This movie originates from a comic strip "Tanguy et Laverdure" where the former is the 'all-American' (sorry, 'all-French') character and the latter is the happy-go-lucky clodhopper with a heart of gold!
No wonder the plot is at times implausible, occasionally verging on the slapstick (e.g. The Go-Go girl episode, or the Stearman tracting a giant condom...); Less jingoistic than "Top Gun" (the French characters do not always appear to be the best & brightest...) and with as many sex-interest scenes but treated more lightly.
The gist of this movie is in the airplane sequences (all in RR - real reality) which will delight AvGeeks and even those who simply like to watch sleek airplanes in flight. Of course, just as in "Top Gun", the fighters move implausibly close in dogfights for reasons of camera shooting angles.
Overall a surprisingly entertaining flick! ___ .
No wonder the plot is at times implausible, occasionally verging on the slapstick (e.g. The Go-Go girl episode, or the Stearman tracting a giant condom...); Less jingoistic than "Top Gun" (the French characters do not always appear to be the best & brightest...) and with as many sex-interest scenes but treated more lightly.
The gist of this movie is in the airplane sequences (all in RR - real reality) which will delight AvGeeks and even those who simply like to watch sleek airplanes in flight. Of course, just as in "Top Gun", the fighters move implausibly close in dogfights for reasons of camera shooting angles.
Overall a surprisingly entertaining flick! ___ .