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Best movie ever!
Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Matrixiole
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Brendon Jones
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
bellino-angelo2014
I personally disagree with the ones that say that this is bad in the same way as ''The Conqueror''. Sure it's bad, but it more looked a comedy than a war movie.John Wayne plays a US Air Force Colonel that is forced to escort a defecting soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) to Russia, and then all hell breaks loose, and in a funny way. Wayne and Leigh even fall in love, and they share even some nights out. Even when they end in Russia the comedy comes out of nowhere! Paul Fix is the comic relief while Hans Conried did his best with the material he was given.However there was a good thing about this movie (that's why I rated it 7); the nice figther planes and the aerial shots, very ahead of its time (made in 1951, but not released until 1957).
John-Kane25
The spy plot in the movie is a bit weak. However, John Wayne is in prime form here, and the onscreen romance between his character and Janet Leigh's works well. It is a happy go lucky cold war love story that is enjoyable to watch. The footage of early jets in close maneuver is also worthwhile.
museumofdave
Its difficult to believe that Josef Von Sternberg, the great master of atmospheric romances, the man who helmed Marlene Dietrich through all her great early 1930s films--The Blue Angel, Morocco and Shanghai Express--was supposed to have been around to direct this shambles; while fans of John Wayne who will accept almost anything The Duke appeared in may be pleased to see him outwit Russian spy Janet Leigh in really impressive Technicolor, and may be happy to see the incredibly grand jet fighter footage probably provided courtesy of Howard Hughes, those of us who want a little believability with our tales may find it difficult to accept Janet Leigh as a Russian spy with perfect Hollywood articulation, especially when wrapped up in some maroon and gold sparkly drag from what might be an old Maria Montez jungle epic; the best Russian vs. American conflict remains Garbo vs. Douglas in Ninotcha, with scintillating dialogue and brilliant repartee. This doesn't even come close to that witty classic; it's mostly silly mock-heroic stuff that does go on and on. On the plus side, the aerial footage, the spectacular shots of jets in the clouds can be breathtaking, and are almost worth the nearly two hour running time
cnturn
I watched the movie Jet Pilot with John Wayne and Janet Leigh and I would have to rate it at least 8 out of 10 scale. I did notice one scene in the movie with a small bet between two radar operators. Each bet a coin on whether Col. Shannon (John Wayne) who was flying with Lt. Anna Marladovna (Janet Leigh) would make contact (on radar) with a large cargo type plane (B-36)in 35 seconds. The actual time watching the movie, from the point to contact was 23 seconds not 35 seconds, but the radar scope operator when he lost the bet said he was off just 1/5 second. It was a great movie and interesting plot.I watched the movie on AMC December 1, 2006. I am an Avid John Wayne fan and hadn't even realized that this movie he made. Your Website IMDb provided extensive detail on specifics regarding characters etc. and I appreciate your effort in providing this for the public.
