Flyboys (Blu-ray Disc, 2009)

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Flyboys (Blu-Ray). Red Tails (Blu-Ray).

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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 U.S. became officially involved. James Franco plays Blaine, a Texas rancher; he bunks with Eugene (Abdul Salis), an African American boxer whose been living in Paris as an ex-patriate to get away from American racism. Other fighters include a pampered New York scion (Tyler Labine) and a lanky, lazy Kansan (David Ellison). They all train under the patient hand of the French commander, succinctly embodied by the wondrous Jean Reno (THE PROFESSIONAL). Martin Henderson (TORQUE) is good and brusque as a jaded flier with a bunch of kills under his belt and an obsession with an ace German fighter; he wont let the new kids drink in the officer's club until they've shot down their first planes. It all unfolds in a no-nonsense linear narrative that reminds one of early films like THE DAWN PATROL (1930) and WINGS (1927); and there's a comfortingly familiar orchestral score that's heavy with the cloud-invoking wooden flute. But the CGI-enhanced aerial dogfight scenes are the crux of the biscuit here, and history fans should be frothing at the mouth with all the zeppelins, dogfights and enemy chivalry. There's plenty of well-researched period detail and even some ooh-la la romance in the form of a good girl gone semi-bad from a nearby brothel (the very charming Jennifer Decker).

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UPC0027616065292
eBay Product ID (ePID)56680075

Product Key Features

ActorJean Reno, James Franco
RatingPG-13
Movie/TV TitleFlyboys
DirectorTony Bill
FormatBlu-ray Disc
Release Year2009
GenreAction & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleJean Reno, James Franco
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20090519

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  • Great WW1 action and fun suspense

    Love the true story of the Lafayette Escadrille. Young Americans volunteering to fight for France in the First World War. From 1916 to Late 1917.

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  • Not historical, but very entertaining.

    Don't buy this for historical value. It's pretty much just for entertainment, and it definitely is! Good movie.

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  • Fly Boys

    good quality over standard dvd which i also own, much better clarity

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  • Flight

    Flyboys awesome movie at a great price

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  • Flyboys

    Good movie entertaining

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Great quality

    Product was as described

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  • Flying action

    Awesome

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