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 In 1910, a daring aviator named Eugene Ely took off from a makeshift wooden runway aboard a warship.  It was the very first flight in the annals of Naval Aviation. From Eugene’s historic attempt to the decks  of a massive, modern aircraft carrier, Weapons at War tells the story of the men and machines that fly  from ships at sea. Trace the development of the planes from the days of wood-and-canvas biplanes to  the mach-speed fighter jets and devastating bombers that fill the hangars of today’s carriers, and learn  how the ships have changed as well. See footage of famous engagements like the Marianas Turkey   Shoot, Midway and the Doolittle Raid, and examine the role that carrier-based planes have played in  every conflict since WWII, including the Gulf War. Finally, hear from the men on deck and in the cockpit.  The U.S. Navy enjoys unchallenged air superiority, and Naval Aviation shows why. 50 min.

After the huge success of Buck Privates (cleverly referenced in a spoofing credits sequence), Abbott and Costello traded army green for  navy blue to play landlocked gobs sent to sea after six years in the service. The actual story belongs to Dick Powell, who plays a radio crooner who has ditched fame and fawning fans for the sailor's life, while an ambitious female reporter (Claire Dodd) shadows the singer  and stows aboard his battleship to expose his secret. Meanwhile Bud Abbott continues to con the ever-gullible Lou Costello, and Costello woos Patty from the Andrews Sisters. Director Arthur Lubin overcomes bargain-basement production values (rear projection  footage, toy boat special effects) with the snappy repartee and energetic by-play of his stars. Skit highlights include a typically crooked Bud Abbott shell game, a hysterical series of spit-gags (in which the boys keep cracking up on camera), Costello's mathematical proof  that 7 times 13 equals 28, and the climactic toy boat fantasy of naval maneuvers gone mad, courtesy of Captain Costello. The Andrews Sisters sing four songs (including "Gimme Some Skin"), Dick Powell sings two, and the Condos brothers perform a delightful dance  specialty act. The boys would once again overcome Lubin's lackluster direction in their next release, Hold That Ghost, which was  actually shot before this film

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Fans of the early-'60s sitcom are naturally disappointed by this more juvenile approach to the old concept, which found Navy Captain  McHale commanding a merry band of hustlers in the Pacific. Tom Arnold plays the updated title character, and while there's every reason  he could have done a fine job, the script eschews the show's tone for something broader and dumber. A lost opportunity, all right, and  the original McHale, Ernest Borgnine, appears to give it his blessing with a cameo as Pentagon brass. --Tom Keogh 

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This lightweight World War II comedy is an amiable wade through the South Pacific buoyed largely by Cary Grant's effortless leadership  as the commander of a crippled submarine and by Tony Curtis's blue-eyed wiles as his street-hustler of a supply officer. Dodging the  enemy in a barely seaworthy vessel held together with chewing gum and baling wire (and, in one instance, a woman's girdle!) and painted  a blushing bright pink, the crew finds the close quarters even tighter when they take on five young army nurses, a couple of Filipino  families, and a goat. Though it has little of the zany knockabout humor that marks later Blake Edwards hits like The Pink Panther and 10 and it almost wears out its premise at two hours, this easy-sailing comedy rolls along the gentle wakes from one fine mess to another  with good humor and a bevy of coy close-quarters sex gags. --Sean Axmaker 

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Kelsey Grammer stars as the captain of a rust-bucket submarine who is fighting for his career by proving his skills in a contest against far more sophisticated ships. Rob Schneider provides comic support as an uptight ensign, and Lauren Holly plays an officer who has to fight  her own will-they-accept-me-because-I'm-a-woman anxieties. The film didn't do well at the box office, but it is actually pretty funny,  Grammer is enjoyable, and the above-the-water/below-the-water action sequences are as good as any in most submarine films. --Tom  Keogh 

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Henry Fonda re-created his Broadway hit for this 1955 film that was mostly directed by Fonda's frequent collaborator, John Ford  (Young Mr. Lincoln, My Darling Clementine)--an ailing Ford was replaced at some point by Mervyn LeRoy--and the results are  exceptionally fine. A perfect cast, including James Cagney's irascible captain, William Powell's thoughtful physician, and Jack Lemmon's Oscar-winning Ensign Pulver, give Fonda the right boost to portray his ennui-burdened officer with dignity, self-effacing humor, and not a  trace of self-pity. A wonderful film. --Tom Keogh --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition. 

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Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra teamed up for their first of three musical comedies in this frothy confection of sailors on leave in  Hollywood, with gawky, shy young Sinatra tagging along with his worldly buddy Kelly, who promises to show him the ropes. Overlong at  more than two hours, this meandering production is light on story, and more than a little sentimental, but full of first-rate entertainment.  Sinatra croons "I Fall in Love Too Easily" and "What Makes the Sunset," chirpy costar Kathryn Grayson sings "All of a Sudden My  Heart Sings," classical pianist José Iturbi provides a little highbrow interlude, and Gene Kelly dances with cartoon mouse Jerry (of Tom and Jerry fame) when not chasing dames. Somewhere in the midst of this, little Dean Stockwell makes his film debut as a runaway orphan who melts the heart of self-centered Kelly. This big-budget Technicolor extravaganza, directed by MGM stalwart and musical  specialist George Sidney (Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate), was one of the studio's biggest hits in 1945. --Sean Axmaker --This text refers  to the VHS Tape edition. 

This video covers a lot of the training, tactics and weapons of the Navy Seals. It is an excellent video with some awesome scenes of  firepower raining down from the SEALs during their trianing. I highly recommend this video to any future SEALs or SEAL enthusiasts.

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Navy SEALs are a top antiterrorist unit that goes anywhere (SEa, Air, or Land) to fight for and protect the American Way of Life. When a SEAL team rescues American hostages in the Middle East, they discover the terrorists have a warehouse of deadly Stinger missiles.  Rather than risking his entire team, Lt. Curran (Michael Biehn) orders his men to leave without destroying the Stingers. But when civilian  aircraft start getting shot down--and when one of Curran's men is killed by terrorists--the SEALs make it their personal business to track down and destroy the deadly missiles--and the fanatics who want to use them. Made in the Top Gun mold, Navy SEALS features stock  characters (including Charlie Sheen's loose cannon) and at times seems like a recruiting film for the SEAL program. But the action  sequences are well done (especially the final battle in war-torn Beirut) and the special effects and cinematography are first-rate. There's  also a certain gung-ho, testosterone-driven, adrenaline-junky sensibility that seems appropriate to the sort of impossible missions SEALs  are asked to do. It's a good time, as long as you don't take it too seriously. --Geof Miller --This text refers to the DVD edition.