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	The High and the Mighty (1954) - A Review by David Nusair
		And though The High and the Mighty is generally credited as setting the template for the modern disaster movie (ie lots of familiar faces trapped in a dangerous situation), the film doesn't really succeed on that level simply because it's just not exciting enough.
		The High and the Mighty is ostensibly a disaster movie, but given that the film spends the majority of its time delving into the personal lives of its characters, it would be far more accurate to refer to this as a typically overblown, Hollywood-style melodrama.
		It certainly doesn't help that the film features many, many sequences in which the characters discuss their personal lives with one another, something that generally serves only to pad out the running time (and is exacerbated by the countless flashbacks and pointless anecdotes).
	www.reelfilm.com /highmght.htm (474 words)

	High and the Mighty on DVD
		You Are in: High and the Mighty and Island in the Sky
		High and the Mighty debuted at a time (1954) when air travel was just becoming available to the average person.
		High and the Mighty is filmed in the then new CinemaScope which heightened the dramatic effect and which meant they couldn't use any stock aerial footage.
	www.fiftiesweb.com /tv/high-mighty-dvd.html (808 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: The High and the Mighty Review
		The release of The High and the Mighty on DVD isn't the kind of event that ushers in a bona fide classic to the realm of home entertainment, but it finally brings the prospect of checking out one of John Wayne's most beloved and hard-to-find pictures as it was meant to be seen.
		The film's flashback-within-flashback scenario lends the picture a bit too much clunky exposition (that's a big problem), but the fighting sequences and aerial photography are excellent (that's not a problem at all).
		Formally, The High and the Mighty is a perfect yin to the yang of Wayne's The Alamo.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video_11/high_and_the_mighty.html (754 words)

	The High and the Mighty (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film starred and was co-produced by John Wayne, directed by William A. Wellman, and written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the novel (The High and the Mighty) on which the film is based.
		The High and the Mighty was one of the earliest airplane disaster films, and the first to focus attentions on the personal dramas of the passengers.
		The High and the Mighty at the IMDb.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_High_and_the_Mighty_(film) (947 words)

	The High and the Mighty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A novel: The High and the Mighty (1953) by Ernest K. Gann
		A movie: The High and the Mighty (1954; based on the novel) with John Wayne and Robert Stack
		A hip hop group: High and Mighty (band).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_High_and_the_Mighty (164 words)

	D3: THE MIGHTY DUCKS
		Comedy: A team of teenage hockey players, "The Ducks," enters high school and must deal with the varsity players and the private school's administration, neither of which is happy to have them there.
		This film is nothing but pure formula, and is very predictable down to the end (Guess who wins the final game at the last moment).
		The kids in the audience at our screening got mighty restless many times during this movie as the drama scenes, and the fact that the ducks are now older kids, didn't hold their interest for long.
	www.screenit.com /movies/1996/d3_the_mighty_ducks.html (1596 words)

	The High and the Mighty (1954) - Movie Review
		Wayne's part is established early in the film which then goes on to introduce most of the passengers as they arrive for the flight.
		This film was Wayne's first venture into CinemaScope, a process that tended to make the audience feel drawn into the setting in its novelty days while dissipating the sense of confinement.
		But the way films about ailing aircraft strike a ready chord of fearful identification in audiences ensures that The High and the Mighty exerts a grip, and its great commercial success must have been encouraging to Wayne in his early days as a busy actor-producer.
	www.jwaynefan.com /highmyty.html (662 words)

	High and The Mighty The - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		High and The Mighty The - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		High and The Mighty, The, motion picture about a disastrous airline flight from Hawaii to California.
		Released in 1954, the film won an Academy...
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	The High And The Mighty
		The High and the Mighty is a 1954 disaster film released through Warner Brothers.
		Synopsis: For The High and the Mighty, director William Wellman...
		The High and the Mighty for rent at Hollywood Video - In this airplane disaster adventure chronicling a terrifying flight from Hawaii to the mainland, the 'Duke' plays a washed-up co-pilot, Dan Roman, who must land the plane safely after the...
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	THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW-- THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
		The plot of THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY allows the individual stories of the diverse group of passengers on a transpacific flight to unfold to varying degrees, right up until the point when disaster strikes- with one of the airplane’s engines catching fire shortly after the plane’s fuel supply reaches the point of no return.
		John Wayne stars in THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY as Dan Roman, the old warhorse copilot, who returns to flying after a previous airline tragedy, which robbed him of his wife and child, and finds himself in the position of taking command, when pilot John Sullivan (Robert Stack) starts to crack under the pressure.
		The film elements are virtually free from blemishes and other signs of age, while appreciable grain is held in check.
	www.thecinemalaser.com /dvd_2005/hatm-54-dvd.htm (799 words)

	The High and the Mighty (1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He backed out of the film, however, after hearing several negative comments about how strict a disciplinarian director William A. Wellman was.
		I saw The High and the Mighty when I was 16 in a theater when it first came out.
		I would love to add The High and the Mighty to my collection of John Wayne films, but the Wayne Family Trust has got to allow this film to be converted to either a DVD or a VHS format.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0047086 (503 words)

	The High and the Mighty
		William A. Wellman's The High and the Mighty (1954) might very well be called the 'Grand Hotel' of the wild blue yonder.
		Throughout, flesh tones are not very accurate at all (an inherent flaw of all Warner-Color film stock of the period); they're either excessively pink or a flat orange.
		But it does not come anywhere near to the level of quality one would expect from a disc advertised as 'restored and remastered.' The audio is a 5.1 attempt at recapturing the original six track stereo, but it's generally strident and not very natural sounding at all.
	www.mediascreen.com /h/highandthemighty.htm (484 words)

	The High And The Mighty & Island In The Sky \| The A.V. Club
		The High And The Mighty and Island In The Sky
		The High And The Mighty & Island In The Sky
		Wayne repeated the trick in 1954's The High And The Mighty, which was a big hit in its day, but has mostly been forgotten during its time in the vault.
	www.avclub.com /content/node/39607/print (418 words)

	highmighty
		The film was released July 3rd, 1954 and was nominated for 5 Oscars, winning one for best music score.
		The film was finally released in a restored version in 2005.
		While most educated film critics agree that there is a bit too much exposition, it must be said that in 1954 people didn't need quick cutting, and hi-tech gadgetry to make a good movie.
	www.jimusnr.com /highmighty.html (163 words)

	The High And The Mighty: Special Collector's Edition (1954)
		I’ve never been much of a John Wayne fan, and normally releases of his films on DVD don’t impact on me. I previously reviewed four of his flicks, and I think those are the only ones I’d ever seen anywhere.
		Mighty lacks even the appropriate claustrophobia and tension that should come from this kind of story.
		The High and the Mighty appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.55:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
	www.dvdmg.com /highandthemighty.shtml (2817 words)

	High and the Mighty
		The High and the Mighty is the granddaddy of all disaster movies and holds a special place in the history of film music and the Academy Awards.
		As Christopher Palmer wrote in his biography of Tiomkin, the films opens "like a curtain being majestically swept back." Composer Christopher Young states in a documentary about Tiomkin on the DVD release of the film, "Up comes the main title and [Tiomkin's] not tip-toeing around here.
		The film goes out with a bang during the choral finale, as the plane finally touches the runway safely, and the quasi-Baroque style "Jubilo" as the passengers disembark.
	www.settling-the-score.com /high-and-the-mighty.html (797 words)

	The High and the Mighty (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) for $9.24
		The High and the Mighty was one of his most popular vehicles (no pun intended).
		As one of the first films of this type one has to remember that many of the cliches of later "disaster" films originated with this one.
		I think it's also true that the High and the Mighty carries with it a not-completely-explicable mystique that few other 50's movies can come close to matching.
	www.direct-seller.com /the_high_and_the_mighty_b0009ml2kq.html (1162 words)

	Home Theater & Sound -- The High and the Mighty - ***1/2
		As a boy watching the first run of The High and the Mighty, I came away thinking that airline pilots were brave, resourceful and trustworthy.
		Released along with The High and the Mighty is a second Wayne film called Island in the Sky (1953).
		Filmed in fl, white and mono for the small screen, Island has its share of tension and stark spectacle but contains some strange casting: James Arness makes a pathetic comedian and Andy Devine, without the usual heehawing and hand wringing, is a clown out of water.
	www.hometheatersound.com /dvd/the_high_and_the_mighty.htm (641 words)

	High and mighty \| Features \| Guardian Unlimited Film
		Rada-trained Leigh's film career was minor, but in London she was a member of the Old Vic theatre troupe and could hold her own on stage with Olivier.
		Hers was the toughest acting job because she appeared in nearly every one of the film's 700 scenes.
		She vented her rage about the trials of film acting in letters she wrote to her mother, Gertrude; tearful, long-distance telephone calls to Olivier who, after Wuthering Heights, moved to New York to appear on Broadway; and to her co-stars.
	film.guardian.co.uk /features/featurepages/0,4120,1359593,00.html (1613 words)

	Amazon.ca: The High and the Mighty (Two-Disc Collector's Edition): DVD: William Wellman,Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer,Doe ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the virtues of the film today is that it still has that sense of adventure, which continues to radiate off the screen, from the tone of the acting and the performances, and the script.
		The films were made by Batjac, the company founded by the actor and run by his heirs.
		But somewhere along the way this wonderful film got "kidnapped" into "movie limbo" and has drifted there ever since, mired in all manner of obtuse legalities and, ultimately, a seeming intention on the part of the late Michael Wayne to "hold it back" from general release to the public "until the time is right".
	www.amazon.ca /High-Mighty-Two-Disc-Collectors/dp/B0009ML2KQ (1834 words)

	The Reel Deal \| Movie Reviews by Mark Sells
		From the makers of "Waiting for Guffman" and "Best in Show" comes "A Mighty Wind," a film that rekindles the spirit of the '60s folk rock boom and details the rise and fall of three noteworthy groups and their attempts to reunite years later for one, final memorial concert.
		The film opens with the passing of folk icon, Irving Steinbloom, manager of such acts as "The Folksmen," "The Main Street Singers," and "Mitch and Mickey." In honor of his death, Steinbloom's son Jonathan decides that the only fitting tribute is to host a memorial concert.
		The downside of this film is that unlike Guest's previous work "Best in Show," the film evolves from being a character comedy, with improvisational routines and skits, into one that is more melodramatic.
	www.oregonherald.com /reviews/mark-sells/reviews/mightywind.html (821 words)

	Foster on Film - Review: The High and the Mighty
		In this deeply deeply serious disaster film, a plane-full of eccentrics (Jan Sterling, Sidney Blackmer, David Brian, Claire Trevor) make excessively long speeches, sometimes accompanied by flashbacks, detailing far more of their personal lives than other passengers or the audience want to hear.
		They must have perceived The High and the Mighty as a joke and trusted that no one would see them laughing in the back row.
		The High and the Mighty may be the earliest of the "Grand Hotel" disaster films, where multiple intertwined plot-threads focus on the soap opera problems of thinly disguised stereotypes played by actors on the down-slope of their careers.
	www.fosteronfilm.com /misc/disaster/highandthemighty.htm (452 words)

	THE MIGHTY movie review (with photos and clips where possible)
		The Mighty is a rousing, heartfelt adventure in which two young outcasts become special friends.
		Directed with sensitivity and wit by Peter Chelsom, the film is adapted from Freak the Mighty, a popular young-adult novel by Rodman Philbrick.
		At first glance, The Mighty closely echoes the season's earlier film Simon Birch, another commendable tale of a tiny, disabled boy who is befriended by a fellow outcast.
	www.rochestergoesout.com /mov/m/themighty.html (497 words)

	THE MIGHTY
		In fact, the film would have benefitted more had Chelsom and company gone strongly in one direction or the other with such material.
		Beyond the film's overall flat execution and obvious manipulative efforts, it does contain one of the more glaring, and major continuity errors that I've seen in years.
		Although it's not extremely melodramatic and there are plenty of movies that blow past this one on the manipulation scale, the film never really did anything for me. Perhaps it was just the day, or having just seen the similarly based "Simon Birch," but I found the film about as lackadaisical as they come.
	www.screenit.com /movies/1998/the_mighty.html (2927 words)

	High and the Mighty, The (1954) - Review - Piddleville
		It's an old John Wayne film, it has come out in a new special edition, restored and remastered and...
		The bottom line is that the film has an idea - a pretty good one for the period it was made.
		Rather, it uses a literary, novelistic approach - except it's done on film, rather than paper (not an uncommon problem with films of this period).
	www.piddleville.com /DigitalMovies/Review274_HighMighty.htm (419 words)

	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Biography - AOL Music
		A great deal of the groundwork for the mid- to late-'90s explosion of ska and ska-metal was laid by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, who were one of the first bands to cross high-energy ska with hardcore punk and heavy metal and who also helped shift its tone toward testosterone-filled party music.
		Originally calling themselves simply the Bosstones, the group appended "Mighty Mighty" to their name after discovering a Boston-area a cappella group with an identical moniker.
		A year later, the Bosstones appeared in the film Clueless, performing "Where'd You Go" and "Someday I Suppose," two of their most popular numbers; they also landed a main-stage slot on that summer's Lollapalooza tour.
	music.aol.com /artist/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones/13676/biography (555 words)

	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 08/13/2005 \| John Wayne flies again in 'The High and the Mighty' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the most requested films that has never been on home video, 1954's The High and the Mighty, is liberated in a two-disc collector's edition (*** out of four stars, Paramount, $19.99).
		The film, directed by William Wellman, remains an entertaining ride.
		William Shatner, whose line readings are so deliberate and serious that he seems to be doing a parody of himself, plays the title character - a former detective who has turned in his gold shield for duty as a uniformed police officer.
	www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily/12372505.htm (424 words)

	Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
		But once you hang with it, "The High and the Mighty" becomes an engaging, old-fashioned entertainment as the airplane's passengers and cockpit begin to run personal inventories while facing the potential for a fiery death.
		Wayne was both the star and producer of the film, and after his death his estate withdrew this title and several other films which he produced from circulation.
		The film's original materials have reportedly deteriorated dramatically and the Wayne estate and Warner Bros., the film's distributor, have been locked in a seemingly endless argument over who is responsible for covering the costs of restoration.
	www.filmthreat.com /index.php?section=features&Id=824 (1277 words)

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