Red Tails the Movie

MSG(P) Michael Warrick — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:27:17 -0400

How did you rate this movie and why on a scale from a one to a ten ?

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2014 10:29 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:29:44 -0400

I give it a 5+ . . . kinda documentary'ish . . . no real internal / external epiphany.

Response by SPC Charles Brown made Jun 7 at 2014 10:38 PM

SPC Charles Brown — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:38:00 -0400

It was a good movie I would give it a 6. I did however like the Tuskegee Airmen better.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2014 11:04 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:04:42 -0400

I enjoyed the movie. It actually is supposed to end up being a trilogy, so I guess we will see how it goes. I would say I would give the movie a 7.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2014 11:27 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:27:53 -0400

It appropriately showed the Airmen were not just good but was great and we were blessed to have them on our side.

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Jun 8 at 2014 1:56 AM

SFC A.M. Drake — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 01:56:48 -0400

I gave it an 8

Response by CMDCM Gene Treants made Jul 25 at 2014 1:57 PM

CMDCM Gene Treants — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:57:54 -0400

The movie was very good and gets a 7 from me. Meeting a Tuskegee Airman at a reunion of USS Anzio in Norfolk, VA gets a 10. He was one of the last to go through the training and was never deployed into combat, but he made it and earned the title.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 25 at 2014 3:17 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:17:03 -0400

Not one of his better movies but definitely on the mandatory watch list. From what I read, the movie only touched a few of the discriminatory issues that the Red Tails had to endure. It is amazing that a single aviator ever even graduated from Tuskeegee. I'm sure the director felt too much background info would have made the movie a documentary........ 7/10

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Sep 25 at 2014 3:19 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:19:58 -0400

I gave it a 5. With the big budget that this money had available, I expected a better movie. The older (and lower budget) "Tuskegee Airmen" (that Cuba Gooding Jr was ALSO in) was IMHO a better story.