Imagine if George Lucas had saved cash by not filming most of Star Wars, and instead had Luke sitting around in the desert getting sunburned while listening to Obi Wan occasionally mouth off about the old days. Then, at the end, his friend Biggs phones up and says they won by blowing up a Death Star. That's how exciting Starfighters is.
This movie appears to be a USAF public relations exercise gone awry. They obviously thought that a movie such as this would get the public on their side and boost recruiting, allowing them to buy more super-fast jets with a range apparently measured in yards. They then hired a director, gave him access to the stock footage bin and an airbase in the middle of nowhere, and waited for the magic to happen! However it came about this movie goes nowhere and does nothing, consisting mostly of a micro-cast of interchangeable sunburned Republicans getting in or out of jets between stock footage montages. The only conflict/action takes place over the phone or mentioned in passing, we certainly don't get to see it since the air force didn't film it. A tacked-on bit of love interest in the form of a double date with the only other girl in the movie does nothing to enliven it any.
Watch the MST3K version if you have to watch this movie at all. I like fast jets as much as the next guy, but I have my limits and this movie smashed them to smithereens. It's no Manos, but Lord it isn't good.
This movie appears to be a USAF public relations exercise gone awry. They obviously thought that a movie such as this would get the public on their side and boost recruiting, allowing them to buy more super-fast jets with a range apparently measured in yards. They then hired a director, gave him access to the stock footage bin and an airbase in the middle of nowhere, and waited for the magic to happen! However it came about this movie goes nowhere and does nothing, consisting mostly of a micro-cast of interchangeable sunburned Republicans getting in or out of jets between stock footage montages. The only conflict/action takes place over the phone or mentioned in passing, we certainly don't get to see it since the air force didn't film it. A tacked-on bit of love interest in the form of a double date with the only other girl in the movie does nothing to enliven it any.
Watch the MST3K version if you have to watch this movie at all. I like fast jets as much as the next guy, but I have my limits and this movie smashed them to smithereens. It's no Manos, but Lord it isn't good.