Taking into consideration when the film was made.“While it will offend many, my first choice for worst aviation film ever is ‘Top GUN,’ starring the man who needed the biggest pillow available to reach the controls, Tom Cruise.”įor this article, I have set some ground rules for myself in evaluating both the selections and the rationale for selection of the 10 best and 10 worst aviation films ever made. Most of us can watch a film about medical procedures or courtroom protocol and never see the glaring inaccuracies that leap to the eyes of doctors or lawyers. Perhaps not surprisingly, we are not so picky with films about other subjects. We’re upset when warplane markings are not correct for the period, and we get downright angry when those blasted three Douglas SBDs are portrayed once again as Japanese dive bombers. On the whole, most of us might confess to being too picky. All the choices listed here are my own, but I’ll also include my collaborators’ insightful comments, attributed by means of their initials. I’ve had the excellent help of some experts in the field in putting together my own list, including author Barrett Tillman ( B.T.) editor, publisher and distinguished film critic David Hogan ( D.H.) and inimitable Jeopardy! player, writer and industry champion Jeff Rhodes ( J.R.). Picking such a list is entirely subjective, of course, not only as a matter of taste but as a matter of background, your age when you first saw a film, your ability to suspend disbelief and your willingness not to be too picky about technical details. If you’re willing to stretch your definitions a bit, “A Trip to the Moon” might even be construed as an aviation film, though it definitely would not make most people’s 10 best - or 10 worst - lists. 17, 1903, Wright brothers’ flight is paralleled in film history by the advent of two famous cinematic productions, “A Trip to the Moon” in 1902 and “The Great Train Robbery” in 1903. In a very happy coincidence, the airplane and the motion picture came into their own at roughly the same time. The Best Movies About Aviation-and the Worst, Too | HistoryNet Close
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