The Blue Angels

As a life long aviation enthusiast (and holding a commercial multi-engine pilot certificate) I was excited for this documentary; especially in iMAX. Even with the somewhat high expectation, I was still blown away with the jaw dropping aerial cinematography. Not only that, the way it was produced is magnificent. I am so glad that I was able to see it on the big screen instead of watching it on Amazon Prime. With that being said, if you weren't able to see it on the big screen, it'll still be good on Amazon Prime! It get's a 9/10 from me. By far the best aspect of the film was showcasing the men and women behind the scenes. The families of the pilots and maintenance crews who hold down the fort at home while their loved one is off representing the U. S. Navy/Marine.

The Blue Angels is a documentary that won't bore even the children in the audience, as it is filled with stunning shots of their aircraft maneuvering, as well as views inside the cockpit. Aviation is awesome!!

P. S... I'm just glad to be here.

These pilots are truly amazing. They must have nerves of steel. I cannot believe they come 12 inches from one another. I watched it on prime. Would have been great to see it on IMax. I liked seeing how they run through the show at the table and how it has to become second nature to them. My brother was on the maintenance team for several years and I was fortunate to see behind the scenes at several shows. They are truly a top notch operation. You have to appreciate their dedication to share their skill with the nation. The travel schedule is rigorous. It was interesting to see how it affects their families.

Always been a huge fan of the blue angels, this more than did them justice. So much behind the scenes I never knew or ever seen, and the shots are incredible. I love that glen powell was the one who helped shine a light on the blues. After drawing attention in Top Gun he used it to go even more in depth regarding the blue angels team and naval aviation.

I also learned through this documentary about the blue angels foundation which I cannot wait to donate to. Fantastic mission and for a great cause. This documentary focused on the blue angels objective of striving for perfection and obtaining excellence and that is exactly what the doc achieved itself.

I feel like Top Gun 2 is opening up a can of worms to produce movies about Ariplanes. It was a great IMAX experience but I have to say nothing overally spectcalar happen that i would recommend it over a reglar format.

It was an intresting story and like a line of GI Joe action figures their was a Blue Angel for everyone. They could be more diverse but that's really not the point, the point it they did do their best to showcase everyone.

This is why I say you can watch this on any format. For a film that was promoted as being for IMAX they could have done more airplane scenes or something. Not that what they did show does not blow me away, the documentary has a lot of talking overall. More suited for true lovers of Aviation.

Decided just an hour before showing time to take kids into the new IMAX in our city to see this. Youngest has had mind polluted by Van Halen Blue Angel videos, so was easy sell.

Spectacular filming and as complete a capture of the various 'moves' and associated performances by the Blue Angels as you could expect. From about every angle. Worth it to see just for that. But it gave a fairly good insight into the cycle of induction/training/airshow events/handover for the Blue Angels, and an excellent snapshot of the focus, capability and teamwork attitude of the Blue Angels, mainly from the aircrew perspective. If they had more time, they could have beefed up groundcrew, though their essential role and integration was covered.

All the individuals they covered were just made for this film. A varied but cohesive team, well led.

I came out thrilled and inspired, an example of the pursuit of excellence in an environment where humility is trumping the ego.

The narrative between servicemen and women is a bit hard to follow sometimes, what with a bit of jargon and fast pilot talk, but the single person speaking is fine.

If you're up for a bit of inspiration and thrill, definitely do it. If you need to empty your ignorance quota, and see a bit what high standards service personnel can attain, see it. If you want some entertainment, also see it.