FLYBOYS-The movie

ya i saw the previews looks great

Seems like a nice movie.I love the German Triplanes(not what they represent) and also the music...Jean Reno himself already persuade me to watch the movie.He is one of my favorites actors. 👍

Excellent site with clever introduction and clever funny game at the intros page.

Altough i have to notice that it brings on my mind an older version of Pearl HarborI wish I'm wrong...We shall see on the big screen 😉

Τhanks for let us know about it CRJCapt. 👍

Looks ok...

Greekman72 wrote:

Seems like a nice movie.I love the German Triplanes(not what they represent)

If you really study the causes of World War I, you will discover that there were no good guys or bad guys. Just our side and theirs.

The most bizarre thing about WWI is that it was started by 2 sides that largely had bugger all to do with the conflict for the rest of it.

It was because of the assasination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by the serbians, the austro hungarians called in their allie the keiser and he brought germany to the war.

The serbians called on various people and eventually the french were involved too, we went to aid the french and so on...

So, i spose it was started by "a bad guy" depending on how you define it by assasinating someone. The rest of the war was just mindless idiocy on all parts really in allowing it to go as far as it did, hence the formation of the League of Nations to try and stop such a thing happening again.

[quote="Insight"]The most bizarre thing about WWI is that it was started by 2 sides that largely had bugger all to do with the conflict for the rest of it.quote]

Similar to the Vietnam war then.

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Insight wrote:

The most bizarre thing about WWI is that it was started by 2 sides that largely had bugger all to do with the conflict for the rest of it.quote]

Similar to the Vietnam war then.

No, that was do to the total incompetence of the French in French Indochina. The US stepped in to keep the mess from destabilizing the region, but was constantly undermined by...you guessed it, the French.

The US demonstrated that it was clueless in fighting an enemy that could blend into the general population. It still hasn't learned how. To make matters worse, it now allows US companies to do business with Vietnam.

I just got back from seeing the movie FLYBOYS. The flying and dogfight scenes were very good. French Nieuport 17 and 11 battled Fokker Dr.I triplanes. The story line was pretty good also. I recommend this movie to hardcore aviation and history buffs. No jets so those who only like Airbus and Boeing stay away. I'll have to add this to my aviation movie collection when it comes out on DVD. If there's a movie with aircraft in it, I probably have a copy. 😀

➡ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyboys
➡ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuport
➡ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_Dr.I

my favorite aviation movie is Flight of the Pheonix.

earthqu8kes wrote:

my favorite aviation movie is Flight of the Pheonix.

Which one, the original(1965) or the remake? I liked the original better than the remake.

I liked the movie Flyboys, I'l buy it when it comes out on DVD. Has anyone else seen it? 🙂