer."

"You're gonna do WHAT?"

"I'll hit the brakes, and he'll fly right by."


Red Tails is going to be more accurate than that...  Good enough for me.   


(Top Gun is one of my favorite movies btw)

Don't hate!

[RoGenT]

As long it is good movie about WWII, i'm fine with it

[camnite]

andhave plenty of these

[AWwrgwy]

Trailor is full of tricks and fails. The split second reverse was on a 109, but they slid a 262 in place to make it look like a 262 kill. Another the p51 variants are incorrect, along with many of bombers and German paint on there aircraft

Wow. This actually hurt to read.

Anywhatever, what incorrect Mustang variants?


wrongway
(spellchecks every time, usually)

[DREDIOCK]

The CGI still looks too much like CGI to me.
Why is it older films like say Tora Tora Tora, Or Blue Max for example seem to be able to pull it off better then todays film makers?

[JOACH1M]

Wow. This actually hurt to read.

Anywhatever, what incorrect Mustang variants?


wrongway
(spellchecks every time, usually)

Boom

First one.   We have an entire formation of 8th AF OD/Gray B17Fs being escorted by 15th AF marked P51Ds.  Never happened.  Show me a photo of 8th AF B17Fs being escorted by 8th AF P51Ds and I'll tell you it's a fake.  Should be G model 17s and obviously not 8th AF marked.


109 attacking the B17Fs.  Interesting to see all the kill markings on the fuselage of the 109. Thought LW practice was to put them on the rudder


Kudos to the folks who outfitted the pilots.  It's a good mix of RAF and USAAF issue stuff which is correct. Do note all the 51s have postwar uncuffed Hamilton standard props. 


All 8th AF B17Gs now.  Clearly it was only one Bomb Group that was ever escorted too.  Triangle L is the 381st BG


The 332nd gets new P51s!  Oops, all P51D-5s without the dorsal fin fillet.  The 332nd got P51Cs.  When they got D models it was after the addition of the fin fillet. Oh well


And here we are again with the now red tailed 51Ds escorting the 381st.  Not a silver B17G to be seen although this would have to be the last half of 44 or early 45.


Here come those yellow tailed 262s!  At least the 17s are finally silver


And last but not least, that incredible move by the 51 to shoot the 262...although it turns out it's a 109G and the 262 bit was spliced in to the trailer and appeared to be what the 51 got with his fancy move.  Combat flaps and lots of rudder on that 51.



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[captain1ma]

looks pretty entertaining, i think that's why they make movies. for entertainment, not historical accuracy. if they did, the titanic would've turned the wrong way! 

[SmokinLoon]

If people approach this movie about a historical event developed by a Hollywierdo who's sole purpose is to entertain, then all will be fine.  But as soon as people start to nit-pick the tid-bits, then too bad for them.  I highly suggest that people remember that this is for entertainment, not historical documentation. 

[Guppy35]

If people approach this movie about a historical event developed by a Hollywierdo who's sole purpose is to entertain, then all will be fine.  But as soon as people start to nit-pick the tid-bits, then too bad for them.  I highly suggest that people remember that this is for entertainment, not historical documentation. 

I agree with you on that.  Problem is folks often times take the movie for actual history and run with it.  No need to name names on those films <cough> Pearl Harbor<cough>  If it gets the kids to pick up a book and do a bit of research on who the real Tuskegee pilots were, then it will have done it's job.

[ScottyK]

Im curious, was all the combat in  Memphis Belle, Top Gun, IRON EAGLE 1-3, The Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor or any other movie involving air combat accurate?