I'm a big fan of WW1 flying films. This was a fun movie, but problematic. The movie is about the story of the French flying squadron that was filled with American volunteers fighting during the First World War before the US joined the fight. The squadron was real and called "L'Escadrille Lafayette".
The movie is fun in that it is a classic war movie with all of the formulas that one comes to expect. We found ourselves guessing who was going to die first and the next plot twist. The characters were one-dimensional and, obviously the plot was not so good.
I enjoyed the movie none the less, but it was a fan-boy kind of thing. There are much better WW1 movies out there that have aged well. I would recommend The Blue Max. Unlike Fly Boys, the movie was filmed entirely using old aircraft and the pictures are thrilling. The use of CGI in Fly Boys was distracting and from a fan boy perspective was a let-down.
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The movie is fun in that it is a classic war movie with all of the formulas that one comes to expect. We found ourselves guessing who was going to die first and the next plot twist. The characters were one-dimensional and, obviously the plot was not so good.
I enjoyed the movie none the less, but it was a fan-boy kind of thing. There are much better WW1 movies out there that have aged well. I would recommend The Blue Max. Unlike Fly Boys, the movie was filmed entirely using old aircraft and the pictures are thrilling. The use of CGI in Fly Boys was distracting and from a fan boy perspective was a let-down.
On the Chris' Choice Rating Scale Fly Boys gets one star
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