Monday, May 2, 2011

Warbirds

"Justice has been done."  Words to describe the killing of Osama Bin Laden.  Terrorist leader of al Qaeda.  Not words to describe the people who put the green light to the movie Warbirds.

First of all, let me acknowledge that this is just a movie.  It is not to represent actual events that occurred during World War II.  Besides all of the insubordination given to the colonel by the crew, the secret mission that the colonel is taking is compromised when the B-29 skipper decides to find out, at gun point, the colonel's mission.  It's an atomic bomb by the way.

Long story short, the Japanese are on a remote island in the Pacific.  They find a cave/nest with some dinosaur eggs in it.  The flying dinosaurs hatch and begin attacking them.  Three months later, a storm forces the B-29 to land on the island and the crew have to battle the Japanese and the dinosaurs.  The story is weak.  The acting is weak.  The dialog is weak.  Unless you think that lines like, "You just got your ass kicked by a girl," count as dialog.

Nothing redeeming about this movie.  The digital effects are par, but nothing spectacular.  The skipper in charge of the flight crew attempts to be tough and smart, yet she immediately divulges information to the enemy.  And after she learns about the atomic bomb that she is transporting, her thoughts are for the (hundreds of) thousands of people that will be killed in the explosion.  It's a thoughtful sentiment, but ending WW II is much more important.  No offense lady, but bigger picture.

I give this movie 0 out of 5 flying dinosaurs shot with flare guns.

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