Aces High

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Jim P Hmm, yes the dog fights are quite good, but that’s about it… Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Audience Member In October 1916, fighter ace John Gresham (Malcolm McDowell) speaks to the senior class at Eton College. A year later, new recruit, 2nd Lt. Croft (Peter Firth), arrives at Gresham's temporary base in northern France. Gresham had been his house captain at Eton and is also the boyfriend of Croft's older sister. Gresham relies on alcohol to continue flying because of severe combat stress. Faced with being responsible for the safety of Croft (and the potential impact his loss would have on his sister), Gresham drinks even more heavily. Croft is forced to learn quickly on how to survive - both in the air and on the ground - because aerial combat and squadron etiquette are both merciless. In his week-long rite of passage from naive schoolboy to military pilot, his youthful adoration of Gresham is replaced with respect as he comes to understand the severe strain endured by his commanding officer... Film historian Michael Paris saw "Aces High" as another of the period films that attempted to "de-mystologise" warfare. Film archivist and historian Stephen Pendo saw the "good aerial photography by Gerry Fisher" as the strength of a film that played more as "standard fare". Trivia: This movie is an adaptation of the play "Journey's End" by R.C. Sherriff, written just after World War I. The setting is transplanted from the trenches to an airfield, but most of the characters and some incidents are almost unchanged. This 1976 WWI movie about a Royal Flying Corps squadron has a solid cast, but leaves you wishing for a better film as we get a wobbly scene structure, wobbly acting and a bit too many green screen scenes. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very good film and very realistic. No computer generated crap. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member as part of my research for the ww1 set play reading in which im a lieutenant, I get to look at some old stuff like this gem for research with some great flying sequences and that lovely natural 70s look and feel, and the great storied Malcolm McDowell in a perfect role and the legend Christopher Plummer not for everyone but a good viewing Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member very dark and shows the true horrors of war Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Reasonable, if predictable, WWI flick, with decent flight sequences for the time. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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