Tim Glover
Senior HTF Member
Hope it's okay to start a review thread.
Saw Flyboys tonight. I went in with reasonably low expectations inspite of loving the trailer. I was thinking we would get Top Gun meets Pearl Harbor.
I really liked it. Far from perfect. But it works. Some of it feels a bit rushed and some of it needed trimming. A longer cut HAS to be out there somewhere. There were times I was thinking in some ways, the director wasn't too sure which direction to take the film.
Still, the acting is pretty good. This is James Franco's film, make no mistake. The camera loves him and he makes the most out it. He really did portray "Rawlings" quite well.
The Soundtrack is also good but there were times when it was just there too much-especially in the beginning.
The ariel battles are truly amazing. Very cool and lavish. I didn't expect this to be so effectively shot, but it was.
I really did like most of the characters & that's why I wanted a bit more at times. You know alot of films like this are just naturally going to remind us of other films. Flyboys is at times, like Pearl Harbor. Except to me, Flyboys is a much better film.
Thank God there were NO lines of dialogue saying, "take that you Jap sucker!" Whew.
It's late and I've rambled incoherently.
It's a great looking film too. It will be utterly gorgeous in High Def.
Yes, there are faults, and yes, it needed some tightening. Flyboys makes no apologizes about heart, pride, courage, and honor.
I liked it.
8.5/10
Saw Flyboys tonight. I went in with reasonably low expectations inspite of loving the trailer. I was thinking we would get Top Gun meets Pearl Harbor.
I really liked it. Far from perfect. But it works. Some of it feels a bit rushed and some of it needed trimming. A longer cut HAS to be out there somewhere. There were times I was thinking in some ways, the director wasn't too sure which direction to take the film.
Still, the acting is pretty good. This is James Franco's film, make no mistake. The camera loves him and he makes the most out it. He really did portray "Rawlings" quite well.
The Soundtrack is also good but there were times when it was just there too much-especially in the beginning.
The ariel battles are truly amazing. Very cool and lavish. I didn't expect this to be so effectively shot, but it was.
I really did like most of the characters & that's why I wanted a bit more at times. You know alot of films like this are just naturally going to remind us of other films. Flyboys is at times, like Pearl Harbor. Except to me, Flyboys is a much better film.
Thank God there were NO lines of dialogue saying, "take that you Jap sucker!" Whew.
It's late and I've rambled incoherently.
It's a great looking film too. It will be utterly gorgeous in High Def.
Yes, there are faults, and yes, it needed some tightening. Flyboys makes no apologizes about heart, pride, courage, and honor.
I liked it.
8.5/10