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Red Tails [Blu-ray]
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| Genre | Military & War/World War II, Military & War/Drama |
| Format | Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Michael B. Jordan, Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo, John Ridley, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bryan Cranston, Method Man, Anthony Hemingway See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 5 minutes |
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1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces; the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home; they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds; with something to prove and everything to lose; these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.
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- Aspect Ratio : 2.40:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.3 x 6.7 inches; 1.6 Ounces
- Item model number : 25137071
- Director : Anthony Hemingway
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 5 minutes
- Release date : May 22, 2012
- Actors : Cuba Gooding Jr., Bryan Cranston, Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo, Michael B. Jordan
- Subtitles: : Spanish, English, French
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B005LAIGNC
- Writers : John Ridley
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
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This is not what happened.
When the USAAF started flying long range bomber protection, pilots were originally ordered to stay with the bomber formation and not drop below 18,000 feet. This was quickly deemed not practical and the pilots were subsequently ordered to "engage, pursue, and destroy enemy aircraft" at all costs. The reason for this strategy was the need to gain air superiority before the invasion of Europe. So, as was ordered by air command, bomber protection was no longer the primary focus of the fighter pilots.
The new strategy took effect in January of 1944. By May of 1944, the allies had largely destroyed the Luftwaffe, and Eisenhower was given the green light to begin the invasion of Europe. The Tuskegee Airmen did not start flying bomber protection until July 1944, a time at which enemy air power was greatly diminished. In reality, the Tuskegee Airmen only had one major engagement while flying bomber protection and it was a battle in which they were badly mauled and lost many bombers. Otherwise, they rarely faced more than token resistance.
Thus, in an effort to extoll the accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen, they malign the efforts of the brave men who actually won the airwar in Europe. While I could continue to critique the lies and distortions presented in this movie, which are many, I will stop here. If you can't appreciate what I've said so far, then to continue is pointless.
If Hollywood wants to make a great movie about the fighter pilots of WWII, they should study the history and stories of the pilots who were stationed in England. Their story is truly amazing and worth telling.
I love my country, the U.S.A., all my brothers, and my son spent their lives in the military and fought in her wars--one brother, an 11 Airbourne paraglider trooper, was KIA in the Philippines.
I wholeheartedly believe in our Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution, and I am a Christian Gospel Worker and former pastor. I also grew up in the Northwest.
Then in 1951, I moved to Dallas, Texas, and discovered the great people of the "Bible Belt." But sadly I also discovered enforced segregation and colored bathrooms. In the times of these black fighter pilots, the way blacks were usually treated, even by Christians, is really shameful. So, it is much to their credit that the fighter pilots went through all training and risked their lives as they did is amazing. That these pilots received unit commendations awards and glowing praise from bomber crews is even more amazing
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Worse: The Tuskegee Airman story is basically the Glory (1989), Edward Zwick’s moving classic about the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first all black regiment in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War, of the Second World War, so it is a true story and one of great historical importance and not a opportunity to be wasted.
So basically, Lucas should have had kept well clear and we thought that Michael Bay was out of line for his treatment of Pearl Harbor (2001). Well, Pearl Harbor (2001) is pure gold compared to this. Anthony Hemingway, known for his TV directing with shows such as The Wire, Fringe and Glee under his belt, assumed the directing duties for this but it reeks of Lucas as his cronies, with a mediocre script, equally mediocre acting from a cast which should know better and dialogue not to die for, but possibly from! Appalling isn’t the word but why have I been so generous with my rating, 4/10, you may ask?
The dogfights, CGI no doubt and the sound design is outstanding. If the rest of the film was up this level then we’re looking at 7 or 8 out of 10 but the rest of the movie drags it all down. The opening credits set the tone, well sort of, as they appear to be retro 1980’s in design but this may not even be intentional, though I will presume that it is. The ADR work is so obvious it is literally unreal and the script is something that I would expect from a 12-year-old to have knocked -up with their mum’s old typewriter, one draft and some Tip-Ex!
This early poster sums up the total disregard for the seriousness of the subject matter.
The Tuskegee Airmen is a relatively obscure tale and though it maybe a case of clutching at straws to find a WW2 subject which has not been done to death, Lucas does claim to have been working on this since 1988 but he says a lot of things I doubt are true to be honest, it’s here, it’s real and it should be taken seriously. Instead it is an insult, a cringeworthy one at that to the audience as a whole and I would presume especially to those who it is supposed to be honouring, it was embarrassing.
All and I mean ALL the major plot twists were telegraphed and in some cases repeatedly, and it seemed to want to dip into multiple aspects of the war, touching almost unashamed on The Great Escape (1963), Pearl Harbor (2001) and it superior, Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and I suppose the aforementioned Glory (1989), even though it’s not a WW2 film.
Terrance Howard as Coronal Bullard was supposed to be inspiring along with his Major, Cuba Gooding Jr. but both were miscast, with Gooding Jr. seemingly having a laugh throughout! Not what you would expect from a tearful Oscar winner really…
So, is Red Tails worth a watch? NO. As a film I find it abhorrent and as a film I would mark this as 1/10. But, due to the visually stunning dogfight scenes, clearly the motive for the entire film, and even though they have created a Nazi Darth Vader for these scenes, it’s like the Pod Race and Darth Maul Duel’s in Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), they manage to not only make a rubbish film watchable but elevate the entrainment value considerably.
Red Tails also gives the impression of being historically accurate but as I suspected whilst watching it, it is not. There were too many contrivances and coincidences as well as the heroic successes attribute the pilots just felt wrong and bias. The stats and claims made regarding the pilots records are still in dispute but either way, this is a fictional account and not to be taken as fact. And the use of the U.S. national anthem in the final act, was something which I would have expected in a 1950’s Cinerama travelogue, not a 2012 war film. The bad taste runs deep in this apple, bad to core.
In short, expect nothing from the script or the cast but everything from the action scenes and there is plenty to be getting along with. As a period drama this offers nothing but as a popcorn actioner, it just about makes it off the runway.
A fitting farewell to the “work” of George Lucas. His legacy, now alive and well with Disney can’t be any worse than this and so far, it looks to shaping up nicely…
Good film to highlight issues
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