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Saturday, September 23, 2006

  Went and saw Flyboys last night and I must say that it was an, in my opinion, excellent movie.

Being a WWI aircraft fan, I thought that the rendering of the looks of the planes was very good as it is (in terms of the CGI-generated ones). Not only that, but the dogfights that were generated were also extremely well done and on the mark.

The planes moved JUST as they would back in those days of WWI (1914-1918) and they also made the dogfights like they should be. (consisting of usually a dozen or so planes). 180 degree turns being able to be made VERY quickly without leaving the dogfight so much.

Seeing this movie shows that dogfights were just as, if not MORE, intense back then as they were in more modern day dogfights. Heck, a bunch of pilots died from getting SHOT by the pursuring enemy rather than having their plane shot down and crashing.

The way the people were done is pretty good as well. Unlike Pearl Harbor, it wasn't a sappy little romance story. There is a bit, but it's not NEARLY as much. It also shows how quickly people can die upon joining the war as well as showing how people react with varying degrees.

The only real downside I have to it was the fact that there weren't more different aircraft. The primary aircraft were...

Neiuport 17
Fokker Dr.1 Triplane (my all-time favorite ^_^)

...in the dogfights. 2 battles involving Bombers (1 time from the Allies and 1 time from Germany) and 1 battle involving a Zeppelin. They DO mention others like the Spad XIII, SE-5a and Neiuport 11, but they never show them fight at all. I was hoping to see things like...

Sopwith Pup
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Triplane
Sopwith Dolphin
Albatross D.III
Albatross D.V
Fokker D.VII
Fokker D.VIII
Pfalz D.III
etc

...meh, but since it's more focused on just 1 fighter group, I guess I can't really complain that much.

Overall, I recommend this movie to anyone interested. I also recommend it more for the theater while you can since that provides much greater effect with the dogfighting.
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