The Worst Aviation Movie of All Time

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
ups.com:

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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Jay Honeck wrote:

snip

Anyone got any other "nominations" for WORST ever?

Firebirds.

(It's helicopters, not fixed wing.) Apparently they paid Nicholas Cage so
much they didn't have anything left for writers or expert advisers.

--
Frank....H

In a previous article, said:
Jay Honeck wrote:

snip

Anyone got any other "nominations" for WORST ever?

Firebirds.

(It's helicopters, not fixed wing.) Apparently they paid Nicholas Cage so
much they didn't have anything left for writers or expert advisers.


Is that the one where they pull a Stinger off an Apache and use it as a
MANPAD with no tools or equipment other than what they carry on the
Apache?


--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
"I have a step-ladder. It's a very nice ladder and all, but I wish I had
the chance to get to know my real ladder." - Paula Poundstone

On Mar 29, 11:29 am, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
In a previous article, said:

Jay Honeck wrote:

snip

Anyone got any other "nominations" for WORST ever?

Firebirds.

(It's helicopters, not fixed wing.) Apparently they paid Nicholas Cage so
much they didn't have anything left for writers or expert advisers.

Is that the one where they pull a Stinger off an Apache and use it as a
MANPAD with no tools or equipment other than what they carry on the
Apache?

--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/

Yup, that would be the one.

Jay B

On Mar 28, 8:56 am, "Kev" wrote:
Die Hard 2 is a contender for worst, IMO.

1) Airplane blindly follows ILS to below runway level and crashes
[etc]

.....OTOH, catch the wingtip vortices when the airliner flies through
the smoke!
Only time I've ever seen those things - on film or elsewhere. Yes,
they
do exist. "Caution Wake Turbulence"

- Jerry Kaidor

("Jay B" wrote)
More to the point:

"High Road to China"


This might be sacrilege to some, but here goes...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118571/
Air Force One (1997)

It was like watching Pay It Forward (2000) ...I didn't care!

Air Force One needed to either tighten up or loosen up. Pick one. What I saw
up on the screen was neither, and as a result, was nonsense. IMHO.

"Honey, would you mind walking over here with that machine gun you're
holding and shoot this fellow? Yes, the guy who's trying to push me out of
the back of the plane. Thanks Pookie."

Watching it didn't give me the sense that the movie was anybody's labor of
love (special effects) (writing) (cinematography) (acting) ...zip. There was
no safe harbor watching the thing.

....wait for it....

Sitting through two hours of Air Force One felt like the project was pounded
out in a series of top level production, marketing and accounting meetings -
from concept to DVD. Yes, that is what I'm saying; it had the look of a
movie made by ...."Executive Decision (1996)." g

....what?

Air Force One: maybe not the Worst Aviation Movie of All Time, but a pretty
big disappointment.


Montblack

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
We often talk about the BEST aviation movie here, but how 'bout the worst?


This might be sacrilege to some, but here goes...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118571/
Air Force One (1997)

It was like watching Pay It Forward (2000) ...I didn't care!

Air Force One needed to either tighten up or loosen up. Pick one. What I saw
up on the screen was neither, and as a result, was nonsense. IMHO.

"Honey, would you mind walking over here with that machine gun you're
holding and shoot this fellow? Yes, the guy who's trying to push me out of
the back of the plane. Thanks Pookie."

Watching it didn't give me the sense that the movie was anybody's labor of
love (special effects) (writing) (cinematography) (acting) ...zip. There was
no safe harbor watching the thing.

....wait for it....

Sitting through two hours of Air Force One (1997) felt like the project was
pounded out in a series of top level production, marketing and accounting
meetings - from concept to DVD. Yes, that is what I'm saying; it had the
look of a movie made by ...."Executive Decision (1996)." g

....what?

Air Force One: maybe not the Worst Aviation Movie of All Time, but a pretty
big disappointment.


Montblack

wrote)
Die Hard 2 is a contender for worst, IMO.

....OTOH, catch the wingtip vortices when the airliner flies through the
smoke!
Only time I've ever seen those things - on film or elsewhere. Yes, they
do exist. "Caution Wake Turbulence"


My sister went to see Die Hard 2. At one point in the action she couldn't
take it any longer and blurted out, "For crying out loud, how long is that
runway????"

If you've seen the movie (and the fight sceen on top of the wing) you know
what I'm talking about.


Montblack

wrote:
On Mar 28, 8:56 am, "Kev" wrote:
Die Hard 2 is a contender for worst, IMO.

1) Airplane blindly follows ILS to below runway level and crashes
[etc]

....OTOH, catch the wingtip vortices when the airliner flies through
the smoke!
Only time I've ever seen those things - on film or elsewhere. Yes,
they
do exist. "Caution Wake Turbulence"

- Jerry Kaidor

You like seeing Wake Tubulence on film? Then you need to watch "Pushing
Tin."

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.