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The movie is fun, entertaining, has good acting, and a good movie story. Remember though, it's a theatrical movie so it's not historically accurate. The drug issue in the film is way overstated and casts the CIA and the pilots in a pretty negative light. Credit to the DVD producer though for including a counterpoint to that part of the story. In the special extra feature covering the making of the movie there's some very strong counter commentary by William M Leary, an aviation historian, who strongly disputes the common view that the CIA was directly involved in heroin distribution during the Vietnam/Laos wars.Did we have to deal with some very unsavory characters in those days (like we still have to now)? Of course. But in reality, that was very overstated in the movie.So, five stars recommendation for a very fun and entertaining film (with a great soundtrack), but a lower score for the historical inaccuracy of it. After you have fun watching it (which I did) remember that there were a lot of American heroes who fought, and flew, in those wars.Read full review
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A great comedy. I was stationed in Vietnam and we saw "Air America" aircraft all over the place and every one knew that it was owned and operated by the CIA. Too bad Mel Gibson can't make more movies like this, he needs to get back in the public's good graces.
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ANYPLACE ANYTIME! I LOVE THIS MOVIE SHOWING THE COURAGE AND RESOURCFULNESS OF AIR AMERICA! THESE GUYS FLEW ANYTHING ON LANDING STRIPS SO SMALL IT WOULD TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY!
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I did not work for Air America, but I worked on similar aircraft, on the same ramps, for several years. The aircraft used in the movie are correct in type and appearance, and many of the flight scene's are VERY realistic. If anyone asked me "what was it like", I would tell them to watch this movie. When my grandchildren are older, I will show them this movie if they wonder what things I did in that far corner of the world. I graded this review as GOOD because a number of good people (some of them my friends)lost their lives in this conflict, but the movie contains more humor about peoples conduct than I care for, or consider realistic.
Great old movie . Great cast . Good story line ..Movie you want to watch again
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