| Now as yet I have not seen this film,but from what has been said a few observations,black pilots during WW1,never,probably a case of political correctness again gone mad ? as regards the flying then they had built for the film some excellent Nieuport 17 replicas,which should have been ideal for the flying sequences over R.A.F Halton airfield,these replaced flimsy and dangerous taxying machines which were abandoned,provided the directors got the filming helicopter in the right place at the right time then again should have been no problems ? comparison must be made with previous WW1 epics,namely the 'Blue Max' which showed some very convincing aerial combat with excellent replica aircraft again.
As regards the cliche dialogue,this seems to be a thing with films these days for some reason ? why not tell it as it was,ie a bloody gore in the air where pilots with a mere handful of hours were sent into battle in frail aircraft.
I look forward to seeing the film and giving an honest appraisal,meanwhile these as I mentioned are my immediate observations,if they got it wrong then it was a missed opportunity.
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