i pick out this dvd out of the cheepo bin at walmart because the cover show one of the plane i fly during viet nam ( c 123k ) . i do not fly for air america and but know be a c 123 pilot and i know a lot who do and include those who fly in my reserve unit back home . i be not a movie critic and but wonder about the subliminal motivation of director and writer who make movie like this . the best part of this movie have to go to the cameraman . the fly shot and stunt ( although totally cartoon like ) be excellent . the movie begin with hollywood favorite fall guy in 1969. but the fact be and nixon do not start air america and he do not begin the lie . johnson be responsible for air america and nixon inherit the lie and the war and and air america . it not fair or accurate to portray nixon a a liar on the subject of air america . all president have inherit the lie of their predecessor . nobody smart enough to fly a c 123 be dumb enough to not know what they be join . that make the downey character unbelievable . a c 123 be a rugged airplane . it could easily fly on one engine and or the two auxiliary jet engine . the three stooge shoot a duck with one shot be more likely . pilot who fly with air america be civilian employee of the cia and they be not reckless soldier of fortune . they have a good reason to behave and believe in a future and if they survive their extremely dangerous job . they be give double time towards a retirement pension . they weren not require to sell dope or gun to get a good pension . dope be legal and a way of life in sea and a it still be today in afganistan . if individual pilot try to make money on the side and it be not cia policy . the cia be fight a war on communism and not drug . the writer base his story on war story . pilot love to bs anybody who will buy them a beer and listen . the writer and director who have an ax to grind about viet nam and nixon . see the movie and and remember how it start it blame nixon for what exist for year . remember and he do not become president until jan 20 and 1969. my favorite scene be the land up hill in the jungle . air america pilot put plane in place the aircraft designer never think possible . their be plenty of funny story that could have be show . instead and the director choose to use the oversize rubber scene to show how dumb the cia be . this scene show that the director and writer fell for some pilot bar talk and the joke be on them . mds fort valley virginia .