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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:14 am 
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Of course the two pitot tubes also help to ensure proper airspeed.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:14 pm 
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Good-looking decoy!

Wait...it's supposed to be a decoy, right?

"You can't send the kid up in a crate like that!" :lol:








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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:07 pm 
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dbrown wrote:
Of course the two pitot tubes also help to ensure proper airspeed.

:lol:


Airspeed is critical when landing on a moving vehicle so redundancy is very important. Chances of knocking one or the other off is pretty high!


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Good-looking decoy!

Wait...it's supposed to be a decoy, right?

"You can't send the kid up in a crate like that!" :lol:


Looks like they unearthed the old wooden mock-ups from "Flying Leathernecks" and put on some fresh paint.


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:42 pm 
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So I have to ask, is Bruce Willis supposed to be Gen. Chennault ?

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Bruce Willis is always, and only, Bruce Willis. Scriptwriters shouldn't even bother trying to give his character any other name.


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OMG...to watch Sharknado or Air Strike?! I am emotionally torn by the question....

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OMG...to watch Sharknado or Air Strike?!

Judging from the trailer, I think it's possible they were shot with the same script.... :lol:


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The fit of Bruce Willis' uniform coat at 0:43 is horrible. It's at least one size too big, the sleeves are way too long and the lapels meet much too high. What kind of army are they running here?!


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The final line of the trailer, “In select theatres and on demand,” kind of says it all.

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Dan K wrote:
Good-looking decoy!

Wait...it's supposed to be a decoy, right?

"You can't send the kid up in a crate like that!" :lol:








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Note the off-angled exhaust stacks - Must have been a field mod specific to the CBI.

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"You have a life expectancy of 5 days...its bad."

Yes, it appears to be just that.


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junkman9096 wrote:
"You have a life expectancy of 5 days...its bad."

Yes, it appears to be just that.


I think that quote is reference to actually watching the film.


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Seems like War Movies have gone backwards since Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan!

I guess that they must be too expensive or possibly the Producers don't think that there is a market anymore?

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Sometimes the trailers don't tell you correctly what the movie will be like. I really hope that's the case here, because it looks horrible.
Willis must have been hard up for money or his agent is a total idiot (which in all fairness is possible as agents sometimes sign their talent for stuff they never would have agreed to normally on their own).
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junkman9096 wrote:
"You have a life expectancy of 5 days...its bad."

Yes, it appears to be just that.


I think that quote is reference to actually watching the film.

Or how long the movie will be in theaters.

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Willis must have been hard up for money or his agent is a total idiot

I get the strong impression this movie is intended to be a blockbuster in a country of over a billion people. Willis and Brody are probably banking on making a huge chunk of change off of that before others clue in and dilute the market.

This movie was never, ever intended to be the greatest thing anyone here has seen.

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