Red Tails- Movie

[Reaper90]

Trailer looks good to me. If your standard is 100% historical accuracy, you're probably eliminating the likelyhood you'll ever allow yourself to watch much of anything on TV or the movie screen again, ever, apart from a handful of documentaries.

Face it... the movie is there to tell a story to an audience that is composed 99% of people who know ZERO about WWII, it's aircraft, or the men who faught. Are they gonna get things wrong? Sure. Would it be just peachy if they got everything 100% correct? Sure.

Ultimately, does that really matter?

Well, if they were trying to pass the movie off as a 100% true, historically correct account of specific events, then Yeh, I'd say it would matter.

But they aren't.

So chill, and enjoy what looks to be a pretty awesome movie. 



  RedTails

[Fencer51]

I just wish someone could make a movie about "the blonde knight of germany"(bubi hartman) or "the star of africa"(Hans-Joachim Marseille), or Heinz Bar

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Africa-Joachim-Hansen/dp/B000JLGGSU

[Fencer51]

If only the 8th Air Force was flying out of Italy.  Seems to me it was the 15th.  Note the bombers being escorted are all in 8th AF Paint.  ARGGGGGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!

Yeah I picked up on the "Triangle L" right away!

Its amazing something like that got through the process... oh wait.. its Hollywood.

[oakranger]

Got this info from another BBS regarding the movie The Dam Busters.

"Work on a remake of The Dam Busters, produced by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings Trilogy and forthcoming The Hobbit) and directed by first time director Christian Rivers, began production in 2008. Jackson said in the mid-1990s that he became interested in remaking the 1954 film, but found that the rights had been bought by Mel Gibson. In 2004, Jackson was contacted by his agent, who said Gibson had dropped the rights. The rights were purchased by Sir David Frost from the Brickhill family in 2005. Stephen Fry is writing the script of the film. It will be distributed by Universal Pictures and StudioCanal. Filming was planned to commence in early 2009, on a budget of USD 40 million, although no project-specific filming had begun as of May 2009. Weta Workshop is making the models and special effects for the film and have made 10 life size Lancaster bombers. The last living pilot of the strike team, Les Munro, joined the production crew in Masterton as technical adviser. Jackson will also use newly declassified War Office documents to ensure the authenticity of the film.

[Assi29]

Got this info from another BBS regarding the movie The Dam Busters.

Here's the trailer they just released... I'm pretty excited.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKHc-U2FNHk

[jimson]

Here's the trailer they just released... I'm pretty excited.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKHc-U2FNHk

jeeze, I fell for it.

[oakranger]

Here's the trailer they just released... I'm pretty excited.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKHc-U2FNHk

 

[Gooss]

I'm in automatically if it's a movie with fighter planes, cowboys, or baseball players. 


Like the proverbial perfect country song, my perfect movie would include all the above, and to be completely honest, Sasha Grey.

HONK!
Gooss

[Muzzy]

Uh there was 1 movie with cowboys and fighter planes released in the 80's I think.

[Saxman]

Yeah I picked up on the "Triangle L" right away!

Its amazing something like that got through the process... oh wait.. its Hollywood.

OTOH, the markings for the titular Mustangs seem to be generally correct. And at least show them initially flying P-40s. Compare the HBO movie where they're flying P-51Ds in AFRICA. Or Memphis Belle, which shows P-51Ds. In May 1943. That didn't have the range to stay with the bombers.

I'd say wait until we have a better context of what we're seeing than a trailer. Those 8th AF B-17s might be a part of a "general condition of the Air War in Europe" opening montage, for all we know.

[Devil 505]

I'd say wait until we have a better context of what we're seeing than a trailer. Those 8th AF B-17s might be a part of a "general condition of the Air War in Europe" opening montage, for all we know.

I have to disagree, the yellow noses on the German aircraft indicates that the graphics studio decided on aircraft schemes based on public association of aircraft and paint scheme. Therefore you have 8th AF B-17s in Italy, and yellow nosed Messerschmitts.

Please keep in mind, this is nitpicking on my part. I can't wait to see this movie. I hope that it will be commercial success. I hope that it inspires more intrest in WW2 for the mass public. After all, that it the target audience. Not us.

[Dichotomy]

I have to disagree, the yellow noses on the German aircraft indicates that the graphics studio decided on aircraft schemes based on public association of aircraft and paint scheme. Therefore you have 8th AF B-17s in Italy, and yellow nosed Messerschmitts.

Please keep in mind, this is nitpicking on my part. I can't wait to see this movie. I hope that it will be commercial success. I hope that it inspires more intrest in WW2 for the mass public. After all, that it the target audience. Not us.

They really do need to remake your movie Cool Hand

[Devil 505]

They really do need to remake your movie Cool Hand

Yeah they do.
At least the movie got the right squadron, VA-196. 
Too bad they can't clone William Defoe to do a remake. He was perfect for Tiger Cole.
While we're cloning, Tom Berringer would be a good Grafton.

[Zeagle]

I will rank this up there with Pearl Harbor.  

In case you are wondering, that is in the "Complete and utter crap" ranking.

Amen to that sir! I just watched "Tora Tora Tora" this past week   One of the better made war movies in my opinion.
"Pearl Harbor" on the other hand was just nonsense.

+1 for Willem Defoe...."Lay it in on me Sandy. I'd do it for you"...Flight of the Intruder

[Devil 505]

+1 for Willem Defoe...."Lay it in on me Sandy. I'd do it for you"...Flight of the Intruder

Better line from Cole to Grafton. "If you turned out to be a candy-ass, I was going to ask for a new pilot. But, you'll do."