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"The Blue Max" came out in 1966. Did you see the widescreen version, Phantom Train? It must be seen that way for full appreciation. (The pan & scan versions from TV & VHS don't do it justice.)phantom train said:I've seen Blue Max. Decent film, but it was made back in the 1960's or 1970's (I think), so the aerial dog fights weren't extremely impressive to me. Conversely, the flying/dogfight effects in Flyboys (released in 2007) were incredible.
That being said, Blue Max did have a better story.
Hello again, Duaner. I agree with you about "Flyboys". In case you haven't seen them, may I recommend these other WW1 aviation flicks:Duaner said:I have an obsession with the WWI era so I have watched many WWI films. I enjoyed Flyboys, but it still had too many flaws to ever be called "superior."
"Von Richtofen and Brown" (1971)
"Aces High" (1976)
"The Red Baron" (2007)
"Aces High" has the distinction of being a true companion film to "Hawkmen". Why? Because Young Indy borrowed footage & story elements from it (which I detailed many moons ago):
http://raven.theraider.net/showpost.php?p=445180&postcount=19
Yeah, Cracky-baby! "Hawkmen" rocks on so many levels!Crack that whip said:But I love it now. Given how much Indy traditionally travels by air, it's notable how much of the best aerial Indy action is in this TV production, but there you go. And yeah, the parting of Indy and Remy is a little emotional, even knowing they'll be reunited soon.