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Summary: A hilarious classic that merits transfer to DVD SOON!
Review: As a kid, I saw this film probably 15 times or so. I remember the splendid 70 mm presentation and the great soundtrack. Sadly, on video most of this splendor is lost. I'm even afraid that the original might have deteriorated too far to be transferred to DVD or restored. If anyone knows more of the whereabouts of this film, I'd like to know. (AMalyMotta@aol.com) An all-star cast in a hilariously funny spoof of early flying and national antics. Being German, I liked Gert Fröbe and his stiffnecked parody of pre-WWI military behavior the most. The other nations get their fill, too and the cast seems to have had as much fun shooting this film as we had watching it. Don't let this gem slip away. Restore it!
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Summary: Great movie, when on Dvd?
Review: Briefly, one of my all time favorites.When will it be on dvd! I hope soon!
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Summary: Magnificent DVD
Review: Finally! The 20th Century-Fox 1965 roadshow extravaganza comes to DVD. The movie looks marvelous in what must be a transfer from a restored 70mm print. On my 16X9 HDTV in progressive scan the images are quite stunning for a film of this vintage. The Dolby Digital 5.0 remastering of the original 6-track magnetic soundtrack is also a joy to the ears. This is an old-fashioned entertainment for the entire family. Thanks to its presentation on this new DVD the movie is once again a grand experience. The extras are extensive for such a moderately priced DVD too. Director Ken Annakin provides an interesting commentary track and appears in a new featurette. Somebody at Fox definately loves this movie, one that is a childhood favorite of mine. I saw it in its original release, and also in a 1969 reissue as part of a double feature with Fox's "Planet of the Apes." "The Perfect Mates" the ads said, "Apes and Men." Studios just don't don't do things like that anymore. Anyway, this DVD is a joy!
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Summary: Wanna have FUN?
Review: FUN, FUN, FUN - nothing else describes my feelings when I watch this film (after at least 10 viewings). I agree with the other recent reviews - I want a DVD version!
Wanna smile? Watch it tonight!
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Summary: I remember this film as a youngster
Review: helped my imagination no end so I should like to buy the DVD to show my kids, anyone know where I can get it or who owns the rights?
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Summary: Magnificent fun for the whole family
Review: I don't watch a lot of comedy, but this movie holds a hallowed place in my collection. Part satire, part laugh-out-loud humor, part romance (there's a definite triangle between Orvil Newton (Whitman), Patricia Rawnsley (Miles), and Richard Mays (Fox)), and part headlong thrills-and-chills excitement, its two-plus hours fly by, not just because of the vintage airplanes, which in themselves are worth the price of the video--I can't imagine where they found them! And the cast, as has been mentioned, brims with experienced character actors whose like doesn't seem to exist any more. It isn't rated, but it doesn't need to be. Enjoyable on several levels, it should meet with approval by all ages.
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Summary: A good-old "Sunday afternoon" Family Movie
Review: I first saw this film at the "matinee" as a kid, and several times since then. To watch the international cast of comedians deliver rounds of slap-stick humor is about as good as a Sunday afternoon in front of the TV gets! -- Riding on the coat tails of the enormous success of "The Great Race", this film follows the same basic concept: An international race to determine which country has the most capable pilot. To keep things interesting, let's have the story take place in 1910. Jokers like the British Terry Thomas (from the "Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" fame!), the German Gerd Froebe ("Goldfinger") as well as their French and Italian counter parts, along with the rest of this delightful cast are absolutely priceless. -- This film reminds of the hilarious "Keystone Cops", "Charlie Chase" and "Fatty Arbuckle", complete with "poking fingers-in-the-eye" and "slipping on a banana peel" humor of the silent movie era. A sure treat for anyone looking for a 2 1/2 hour break from hum-drum reality. Enjoy the excursion into Hollywood Candyland!
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Summary: funny zany silly
Review: I saw this on tv one cold january sunday morn, and giggled my way off the couch several times, even though I was reading a novel at the time, and did not have the sound turned on. I have been searching for it ever since, kicking myself for not just giving in to it in the first place. There is a woman in it whose name is many different things(..I could read lips...) and I just had the best time watching all the races antics, silly disasters, the stereotyping...in short I am delighted that I found it again!
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Summary: A comedy enjoyed by adults and teens
Review: My wife and I just finished watching "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" with five teenaged boys. I was afraid that the attention of these boys would wane at some point during this 2-plus hour comedy/adventure, but they enjoyed it from beginning to end. At one point they were fascinated with all the antique airplanes, both in the prologue with Red Skelton, and the wonderfully rebuilt classic planes used in the race from London to Paris. Then they were splitting a gut over the Keystone Kops style slapstick humor, and they chuckled at the nationalistic stereotypes. These teens are also really into music, and I heard them humming along with various familiar tunes used in the soundtrack. So, while this comedy is a throwback to a more innocent era, it still held the attention of a roomful of teens, as well as my wife and I. I must admit that I'd never seen this hilarious film in its entirety before, and now I wonder why. I'm sure we'll watch it again sometime in the future.
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Summary: It's Better Than Nothing
Review: One of the funniest and most adventurous movies ever filmed. Cinematography is fabulous. Too bad it's not in widescreen format. Because of the full screen edition, you only get a partial view of the great flying panoramas. What were they thinking not producing it in Widescreen version? Never-the-less, it's better than nothing. Buy it, you won't regret it.
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