Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Shelby G. Spires For episodic television, "12 O'Clock High" is solid entertainment. Most of the plots are well conceived, and the writing is, overall, decent. There are some of those stereotypical "If you weren't a general, then I'd pound you" scenes that are teeth grating, but those are few. The production team actually makes each of the scenes in the air interesting - which is hard to do because after a while they could dramatically become the same in that a team of men in a B-17 fly to a target and get shot up. Each one fits. The base scenes fold in what was the standard operations of the time: briefing room with the big map of Europe, the debriefing room, the commanding officer's office and the infirmary. It is television, so there's a certain amount of liberty taken with the "squadron bar" set pieces. I've spoken with veterans of World War II, and I don't think there was a dance every night at the squadron. Where the series departs is the romantic drama. I don't think every body hoofed it into the nearby British pub for fun and recreation. This seems to be melding peace time Air Force American activities that audiences had come to expect some 20 years after World War II had ended. I also don't think "girlfriends" came and went on most bases during World War II as they pleased. If there is one big detraction for me, then it is what I call the "rogue P-47." The production used an insert of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter firing its six .50 caliber machine guns to represent a Luftwaffe fighter shooting a t B-17s a lot ... almost every episode of the two Black and White seasons. They couldn't find a Focke-Wolfe to substitute out, I guess. The viewer has to look past that. And the women all have 60s haircuts ... Plots are still top rate.

DKosty123 Quinn Martin & Irwin Allen were 2 of the mainstays of 1960's ABC TV. It amazes me that this show did not last longer. It is very well done. Between this, the Fugitive, & The FBI, Martin pulled a big load for ABC.This series presented the story of the bombing crews in World War 2, specifically the B series bombers with the machine gunners in the turrets & the bombing runs over Europe. While the movie is well done, this series is also excellently done. The surprise is this lasted only 3 seasons. I often wondered when a quality series like this one got canceled if the ratings were rigged back then. They would cancel quality series like this & Star Trek in 3 seasons. Yet some series that were real garbage in comparison would last longer. The pretty much male cast in this show were all excellent actors who seemed to fit their roles very well. When this was made, the planes were still available to use to make things look realistic too. Overall, this was an excellent series. The stories were always the same & Martin did not get a chance to produce a finale for this one. Considering it went off about the same time as the Fugitive, it is hard to imagine him being able to finale this, though a re-creation of V-E day for these bomber crews would be exciting.

Don Harmon It gave me a lump in my throat whenever the theme song came on, announcing another episode in this great series. You may find sound clips of the music theme on line, but I have never found the entire theme song. It is worth hearing. As to the plots of the episodes, well, they were were somewhat repetitive, usually centering around the psychological stress of constant terror in the sky, flying an unpressurized and freezing cold airplane through flak and German fighters to targets in occupied Europe during WW II. The B-17 scenes are great, and in 1964, there were enough of the old war birds left to make the scenes realistic. Also, the technical adviser must have been good, because the airfield scenes, the uniforms and other props appear to be authentic. I just wish that these episodes were available on DVD, but sadly, I don't think it will ever happen. Hell, I would buy the DVD just for the theme song!

classic_outboard The first season starring Robert Lansing as General Savage was, head-and-shoulders, the finest WWII TV series ever produced -- even better than Combat!, which ranks a close second. ABC cut the heart out of the series when Lansing was replaced and Savage was killed off. Nothing against Paul Burke, but he was not right for the role. Changing to color also hurt the series because all their stock footage was in black & white.I would snap up the first season on DVD in an instant. The "first season" would include episodes 1-33, including the final episode "The Loneliest Place in the World" in which Gen. Savage is killed (aired 9/13/1965). After that, no interest in later episodes.