Speed & Angels (2008)

Speed u0026 Angels: Directed by Peyton Wilson. With Jay Consalvi, Meagan Varley. This documentary follows the lives of 2 young Navy recruits working to achieve their dream of becoming fighter pilots. Tracking their steps through ground school and flight training, and eventually fighting for their lives in the Iraq war.

“When I first handed in my comment, six users had rated this movie, each giving exactly 10 points, creating an average of 10.0 points. Back then I commented: u0026quot;Guys, if youu0026#39;re trying to push your movie, make it a bit less obvious please.u0026quot; In reaction someone reported my comment as u0026quot;abusiveu0026quot; and it was consequently removed. Honi soit qui mal y pense …u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut about the movie: Speed and Angels offers a lot of eye candy in the form of a documentary about two fighter pilots (one of them — a woman!). Neutrality or a balance of views are never the issue here, instead we are treated to a sort of Top Gun with real people, which looks nice enough as it is very well filmed and, overall, effective in making war look fun.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd yet this movie only proves how far ahead of its time Top Gun really was. Speed and Angels has a female flight cadet, whereas Top Gun in 1986 already had a female instructor, that very MILFy Kelly McGillis. So Top Gun wins once again!”