Aviation Movies?

"Dave Burton" wrote in message
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Here is you chance to suggest movies to show at a fly-in. I'd
appreciate any suggestions for newer movies, available on DVD or video
tape. We've seen all the oldies. I've got to stick to PG films for
the most part since this will be visible to the CAP cadets and anyone
else still up after dark. The films will be shown outdoors at the
edge of the taxiway. I'm not a movie goer and I'm not familar with
newer offerings that might be available.

We have " kids day" we also need a movie for. "Holes" last year was
a big hit...

Any movie suggestions that might entain the fly-in crowd would be
great. I know the choice of aviation movies is limited and I don't
think we want to show Top Gun or Independance Day, again...


The Aviator was brilliant, IMHO, but nearly 3 hours long and many references
will be lost on the young crowd.

How about ? :-

Always
Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow
Strategic Air Command - Stewart / Allyson - superb !
The Flying Leathernecks - John Wayne - great !!
Hot Shots !
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines - a hoot !!!

"Montblack" wrote in message
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("Dave Stadt" wrote)
Fact is he and the crash scenes were the worst part of the movie. He
certainly won NO academy awards.


It took me two minutes to switch from DiCaprio to Hughes - tops.

Having spent numerous hours watching/hearing him while a then-teenaged
daughter when gaa-gaa over him a few years back (on DVD), I had trouble
getting his role in _Titanic_ out of my head.

Strategic Air Command with Jimmy Stewart


"Dave Burton" wrote in message
...
Here is you chance to suggest movies to show at a fly-in. I'd
appreciate any suggestions for newer movies, available on DVD or video
tape. We've seen all the oldies. I've got to stick to PG films for
the most part since this will be visible to the CAP cadets and anyone
else still up after dark. The films will be shown outdoors at the
edge of the taxiway. I'm not a movie goer and I'm not familar with
newer offerings that might be available.

We have " kids day" we also need a movie for. "Holes" last year was
a big hit...

Any movie suggestions that might entain the fly-in crowd would be
great. I know the choice of aviation movies is limited and I don't
think we want to show Top Gun or Independance Day, again...

Thanks,
Dave

("Dan Luke" wrote)
[snip]
Yeah, good and bad. I loved the scene of Hughes before the Senate
committee.


One of the best parts of the movie!

My favorite scene in the movie: 'Reporters! Let's put Mr Hughes in *here*
until they leave.'


http://www.reelclassics.com/Articles/General/oscar-trivia-article.htm
Fun Oscar trivia - if you like that sort of thing :-)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/
Martin Scorsese filmography


Montblack

("Matt Barrow" wrote)
It took me two minutes to switch from DiCaprio to Hughes - tops.

Having spent numerous hours watching/hearing him while a then-teenaged
daughter when gaa-gaa over him a few years back (on DVD), I had trouble
getting his role in _Titanic_ out of my head.


I think that's why he was introduced to us (in the movie) the way he was -
forcefully, go, go, go. No time to compare. That's what I assumed Scorsese
was up to ...it worked for me.

What did your daughter think of him in The Aviator? Did his Hughes *work*
for her?

One nit about The Aviator - for me, the script was lacking (often uneven)
and was only rescued by good directing, good acting and great sets.


Montblack

Matt Barrow wrote:

Having spent numerous hours watching/hearing him while a then-teenaged
daughter when gaa-gaa over him a few years back (on DVD), I had trouble
getting his role in _Titanic_ out of my head.

Me too. Until I saw him in "Catch Me If You Can" and "Gangs of New York"
I didn't really consider him a serious actor.

Antonio

Dylan Smith wrote:


On the other hand, I don't really pay much attention to the
self-congratulatory (and extremely dull) awards like the Oscars or this
other academy awards thing.

I agree. Keep in mind though that the Academy Awards *are* the Oscars.
You were probably thinking of the Golden Globe Awards (?)

Antonio

"Antoñio" wrote in message
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Dave Stadt wrote:

Fact is he and the crash scenes were the worst part of the movie. He
certainly won NO academy awards.

No academy awards for him personally but he did win best actor at the
Golden Globe awards for Aviator. Perhaps the entire foreign press
hasn't the insight you have. Perhaps you feel the best picture Academy
Award has nothing to do with him being in almost every scene in the
entire movie.

Your "insights" are certainly not shared by the majority of the
industry.

That is the highest compliment I have been paid in a long, long, long time.
If I start thinking like the nit wits in la la land it's time seek serious
help.



Antonio

The Great Waldo Pepper
Fandango
Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines

and maybe - might be a bit rough for the kids though it's certainly
tame enough for PG -

Dr. Strangelove


Michael

"OtisWinslow" wrote in message
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Strategic Air Command with Jimmy Stewart


Great choice...if you can edit out/mute June Allyson :~(