The Worst Aviation Movie of All Time

I'm going to add another catagory to this collection. Movies that should
have been the worst but really, weren't that bad.

Snakes on a Plane.

I've debated showing "Snakes on a Plane" on "Movie Night", but
"Flightplan" -- a pretty good movie, starring the always-good Jodie
Foster -- was panned by our audience as not being a "real" aviation
flick.

In other words, there's got to be flying in the movie -- real flying,
not just sitting inside an airliner -- or the crowd gets restless.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article . com,
Jay Honeck wrote:

I've debated showing "Snakes on a Plane" on "Movie Night", but
"Flightplan" -- a pretty good movie, starring the always-good Jodie
Foster -- was panned by our audience as not being a "real" aviation
flick.

In other words, there's got to be flying in the movie -- real flying,
not just sitting inside an airliner -- or the crowd gets restless.

Snakes on a Plane is one of those movies that is so bad, it is
good. As a movie, it was completely awful. It has every cliche in
the book (flight attendant on her last flight, the kid, the pregnant
lady, the annoying rich guy, etc). But it is a wonderfully awful
movie.

When I saw it, they had a South Pacific Airlines flight attendant
handing out safety briefing cards (both small cards and posters)
of what to do in the event of snakes on a plane.
http://shop.newline.com/cat/Exclusiv...rd-Poster.html

The other fun thing the theater did was throw rubber snakes at the
audience at various points in the movie.

John
--
John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/

John Clear wrote:
In article . com,
Jay Honeck wrote:

I've debated showing "Snakes on a Plane" on "Movie Night", but
"Flightplan" -- a pretty good movie, starring the always-good Jodie
Foster -- was panned by our audience as not being a "real" aviation
flick.

In other words, there's got to be flying in the movie -- real flying,
not just sitting inside an airliner -- or the crowd gets restless.

Snakes on a Plane is one of those movies that is so bad, it is
good. As a movie, it was completely awful. It has every cliche in
the book (flight attendant on her last flight, the kid, the pregnant
lady, the annoying rich guy, etc). But it is a wonderfully awful
movie.

When I saw it, they had a South Pacific Airlines flight attendant
handing out safety briefing cards (both small cards and posters)
of what to do in the event of snakes on a plane.
http://shop.newline.com/cat/Exclusiv...e-Safety-Card-
Poster.html

The other fun thing the theater did was throw rubber snakes at the
audience at various points in the movie.



You nailed it. It was pure escapist fun. The fact that they didn't even
change the title from what was originally just a working title and never
intended for public consumption just added to the fun because no one should
have walked into that film thinking they were going to see anything other
than Samuel L Jackson fighting snakes on an airplane.

Jay Honeck wrote:
I'm going to add another catagory to this collection. Movies that
should have been the worst but really, weren't that bad.

Snakes on a Plane.

I've debated showing "Snakes on a Plane" on "Movie Night", but
"Flightplan" -- a pretty good movie, starring the always-good Jodie
Foster -- was panned by our audience as not being a "real" aviation
flick.

In other words, there's got to be flying in the movie -- real flying,
not just sitting inside an airliner -- or the crowd gets restless.

I understand and there is some cockpit footage in "Snakes on a Plane." What
makes up for the lack of more cockpit footage is what may be the best line
ever spoken in a movie.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote

I understand and there is some cockpit footage in "Snakes on a Plane."
What makes up for the lack of more cockpit footage is what may be the best
line ever spoken in a movie.

And that line is? :-)
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote

I understand and there is some cockpit footage in "Snakes on a
Plane." What makes up for the lack of more cockpit footage is what
may be the best line ever spoken in a movie.

And that line is? :-)


I can't possibly do justice to Mr. Jackson's line so here is an 18 second
clip of th eline on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQeQMyZeeI

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
Morgans wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote

I understand and there is some cockpit footage in "Snakes on a
Plane." What makes up for the lack of more cockpit footage is what
may be the best line ever spoken in a movie.
And that line is? :-)


I can't possibly do justice to Mr. Jackson's line so here is an 18 second
clip of th eline on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQeQMyZeeI


Your right, it truly is a classic.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote

I can't possibly do justice to Mr. Jackson's line so here is an 18 second
clip of th eline on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQeQMyZeeI

chuckle I think I'm sorry I asked! g
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote

I can't possibly do justice to Mr. Jackson's line so here is an 18
second clip of th eline on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQeQMyZeeI

chuckle I think I'm sorry I asked! g

Did you watch the video clip?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
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I'm going to add another catagory to this collection. Movies that should


In other words, there's got to be flying in the movie -- real flying,
not just sitting inside an airliner -- or the crowd gets restless.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Jay -

If your crowd doesn't care about plot and just wants good flying
sequences, have you looked into the "Rolling in the Sky" series? They are
about 60 minutes each and each features a flight demonstration team - Blue
Angels, Asas de Portugal, Frecce Tricolori, Snowbirds, etc. The Blue Angel
one has one sequence taken from a camera mounted on the belly of the
aircraft while it goes through various manouevers.

Another video is "Pulling G's". It has some neat sequences such as a
U-2 flying in formation with an SR-71 and some cockpit videos of the
Vermont ANG in mock combat.

--
Marty Shapiro
Silicon Rallye Inc.

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