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Flyboys Reviews

2006

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The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots. Read more

Starring	Scott Hazell, Mac McDonald, Philip Winchester, Todd Boyce
Director	Tony Bill
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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- FLYBOYS is ever so nice, in the manner of a Norman Rockwell illustration....[The director] is a gentleman, moving things along with a tidy, well-mannered hand
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- - New York Times
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:31
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  Good story, but not too well told..
  
  Before the USA officially joined WW1, several american boys who did not have to do so, bravely (or for a sense of adventure) volunteered for action overseas. ... read more »
  
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  - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 06 Jun 2007 at 09:39
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  Definitely No Spruce Goose
  
  The CGI dogfights and special effects in this film are very impressive (especially with a surround sound system!) making this the films definitive highlight.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Jan 2012 at 09:49
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  Rent It
  
  The blu ray transfer is fantastic, i am lucky enough to own a bose surround sound system and a 92' screen with hi def projector. Sorry to gloat but this ... read more »
  
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- - expressdjs
  - 1 review
  - 14 Jul 2011 at 16:42
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  Flyboys great!
  
  Every once in a while, yo pick up an older film and think...that was good! Characters were great, the plot was good and some emotive moments whic were gripping... read more »
  
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  - 03 Jun 2011 at 08:16
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  Predictable but still worth it for the dogfights.
  
  I really wanted to enjoy this Film. The setting is well done and dog fights are impressive. What spoils it is the fact that every cliche is written into the ... read more »
  
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- - Chavasse1917
  - 1 review
  - 08 Apr 2011 at 00:24
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  Flyboys 2006
  
  Good all round entertainment. Supposedly based on a true story, this film had me laughing, crying, proud and not so proud. Having read the previous reviews I ... read more »
  
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- - Emjay69
  - 320 reviews
  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 15 Jan 2011 at 16:14
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  What a Stupid Film !!
  
  This is potentially a Great Film.
  
  But it turns into a very annoying, self centred story about a very confused and idiotic American fighter Pilot.read more »
  
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- - Dins
  - 1 review
  - Glasgow
  - 17 Jul 2010 at 23:44
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  American Flyboys
  
  This film stacks up well against the German made Red Baron WWI dogfight film, but it's not much to write home about. Everything is a little safe and a ... read more »
  
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- - Beacon97
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  - Neath
  - 25 Jun 2010 at 09:46
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  ok to pass the time
  
  this film wasn't awful but it wasn't spectacular either. as the review title says it was ok to pass the time but the story line is quite slow and ... read more »
  
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  - Penrith
  - 10 Mar 2010 at 13:21
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  flyboys
  
  a good old war movie,about the 1st world war,and when planes were just invented to,some really good dog fights and based on a true story,well worth renting out... read more »
  
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- - rababab
  - 132 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 11 Nov 2009 at 17:44
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  Great movie
  
  Good story line some excellent flying duels - got entertainment - showed a lot of the useless leadership in the first world war.
  
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- - Cheesey
  - 53 reviews
  - Burnley
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 13:51
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  Good story, but not too well told..
  
  Before the USA officially joined WW1, several american boys who did not have to do so, bravely (or for a sense of adventure) volunteered for action overseas. ... read more »
  
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- 447268
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  - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 06 Jun 2007 at 09:39
- - 7
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  choc full of cheese
  
  The pilots are the usual collection of US war film stereotypes. The moody one, the black one, the racist one who sees the error of his ways, the cowardly one ... read more »
  
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- - BunnyDees
  - 8 reviews
  - bristol
  - 03 Nov 2007 at 22:45
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  MUSH
  
  Over the top meaningless mush, total garbage set to mellow dramatic string lines with a dialogue written on Steven Hawkings Mr spell machine.
  
  That ... read more »
  
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  - Leicster
  - 24 Oct 2007 at 10:06
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  EXCELLENT
  
  TOPS ONE OFF THE BEST FILMS OFF 2007 GRAPHICS GREAT STORY LINE FAB AVERY GOOD 1ST WORLD WAR FILM
  
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- - scorpion
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  - Mexborough
  - 08 Jan 2008 at 12:52
- - 4
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  great
  
  the cgi were fantastic,a good story line,the only thing that let this film down was some of the acting was a bit flat,war film buffs its a must.
  
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- - chas
  - blackpool,england
  - 10 Nov 2007 at 19:40
- - 4
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  entertaining
  
  this is definitley a boys toys film. the men loved it the women averaged it.
  
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  - Kent
  - 18 Nov 2007 at 09:37
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  A very bad film
  
  Historically inaccurate, poor script, badly acted. What is a terrific true story deserves better treatment than it received from this film.
  
  Avoid ... read more »
  
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  - Bromley
  - 08 Nov 2007 at 13:11
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  awful
  
  cliched and very dull. avoid this film
  
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  - East Grinstead
  - 11 Nov 2007 at 18:59
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  Nice one
  
  If you love WWII and flying you will enjoy this one. Attention to detail is spot on.
  
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- 504152
- - Slick
  - 9 reviews
  - Rickmansworth
  - 14 Dec 2007 at 20:08
- - 3
  - 0
  Enjoyable action film
  
  The Americans won the 1st World War - didn't you know that? If you can ignore the historical inaccuracies and obvious special effects, this film is ... read more »
  
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  - OXON
  - 07 Jan 2008 at 07:54

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  FLYBOYS is a good old-fashioned historical drama concerning the Lafayette Escadrille, a French regiment of American volunteer airmen serving the allied cause in WWI before the US became officially involved. James Franco plays Blaine, a Texas rancher; he bunks with Eugene (Abdul Salis), an African ...

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