Movies in General

In the context of the mixed reception for Born to Fly, I am recollecting films and series with first-rate depictions of combat aircraft and/or aerial combat. Obviously there is Top Gun (1986) and its recent sequel. Other notable works that I have encountered:

Sky Fighters (Les Chevaliers du Ciel (2005)

Battle Fairy Yukikaze (Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze, 2002)

The Sky Crawlers (Sukai Kurora, 2008)

.... and of course the air intercept scene in Patlabor 2 (Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā 2, 1993)

What else is out there?

Macross Zero (2002).

Really wanted to like Born to Fly but the CGI is so cheap and the shots weren't really top-notch. Honestly, why do they spend so much money on actors when what's important is the action and style? A thing or two could be learned from Judge Dread and this indie war film.

lol, Taiwan does a Red Dawn. The PLA Marines are shown still using the smurf outfits.