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Summary: Lack of New Material Lets it Down
Review: Two years after the hilariously funny, and new comic styled original came the sequel (inevitably I suppose) and sadly was nowhere near its predecessor in comedy or durability. Perhaps the lack of the Zucker team at the helm helped steer this vessel on to the rocks, as it certainly dived at the box office pretty rapidly. Don't get me wrong, this is still funny, but is really only a reworking of the original movie, only this time using a Space Shuttle as the doomed aircraft. The main characters are all back to reprise their roles with the addition of William Shatner (who's presence and role are one of the high points of the movie), but unfortunately the director just went with the same formula, and the lack of fresh material, makes the movie lumber. Fans of the genre will no doubt find plenty here to keep themselves amused, and the budget price means that your home collection can be completed quite inexpensively if you have the original, but otherwise this is a bit of a let down. I desperately wanted to give more but 3 stars is a stretch.
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Summary: Warning: There's Something Missing...
Review: I won't waste time with complimenting or insulting this movie. I love it...just not as much as the origional. What really bothered me was the absence of several scenes. I kept having the funny feeling that I was missing something (I hadn't seen the movie in 10 years) and then it dawned on me. After the credits we see "Airplane III" and then it shows William Shatner say, "That's just what they'll be expecting us to do.". I had scene this snippet in a scene years ago when I watched Airplane II. I then realized that some very funny stuff had been left out of the movie. The origional or even TV version had several more scenes that were simply deleted in the DVD version. I'm guessing maybe 10 to 15 minutes are missing. I can't even begin to comprehend why these scenes were deleted. We're obviously not worried about time constraints on a DVD. I am very disappointed with this version simply because of the deleted material. I really enjoy this movie, but would have enjoyed it a lot more had the whole movie been included. Perhaps they should sell it with a warning stating that you're not receiving what you expect.
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Summary: Take a flight on the Airplane shuttle and laugh.
Review: Grab your bag of peanuts and get ready to take another flight aboard Airplane. It all starts with the theme from the TV series "Battlestar Gallactica". All-star cast includes the return of Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges and Peter Graves with Oliver Robins, David Leisure, George Wendt, Chad Everett, John Dehner, Rip Torn, John Vernon, Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, Jack Jones, Sonny Bono, Kent McCord, James A. Watson Jr., James Noble, Ann M. Nelson, Donn Porter, Louise Sorel, Pat Sajak, Gail Matthius, Art Fleming, William Shatner, Herve Villechaize and many more. They never made a third film. DVD contains no extras or bonuses.
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