Product ReviewsThe Aviator (DVD, 2005, 2-Disc Set, Full Frame)

Surprised

Even though I like Leo (duh! who doesn't:)), when I saw a preview for this movie, I wasn't really interested in it. It just wasn't my "cup of coffee". But just recently I've read an article about Howard Hughes and I got interested in his story so that's why I bought this movie. And I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty well done. I didn't even stop it to use the bathroom because I wanted to know what's next, and I wanted it NOW:D
So yes.. I would recommend this movie if someone asks me about it!!Read full review...

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SOME THINGS SHOULD JUST STAY IN THE HANGAR AND NOT TAKE FLIGHT.....

The costuming and set pieces were pretty cool. And while this film was beautifully and cinematically shot, I just didn't care for the life story of Howard Hughes. Found it a bit boring and then kind of eerily sad and disturbing as his germ phobias and other issues consumed his life. Not my kind of movie.Read full review...

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The AVIATOR

I was around when HOWARD HUGHES was making headlines and this movie is a realistic sensational story of his life. Director SCORSESE deserved the Oscar, and LEONARDO DICAPRIO was excellent as Hughes, but as many others at first ,I did not think Leonardo could fill the part. Hughes loved making Movies and Airplanes. And many of the leading ladies of Hollywood,including Kate Hepburn,Ava Ginger Rogers and a teenage Mary Murphy,etc,etc..And as it truly happened, when things went bad ,the film then truly depicted Howard with that mustache covering his scarred lip from his experimental-test plane crash,(a sensational production bit that cost a bundle $$$ just for those few minutes..) and that famous frown to the end of the film when Hughes re-treated to his private "quarantined" hotel room until death. He suprised all, came out to testify in the senate hearing that he had NOT taken money from the government,then delivered no planes. But,he proved he had tried to deliver,except WW2 ended and the government then would not complete the purchase. Hughes then to prove his critics wrong again.. went out and flew his giant experimental larger then any airplane "Spruce Goose" made of wood(since he could not get any needed metal to build it during WW2)-- only a few feet above the water in Los Angeles Harbor to prove it WOULD fly, the only time it did,since the Air Force didn't need it. His giant plane became a living museum,visited by hundreds even today. Beautiful Production. Fun to Watch,great Classic sound-track Songs..Holds close to detailed facts..great Performnances by all,and-- "The OUTLAW" film that I remember had the censors slamming HUGHES for those certain scenes causing him to hold up the release for a year, until it was ACCEPTED by the public as just another western movie.. only the film-critics with their thumbs-down,and those risque scenes so timid today almost being funny by today's movie standards, since in this movie we are simply not too shocked to hear some suitable placed four-letter words. "THE AVIATOR" is a great film. Our Thumbs-- UP all the way, and the Howard Hughes story here is.. a High-Flying Superb Movie Slice of Film Entertainment..! (JC)Read full review...

The Aviator

I wanted to see this movie when it was in theaters, but missed it! When I heard that the movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, and that Cate Blanchette won for best supporting actress, I decided to buy the DVD.

Wow! It's rare that I see a movie that both educates and entertains like this one. Before I saw the movie, all I really knew about Howard Hughes was that he became a nutty, wealthy hermit. The movie showed me that he was not only nutty and rich; the man was brilliant. The acting was great, with well-known actors in near cameos, and the special effects were totally believable. I also loved the music from the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's.

The 'bonus features' included with the 2-DVD set are phenomenal, and include an entire History Channel biography of Hughes' aeronautical achievements. There are also segments dealing with OCD--how it is treated today, as opposed to Hughes' undiagnosed case. I may have developed a little OCD myself--I keep asking people over to see The Aviator so that I have an excuse to watch it again myself.Read full review...

Pretty close to a part of the story of the man as I recall as I was living & studied the man in my younger days before his demise.

It is entertaining but for a man who lived at the time and admired the man whom he never got to meet face to face. Having followed Howard's antics and enterprises and contemplating the mental acuity of the man I can say that this version of the man was ok for entertainment but sorely missed on the fundamental facts of the realty of the man.
But then most revel in the entertainment [fantasy] rather than facts/truth.
Old axiom: 'Print the Legend/Fantasy' it sells more than the Truth or the Facts.
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Aviator a high flying biography

Great acting!Wonderful costumes and set design! Engrossing story I'm glad I have my own dvd so I can see this movie over and over again.

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Director/Actor As good as it gets

Great Story. Leonardo at his peak. Cate Blanchett was right on. Director Scorsese at his best storytelling, second only to his short movie in the "New York Stories." There was no acting going on, only storytelling at its meticulous best. The only hiccup, if there is one is that unlike the story in "Blow," another similar story, they did not really capture the reason for the obsession for the dream by pinpointing an event from the past. They could have taken some poetic license if there was no reason to go back to in Howard Hughes' real life history. Top 5 movies of all time.Read full review...

Loved it,I recommend it to EVERYONE!

Great movie!Saw it at the show originally years ago!Loved it!No one could have come as close to correctly portraying Howard Hughes as Leo did!

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The Aviator 2 disc movie

Good movie depicting vintage aviation

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Good movie.

Very good movie, very entertaining. Movie was in good shape and arrived on time.