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Burning Skies: Bomber Command

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Burning Skies: Bomber Command

2019

1h 38m

War

History

Drama

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A solitary Spitfire ace pilot must overcome his past to lead a Lancaster bomber crew in the pivotal aerial war over Berlin in 1944.

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Cath Clarke

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Doggedly uncinematic and thinly stretched.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 24, 2019

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Ambition and achievement are two entirely different things, and in this case the makers' reach has definitely exceeded their grasp.

Rated: C-

May 14, 2020

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Jackie K. Cooper

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Its a war movie with very few war scenes. Plus the relationships of the men in battle never seem fleshed out.

Rated: 4/10

May 14, 2020

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David C

(as Lancaster Skies - UK) Turned off after 20mins. Terrible acting, an awful script, and already too many bad attempts at conveying emotion to carry on watching. And the Directing?!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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John B

I thought the war story itself had some merit and was good, however it just seemed to drag on and was unfortunately dull

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/04/22

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Audience Member

I really enjoyed this movie. From the outset I knew that this had been filmed locally, by father and son movie makers, and had been made on a very small budget. With this in mind I did not expect a Hollywood blockbuster. What I did get to watch was a well made enjoyable low budget movie which I found very entertaining. Great to also see models being used for the flight scenes, instead of CGI. Well done Tin Hat Productions, will watch your next projects with interest.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Its so bad I stopped watching after one hour. Frankly I have no idea how I managed that length of time. The biggest issue? other than it looks incredibly cheaply made - the sound track is atrociously made. dubbed audio sucks, as for the film, nothing really happens, hey, maybe the second half of the film is brilliant - but who will ever find out? who cares? avoid it. life is too short for this tripe.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Dull movie. No action except in the very beginning, and the very end. Felt there was not enough exploration into the characters. Near the end, a critical event in one of the character's past was revealed, but there was no resolution.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

For the budget it had it did well. You can tell it is a cheap movie but its not too bad. The name is a bit of a trick as they are barly in a the skies. The story is decent and the characters are pretty good. It mostly focuses on two characters so you only know a small bit about the others. Its not the best war film. But 3 stars is what I am giving it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Charlie Moore

Josh Collins

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Synopsis

A solitary Spitfire ace pilot must overcome his past to lead a Lancaster bomber crew in the pivotal aerial war over Berlin in 1944.

Director: Callum Burn
Producer: Callum Burn, Andrew Burn
Screenwriter: Callum Burn, Andrew Burn
Production Co: Tin Hat Productions
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2020
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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