ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

joebolser-45270 I loved this atmospheric, beautifully scripted, edited and directed movie. It is, in it's way, incredibly original and unusual. No music, heroic, capable women, dramatically subdued, character driven and funny.One moment stood out for me. When complimenting the Dutch women in the resistance who is in charge of their escape one of the characters says "our girls would do the same, if given the chance." This was 1942. Nobody could say for sure that our girls weren't going to get that chance.Deeply moving.

Leofwine_draca A solidly engaging WW2 thriller from the Powell/Pressburger team. This one's a straightforward story about a bomber crew who go on a bombing raid over Stuttgart but who are forced to parachute out of their plane when it's hit by anti-aircraft fire. They land in Nazi-occupied Holland and are forced to put themselves at the mercy of local resistance members in order to escape.A premise like this is ripe for suspense and ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING doesn't disappoint in this respect. The story has a ring of authenticity to it and is enlivened by the stalwart efforts of the cast members who include Eric Portman, Bernard Miles, and Hugh Burden among their number. I thought that the special effects for the era - let us not forget this was made while the war was still going on - were very good. The bits in Holland tone it down a notch but the story picks back up towards the climax, leading to a thrilling ending. There's very little to dislike here.

asinyne The first thirty or forty minutes of this film do a wonderful job of depicting what it must have been like doing a bombing run during WWII. I was really glued to the realistic scenes aboard the bomber. The cramped quarters and the hopeful attitude of the airmen seemed right on the money to me. Unfortunately the rest of the movie become a typically dry British exercise in film making with all the usual escape from behind enemy lines situations. Still, the bombing parts were just outstanding and well worth the time I spent. It was fun to see a really young Ustinov looking nothing like his studious self. I wish they had made most of the film about what happened in the air. It would have been a classic. After they hit the ground, I just didn't feel it that much. The leading lady didn't have a chin either which bugged me...sorry!

tommythek More than half a century after the happening, for anyone who still can't get enough of World War II, this is a movie not to be missed.It tells the story of what happens to an RAF crew on a bombing mission over Europe. That story is told with skill and even though the movie was made clear back in 1942, its technical aspects still hold up beyond the millennium (something which cannot be said for many World War II movies that were made during, and even after, the happening). All credit for this movie belongs to the brilliant British (well, one Brit and one Hungarian by birth) writing- producing-directing team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.Two other movies in this genre that immediately come to mind and which likewise should not be missed by any World War II "junkie," are: "Command Decision" (1948) and "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949). The only difference(s) between these latter two and the one being reviewed are that the latter two are American movies (set in England) while "Aircraft" is a British effort (set in England and, well, Europe). Also, unlike "Aircraft," which was made during the height of the war, these latter two were made a few years following the war's conclusion.Other than those quite minor differences, all three of these movies belong atop any World War IIite's must-see list.