Red Tails-The Movie

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MλÐ💔MλXᵃᵈᵈ109 Jan 27, 2012

I just finished watching the new Lucas film, Red Tails about the Tuskegee Airmen. Anyone else seen it or plan on watching it soon? If you haven't heard of it I highly recommend youtubing the trailer.
Ꮶ͜иιɢн͡т Jan 27, 2012

Really... Is it worth a watch? It threw me that he couldn't get anyone to back him with this movie.
Amish Hitman Jan 27, 2012

📡Ǥadցet ѵ2📡 wrote:
Really... Is it worth a watch? It threw me that he couldn't get anyone to back him with this movie.

Yeah I saw on Jon Stewart that none of the big production companies would touch it. Good for George to take it on and pay these heroes a tribute. There is an older movie called the Tuskegee Airmen that is good too.
Ꮶ͜иιɢн͡т Jan 27, 2012

Cool, thanks guys. Will deffo check it out. 😃✈
Ꭱ3V Jan 27, 2012

Yeah he funded it completely out of his own pocket. A hundred million. Whew
Ꮶ͜иιɢн͡т Jan 27, 2012

Ꮹཞ།ཀཀ wrote:
Yeah he funded it completely out of his own pocket. A hundred million. Whew

Wow!! Must be nice to have that to hand.
I suppose he is who he is though, so cash will never be an issue.

Lucky blighter.
attrition Jan 27, 2012

It seems like there have been other movies on this same subject many times, I suspect this contributed to the lack of support.
Ꭱ3V Jan 27, 2012

attrition wrote:
It seems like there have been other movies on this same subject many times, I suspect this contributed to the lack of support.

I thought the same. There's a movie called The Tuskeegee airmen that's pretty good for its age. Hollywoods running outta ideas that's why. Has been for awhile.
⚾Baseball Play⚾ Jan 27, 2012

The movie is awesome I recommend it!
r3volv3r Jan 27, 2012

attrition wrote:
It seems like there have been other movies on this same subject many times, I suspect this contributed to the lack of support.

They dropped the ball on this one. Especially since Black History Month is around the corner. Nothing but money to be made. If Hollywood producers got their fingers in it, Ryan Gosling would surely have been in it. What movie HASN'T he been in lately? I feel like a tramp paying $20 every weekend to be with Ryan.
ᏟᏞᏫNᎬ Jan 28, 2012

My grandma doesn't want to see it. She wants someone to make one about the fact that they did the same thing to Slovenian people then (she's Slovenian) but says black people always get credit.

Did I mention she's racist?

I want to see it tho. Looks good
⌖🔥Groucho🔥⌖ Jan 28, 2012

I want to go see it soon. I've met several of the surviving Tuskegee Airmen while working the airs how circuit and at different aviation banquets, etc. Every one of these outstanding Americans are sharp as a tack and humble as well.

The Red Tailed P-51's, never lost a single B-17 to enemy action in all the escort missions they ever flew. That is incredible considering the average life expectancy of a B-17 crew was 3-7 missions before they arrived.

I salute these brave men and all the rest of our Armed Forces both past and present for their sacrifice to their country.
❌❌ZebulonPike❌❌ Jan 28, 2012

It's a really good movie. It's such a change from how they'd been employed in the army before as mine detectors or stewards to officers etc. to becoming pilots. Not many people even knew that they existed until the movie came out.
Iceberg_Slim Jan 28, 2012

⌖🔥Groucho🔥⌖ wrote:
I want to go see it soon. I've met several of the surviving Tuskegee Airmen while working the airs how circuit and at different aviation banquets, etc. Every one of these outstanding Americans are sharp as a tack and humble as well.

The Red Tailed P-51's, never lost a single B-17 to enemy action in all the escort missions they ever flew. That is incredible considering the average life expectancy of a B-17 crew was 3-7 missions before they arrived.

I salute these brave men and all the rest of our Armed Forces both past and present for their sacrifice to their country.

Groucho, I meet a few also. Every single one of them is Sierra Hotel. They are the reason I am a pilot and the reason I am in the Air Force. Its amazing that they had to earn the Double-V and not end up bitter.
⌖🔥JU℣AT🔥⌖ Jan 28, 2012

Iceberg_Slim wrote:
⌖🔥Groucho🔥⌖ wrote:
I want to go see it soon. I've met several of the surviving Tuskegee Airmen while working the airs how circuit and at different aviation banquets, etc. Every one of these outstanding Americans are sharp as a tack and humble as well.

The Red Tailed P-51's, never lost a single B-17 to enemy action in all the escort missions they ever flew. That is incredible considering the average life expectancy of a B-17 crew was 3-7 missions before they arrived.

I salute these brave men and all the rest of our Armed Forces both past and present for their sacrifice to their country.

Groucho, I meet a few also. Every single one of them is Sierra Hotel. They are the reason I am a pilot and the reason I am in the Air Force. Its amazing that they had to earn the Double-V and not end up bitter.
Also had the pleasure to met some of these gents. Great men.
✯βιuεᏀяιffoη✯ Jan 28, 2012

The commercial music is pretty sweet too
🔫$щдмрЭуэ🔥 Jan 28, 2012

I did a report on old Ben Davis and got accepted for a display at Siena College a month ago... So I wanna see it