Battle of Britain (1969)

[Fixtur]

Real Hurricanes and Spitfires! Dogfights! Michael Caine! Lawrence Olivier! Robert Shaw!

Anyway, one of the greatest airplane nerd war movies is streaming on YouTube for free.

 

[MikeD]

Best Robert Shaw

 

[Fixtur]

"I'll catch yah Heinkel..."

 

[MikeD]

But Battle of Britain is a great movie with a star studded cast.

 

[derg]

Real Hurricanes and Spitfires! Dogfights! Michael Caine! Lawrence Olivier! Robert Shaw!

Anyway, one of the greatest airplane nerd war movies is streaming on YouTube for free.

Yessir it is!

 

[Hammertime]

I've long said that Air America is the most realistic aviation movie I've seen.

 

[ahw01]

I've long said that Air America is the most realistic aviation movie I've seen.

It was panned by the vets. Good film but not realistic from the CIA perspective.

 

[Fixtur]

I especially liked that the Germans portrayed in the film broke longstanding tradition and spoke German instead of the Kings English.

 

[Hammertime]

It was panned by the vets. Good film but not realistic from the CIA perspective.

AVIATION perspective...

"I don't wanna crash twice in one day!"
"Don't worry, I crash better than anyone I know."

 

[Wardogg]

AVIATION perspective...

"I don't wanna crash twice in one day!"
"Don't worry, I crash better than anyone I know."

“Excuse me, is that an Uzi”

 

[WacoFan]

Not to thread drift from this exquisite bit of cinema...

I think we all agree that CGI is Satan for airplane movies. Besides the above named, what are some other bangers?
Tora Tora Tora
The Blue Max
The Great Waldo Pepper

Go!

 

[Wardogg]

Not to thread drift from this exquisite bit of cinema...

I think we all agree that CGI is Satan for airplane movies. Besides the above named, what are some other bangers?
Tora Tora Tora
The Blue Max
The Great Waldo Pepper

Go!

Always
Top Gun(not the new one)
Flight of the Intruder
Memphis Belle
Iron Eagle(there was only one)
Airplane!
Airport

 

[Karnage]

Great, now I've got the Eagles March stuck in my head...

Also good for airplane viewing pleasure, Strategic Air Command (1955) with Jimmy Stewart. Some gorgeous airplane, uhhhh, "romance" footage of the B-36 among others.

 

[MikeD]

Not to thread drift from this exquisite bit of cinema...

I think we all agree that CGI is Satan for airplane movies. Besides the above named, what are some other bangers?
Tora Tora Tora
The Blue Max
The Great Waldo Pepper

Go!

Always
Top Gun(not the new one)
Flight of the Intruder
Memphis Belle
Iron Eagle(there was only one)
Airplane!
Airport

The War Lover with Steve McQueen. Real B-17 footage

 

[derg]

Not to thread drift from this exquisite bit of cinema...

I think we all agree that CGI is Satan for airplane movies. Besides the above named, what are some other bangers?
Tora Tora Tora
The Blue Max
The Great Waldo Pepper

Go!

CGI is the worst. Everything moves without regard to inertia, there’s no mass and it’s a cartoon. That’s why Marvel movies suck.