Iron Eagle
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Movie Reviews of Iron Eagle
Movie Review: Pure Entertainment
Summary: 4 Stars
I remember first watching Iron Eagle when it came out on video. As a twelve year old I thought it was an awesome movie. As I grew older I realized that the effects in it were low budget, the plot was a little on the far fetched side (a group of high school kids getting into maximum security areas? Gotta love the 80s!), and the battle scenes were unlikely.(how many times did Doug's F-16 fire that same missile?) However this is just a fun movie to watch! The movie shines for one of the best characters ever; Col. Chappy Sinclair made so memorable by the great Louis Gossett Jr. I was very dissapointed in the DVD not being available in widescreen but then again I never have seen it in widescreen so I dont know what I missing. It does have a few special features but none worth watching again. If no one out there has ever watched this series, watch the first one and leave it at that, just like the filmmakers should have done! I mean was Iron Eagle 2 such a box office smash that it needed to have two more sequels made?? Anyway if you are a child of the 80's like me then you have to have this movie sitting right beside Wargames on the shelf.Movie Review: Still fun after all these years
Summary: 4 Stars
Four Iron Eagle movies were made. This is by far the best. Often true of any series of movies, the first is so good it inspires sequels. I saw this movie during its first release. It was great then and it is still fun today. Surprisingly the aircraft are still used today and so it seems timely even now when you consider what is happening in Iraq. Filmed during Ronald Reagan's administration it is interesting how this could apply even today. All in all a stand out movie that is still fun to watch today. This is one most the family will enjoy.
A high school graduate finds that his father has been shot down over a Middle Eastern country and is being held hostage. He has three days to rescue him before he will be hanged. He enlists the aid of his fellow flying club friends and a retired Air Force Colonel to concoct a plan to fly over and rescue his father. Good acting, great flying sequences, and excellent music soundtrack make this worth catching. I love the soundtrack, especially his flying song by Queen. Good quality DVD with little in the way of extras. Still worth adding to your collection of family action movies.
Movie Review: A decent Action flick from the 80's
Summary: 4 Stars
Long of the short of this movie is that the star's father is shot down by some badguys over a unnamed country in the Mid-East. The is a young man that is in the process of graduating from high school and finds out that his father is going to be killed by the bad guys and decides to mount a rescue mission. After getting help from Louis Gosset Jr. The star steals a pair of F-16's with help from his High School buddies and goes over there to rescue his father after the US government decides to sit on it hands. This is typical 80's action flick that came out the same time as "Top Gun", they were about 6 months apart. It is a decent way to waste a lazy weekend afternoon when there is nothing else on TV or for a road trip. Although it can get to be a bit hollywood patrotic at times, it is still good fun to watch. Listening to all the good music too during the flying scenes are good as well.
Movie Review: 80s teen flick + top gun = delicious cheese, thrilling action
Summary: 4 Stars
Iron Eagle is about a group of teenagers who need to save one of their fathers from the clutches of an evil unnamed country. Of course the US government is too weak to act, so they enlist the aid of Chappy, steal a few fighter planes, and take care of business.
The opening scene with the "snake run" is soooo 80s! A race to prove manhood between a motorcycle and an airplane. Through canyons! And the last guy who did it DIED!
The flying scenes are pretty well done and are at least as thrilling as those in Top Gun or other movies of the period. There are plenty of satisfying explosions, even from things that seem like they ought not explode.
Ready for some easy-on-the-brain entertainment? Give Iron Eagle a try!
Movie Review: Iron Eagle
Summary: 4 Stars
This is not a bad movie. It has many enjoyable sequences. However, it is not a movie to be taken seriously. The plot evolves around a highly motivated kid trying to save his father who is held captive in a hostile Middle Eastern country. The antics associated with devising the rescue are very sappy. A kid flying a highly sophisticated military fighter then taking on MIG's is not believable. However, the aerial dogfight flying sequences are well done. The 80's rock music is also very good. If you can look beyond the believability of the activity and into the "teamwork & freedom" storyline you will enjoy this movie. A great family action movie with patriotism! I am going to also buy the soundtrack.