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Last Flight Home (2007/Inecom DVD)

 

Picture: C     Sound: C+     Extras: C-     Documentary: C+

 

 

Can the mystery of WWII U.S. MIAs and their bombed airplanes be solved after 60 years in a far away place like Palau?  The Jennifer Powers/Daniel T. O’Brien documentary Last Flight Home (2007) which uses old letters, family interviews and many of them to show us the faces and the people behind them who were lost and the others who were affected.

 

Lasting 67 minutes, it seems like it might be too short, but it is rich enough and to the point about what happened and how sadly it affected those left behind, but the main theme of closer and quiet triumph is what this is all about and though many have to travel half way around the world to get the personal satisfaction of peace of mind, it is worth it and though I would have liked this to be even longer, there is something about Last Flight Home that seems complete and well-rounded, so it makes sense that it stops where it does.  It may even make others happy who may not be able to take the same journey.

 

The 1.33 X 1 image is a little softer than expected, even for what looks like an analog NTSC video production, but it is not bad in its editing or shot choices and adds interesting older stills and solid archive film footage where applicable.  The Dolby Digital 2.0 sound is simple stereo at best and just fine for such a documentary.  There are no extras, save six trailers for other great Inecom releases like Westinghouse, EXPO – Magic Of The White City, Horses Of Gettysburg and Blood & Oil, all reviewed elsewhere on this site.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo


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