Memphis Belle Reviews

wow what a film

this is about the 5-6 time iv seen this film and it still does it for me,its the story of the crew of the Memphis belle and there final sortie into Germany.

its gripping from start to Finnish, it has great action and some nice flight scenes

Evocative Film

We really enjoyed this - it has a slow beginning, concentrating on building up the characters and the reason for the film; it was filmed at Duxford in England, and is the story of the Memphis Belle, an American bomber completing her first tour of duty, the first US bomber to complete so many missions and not be shot down.

In fairness, it did not appeal to the 20 year old in the household ... us older (40/50 year olds) really enjoyed it.

It captured the wartime atmosphere extremely well and the photography was very good.

[Highly rated reviewer]

First to 25

A very good film if you are interested in the life of a bomber cew during the second world war.

The Memphis belle was the first 8th air force crew to complete 25 missions but unlike the film the last mission for the real crew was to france on a 'milk run'

the film is based on events that happened during the 25 missions that she flew,so all the events did happen just not all at once

the cast play very good roles and do make you believe that you are watching a b 17 bomber crew.

The film used 7 B-17s for filming unfourtunatley one crashed towards the end of the film shoot,

for anybody wondering about the base it was filmed at duxford.

all in all a good enjoyable film, shows its age alittle now as the film itself is a little worn and special effects would be better today but all i all one to watch.

Very atmospheric - great care was taken when the film was made to make the aircraft seem as realistic as possible. The cast were well-suited to their roles. Funny scene with the tomato soup!!

A wonderful film. Make sure you also watch.....

If you enjoyed this film I would stongly suggest that you see Britain at War in Colour. Make sure it is the DVD version because one of the extras is a documentary on the real Memphis Belle. You will then compare the real version with the screen version.

Golden Oldie

I watched it when i was young and enjoyed it still brill now

Great Film

I remember watching this film at the cinema and totally enjoying it. Although it?s been shown on TV a few times as well, I never get bored watching it. I think it?s the last time eight airworthy B17?s have flown together, which is just great to watch. Overall a great firm without the CGI that is in almost every new film today.

Fantastic

One of the best world war 2 films I and many others have seen!! can't get any better than this.

Brilliant

This film is based on a true story, however if you see the documentary of the Memphis Belle you will see events potrayed in the film are much more dramatic than the reality. Having said that this film is suberb and captures the tensions faced by bomber crews. Certainly one of the best war films made and a film I never tire of seeing.

I'll never tire of this movie

I've probably seen it a hundred times before, but it never loses its magic. An all time feel good movie!