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Old 01-26-2012, 12:45 AM
SOM SOM is offline
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I saw it and enjoyed it a great deal. As an entertainment movie-job well done by all.
History? May have been far from perfect. BUT a great deal of what was shown I have either seen or read about. And in some cases have been told about it by WWII pilots and crews.
And yes, there are a few points that one could wonder it happened that way or not. But at that point one is trying to nit pick.
Both this and The Tuskegee Airmen make the very same "error". While the Airmen DID attack a large German "PT" Boat/small "DE", they did it with P-47's and not P-51's. And not clear if boat was sunk or just put out of the war due to heavy damage.
And yes, during the mission to Germany, they did shot down at least three German jets.
I plan on seeing it again this weekend.
I hope that those who see it take some more time to look up more information not only about The Airmen, but about the other segregated units that fought in war. They all had a great deal to do with the Civil Rights Movement. Something that will be covered if Part II ever gets made. Yes, there are Part I and III to this movie. GL has been working on this for over 21+ years with the full support and backing of The Airmen.
For reviews, I suggest:
Movie Review Intelligence:
http://moviereviewintelligence.com/
Rotten Tomatoes:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

Last edited by SOM; 01-26-2012 at 12:50 AM.
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