Your favourite aircraft film?
Discussion
RizzoTheRat said:
If you like aviation films I suggest you DON'T watch "Wings of the Apache". Even Tommy Lee Jones couldn't save that one.
I watched that once when I was much younger and always remembered it being a great film, so I downloaded it a couple of weeks ago to watch it again. My god it's dire.Naming my favourite is a bit tricky as there are quite a few good ones, the one I'll always watch if it's on is the Battle of Britain. Can't say why it's better than the rest, just can always watch it!
During a recent phase if illness i was at the mercy of what i could pick up on the main 5 channels, good news came when i heard 'John Wayne double-bill'
the first film was The High & Mighty
JW was an ex military pilot now flying commercial passenger (prop) planes
the plot.. in brief
lots of passenger back story and monologues
is something wrong with engine 1? no? are you sure?
flying over ocean, are we passed the point of no return....... er..... yes we are now
crap, engine 1 is dead, never mind, we can make it
arse, engine 4 is dead, lets ditch in the rough seas, we might die, we might be ok
JW decides that they CAN make it to LA, he feels lucky, he just 'knows', cos ya know, he's got 1000's of hours flying.
captain doesnt believe him
JW slaps him on the face, twice
captain believes him
they make it to LA, yay!
so in short, my answer to your question is....... Dambusters
the first film was The High & Mighty
JW was an ex military pilot now flying commercial passenger (prop) planes
the plot.. in brief
lots of passenger back story and monologues
is something wrong with engine 1? no? are you sure?
flying over ocean, are we passed the point of no return....... er..... yes we are now
crap, engine 1 is dead, never mind, we can make it
arse, engine 4 is dead, lets ditch in the rough seas, we might die, we might be ok
JW decides that they CAN make it to LA, he feels lucky, he just 'knows', cos ya know, he's got 1000's of hours flying.
captain doesnt believe him
JW slaps him on the face, twice
captain believes him
they make it to LA, yay!
so in short, my answer to your question is....... Dambusters
alwayzsidewayz said:
I so cannot remember the name of it, but I loved the film about the spitfire and Mitchell. not that much flying granted, but I saw it recently and realy enjoyed it
First of the Few - starring Leslie Howard and David Niven.Inspirational perhaps but bearing little resemblance to the true story of Mitchell and the Spitfire.
I was zapping through the channels the other night and came across Catch 22. The film is not really very good, but this scene is stunning and sticks in the mind.
Never seen so many Mitchells in one place at one time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jYoeqUs2KI
Never seen so many Mitchells in one place at one time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jYoeqUs2KI
Eric Mc said:
alwayzsidewayz said:
I so cannot remember the name of it, but I loved the film about the spitfire and Mitchell. not that much flying granted, but I saw it recently and realy enjoyed it
First of the Few - starring Leslie Howard and David Niven.Inspirational perhaps but bearing little resemblance to the true story of Mitchell and the Spitfire.
Conian said:
During a recent phase if illness i was at the mercy of what i could pick up on the main 5 channels, good news came when i heard 'John Wayne double-bill'
the first film was The High & Mighty
JW was an ex military pilot now flying commercial passenger (prop) planes
the plot.. in brief
lots of passenger back story and monologues
is something wrong with engine 1? no? are you sure?
flying over ocean, are we passed the point of no return....... er..... yes we are now
crap, engine 1 is dead, never mind, we can make it
arse, engine 4 is dead, lets ditch in the rough seas, we might die, we might be ok
JW decides that they CAN make it to LA, he feels lucky, he just 'knows', cos ya know, he's got 1000's of hours flying.
captain doesnt believe him
JW slaps him on the face, twice
captain believes him
they make it to LA, yay!
so in short, my answer to your question is....... Dambusters
The bizarre thing is, that film is based on a book by Ernest Gann. One of the best aviation writers of all time.the first film was The High & Mighty
JW was an ex military pilot now flying commercial passenger (prop) planes
the plot.. in brief
lots of passenger back story and monologues
is something wrong with engine 1? no? are you sure?
flying over ocean, are we passed the point of no return....... er..... yes we are now
crap, engine 1 is dead, never mind, we can make it
arse, engine 4 is dead, lets ditch in the rough seas, we might die, we might be ok
JW decides that they CAN make it to LA, he feels lucky, he just 'knows', cos ya know, he's got 1000's of hours flying.
captain doesnt believe him
JW slaps him on the face, twice
captain believes him
they make it to LA, yay!
so in short, my answer to your question is....... Dambusters
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