Talk:Twelve O'Clock High

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[edit] Novel v film

This has become a bit of a jumble. As with most films made from novels, there are notable differences, mostly in the interests of compacting written material into a form digestable in two hours screen time. This article would benefit greatly by reorganizing / breaking down the story into novel and film elements, in a manner similar to The Enemy Below. This is well on the way to becoming the Cliff's Notes version of 12 O'Clock High, and that is not the function of an encyclopedia.--Buckboard 14:04, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I can see where the article might benefit from distinguishing between the novel and the film -- and perhaps we should immediately separate this article into two articles, one about the film, and one about the novel.Vivaldi (talk) 03:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tone?

I'm removing the "TONE" tag from this article, just as I removed the "NPOV" tag a few days ago. If you want to add these tags to this article then please provide the reason(s) for their inclusion here on the talk page and provide some suggestions and examples on what sorts of changes you are seeking. Slapping a "this article stinks" label at the top of the article isn't useful. Yes this article needs to be improved, but I suspect the reason it needs to be improved aren't because the thing isn't written from a neutral point of view, because I see no POV pushing. I also don't see where this article is written in a non-formal tone, but I'm willing to be open to persuasion.Vivaldi (talk) 03:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I think that there is a problem of tone, but it's not so much the language in the way that the template has it — it's really the general adulatory tone of the piece. There's no criticism of the film, everything is positive (there's even a section with the peculiar and unencyclopædic title "Acclaim"). I've re-added the {{NPOV}} template for that reason. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 10:37, 5 March 2007 (UTC)