Flyboys

DotTheEyes · 09-23-2006, 09:24 PM

Watch the trailer...

Very entertaining WWI action film. James Franco (who, despite having a prolific year with Annapolis, Tristan + Isolde, and now this, is still best known for playing the webslinger's hard-edged best friend in the Spider-Man film franchise) plays a young American rancher who, to escape criminal charges, joins the French Air Force and becomes a fighter pilot for the Lafayette Escadrille.

Franco doesn't have considerable range as an actor, but his James Dean-esque intensity almost compensates in full. The supporting actors, including Martin Henderson and Jean Reno, are good in their roles as well. The real star, however, is the action. The epic aerial combat sequences are rendered with dazzling computer-generated imagery and will have you on the edge of your seat. I also enjoyed the understated romance which develops between Franco's character and an introverted French beauty.

Overall, this is not going to win an Academy Award, but it is an entertaining and thrilling two-and-a-half-hour sky-set thriller. Recommended.

Geek · 09-23-2006, 09:45 PM

Dot, your stuff is so well written I feel a little guilty that we get you all to ourselves

DotTheEyes · 09-23-2006, 09:55 PM

Thank you. :-)

dustin · 09-24-2006, 08:57 AM

I wanna see it. But I hope they dont overdo the loveydovey scenes like they did in Pearl Harbor.

DotTheEyes · 09-24-2006, 12:08 PM

They don't. Don't get me wrong, there definitely is a romance element, but the focus is squarely on the aerial dogfights. Everything else is supporting.

09-25-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dustin

I wanna see it. But I hope they dont overdo the loveydovey scenes like they did in Pearl Harbor.

I agree. The loveydovey stuff ruined Pearl Harbor for me.

Vince · 09-25-2006, 10:13 AM

Dot should be the official somd movie critic.

Dukesdad · 10-26-2006, 03:18 PM

did this ever come to St. Mary's?

*aps45819* ^(Premo) · 10-26-2006, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by duke'sdad

did this ever come to St. Mary's?

Now playing at Block Buster

Dukesdad · 10-26-2006, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by aps45819

Now playing at Block Buster

tyvm

09-23-2006, 09:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
DotTheEyes Movie Fan Member Since: Apr 2006 Posts: 589	Flyboys Watch the trailer... Very entertaining WWI action film. James Franco (who, despite having a prolific year with Annapolis, Tristan + Isolde, and now this, is still best known for playing the webslinger's hard-edged best friend in the Spider-Man film franchise) plays a young American rancher who, to escape criminal charges, joins the French Air Force and becomes a fighter pilot for the Lafayette Escadrille. Franco doesn't have considerable range as an actor, but his James Dean-esque intensity almost compensates in full. The supporting actors, including Martin Henderson and Jean Reno, are good in their roles as well. The real star, however, is the action. The epic aerial combat sequences are rendered with dazzling computer-generated imagery and will have you on the edge of your seat. I also enjoyed the understated romance which develops between Franco's character and an introverted French beauty. Overall, this is not going to win an Academy Award, but it is an entertaining and thrilling two-and-a-half-hour sky-set thriller. Recommended.
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09-23-2006, 09:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
DotTheEyes Movie Fan Member Since: Apr 2006 Posts: 589	Thank you. :-)
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DotTheEyes Movie Fan Member Since: Apr 2006 Posts: 589	They don't. Don't get me wrong, there definitely is a romance element, but the focus is squarely on the aerial dogfights. Everything else is supporting.
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09-25-2006, 10:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
Vince ...... Member Since: Mar 2003 Location: Lusby, MD. Posts: 14,077	Dot should be the official somd movie critic. __________________ Why carry a gun? Because the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes. The response time of a .44 magnum 240 gr bullet is 1542 ft/sec. I can't talk to liberals. Even if we both speak English, we don't speak the same language.
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10-26-2006, 03:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dukesdad Steelers fan Member Since: Jul 2004 Location: stairway to 7 Posts: 1,584	did this ever come to St. Mary's? __________________ "I don't wanna' pickle...I just wanna' ride my motorsickle" (Arlo Guthrie cir-1972) "The difference between involvement and commitment is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was involved, the pig was committed." Unknown "Democracy is two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for dinner, Liberty is one well armed sheep contesting the vote" Only a biker knows why a dog sticks it's head out the car window
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