I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The production values, period details, and writing for this awful cartoon version of the Pacific War are just terrible. While the Corsairs are very good indeed, the plots, historical setting, and acting are abysmal. This show has more in common with Hogan's Heroes and McHale's Navy than a program actually about the Marine fighter squadron known as "Black Sheep." In fact, McHale's Navy might actually be more accurate and true to life than this swill. I was reminded how truly bad this junk is when I watched a rerun today on MeTV and stared slack-jawed as Japanese soldiers disguised as Marines took over the Black Sheep's airfield and captured the pilots. It seems the squadron is stationed on a remote island without any armed support or even ground crews. Even more amazing is that the mission of the Japanese is to kill General MacArthur when he comes to visit this isolated, unguarded outpost in an unescorted B-25. When our heroes manage to overcome the enemy and scare guest star George Takei really badly, all the Japanese immediately throw their hands up and surrender. "No Japanese characters were harmed during the filming of this episode." Pretty odd behavior for any soldier of the Emperor let alone commandos on a suicide mission. Oh, well, it doesn't matter. No one who knows anything about the Second World War, has any familiarity with Pacific air combat, or has read anything about Marine aviation during WWII would watch more than two minutes of this trash. It's totally ridiculous, stupid, and an insult to veterans of Pacific combat, especially the U.S. Marine fighter pilots who didn't have nearly the fun these Hollywood clowns seem to enjoy. For a more realistic depiction of another dark aspect of the war, watch Hogan's Heroes. The Nazis are delightful buffoons and being in one of their prison camps is a laugh riot.

The "Whistling Death" F4U Corsair planes are the actual stars of this movie, the best combat planes ever with killing ratio 11:1 in their short times during 1943-1945. And VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron is just the legend Ace Squadron with high killing ratio (average 5+) during the pacific war with Pappy Boyington as great fighter and leader. I watched this series when I was a kid, and always in my memory ever since. I even collect the F4U Corsair model planes afterward. I am still trying to watch the FIRST episode the "Flying Misfits" a.k.a episode zero, so if anyone know how to get it kindly advice. This is a good series of the pacific war, yes it dramatized and fictionalized events, but it is very nice to see many REAL Corsairs in formation! Great respect to Pappy Boyington and VMF-214 for your great dedication, you folks did a great job!

I watched Baa Baa Black sheep for the first time in 1983. I really liked the dislikable characters like Miklin and Colonel Lard who were good in their roles. The Japanese actor who played the ace Arachi was excellent. The atmosphere between the black sheep is often rivalry, humor, boxing fights against each other sometimes, teamwork with sense of duty and responsibility, also all the black sheeps share a big interest in women. Pappy is a hero like there have been a few during the second world, Conrad portrays him as a man liking his crew men and with sense of responsibility and huge courage.It is a great TV series for those interested in the aerial combat in the South Pacific.

I loved the "Corsairs" as long as I can remember. I was so disappointed when the Black Sheep series ended I never watched network television again. Pro football was the only network programming I would watch. Then cable came and most recently The History Channel has aired the Black Sheep. I taped as many as I could. Then came my computer and I still haven't watched a network program for over 20 some odd years. I know NBC don't miss me. I don't miss NBC either. God Bless Pappy Boyington. May you rest in peace.