My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

The High and the Mighty (1954)

Do you feel like watching the comedy Airplane(1980) but starring John Wayne instead?   Well, this is it.   I know that the film Zero Hour! was the film that inspired the Zucker brothers but I can’t believe this film didn’t have some kind of influence.   (Of course Zero Hour! was made because of the success of this film so that’s the connection, I guess.) There are sequences of this supposed drama that reminded me of a spoof so much I would laugh out loud.  It was hard to take the story serious.  I’d only recommend this supposed classic if you wish to play a bit of Mystery Science Theater 3000 with your friends.   Grade: C+
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