flyguybob Now that the movie is about 17 years old I decide to write a review. This movie came out about the time I was preparing for my selection to flight school. At the time I really wanted to fly the Apache, but would have ended up flying Blackhawk helicopters.It really made learning to fly helicopters in the Army a bit more glamorous than it really is, of course. It was, however, a good movie that helped to represent the Army's side of Top Gun. The downside is that flying helicopters is not nearly as fast as flying F-14's, A-4's, and F-5's. The upside is that flying helicopters is much more difficult than flying the fighters. This movie accurately depicted the concentration and skill that it takes to fly an attack helicopter.the need to get our girlfriends and wives out to the movie required the typical love plot that is always required to get and keep their attention and fill downtime in the film. Jet A was not even cheap way back in the 1990's.A former military buddy worked on the set of the film. He noted that Sean was pretty cocky and arrogant. When the day was over her limo would roll up with her minions and off they went, never addressing folks on the set. Nicholas Cage was a polar opposite and was very open to even having a drink with the guys and girls after filming was complete. He made sure everyone felt included, as I understand it. That must be one of the reasons that his career took off...he is just wonderfully charismatic.

Sparquelito One of the two all-time worst movies in the history of motion pictures. The other one (Mac & Me) is probably worse in it's own way, but it had a lower budget and no big stars, so it gets a pass.The Script: The dumbest, most hackneyed and trite bit of screen-writing I've ever witnessed. I kept asking myself through the picture, "Why can't these actors recognize that the lines they are speaking are complete and utter crap?"Technical Details: A squadron of Apache helicopters wiped out by one guy riding around in a small observation helicopter. Ridiculous. Sean Young operating the Mast Mounted Sight controls from the left seat, while flying her little observation helo, (normally flown from the right seat) single-pilot. Equally-ridiculous. Nick Cage and Tommy Lee Jones are walking along somewhere in South American, pondering an orange, when all of a sudden a series of explosions occur directly behind them. Instead of dropping to the ground for cover, they immediately turn and sprint DIRECTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE EXPLOSIONS. Astoundingly bad production decisions.Aside from all that, this is actually an entertaining evening rental. IF YOU WANT A REALLY GOOD COMEDY. Rent it, trust me, you'll laugh so hard you may need to go to the hospital for some sort of in-patient hernia treatment.Ask for an orange with your breakfast.

hailtothevictorz I must admit, I busted a gut several times during this crap-fest... how these top-notch actors were directed into this mess is still beyond me... the four-star IMDb rating is insaneI wish more comedies gave me the giggles like this oneNicolas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones struggle to look serious against writing that is shoddy and painful to hear... I really am only writing this review because this is, in my opinion the worst big-budget movie of our time... I think it would have made a great MST3K targetThis actually spawned a really bad TV show, too!That gives it extra creditShould have starred Dolph Lungren and The Rock

rotisserieguru OK, spoiler alert!!! Part of the plot revolves around the fact that Nicolas Cage's character, a crack helicopter pilot, is having a problem passing a test because of a hand-eye coordination problem. His helmet has a monocle device that feeds information to his right eye, but he's left-eye dominant, meaning that he has problems controlling the copter while he's getting the info. So Tommy Lee Jones spends time, effort and energy (as well as wasting a perfectly good pair of red panties) to help him overcome this eye dominance problem.My question is... why didn't the Army just give him a helmet with a left-eye monocle??? I can't believe that they wouldn't be able to do this! That, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason why this movie is B-A-D!!!