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- First reviewJanuary 21, 2012
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Not for history or flying buffs
PostedJanuary 21, 2012
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Wow..did I see the same movie the other people did? If you are not a pilot and not a history buff this *might* be an exciting movie to watch, except for the awful cliches. If you are either, or like me both, save your money. I went to see this with my brother, who was a combat pilot in Viet Nam and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, and we were both disappointed. The saga of the Tuskegee Airman is inspiring--awe inspiring--and deserved a much better movie than this. I can "suspend reality" for a Star Wars movie, not for a movie that is supposed to tell the story of heroic pilots who fought the prejudice of the times as well as the Axis powers. (C'mon...I'll bet you no German pilot *ever* said "foolish Africans.") The flyng scenes *looked* computer generated and the script looked amateurish. If Lucas was going to spend all that money and tell the story I wish he would have done it better. Rent Tewelve O'Clock High if you want exciting and moving combat scenes and watch the PBS documentary on the Tuskegere Airman if you want to know what their inspiring story is.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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