If Tom Cruise were French, and if he flew a Dassault Mirage 2000 instead of a Grumman F-14 Tomcat, he might have starred in Les Chevaliers du Ciel, a 2005 film that has been called "Top Gun à la Française."
We haven't seen the actual film, though it's available on Netflix under its English title, "Sky Fighters." But if this fan-made trailer is any indication, Les Chevaliers du Ciel may be a vastly superior piece of mindless entertainment -- if only because much of it was shot using air-to-air cameras.
But don't take our word for it. Bump this video up to full-screen, and see for yourself. Magnifique!
I own a copy of this on DVD. The plot is predictably silly like Top Gun, but the aerial footages are just beautiful. The fan trailer did a good job of showing it. As a fellow avation junkie, I definitely think it is worth a viewing from Netflix.
Posted by: Ben | 19 January 2011 at 08:37 AM
Well done French guys ;)
Looks how Spanish guys flight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re9fPUsUuz4
Posted by: German Laullon | 19 January 2011 at 11:30 PM
How did you think Top Gun's aerials were shot, Todd? (Hint: Clay Lacy. Astrovision.)
Posted by: Baylink | 04 June 2011 at 07:13 PM