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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:23
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: Subsequent war epics may have borrowed heavily from the original Best Picture winner, but they've all lacked Clara Bow's luminous screen presence and William Wellman's deft direction.
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Gary Cooper, Richard Arlen
Director: William Wellman
The airborne stunts, even to this day, are quite breathtaking and have rarely been surpassed; just as notable are the land-based war sequences, in particular a trench that collapses with devastating consequences.
Top CriticLong touted as a classic by cinema historians, and justifying almost every adjectival extravagance.
Top CriticClara Bow is mesmerising in this ahead-of-its-time air force drama.
Top CriticRather predictable but still quite watchable.
Top CriticThe audience gulped down the plot as conventional but reliable stuff, watched with waning interest while spinning, swerving, dodging planes grew into confused monotony against a background of unpicturesque ether.
Top CriticOne of the best silent films ever made.
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It won the first Academy Award for best picture back in 1927, establishing a tradition of silliness that hasn't been broken to this day, but there is some thrilling flying footage and impressively expensive spectacle.
The first Oscar winner for Best Picture was also the only silent film to win the Oscar.
The first collaborative effort between Holywood and the Air Force, Wings enjoyed the administration's support on the condition that it projects a positive image of the military, emphasizing male camaraderie and heroism.
Clara Bow and Buddy Rogers develop their characters and bring far more life to the screen than anyone in the forgettable Bruckheimer-Bay rip-off WWII love story
Looked at freshly, it's surprising that a lot of its best moments aren't the much-celebrated airborne ones, but the ones on the ground.
An early buddies-go-to-war story that still echoes in today's movies.
The main attraction for this movie is the aerial fight sequences. They’re some of the most exciting combat scenes I’ve seen, and this is for a film that was made in 1927!
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The strengths of the film are the great battle sequences ... and the shining moments when the beautiful Clara Bow is onscreen.
This feature gives one an unforgettable idea of the existence of these daring fighters.
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