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Great Air Race [VHS]

Kirk Alexander , David Arnett , Marcus Cole  |  NR |  VHS Tape
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Kirk Alexander, David Arnett, Tristan Arniel, Duke Bannister, John Benton
  • Directors: Marcus Cole
  • Writers: Michael Brindley
  • Producers: Ross Dimsey
  • Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 3
  • Studio: Bfs Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: December 28, 1999
  • Run Time: 192 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00000JWVV
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,869 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Accurate, June 26, 2009
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P. Schlingemann (The Hague, Holland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Air Race (DVD)
Yes, my fellow reviewer, you probably missed the point. This is an Autralian movie made for a large audience. And a good one too. The only criticism I can think of is that it takes more than an hour before the real action starts. A lot of attention is given to the characters and their individual circumstances. Apart from this, The Great Air Race is historically accurate. This is how it really happened. It was 1934 and this race attracted only the most audacious adventurers in the world. Sadly, they left out the second Dutch entry, the Panderjager (panther hunter), one of the fastest planes in the world then. Nevertheless, this is a most enjoyable movie though it takes quite some time to really take off. The end isn't very strong either. Still worth four stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Aviation buffs, draw near ..., April 13, 2011
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"The Great Air Race" - a short TV miniseries I'd been searching for for years. Even at the moment of writing only two are available via Amazon. Thanks to "rpdevo2" I have one in good condition. IMDb list it as "Fictional story about the 1934 London - Melbourne MacPherson Robertson Air race ..." I consider it was close enough to convince. I don't know if the aircraft left in historically accurate order, but they were shown in right order at the end where it counts. The story is told well.

This movie is what an aviation buff needs in their collection. It was filmed in Australia, so get used to gum trees. England looks like Australia. France looks like Australia. Karachi looks like Australia.

This was made before the computer graphics which so benefitted "The Aviator" and "Amelia", everything was in-camera. Two replica DH88's were used, but other than that, available real aircraft stood in for the originals. The famous DC-2 entered by KLM, the "Uiver", was played by its successor, a DC-3; Turner's Boeing was a nicely repainted Avro Anson from a museum. Too many Stearman biplanes for my taste, but generally the standins, classics themselves, did good service, and the liveries were spot on. Airfield anoraks, drool your hearts out!

The pace builds at a 1930s rate, through the politicking to the gala start, during which time we meet the main players, from the squeaky-clean South Australian Jimmy Melrose, who set a record just arriving at the start line, to the brash, self-aggrandising American Roscoe Turner, and Amy Johnson and Jim Mollison with their troubled marriage. After that, it's what can go wrong in a long flight 1934, and a visual love affair with all the old aircraft, leading up to the final run for the prize in Melbourne.

The Great Air Race
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3 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Did I miss the point?, August 12, 2000
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This review is from: The Great Air Race (DVD)
I am sorry, neither the movie or it's presentatiob on DVD grabbed me. I am sure there are some people out there that really love this film, in which case grab it. If you are not sure then avoid it, I certainly will in future
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