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MUST SEE AIRPLANE MOVIES
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:21 am
by iowa
in the same vein of books
what are the best airplane movies of all time?
has anyone seen the movie
'one six right'?
dave
THE LIST
one six right
the great waldo pepper
battle of britain
night rider
tora tora tora
skyward
fate is the hunter
the run down
twelve o'clock high
high road to china
list of all aviation movies from article in flying magazine
http://faculty.dwc.edu/Nicosia/apcm_lis ... movies.htm
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:33 am
by tshort
I saw one six right when it was on tour in with the special high def Sony projector.
Very cool and very well done. I highly recommend it. I have a DVD copy that I bought at OSH this year...
Thomas
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:11 am
by GAHorn
Night Riders has a fantastic opening scene with James Coburn in a PBY in the Agean sea. The rest is "ho-hum"... but that opening scene... Wow!
Battle of Britain
Tora Tora Tora
(don't much care for computer-generated airplanes and computer-graphic flying scenes the current crop of "flying" movies have.)
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:16 am
by KMac
The Great Waldo Pepper - my favorite airplane movie of all time.
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:28 pm
by iowa
i agree
the great waldo pepper is my favorite also.
i'll start the list above.
dave
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:20 pm
by iowa
i also added
'skyward'
to the list.
its about a crippled girl
in a wheelchair who,
against her parents wishes,
learns to fly.
dave
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:23 am
by pif_sonic
I like the movie "ALWAYS." It just has some really cool planes. It also has the greatest opening scene of all time!!!
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:37 pm
by kbbell
Watch for, "Captains of the Clouds," with James Cagney. The first half the seaplanes are the stars - mainly a Norseman. Some great footage and some of the worst [but entertaining] special effects you've ever seen, ok for the 1940's.
It's on TMC now and then, I get sucked in everytime it's on when I'm clicking between Fox Sports and Fox News.
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:52 pm
by iowa
in the march issue of 'flying'
there was an article with
a list of the 'greatest flying movies'
here it is.
http://faculty.dwc.edu/Nicosia/apcm_lis ... movies.htm
dave
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:45 am
by blueldr
How about "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines"?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:28 pm
by lowNslow
Airplane! (and don't call me Shirley)
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:57 am
by trake
Not many good flying movies. "One-Six right" was good. Also, "Fate is the Hunter" was good, but I was a kid when I saw it. I think Glenn Ford was the star. You never see it on the classic movie stations, not sure why.
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:13 am
by dunlaps3
If you like 170's ( i think most of us do ) then you should see the movie " The Rundown " . A fun action movie .
FAVORITE AIRPLANE MOVIE
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:16 pm
by k0al
For me it is "TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH" with Gregory Peck.
I've used the ploy about the aircraft he named "The Leper Colony" many times at work.
Al, N5455C
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:36 pm
by iowa
i updated the list.
if you want to read
the most incredible stories about flying,
read Gann's book
'fate is the hunter'
i have never been on the
edge of my seat
so much in my life!!!
the burning match is front of
the pilot's eye's is priceless!!!!
iowa