I haven't seen mention of Fate is the Hunter.
For my money it is the worst of them all. Such a great book tuned into
dreck!

"cjcampbell" wrote in message
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On Mar 28, 6:37 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

"Iron Eagle" and its sequels were awful. "Pearl Harbor" was worse.
"Flight Plan" has prompted boycotts by flight attendants and aviation
groups. "Mission Impossible II" was stupid and showed an abysmal lack
of knowledge about emergency oxygen systems. That "Airplane" movie
which was really a remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" where a
submerged Boeing 747 manages to keep air inside because of its
pressurization system is beyond the pale. I remember one movie where a
drunken baron pilot (possibly Mxs) took off and slammed into an
airliner. I think it was named "Final Approach" or something like
that. Another one (or maybe the same one) had an airplane lose
pressurization. It was represented that the owner of the airline was
cutting corners and had only installed enough "oxygen" to keep half
the people alive. Like "MI2" this flick had all the oxygen in stored
in huge tanks somewhere on the plane, as if it was a Space Shuttle or
something. Then various actors actually went on rants about how the
deregulated airlines all cut costs by not carrying enough oxygen for
all the passengers.

"Snakes on a Plane" is also a contender, as is "Air Force One." "Top
Gun" was infamous for its idiotic dialogue, "You can be my wing man
any time." "No, you can by MY wing man." Ugh.

Still, all of those considered, "Pearl Harbor" gets my vote as the
worst. Billed as historically accurate and carefully researched, I
don't think they got a single fact right.

I refuse to watch the "Flight of the Phoenix" remake. The original, of
course, is one of the greatest aviation movies of all time. I have
heard that the sequel is one of the worst.

I have not seen any of the "Turbulence" movies, either. Or "Executive
Decision," or "Airport 79," or "SST: Death Flight" (which reviewers
said made "Airport '79" look good), or "The Crowded Sky," or "Panic
in the Skies," or "Passenger 57" with Wesley Snipes, or many other bad
movies. So little time, so many bad movies.