Aviation Movies?

Antoñio wrote:
Orval Fairbairn wrote:

In article ,
dancingstarcreations
wrote:


Dave Burton wrote:

Here is you chance to suggest movies to show at a fly-in....



Why "The Aviator" of course! True story, great performances, 5
academy awards, the most incredible crash scene I've ever seen, and a
chance to give one of our nation's most enigmatic figures some
well-deserved recognition as an aviation pioneer.

BTW....once you see the movie you'll never call it "The Spruce Goose"
again.


Antonio




I did not rate "The Aviator" that highly. The crash scenes are all
bogus CGI and have little in common with reality. As for DiCaprio's
portrayal of Hughes, I thought that he was just another pretty face
going through the motions.

His piloting scenes reminded me of a 5-year-old playing "airplane."
His acting there was most unconvincing. IMHO, the only thing missing
there was making "BRRRR" sounds.


Sorry but 5 academy awards along with countless millions disagree with
your assessment

AFA DiCaprio's performance....you gotta be kiddng! I think he showed the
makings of a great actor here!

I think you might be reacting on a gut level to his teenage hearthrob,
sitcom days. Perhaps you missed "Catch Me If You Can"--the boy has
developed some great stage presence in my opinion.



Antonio
Be advised that there are two movies with the name "The Aviator",
unrelated. The one about Howard Hughes, and the really good one with
Christopher Reeves based on an Ernest K. Gann book. This is about early
airmail pilots, also a great crash scene.