Red Tails, George Lucas's next movie.

[JohnnyRaygun]

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpA6TC0T_Lw]‪Red Tails (2012) HD Movie Trailer - Lucasfilm Official Trailer‬‏ - YouTube[/URL]



Thoughts? It's about time there is a modern WW2 movie depicting the air war. I can't wait to see it

 

[The Masta]

CGI, CGI everywhere.

 

[Joseph-Porta]

Bleh.. is all I can say ._.

I just get a bit bad vibes.. ala, "thumbs up firecrackers and flags raising from thumbs like flagpoles" thingie >_>
Air combat thingie looks fun tho =)

 

[hockeywarrior]

CGI, CGI everywhere.

Yeah ... I hate to say it but this looks painfully full of cheese.

 

[JohnnyRaygun]

Really? I mean...you're not going to find a squadron of flyable B17s...nor a bunch of flyable 109s. I think the CG is well done. I really look forward to it (trailer gave me goosebumps)

 

[Reise]

It looks pretty good when you stop caring about cynical things like "oh there's too much CG" and "oh it's not 100% historically accurate" and start treating it like entertainment, which it is.

Kinda strange since they've always said Lucas was inspired to do Star Wars in the direction of old west and romantic WW2 dogfighting serials. I think it'll be a fun movie to watch.

 

[NoxNoctum]

It's funny it's got exactly the same leads as the old HBO movie about the Tuskegee Airmen.

 

[johncage]

I don't like the nonchalant take on warfare. Too much celebratory jackassory, which I don't believe was how airmen operated. I just don't buy that.

 

[JohnnyRaygun]

Nonchalant take on warfare? How so? I just hope it underlines the work they did more than the trouble they were given through racism.

 

[doomis]

I don't really mind the GCI being used, there is no other way to have a movie with so many airplanes on the screen. What I don't like though is how they "look". It has a holywood everything-looks-clean-and-awesome feeling. Just like video games trying to look good through tons of filters and speciall effects instead of quality textures etc. if you know what I mean...

 

[Reise]

It's funny it's got exactly the same leads as the old HBO movie about the Tuskegee Airmen.

Yeah that bit was pretty weird.

 

[JohnnyRaygun]

What leads? Outside of Cuba Gooding, Jr? Hes hurting for movies from what it seems...however this movie was made in 2008-2009? Also, the "clean" look of the planes? I'm just curious..

Keep in mind producers/director have a certain mindset with their vision. The vision of George Lucas and the actual director, might have an actual agenda to portray in their movie...but in terms of history (outside the ww2 buffers) is there an issue with the CG? It's not a bunch of hispano 109's "attacking" 1 B17 but actual 109s via CG attacking a whole squadron of "b17s"...I dunno..Ill suspend my belief and enjoy it

 

[Lt_Kettch]

My mind gets twisted with the irony in the trailer. Black pilots protecting their fellow country men, who disrespect or maybe even distrust them. So these bomber crews can kill "innocent" civilians
That is what I call cheese.

Apparently it took George more than 20 years to make this. I would rather see the Star Wars TV series. But it could be fun to watch if you leave your brain at home.

And what NoxNoctum said

 

[Damo]

Pearl Harbour written all over it for me - and by that I mean 'alright' CGI but too much of it (sadly unavoidable, the days of filming in the 50's and 60's with real vintage aircraft have gone) and a terrible story line. Fortunately it appears to lack a love-story!

By watching the trailer it's already given us the entire plot.

 

[Alexander Ostmann]

I don't like the nonchalant take on warfare. Too much celebratory jackassory, which I don't believe was how airmen operated. I just don't buy that.

Nonchalant take on warfare? How so? I just hope it underlines the work they did more than the trouble they were given through racism.

My mind gets twisted with the irony in the trailer. Black pilots protecting their fellow country men, who disrespect or maybe even distrust them. So these bomber crews can kill "innocent" civilians
That is what I call cheese.

Apparently it took George more than 20 years to make this. I would rather see the Star Wars TV series. But it could be fun to watch if you leave your brain at home.

And what NoxNoctum said

I would have written my own thoughts, but since they are pretty much the same as everyone else, I thought I would just copy and paste instead.

 

[hockeywarrior]

Honestly it's not the CG that turns me off. The trailer just gives off the "over-the-top-Hollywood-"war movie" that tries way too hard to pull at people's heartstrings kinda film.

We'll see I guess. Thank god Lucas is now working on things that don't totally rape his previously awesome works ... lol

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

Yeah, the trailer does give off that over the top Hollywood vibe and the movie would probably be better off without it.

 

[hockeywarrior]

Yeah, the trailer does give off that over the top Hollywood vibe and the movie would probably be better off without it.

*lonely trumpet calls and sweeping string melodies fill the air, as inspirational phrases, camaraderie of the oppressed minority, and good old-fashioned AMURICAN patriotism combine for the ultimate cliche*


But hey, it will probably still be an enjoyable film. All I'm saying is that it's getting tiring, seeing all of these Pearl Harbor remakes with painful acting and even worse writing ...

 

[husbert]

much patriotism
less content

 

[Reise]

Nobody has a fit about how over the top Indiana Jones was. It's pretty obvious this movie's goal is to be an overdone, slightly historical lightshow. If you can't enjoy it for what it is, then sure it probably looks bad.