Flyboys [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Flyboys [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Great transfer. Terrible movie.
Summary: 2 Stars
I went into this movie with very few expectations. I was looking to showcase a new Blu-ray player on my 60" Sony XBR, and as I am a big fan of most military movies, I thought I'd give it a shot.
Boy, I really wish I had spent my money elsewhere. The acting was incredibly poor across the board - I'm usually a fan of Jean Reno, but lets face it - he has his genre (Ronin as an example), and this is most definitely not it. The script seemed almost amateur at times, and throughout the whole film I found myself wishing I could find a way to attach myself to atleast one of the characters so as to better enjoy it... alas, no such luck. There seemed to be very little character development, and what little there was, felt rushed. The romance was poorly executed, and as beautiful as Lucienne (Jennifer Decker) is, I'm afraid it couldn't save me from wishing that I were somewhere else throughout the whole film.
The film's one saving grace was on the technical side. The transfer was very good to excellent, with crisp, bright colors, and deep blacks throughout, and the audio - while not great by any respect, certainly wasnt terrible either. Unfortunately, most of the CGI was right about what you'd expect from a B-grade movie, and it was readily aparent in some scenes that the planes were... well, not actually planes.
In short, unless you are a die-hard aviation buff, and are willing to overlook the film's many faults, I would suggest passing on this one - it might make for a decent rental but little more.
Movie Review: Unoriginal Low Budget Film
Summary: 1 Stars
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 (almost 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? (believe it or not, this lion was based on a true story - too bad it didn't eat the main actors in this movie.. that would have been great to see.)
Movie Review: Avoid this movie at all costs!
Summary: 1 Stars
Oh my god, this movie was terrible... This was the worst movie I saw last year and, to be honest, is the worst movie I can recall having seen in recent memory period. I don't know who green-lights these terrible movies, especially considering that this movie was NOT cheap, but if I continuously made blunders like this at work, i guarantee i'd be living in a trash dumpster. Although based on actual events (in that this unit did, in fact exist, but any similarities end there) and a mediocre book, the story, as it is presented in the movie, is awful - the fight scenes are ludicrous, laughable, and utterly unrealistic - and the acting is... i'm getting sick just thinking about it. How? How do these terrible actors get jobs?!? All things considered, however, the final responsibility falls on the director and, were I his boss, I'd have him beaten and dumped in a river somewhere. It's hard to express just how bad this movie is and I would actually recommend it soley based on the fact that it will give you and your friends something to criticize at length. Oh, this movie... my cat has left better things in the cat box.Movie Review: Might make a good coaster
Summary: 1 Stars
I went to see this in the theater and myself and two friends could not go the distance. We walked out before it was over. The plot is ridiculous and the acting does not make up for it.