Flyboys (2006)

Visually Stunning

I loved the Movie, it has everyting Great direction, Stunning visuals, Good looking cast, Great locations, Superb arieal fight scenes, Awesome Blu Ray picture & sound quality..Other than some great action, it covers Romance, Friendships & some more..pssst now thats for you to watch & find out!!
November 25, 2008

Unoriginal Low Budget Film

How can I sum up this movie: Low budget CGI, terrible acting, terrible lines, Cliché storyline, mediocre action, cheesy revolting love story, and untrue to life. I would have to say the best actor in the movie probably was the lion. Yes, there is a lion in a WWI movie, can you believe it?

I found the dramatic dog fighting scenes actually quite comical. Once you realize the planes are CGI, the dogfights are almost as enjoyable as watching a PS3 game. The true horror of the film is watching the star of the show (Spiderman's best friend) try to woo a retarded French girl that likes to visit a local brothel for recreation. I had to vomit several times during their less than bearable dialogue. In one part of the movie, the leading character flies to her house to give her a joy ride in his plane. Yeah, I'm sure that happened all the time during a little war like WWI. Also, I swear the movie's soundtrack was used in about every other major blockbuster movie of the past, in an attempt to make the movie seem of a higher quality. I was actually relieved when the scratched blu-ray I rented locked up during the ending of the movie, so I wouldn't have to sit through much more of this pathetic excuse for a war movie.

Questions to ask:
Why was a French girl bandaging up injured war pilots in a brothel?
How does a guy land a plane 100 yards next to his girlfriend's house with German guards all around without anyone noticing?
How come they give a guy a medal rather than shooting him on site for stealing a squadron plane to save his retarded girlfriend?
How do you chop off someone's hand with a dull field shovel?
How is it that new pilots are suddenly artistic enough to paint professional looking logos on their planes?
How can you shout commands at each other over the plane engines and wind noise during a dogfight?
Why would you stand and wave your arms in open enemy territory after being shot down during a dogfight?
Why would you do a solo suicide mission against a dozen nazi fighters, so you could revenge your friends?
How do you do -3 G jet fighter maneuvers in a 65 Horsepower WWI plane?
What was Bubba Gump's little brother doing in this movie?
Why was there a pet lion used in a WWI movie?





November 23, 2008

Should been better

Nice actions, but if you looking for a more authentic WWI aerial combat drama try "Der Rote Baron" instead. October 28, 2008

Up there with pearl harborGreat movie

Great movie. Better love story than pearl harbor. Blu-Ray is the way to go. Great action with Great acting makes this movie worth watching again and again. October 6, 2008

Solid movie

Yes, it's cliched. Yes, it's predictable. And yes, there are some liberties taken with realism. But hey, it's a good movie. Solid fare: good heroes, bad villains, lots of dogfighting (and the dogfighting is really good, albeit unrealistically fast for the planes of the time), some romance, and no idiotic Hollywood attempts at artsiness for its own sake.

Acting is pretty decent, especially from the girl and the French captain. The movie is even clean (i.e. no sex scenes!).

I give it 4 out of 5. Most guys will like it. Rent it, crack open a beer, and enjoy the evening. August 20, 2008

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