Oh wow that was a good review. The trailers had turned me off of the movie, but maybe it's a case of bad marketing.
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The trailers had turned me off of the movie, but maybe it's a case of bad marketing.
Me, too! I was getting a distinct Pearl Harbor vibe and it took WEEKS to get the bad taste of that film out of my mouth.
The trailers had turned me off of the movie
It's funny... the trailers were what got me all excited to see it.
Though I have been a wee bit concerned about the Pearl Harbor factor, but a couple of comments I've read from advanced screenings (which addressed this very issue) have helped dispel that worry.
I liked the promos for Flyboys.
I theoretically love the idea of a film about ace pilots in the Great War, but from the look of the trailer, with planes flying through exploding zeppelins and all, I'm afraid they're going to feature Manfred von Richthofen as a famous German ace before America even officially entered the war, and have James Franco's non-Australian character be the one who kills him against all odds after a heroic hours-long dogfight. By jumping into his plane in midair and punching him to death.
I'm looking forward to Flyboys, but then again, I did have something of an obsession w/ WWI pilots back when I was a child.
By jumping into his plane in midair and punching him to death.
"They won't stop me delivering these UNICEF pennies"
Has anyone here seen Brick? The writer/director is seriously talented but, geez, even the here's-what's-happening exposition was difficult to unravel.
but from the look of the trailer, with planes flying through exploding zeppelins and all, I'm afraid they're going to feature Manfred von Richthofen as a famous German ace before America even officially entered the war
Well, Richthofen was a famous ace before America entered the war. He made his fame when he shot down British ace Lanoe Hawker in November 1916, and he had 52 kills by the end of "Bloody April" (1917), which is about the time the US declared war. Still, I'm with you on the rest of it. The dogfight scenes in the trailer look too cluttered, and I almost got eyeroll strain when I saw the guy running along the top of the Zeppelin.
Has anyone here seen Brick? The writer/director is seriously talented but, geez, even the here's-what's-happening exposition was difficult to unravel.
I just watched it and I agree. And the commentary? No help. I turned it off after about 20 minutes. I really did like the film though and just mentally put it into the "noir plots don't have to make sense" part of my brain. It has good company there.
with planes flying through exploding zeppelins and all
No plane involved, but The Rocketeer has a brilliant exploding zeppelin scene.
And a lovely running shout-out to Test Pilot.