Top 5 Aviation Movies

In no particular order:
First Of The Few
Top Gun
Dam Busters Reach For The Sky
Blue Max
Angels One Five

Then of course the comedy things like:
Magnificent Men
Airplane
Hot shots

Not sure weather any of you guys have seen it as its a bit humourouse and not very seriouse but just though i would mention ‘Behind Enemy Lines’

containes Owen Wilson which is why its more humorous

[LIST]
Magnificent Men,
Spirit of St Louis,
Blue Max
Tora, Tora, Tora.
Sound Barrier

My personal opinion was that ‘Top Gun’ was completly ruined by Tom Cruise’s portrayal of a ‘Yob’ fighter pilot. As an air Show documentry, without dialogue good, as a story, Hollywood pastiche.
“I feel the need for speed” Huh!

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”

My top five aviation films are:

1: Aviator
2: Right Stuff
3: Flight of the Intruder
4: Pearl Harbor
5: Stealth

Just watched ‘Flying Tigers’ with the ‘Duke’ battling the Japanese for the Chinese with those Shark faced P40’s ….Classic ‘movies 4 men’ stuff on cable.

Speed & Angels – F-14s swan song
Battle of Britain – the gold standard
TOP GUN – Some decent flying scenes + sound system = Whooaaahhh baby!!!!!! As for the rest of it :rolleyes: I know it says action on the box but it must be a comedy because I can’t stop laughing.
Final Countdown – The Jolly Rogers are up in my top 5 favourite USN VF/VFA sqns

Although not ‘movies’ my fifth spot goes to the F-14 fighter fling compilation dvd, last F-14 cruise vids, and Jetstream.

Anyway the best 3 movies of all time are of course

LOCAL HERO
cheers !!!

Perhaps my favorite comedy…to use the overworked UK term…
Brilliant!

1. Appointment in London
2. Twelve O’Clock High
3. A Matter of Life and Death
4. The Dambusters
5. The Battle of Britain
6. Always
7. Out of the Clouds
8. Top Gun
9. The War Lover
10. Angels 15
11. The Cone of Silence.
12. Flight into Danger
13. Airport (The Original)
14. Mitchells do Fly IMC

Well just my thoughts anyway………..Am sure I have misse a few out.

Anyway the best 3 movies of all time are of course

LOCAL HERO
OUT OF AFRICA
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

cheers !!!

Last flight of Noah’s Ark?

http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/the-last-flight-of-noahs-ark.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmr2EksKKEo

🙂

Well, here it is then

The very first Key Forums top ten aviation films

1) Battle of Britain
2) Memphis Belle (both versions combined)
3) Dambusters
4) 633 Squadron
5=) 12 O’clock High
5=) Always
5=) Reach for the Sky
5=) The Right Stuff
5=) The Great Waldo Pepper
5=) Top Gun

Just a rough count from the posts above. Those mathematically challenged like Anna had just the first five they mentioned included. Quite likely some error has crept in, but it’s just for fun.

Moggy

These are some of the top five aviation movies

Aces High
Behind Enemy Lines
Black Hawk Down
Pearl Harbor
We Were Soldiers.

Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
Strategic Air Command
BOB
Dam Busters
Only Angels Have Wings
Blue Max
633 Squadron
Dark Blue World
Behind Enemy Lines

I will nominate 5 filums that have not yet rated a mention but have left an indelible mark on my psyche:

The Flying Irishman [1939] – starring Douglas ‘Wrong Way’ Corrigan himself and his 1929 Curtiss Robin OX-5 monoplane – the account of an early solo flight across the Atlantic – an historic document

Malta Story [1953] – poignant tale of PR Spit flights at the height of the siege with Alec Guinness – this film continues to exert a profound effect on me – I’ve visited the operations room deep inside Lascaris Bastion, where many of Jack Hawkins’ scenes were filmed, and the cliff top where Maria [Muriel Pavlow] gazes out to sea at the end of the movie – I still mist up at the mention of this film

The Bridges at Toko-Ri [1954] – thoughtful James Michener tale about F9F Panther pilot and effect of battle fatigue – stellar cast with William Holden and Grace Kelly – won the Special Effects Oscar for impressive bombing scenes

The McConnell Story [1955] – how can you go wrong with Alan Ladd and June Allyson [she produced the best tears in 50s Hollywood] mixing it with all those 40s and 50s jets?

Fail-Safe [1964] – those Vindicator bombers [B-58s] scared the trouser off me as a child of MAD [mutually assured destruction].

Dare I say it? They just don’t make filums like this any more.

Post no. 2, i said it.

Sorry…..must have been beer induced blindness !! 😀

Battle of Britain.

Dambusters.

Reach for the Sky.

Top Gun.

Final Countdown, Jolly Rogers Tomcats:D

Always [PBY’s and Invaders nuff said]
12o’clock high
The flight of the Phoenix [1965] & [2004]
Memphis Belle
The great Waldo Pepper
None of the above may have had the best stories but A++ for use of aircraft

This thread seems to be a tad nomadic…

In no order

Battle of Britain- well it has to be!

Memphis Belle- B-17’s. Nice.

Flight of the Intruder- A-6’s, ‘Spads’, etc. No more need be said. Knocks Top Gun into a cocked hat for me.

Dambusters- Lancasters 🙂

The fifth place could go to one of several films, depending on what mood I’m on that particular day… 🙂

12 O’clock High yes I didnt think of that one

I own a mac worn by Gregory Peck in the film. He was a big chap. It touches the ground with me

In no particular order

Battle of Britain
Always
Air America
Flight of the Intruder
12 O’clock High

The box set of Piece of Cake isn’t strictly a film unfortunately

Moggy

Post no. 2, i said it.