Red Tails Discussion Thread

[Herkimer Jitty]

The cast was great, and the CGI was great, but it never really quite came together for me. Still, I'd take it over Michael Baysplosions any day.

To me the wost thing is I will have to correct my students who will use this film as the basis for their historical facts.

I don't think any student worth his/her salt should use any film as a source. Not even a documentary.

 

[Forbin]

I saw it on Friday and was actually somewhat disappointed. The aerial scences were great, but when seeing the infamous "based on" quote at the beginning I was very concerned.

To some degreee many of the characters seemed to be characterizations/stereotypes found in many older military movies. I was also disturbed at the decision to "create new characters." You would think with a historically based movie you would at least use real characters. The renaming of Colonel Benjamin O. Davis as Col. A.J. Bullard is something I consider as a disgrace; .

I agree, whole heartedly about General Davis. I had heard about it and was also concerned by the ad campaign, which is now calling it "the feel good movie of the year"

What do we get as the first scene, the uber Nazi look of the Luffwaffe squadron commander, flying with his oxygen mask off. Only to have him survive and meet "the best" Tuskegee Airman in a showdown P-51 versus Me-262 where our hero recognizes the other pilot as a distinct personality. It wasn't like he was Darth Vadar in a different kind of jet but recognize him he did.

The identification I at least understand as his was the only plane in his squadron with a yellow nose.

So they made crap up, then. Oh well.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

Saw this film with a group this past Sunday.

I gave it a 6.0-6.5 out of ten, a friend gave it 5.5 due to its predictability...and other things...

 

[wew]

Herkimer Jitty "I don't think any student worth his/her salt should use any film as a source. Not even a documentary".

That is true, but it won't stop some of my students from using it anyway. A number of them think reaseach source end and stop with wikipedia.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

It didn't last long here , it was gone by last week.