Wings (1927)

WINGS was the first film ever made that graphically captured the emotional combination of freedom and fear of flying in combat. Director William Wellman drew on his years in an elite flying squadron and pushed the cinematic technology of the day to its limit when he created this film's timeless aerial sequences. The story revolves around two young men, of different classes, who have both fallen for the same young woman before they head off to combat. Richard Arlen and Charles Rogers are well paired as they fight it out over both Clara Bow and enemy soil, and Gary Cooper makes a memorable cameo appearance, which launched his career. The emotional current created by the three stars is as intense as the film's special effects, and the result adequately reflects the lasting brutality of war. This drama won the very first Academy Award for Best Picture. Product Description

A TRUE GEM -

THIS IS ONE OF THE TRUE ( VERY HARD TO FIND ) GEMS THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST RELEASE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO ANYONE'S ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS DVD COLLECTION. THIS VERY FIRST ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST PICTURE THAT STANDS ALONE AS TRUELY A GREAT FILM. ONE OF THE FIRST FILMS TO CAPTURE THE EMOTION AND FEAR OF FLYING WHILE IN COMBAT..... THIS IS FANTASTIC ! ! ! April 9, 2008

Not An Official U.S. Release..

Wings is a great movie and well deserved of the very first ever Academy Award for Best Picture. The problem is it hasn't been released officially in the U.S., and until such time this Korean import version will have to do. While i'm glad to have this film in my "Best Picture" collection? I should add that the picture is somewhat grainy, flickers & jumps around quite a bit, and there is no way to turn the annoying subtitles off. Subtitles on a silent movie you ask? Yes there are! As with all silent movies, there are dialogue cards that appear on the film between scenes so that you can read what the actors are saying. And this version has subtitles which repeat the dialogue word-for-word, but not at the same time as the dialogue cards, which means you have to read every word twice, the second time after the film resumes. They're quite distracting to the movie, and the main reason i'm rating this three stars. March 10, 2008

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