Iron Eagle - have we finally covered everything?

[MigBuster 2,884]

It has finally happened.......someone has counted the weapons and types employed in the film

Everyone knows the Hades bomb......not so much the Weasil

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/19811/a-definitive-audit-of-how-many-weapons-doug-masters-launched-from-his-f-16-in-iron-eagle

 

 

[+Trotski 936]

Bloody ghastly film, I re watched it a few months back and its dreadful.

[+streakeagle 871]

I always liked Iron Eagle. I love Lou Gossett jr. and will tolerate almost any movie he is in. Hollywood never game him the leading roles he deserved. It is great that he wasn't so arrogant as to be above clearing a paycheck for the very low quality Iron Eagle series. Even if you take Lou out of the movie, the soundtrack alone, particularly Queen's track, made it worth it for me. This was a popcorn fantasy movie not unlike Independence Day. Kick back, enjoy what humor and excitement you can, and try not to cringe too much at the horrible writing/editing. Of the entire series, I could only really stomach the first one. Though the return of Doug Masters in the last one kind of makes it worth watching. I never saw the original or the first sequel in the theater, but I saw 3 and 4 in the theater. The idea of the 2nd one was probably the best story of all four movies. But I couldn't understand why they killed off Doug Masters in the opening seconds and had a hard time accepting F-4 Phantoms as substitutes for MiGs. These days, it would probably be my favorite if I watched them all again just to see the F-4 in the air. But the first one still has me with the soundtrack and the basic feel good story of saving his dad without losing anyone as well as the common but popular idea that the kids are smarter than the adults.

[+allenjb42 4,234]

Loved the first one. The others, not so much.

 

I remember seeing a film review of the first movie on TV that described it as Ferris Bueller's Day Off with jet fighters. I was in the cinema the next day!

[+Trotski 936]

yes if you watch the film suspending all belief, then it is a fun movie I suppose, some nice air to air filming in there, Iron Eagle II was horrible though, nay dreadful

[+daddyairplanes 10,252]

i will say one good thing for the whole series: real aircraft vs CGI! that said, yes one does need to turn the reality chip off before viewing. 2 F-14A vs 2 Mitsubishi A6Ms, complete with all markings actually seems abit more realistic at times in comparison

 

[RUSTYMORLEY 162]

On 02/04/2018 at 3:05 AM, streakeagle said:

 I love Lou Gossett jr. and will tolerate almost any movie he is in. Hollywood never game him the leading roles he deserved.

 

I like the guy as well, for me his first memorable Sci-Fi role was playing an alien in the film Enemy Mine ( 1985 ) which also starred Dennis Quaid as a human fighter pilot sent to fight against the aliens. The film got mixed reviews but I thought it was good enough to add to my collection when it was released.