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    Flyboys
    Special Edition
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 118 (Mar 2007) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    James Franco, Martin Henderson, David Ellison, Jennifer Decker, Tyler Labine & Abdul Salis

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 2.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: 4
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3
    Internet Links
    www.flyboysthemovie.com
    www.flyboysgame.com
    Special Features
    Special features on Disc One include audio commentary with Director Tony Bill and Producer Dean Devlin, and trailers. Disc Two is equipped with six featurettes: the 27-minute Real Heroes: The Lafayette Escadrille, an interesting eight-minute The Diary Of A Miniature Stunt Pilot, eight minutes with Whisky and Soda: The Lion Marscots, Taking Flight: The Making Of Aerial Battle Sequences in ten minutes, nine minutes with The Real Planes Of Flyboys, and an almost five-minute ride with the Air Force Thunderbirds and The Navy Blue Angels; six deleted scenes; a DVD-ROM game; and the theatrical trailer.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): MGM Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): M106534
    (MPAA Rating): PG-13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 For war action violence and some sexual content
    (Retail Price): $33.98
    (DVD Type): Two DVD-9 Discs
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 139
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2006
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/30/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Tony Bill
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    While World War I rages in far-away Europe, a group of American soldiers volunteer to assist the French in taking to the skies against the fearless Germans. Under the command of Captain Thenault (Jean Reno), these wet-behind-the-ears Flyboys, led by cowboy Blaine Rawlings (Franco), learn the price of freedom, and become the true-life Lafayette Escadrille. Inspired by a true story. (Jack Kelley)

    DVD Picture:
    With its hot color scheme, the anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits plugged-up fleshtones that are overly red. The entire image appears to have a white hazy shroud, with inadequate black levels and blooming whites. Details are rather soft, but can be sharp at times. Edge enhancement is noticeable on high-contrast transitions, but source element artifacts are not apparent at all. (Danny Richelieu)

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