Review of Flyboys (2006) by Ottopick — 29 Aug 2009

Spectacular, a wonderful look into pilots of WWI.

This review of Flyboys (2006) was written by Ottopick on 29 Aug 2009.

Flyboys has generally received positive reviews.

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