Red Tails(2012)- User Reviews

Thank you, Dr. Jabulani, for your sharing your personal story with us about your heroic father. I want to take my father, age 89, and a veteran of WWII and the Korean War to watch your father's movie. My dad could not be a pilot in WWII but he vicariously lives through your father's efforts and bravery. Thank you and how proud you must be to be his son! He and countless other African American men and women continue to allow me to enjoy the freedom to this day. Thank you, Mr. Johnson, for everything and I lift you up with the deepest respect and honor.

To the White Pilot of the USAF- First, thank you for your contribution to All Americans!! Second, obviously you are not familiar with the African-American culture during that era. Thirdly, "Red Tails" IS NOT from the White prospective. That story has been told numerous of times. This movie was to tell the Tuskegee Airmen's story and their heroics contributions to the U.S. My hope is that we all learn something and learn to appreciate all who serve our country!!

I was thinking of seeing this movie. I love history and this seems to fit the bill. I see a lot of flaming and just outright stupid behavior on these comments. My opinion; These and all men and women who fought then, in the past, and now, are great. Had these men been given the same attitude, same training, same conditions from the onset of the war, would they have had as great of results as others through the war? Be careful not to judge harshly ay man or woman whose life was on the line!

Any one who fights for America deserves our respect and admiration. Blood is red no matter what color skin God happens to have given the warrior. This was a sad period in America. Its just sad that the majority of Black Americans don't understand that it was President Wilson (Democrat) who re-segregated the military. That's correct, the US military had already been unsegregated until President Wilson. It was President Eisenhower (Republican) who re-unsegregated (bushism sorry) the military. We need to read more about this struggle and understand all sides of this issue.

Every Thursday, I accompany my father to a meeting at the VA of X-POW's, mostly from WW2. It is literally a room full of hero's that I have the honor to listen to every week. Though my Dad was in the infantry, a totally different type of hell, the vast majority of them seem to be from bombers. After hearing what it was like to sit in a bomber on a mission over Germany, I can't imagine anyone doing it a second time. These guys did it over and over again until they finally got shot down. I am proud to know these men.

I'm a 63 tr. old Vietnam Vet. F.Troop,17th. Cav 196 lt. Inf Brigade, LZ Baldy. HHQ Chu Lai RVN. This is an American story. To all you haters. What have YOU done for your country lately? When is the last time YOU faced down death? Would YOU put your life in danger for your best friend, or your blood brother? What's keeping YOU from joining up and fighting for YOUR country. I'm waiting for answers.

more minority crap...different day...btw....your heritage is american...so sick of black american...latino american...italian american...asian american...and on and on and on.......how about..american american?

I have never been in the service. When I see any veteran I tell them thank you for your service. Were loosing alot of WW2 veterans every day now. Their comming up on 90 years old. Let them know that they are remembered. Thats live history were loosing on a daily basis!

Thanks for the remake (Tuskegee Airmen). Please support this movie and all of our heritage. For those of you who don't know, a lot of our heritage has been lost or hidden in history. If we don't support our own heritage, how can we expect anyone else to?

Just saw the movie and for those who want to nit pick every detail, now hear this: Enjoyed the movie and understand how difficult it was for them, fighting the enemy abroad and at home. Had it not been for Eleanor Roosevelt they were overlooked for everything, until she got involved. I'm a Viet Nam vet, and a retired VA employee who had the honor and privilege of spending a little time with one. At 90 his mind was sharp as ever and you knew he was special just by the way he carried himself. And I believe they escorted the B-17 "Flying Fortress" safely, without a loss. Finally, go nit pick all the wanna be Rambo's, etc. I salute those gallant warriors.

I think all your comments are insulting. First of this movies was no way intended to say that Black Pilots are better than White Pilots, so all of you can get off your racist high horse. This movie was intended to show how the war was fought from their side. Yeah it may not be 100 % correct and maybe 10% of it was correct. If you feel you know the "Real Truth", then keep it to yourself. For all those that were "Mad at the Blacks for Talking Jive" How do you know they were or weren't were you there? If you had Family that were part of the 332, ask them about it. Don't go around bashing a pretty good action movie with doing your home work. I've read the books, meet the Surviving Tuskegee Airmen, and I myself am a Member of the USAF, and yes I'm black. And i find that both Black and Whites did their part back in history against Germany to help end the war. I'm prepared for any type of criticism and name calling (if your mindset is on that level). Maybe you disappointed that a White Man ( Lucas) put effort into making a black movie lead by a Black Cast, Which Hollywood wouldn't give two thoughts about it, who preferred that the cast not be all black.
The point I'm trying to make is this: Every movie you watched that was "referenced to History or inspired by a true story" , is always going to match your level of "research" and the "truth you know" about how the Tuskegee. If you feel this is wrong on every "level", Why not get your paper and pen out, create your version of the truth, put all your hard earned dime in to it. Then have Hollywood try to produce it. Until then give credit to where it was due, It was a Great Movie. If you are still stuck on the fact of how the black men were talking back then, and stuck on the fact that the movies shows the blacks taking credit for how the war was won, then you have a of issues in your life you need to deal with.. God Bless!!

This movie was inaccurate and pretty much sucked all around. It is just another typical hollywood sensationalized movie intended to stir up old racial feelings and make it look like some black pilots single handedly won WWII for America. Yeah, let's forget about Italian-Americans giving the biggest sacrifice out of any ethnic group during the war. Why can't they make a movie about that? I guess George Lucas felt like re-writing Star Wars wasn't enough so he decided to re-write history too.What a joke

I went 2 see this movie tonite, and in my humble opinion, it was too long. I loved the first movie, the tuskeegee airmen and I think that movie told the story well the first time. This movie, red tails, seems to be an attempt by the directors to tell the parts of the story that he felt was missing in the first episode. Either way, he did well, the first time, and the story line was a bit redunant for me. I was ready after the first 30mins. Its a good movie mind u so if you have to time, go watch it..

I rather recently had the personal privilege of spending some time talking with a professional educator who recently retired after 50+ years as an educator and Dean at various colleges.. the last, if I remember correctly, where for 17 years he was a Dean in Wash. DC . He became a Tuskeegee Airman in his late teens at a time when all of America was doing their part in WWII. According to him, the really "true" story is yet to be told, but will soon be published by a fellow Tuskeegee airman and available in book stores. I've not seen "Red Tails" which is at least the 2nd movie produced about the 332nd yet I plan to very soon with full expectation that the movie was produced moreso to make money rather than tell the true story. I anxiously await the publishers delivery of the "real story" of the Tuskeegee airmen, who like many others unselfishly gave their "all" for our Country in the constant fight for Freedom.

if this movie was about drug dealing .cleaning toilets,car jacking, it wouldn't matter if the movie was poorly made ,it was truth,and protrayed some of the prejudice that some of our black brothers had to endure just to fight for our -opps your country.

Wow the racist really hate this movie. GOOD! that means it must be dam good. I can not wait to see it.

For get about Race. If you served in the Military Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. And my God Heal our Nation so we can get back on course.

Boy lets hate white people america was discovered by blacks the great wall of china was built by blacks the first plane was built by blacks the world is round because of black people lets give black people a month too praise their #$%$ o we have one answer me this why do the black people in africa built their houses of animal waste

OK..I have read a lot of WWII history and there are several points that many readers of this article are missing. 1) The job of fighter escorts were to ESCORT the bombers during their mission and according to history the Red Tails did their job, 2) many of America's aces achieved their status during fighter sweeps, where the fighters actually went up looking for Axis fighters to engage and 3) who gives a rat's A@* if the Red Tails produced any aces as long as their goal of reducing the number of bombers lost was achieved.

Hey Conrad, I am just a "Dumb White Female" Baby Boomer but even I get the differnce between Fighter Pilots and Fighter Escorts. Escorts were more about being the extra pair of eyes instead of The Kills.