Lucas does Red Tails...

[Sokol1]

You might want to watch the clip again, because your description of that part is absurd.

David Hayward

Watch again:

At 2:15 a P-51 loop like a Fokker Dr.1 and shoot at left wing of yellow wing tip Bf-109.



In the next frame a Me-262 lost this left wing...



Hope that this (dis)continuity be only in trailer...

Sokol1

I'm assuming that's just sloppy editing with regards to the trailer.

One thing you can count on in this film. . . Wilhelm screams x1000

[Jatta Raso]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

What i'd really like to see is Peter Jackson doing the Dambusters remake as was rumored at some point. I know you'll all say "it's the guy who did lord of the rings and king kong", but i think he's a good choice.

hey Lord of the Rings are great movies, it was no easy task. of course it could have been different, but see not many ways to do it better. if Dambusters goes forward i also trust it will turn out ok.

[Ctrl E]

Trailer looks good. Lucas is also a vintage aviation afficiando so he will have put in a fair bit of love (and cash) to this project.

For the record the the freaky maneuver with the p-51 pulling a stall turn and shooting up the me 262 did by some accounts happen. There was an episode of that history channel's dog fights about it.

There will be some smaltzy moments - the film has to make money after all.

Tell your friends and go see it at the cinema chaps. Who knows - if it sells lots of tickets it could revive the genre and the sim market as well.

[swiss]

You guys are nuts.

It's movie: The primary purpose of a movie is to generate money - not please some virtual fighters jocks with realistic FMs or historically correct paint schemes.
In other words: We are only a few and therefore notr really important.

Although the theme imho sux, I'll rather have crappy movie one than none.

[fireflyerz]

George , you are no Ridley Scott.

[Katkatman]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

since when did P-51s have thrust vectoring?

Allready seen a "historical" reconstitution while an US P-51 veteran pilote told to the interviewer that he shot down a Me 262 like that. Propaganda and Whisky would made 20 times US Aces per week

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Katkatman

Allready seen a "historical" reconstitution while an US P-51 veteran pilote told to the interviewer that he shot down a Me 262 like that. Propaganda and Whisky would made 20 times US Aces per week

sssh, make sure David doesn't hear you saying that, he reckons that if a pilot says it can be done, then it actually can

[Jatta Raso]

the CGI didn't convince me that much, especially after seeing CloD models in real time; the flames and smoke trails are nothing to brag about IMO and the shot of the P-51 on 2:14 looks kinda video game (a criticism to film and compliment to VG on equal measure); not that the way it's shot does any favors. but maybe they're using placeholders on some effects

[David Hayward]

Originally Posted by baronWastelan

At 2:15 the bf 109 gets shot in the wing by a P51 and as the wings comes off the bf 109 magically becomes a Me 262.

You might want to watch the clip again, because your description of that part is absurd.