On the first point you have something.
On the second, I was disappointed in the lack of cobra head maneuvers by the Hornet driver….who seemed kind of shaky for a guy flying in a no AA environment.
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On the second, I was disappointed in the lack of cobra head maneuvers by the Hornet driver….who seemed kind of shaky for a guy flying in a no AA environment.
Yes it was. It was just hokey….and Crowe needs to lay off the donuts and all you can eat eateries.
It was as if his manager said, "you need to make some money - how about a Rambo movie?"
RC: "Love it, but manager, I'm fat and old, can I be a drone guy? Also, let's make the military look like a bunch of bafoons while we're at it."
Manager: "Say less, I know a couple of writers who will sell their soul."
I agree, but I wonder if the USAF had some hand in it. The B-1 cockpit footage was pretty cool, but could have easily been stock footage.
There was a little bit.
The AF needs to swallow their pride and ask the Navy how to do PR when it comes to Hollywood.
Flight of the Intruder, Top Gun (1 and 2), Toro Toro Toro, the Bridges of Toko Ri, Greyhound... versus Iron Eagle, Good Kill, and this BS movie...
At least the HBO Memphis Belle was good.
"Hellfire air to ground one one fours" The blue bands were a nice touch too
I haven't watched "Land of Bad," but walked into work one night as they were finishing watching it. I mentioned that the trailers made it look really bad and someone said, "Oh, you don't even know..."
Tyler Grey has an amusing story about showing up to the set of Seal Team a couple of days before production started. The production crew had really done their homework to make sure they had all of the authentic costuming they needed for a story about Navy people who carried guns. This included the old-school LBE vests and, wait for it...Blueberry uniforms. They were Navy, right? That's their uniform (at the time).
He ended up reaching out to a buddy in NYC who did photo work for Crye and asked him to send everything he had. He probably wasn't going to get the gear back and there was no way to pay him for the gear. Later, that buddy became the actor for the dog handler character.
Tyler Grey has an amusing story about showing up to the set of Seal Team a couple of days before production started. The production crew had really done their homework to make sure they had all of the authentic costuming they needed for a story about Navy people who carried guns. This included the old-school LBE vests and, wait for it...Blueberry uniforms. They were Navy, right? That's their uniform (at the time).
He ended up reaching out to a buddy in NYC who did photo work for Crye and asked him to send everything he had. He probably wasn't going to get the gear back and there was no way to pay him for the gear. Later, that buddy became the actor for the dog handler character.
Crimson Tide. Hunt for Red October. Midway.
Battleship. Stealth. Pacific Rim. Hunter Killer.
Oh, wait… are we naming good movies??
There’s one we haven’t mentioned yet which is better than all of those combined - and probably more realistic to actual Navy life…Battleship. Stealth. Pacific Rim. Hunter Killer.
Oh, wait… are we naming good movies??
One of my favorites.
Pacific Rim was great I thought for what it was, and I liked Hunter Killer a lot, but then I know nothing about how U.S. submarines actually function and I imagine submarine personnel were probably blowing fuses over it being fake.Battleship. Stealth. Pacific Rim. Hunter Killer.
Oh, wait… are we naming good movies??
I've read The Hunt for Red October was meant to try to do for the Navy's sub force what Top Gun did for naval aviation (don't know if it succeeded).
Don't forget A Few Good Men.
A good movie also is K-19, with Harrison Ford, about the Soviet sub.
What was Big Navy's reaction to this film? Also one of my favorites
The best USAF movie might actually be