Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Gordon-11 This film tells the story of the first fighter pilots in the history of the USA, when they volunteer to help with the first world war in Europe.If a film is over two hours long, it should at least be good. However, "Flyboys" is rather slow paced, and don't have much story at all. It doesn't excite or engage me. Frankly, I feel bored by it. It shows people flying planes for prolonged periods, and has little character development. I don't care about the characters at all. It can use much tighter editing, put a few more pivotal plot points in, and actually properly introduce the characters. I can't figure out who is who because when the pilots fly, their faces are all covered! I am disappointed by this film. I can't believe that a war film can be boring.

William Gutierrez I recently saw the film this year and found it entertaining and fun despite the horror of war. Air fights were very real. The award which was for the heroic act is also real, the medal is true. Although it is not real view that only the Germans used Fokker triplane, plus see very simple scenes I think the film gives us a slight context of how the Flyers were preparing for war and especially the historic air squadron in which inspired this film is worthy of inspiration for new generations of young people. The film clearly shows the German red baron but in black, the director shows him as a bad person, this contradicts the figure which shows the German film The Red Baron where this historical figure is presented as a gentleman and which I stuck in my mind the phrase "We do not fight to kill men, but to shoot down aircraft" which expresses the greatness of this person despite the war. Flyboys think that is a good movie and will be the start for new movies that will come and we must not forget that "the future is the past" and why not see in the future a film inspired by the 94th Aero Squadron "Hat in the ring" where the nascent US Air Force got its first ace. After seeing the Flyboys film has left me a question. Why the plane of the hero of the film uses a pair of flags of red and yellow on the wings of his aircraft. This has some historical significance or just liked the director or producer of the film. I appreciate your help about this question.

juneebuggy I can't quite put my finger on why this was only an okay movie, I just felt like I'd seen it all before, even though it was based on real events (and pilots) it still didn't feel original. Flyboys follows the adventures of young Americans who volunteered for the French military to become their country's first fighter pilots since the U.S still hadn't entered World War 1.This tries really hard to be episodic but falls short as we follow the boys through training. The dog fights are well done and exciting, the romance aspect so-so. There are also some moments of utter cheese.I did enjoy the battle weary pilot Reed and his ongoing showdown with his German nemesis. Pretty poor odds of making it home alive. 06.13

Theo Robertson Interesting that there's so many negative comments about this film involving accuracy on all levels . The historical adviser is one Jack Livesey , a battle hardened veteran of the British Army who did several tours of Northern Ireland and won the coveted Military Medal during the 1982 Falklands conflict where he served with the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment . You name it Livesey has seen it , done it and written the book about it so it's only fitting the likes of Hollywood should employ a real warrior like Livesey if they're making a nihilistic film about the slaughter of millions and FLYBOYS is the result . The fact that it's a plane crash of a movie is mainly down to Livesey who made headlines of his own five years later when he found himself up in courtAs it transpired Livesey who claimed he was the military adviser on SAVING PRIVATE RYAN , BAND OF BROTHERS and a host of other Hollywood blockbusters was fraudulently claiming incapacity benefit in 2004 . He bigged himself that he was a traumatised war veteran who had seen so much death and destruction on countless battlefields in his military career of over 20 years the judge treated him kindly . The problem was it later came to light his military career was confined to the Catering Corps from the end of 1971 to the start of 1974 when he was discharged under services no longer required . The lies he told in court led to him being charged for perverting the course of justice and in 2011 Livesey was sentenced to three years in jail Watching FLYBOYS the only film that employed Livesey as a historical adviser - and no before you ask SPR and BOB had Dale Dyer as historical adviser not Livesey - you wonder how stupid the producers were to employ him . I'm pretty sure the average schoolboy is better informed about the first world war than anyone who worked on this big budget flop such as the Germans not having spiked helmets or significant amounts of tanks in 1917 It's the laws of physics being continually broken that rankle more than anything . The planes seen here resemble the spaceships seen in STAR WARS rather than the ones seen in WW1 They can fly in a straight dive then suddenly manage to pull out of the dive five feet from the ground . A shell exploding mere inches from the aircraft causes no damage whatsoever and ditto being shot by several hundred bullets Even from a narrative point of view supposedly inspired by true events FLYBOYS gives way to cloying cliché similar to that in PEARL HARBOR . When neutral Americans cross the Atlantic to join democratic Europe in the fight against aggression and shout " Get me in to a goddamn plane . I think world war one has just started " you know what's coming next . Nice to know that FLYBOYS cost $60 million and recouped $13 million at the US box office . Maybe the should have used the accountant as historical adviser and put Jack Livesey in charge of production costs . It would have made for a more realistic and better film