This very boring movie is about a wild man who works as a helicopter pilot for a radio station and his crazy antics get him fired. It's 1969 and a war is going on in Vietnam and Nixon swears nothing is happening in the neighboring country of Laos, yet there is a secret 'no action' mission happening there and they are constantly losing pilots so the young radio station pilot is recruited. He gets there to find guys even crazier than he is and finds the missions aren't exactly safe either. Soon an American senator flies over because he hears rumors of drug trafficking. This new rookie pilot finds this to be true and finds most of the pilots are into illegal things, he isn't going to stand for it, but he's right in the middle and must find away to stop these illegal activities and get home safe.
This movie is so boring. I don't know what genre it was. I think it was promoted as a comedy, but there's not one laugh this whole film. There isn't any action so it can't be a war film, so I guess it is pure drama..it was pure boring I know that. The movie just went on and on and on with guys flying planes and stupid dialog and nothing emotional or heartfelt or serious, I kept asking myself what the point to this film was..it was horrible.
Direction was so bad, editing was even worse. Actors were okay like Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Jr., Lane Smith, Art LaFleur, Tim Thimerson and Michael Dudikoff in a small unnoticeable part. The writers must have been stoned or asleep when they wrote this. The score was horrible and whoever supervised the soundtrack was crazy too. This movie had some great Rock N' Roll classics from CCR, The Stones, Edgar Winter and a few other and had tons of covers including some horrible version of a Dr. John classic and Aerosmith doing a cover of the Doors "Love Me Two Times' which was out of place for this movie set in 69. The worst thing was some of the songs weren't even out yet, A horrible cover of The Hollies "Long Cool Woman" can be heard at one time and that song didn't come out until the early 70's I hate flaws like that. Also the shirts Robert Downy Jr wore of Zeppelin and Hendrix, those types of shirts weren't made until the mid-70's, and the Hendrix one I know wasn't made until around 85. I hate flaws like that in film.
This movie sucks, avoid it, it's boring has no point. 2/10 stars
This movie is so boring. I don't know what genre it was. I think it was promoted as a comedy, but there's not one laugh this whole film. There isn't any action so it can't be a war film, so I guess it is pure drama..it was pure boring I know that. The movie just went on and on and on with guys flying planes and stupid dialog and nothing emotional or heartfelt or serious, I kept asking myself what the point to this film was..it was horrible.
Direction was so bad, editing was even worse. Actors were okay like Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Jr., Lane Smith, Art LaFleur, Tim Thimerson and Michael Dudikoff in a small unnoticeable part. The writers must have been stoned or asleep when they wrote this. The score was horrible and whoever supervised the soundtrack was crazy too. This movie had some great Rock N' Roll classics from CCR, The Stones, Edgar Winter and a few other and had tons of covers including some horrible version of a Dr. John classic and Aerosmith doing a cover of the Doors "Love Me Two Times' which was out of place for this movie set in 69. The worst thing was some of the songs weren't even out yet, A horrible cover of The Hollies "Long Cool Woman" can be heard at one time and that song didn't come out until the early 70's I hate flaws like that. Also the shirts Robert Downy Jr wore of Zeppelin and Hendrix, those types of shirts weren't made until the mid-70's, and the Hendrix one I know wasn't made until around 85. I hate flaws like that in film.
This movie sucks, avoid it, it's boring has no point. 2/10 stars