Red Tails (2012)

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I guess history and the truth is not entertaining enough these days.

There are entire channels dedicated to that philosophy now, like...

Aliens, Pawnshops, the Apocalypse and trying to sell crappy computer games is way more important than history and truth...

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

There are entire channels dedicated to that philosophy now, like...

Aliens, Pawnshops, the Apocalypse and trying to sell crappy computer games is way more important than history and truth...

Fortunately, I am old enough to remember the days when the History Channel had actual historical programs.

[Sailor Steve]

Yep, the CGI looks great, the plane handling sucks. That's what happens when people don't consult the right experts. I'm sure I'll see it on the first day, just like I did Flyboys. I just hope I won't be as disappointed.

The comparison with Tuskegee Airmen is good, especially since it's the only possible one (except of course the true story). I did like seeing them start off in P-40s though.

[Schöneboom]

I'll give it a chance, too. I'm always skeptical about WW2 movies, knowing how Hollywood does history -- the way Debbie Does Dallas, if you get my drift. As long as they got a decent writer... hey, stranger things have happened!

[Bubblehead1980]

I am sure the low budget HBO movie starring Lawrence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Andre Braugher(as Lt Col Benjamin O Davis) is much better from the acting to historical accuracy although the cast of Red Tails looks promising.

Why no one in hollywood picks up the story of the Barb, Tang, Wahoo, Halibut(extra dramatic) is beyond me or a movie about Fluckey, Morton, O Kane, Cutter themselves etc would be great.Either way, glad they are making this movie.

[Biggles]

Yeah the planes are somewhat more agile than the real counterparts...but you can't have everything I guess...it sure as hell looks more accurate than that Flyboys movie...Nieruport 17s duking it out with Fokker DR.I's? (Which, coincidentally, are all painted in red a lá Red Baron?)

[moose1am]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

I am sure the low budget HBO movie starring Lawrence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Andre Braugher(as Lt Col Benjamin O Davis) is much better from the acting to historical accuracy although the cast of Red Tails looks promising.

Why no one in hollywood picks up the story of the Barb, Tang, Wahoo, Halibut(extra dramatic) is beyond me or a movie about Fluckey, Morton, O Kane, Cutter themselves etc would be great.Either way, glad they are making this movie.

I'd love to see some movies about those WWII submarine boats.

[moose1am]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

There are entire channels dedicated to that philosophy now, like...

Aliens, Pawnshops, the Apocalypse and trying to sell crappy computer games is way more important than history and truth...

The History Channel use to be one of my favorite channels on TV until they took all the military stuff out of it and put it on the Military Channel.

Now all the history channel has is "PICKERS" and that's boring compared to what the History Channel used to have.

Seeing the Promo for Red Tails makes me wish that Fighter Ace had not gone out of business. I doubt it will ever be brought back to life with the current folks who own the rights to it now. They have the willpower but not the money or the expertise. It's a shame too.

But I do agree that some of the loops were unrealistict to say the least.

P51D had a great view and that's an advantage but what they really had over the Germans was numbers and long range.