| Tgunner | 29 Aug 2018 5:17 p.m. PST |
A movie like this could have been really great. But man, it looks like Pearl Harbor… Chinese style. YouTube link A meh blockbuster? Chinese propaganda? A missed opportunity? So close to being a great movie about the Allied/Chinese effort in the air war over China in WWII. How great of a movie could this had been if it had been based off this book???? This book was one of my absolute favorites when I was a kid back in the '70's. I must have read it 10 times cover to cover and the parts about Claire Chennault, the Chinese Air Force, and later the AVG were the ones I read over and over again.
Well, at least we get to see Chinese piloted I-16 monoplanes in action. |
| Thresher01 | 29 Aug 2018 5:26 p.m. PST |
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| jdginaz | 29 Aug 2018 7:38 p.m. PST |
Good book also read it in the '70s, when I was in high school. |
| Maha Bandula | 29 Aug 2018 9:08 p.m. PST |
Those special effects look really iffy. |
 Unlucky General  | 29 Aug 2018 10:00 p.m. PST |
A very good trailer. Gives you a good feel for how the movie will be. One to avoid for my money. |
| PzGeneral | 30 Aug 2018 4:10 a.m. PST |
I know I'm wrong…but is that a gag? |
| Old Wolfman | 30 Aug 2018 6:35 a.m. PST |
The author of "Cyborg",it appears. But may be worth a curious look-see. |
| Patrick Sexton | 30 Aug 2018 9:08 a.m. PST |
It looks both terrible and sort of cool at the same time. And there are a LOT of planes involved… |
| BuckeyeBob | 30 Aug 2018 9:48 a.m. PST |
Maybe 10 minutes of good movie there. The rest is cliches's, malarky, and some love interest so the women aren't too bored. |
 Bobgnar | 30 Aug 2018 11:24 a.m. PST |
I bought my house from Claire Chennaultl's daughter. |
| Joes Shop | 30 Aug 2018 3:14 p.m. PST |
Glad for this thread. I was unaware of this book! |
| Mark 1 | 31 Aug 2018 2:40 p.m. PST |
I don't object to the OP perspective, but … TMP link -Mark
(aka: Mk 1) |
| King Cobra | 02 Sep 2018 1:38 p.m. PST |
RRW was a great read.
Desperate times, brave fighters. |
finds himself in the Workbench with several 15mm scale Russian WWII fighters...
