Customer Reviews

The Blue Angels, In Pursuit of Excellence

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I guess I should have realized by some of the other reviews that this DVD would be geared toward a younger audience (and by younger I mean 10 or under), but I thought I would be getting more footage of aerial maneuveurs than this DVD provided. The cinematography is on par with that of a slightly above-average TV show documentary.

"Documentary" would be an an accurate word to describe this DVD - it is much more about the preparation and work it takes to put on a Blue Angels air show than it is about the Blue Angels aerial acrobatics. So if you're like me and looking an expertly filmed documentary of what a Blue Angels air show looks like, look elsewhere.

My son LOVES airplanes and jets! I bought this DVD based on the rave reviews of people with young children loving this video. If you want a DVD that shows airplanes/jets flying, DO NOT BUY THIS DVD! The name of the video should be, "Watch the Blue Angles Get Ready to Fly," because that is what this video is. In the first 20 minutes there are short scenes of the jets flying. Then the next 25 minutes is NO FLYING just talking and showing the Blue Angles getting ready for their show. In the last 8 minutes you get to see part of an air show. My son has never made it to that point. He wants to see airplanes/jets fly and I'm now on a new search for a DVD that will do this for him.

A very entertaining blend of flying fast and behind the scenes footage. The adolescent character, who also narrates, brings the whole thing on a kid level making the show enjoyable for both kids and adults. The pilots and crew of the Blue Angles have a strong role model presence as well as demonstrating the pros of being in the Navy.

This a very interesting and clear insight into personal achievement as a true team player. This video is a wonderful gift for a child to give them inspiration and motiviation to do whatever they want to do. The narration really tells the story... "We're not special people, what we do is special." ... "If on the first try you don't succeed it's not a failure, just a set back." All of the Blue Angels are volunteers and make tremedous personal sacrifices by being "on the road" almost 200 days a year, for 2 year stint! All of the Blue Angels must agree together before any changes or decisions effecting the team are made. The Blue Angel pilots are the only pilots who do not perform a pre-flight inspection of their airplanes before flying, a very necessary and critical task for all pilots... the Blue's jump in and go, they have total trust in their airplane captains and ground crews, the absolute epitomy of team-work. An absolutely wonderful message for everyone, especially for those youngsters in your life.

My 3 year old son loved this movie. He sat in front of the tv with his model blue angel and mimicked every move the planes made in the video. It was fun to watch my son and husband watch this video together, they both had big smiles on their faces. The pilots in this video send a wonderful message to young children with dreams. My 3 year old says "when I get big I am going to fly blue angel #5". I highly reccomend this video.

My son (almost 4) is crazy about airplanes so I purchased this DVD based on the other reviews already written for this DVD. I thought it could possibly be a little above what he could conceptually understand as it was a more "behind the scenes" type show and didn't have a lot of actual display flying in it but I was wrong. My son has been glued to this DVD every evening for a week!

To be honest, I didn't know a lot about the Blue Angels myself but the first time I watched the DVD, I have to admit that even I was glued to it. The DVD tells you a lot of interesting facts about the Blue Angels that I don't normally think you would know just by going to see them at an airshow. For e.g. what certain hand signals mean, what jobs the ground crew have etc. I thought the video quality was excellent and the behind the scenes information wonderfully informative.

The only disappointment I felt was that there was not enough video footage shown of the Blue Angels flying taken at an actual airshow. There is only about 10 minutes flying at the end of the video and a little display half way through the video when one of the Blue Angels is taking a member of the press up for a quick flight.

Otherwise, I think this would be a great video for any kids who are interested in flight or anyone who wants to know more about the Blue Angels.

We gave this to our son for Christmas and he absolutely loves it!

My 3 year old boy loves this DVD. He would watch it over and over and now claims that he wants to be a pilot. I think that this DVD goes over detail that I thought wouldn't impress a 3 year old but he often repeats their simulations & commands. I think it's a great DVD and I got one for my 2 year old God-son who is in love with it as well. The only possible bad point is that my kid & God-son want to keep watching it over and over. As a parent one might not be too happy w/ their kids watching too much of one thing or too much TV period.

Video and audio quality is not the best (why it only gets 4 stars), the movie is worth the price if you are a Blue Angel fan. Not too much meaningless talk and LOTS of behind the scenes information. Lots of aerial shots too.

Informative and interesting to both young and mature viewers the Blue Angels is narrated by young Sean Harris, who articulates well the life of these amazing precision pilots. Excellent cinematography.