alexisdetroit

I see France Nuyen was born in France of mixed parentage. She no doubt dropped the G so that her show biz name would not be difficult to say as it is with many non-Viets. So Nguyen ("win") became Nuyen ("new-yen") for the movie goer. If she had taken on the Viet named for France she would be called Phap Nuyen. I found it difficult to identify her in Joy Luck Club as I had not seen her in years. She played the cranky mother of the Chinese gal who was dating the white guy? France Nuyen was quite the looker in Archie and probably the reason I still remember the movie. Just curious about Jack Webb. Years ago I was told he was gay. Is that true?

A nicely paced romantic war story that should have got more exposure. The Czech pilot who played piano gives a mellow touch to the story. The flying footage may not have been enough for aviation buffs like myself, but then again, this really isn't an action movie. Though it does not have anything in common with the James Salter novel "The Hunters" that became the movie about Korean War F86 Sabre pilots, Dark Blue World had a similar feel but with more of a romantic element to it. Better in some ways than Battle of Britain in that it doesn't rely on big name actors. Suggest viewing this movie with some Czech beer and some Czech dumplings called kneldniky(sp).