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Flyboys opens this Friday

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How do you know it's great? Have you been to a screening?
 
I saw the trailer and the first thing that popped into my head was Pearl Harbor. Barf.

As much as I love airplanes, I probably won't drop $10 at the box office to see a damsel wringing her hands, a black dude with something to prove, and some Mr. Hot-n-Happenin'-Hollywood guy who can't act his way out of a wet paper bag. AGAIN.

I don't care what Bob Hoover thinks about it, either. He's obviously not a movie critic.
 
GogglesPisano said:
How do you know it's great? Have you been to a screening?

....Yes.

Here's a review by Gene Shalit;

FLYBOYS – Reviewed by Gene Shalit, TODAY
Director Tony Bill’s “Flyboys” is an exaltation. World War I. 1917. America’s not yet in it. But many boys go overseas to volunteer for the Lafayette Escadrille, a band of Americans from diverse backgrounds with motley motives flying for the French against the Germans. “Flyboys” embraces the lives of seven – who they are, what fates await – all picked to pilot these new, flimsy, funny-looking flying machines. Each one alone in his open, single-seat crate, armed with only a pistol and a single mounted machine gun. It’s a magical adventure, swooping like rickety birds…each moment alive with death. There’s excitement aloft. Below, love’s a lift. The presence of the distinguished Jean Reno as their stabilizing French commander gives the film its spine and air of authenticity. The aerial combat is fabulous; I’ve never seen anything else even come close to it. The writing, photography, performances, direction – all top flight. “Flyboys” is so entertaining, so exhilarating, it left me walking on air.
 
......and dont foreget to check out Jackass Number 2 also opening this friday. Ill be seeing both.
 

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