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Summary: Disaster Indeed!
Review: Everything that Charlton Heston appears in annoys me to no end. Only because of Karen Black could I give this as many 'stars'. A disaster flic that more resembles a comedy, Airport '75 is yet another in a long line of disaster films beset with poor screenplay and lack of imagination. Yet, it mananged to hold my interest. Heston's usual over-acting, dull cliches liberarly used throughout, unbelievable story - all combine to make this a mediocre film that might have been good in another time and place. Check it out if you have a couple of hours to kill and nothing else to do.
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Summary: Timeless Classic
Review: Given the era in which this was filmed, this movie is a true depiction of the time. I have worked for a major airline since 1984, and, always welcome the chance to view this classic take on the behind-the-scenes aspect of the aviation biz ... Personally, I think this should become the 'Rocky Horror' cult film for airline employees ...
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Summary: Timeless Classic
Review: Given the era in which this was filmed, this movie is a true depiction of the time. I have worked for a major airline since 1984, and, always welcome the chance to view this classic take on the behind-the-scenes aspect of the aviation biz ... Personally, I think this should become the 'Rocky Horror' cult film for airline employees ...
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Summary: THIS DEFINES 1970'S CHEESE!
Review: Help!We have NO pilot or NO plot!
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Summary: Air Disaster Craze of the '70s. Bring in the A380!
Review: I find it ironic that throughout the 1970s, air disaster flicks have always involved Boeing jets. The original Airport movie (1970) involved a Trans Global Airlines Boeing 707, Airport 1975 (1974) involved a Columbia Airlines Boeing 747 and finally Airport '77 (1977) involved a privately-owned Boeing 747. In Airport '79 (1979), it was the Concorde and not a Boeing jet! I was surprised that McDonnell Douglas jets (now merged with Boeing) were never used during that time since it was right in Hollywood's own backyard. In reality, DC-10 disasters were much more common than that of 747s. I guess the use of the 747 was common since it was the largest and most popular commercial airliner in use. Perhaps if Hollywood ever plans on any more air disaster movies, they may want to consider using the largest commercial jet now coming into the vogue; the Airbus A380.
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Summary: Superfluous from Beginning to End
Review: I first watched this movie on NBC back in April 1977. Though edited to make it fit its two hour timeslot and allow room for commercials, I later purchased the video from Goodtimes Video to watch the parts not shown by NBC. From the beginning of the movie shot at Dulles Airport in northern Virginia, the cast who star as the crew and passengers aboard Columbia Airlines flight 409, board a Boeing 747-123 (on loan from American Airlines) and it is typical Hollywood overacting, particularly the passengers. Some of the crew, especially Erik Estrada, who plays flight engineer Julio, does quite a bit of womanizing with one of the stewardesses. I've flown a lot during my lifetime, even aboard 747s, and have never heard so much redundancy as depicted in this movie. The sound effects were a little primitive from the Boeing 747 sounding like a Boeing 707 on take-off down to the telephone gongs that are the same ones used on the beginning of the "Rockford Files". This was in the days before George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic came into the vogue. By the way, his film "American Graffiti" was the inflight movie. Some faults are present in the film. The private pilot (Dana Andrews) identifies his plane as "two-three-two-zulu" instead of the correct identitication: N9750Y. Another fault was at the time the stricken 747 lands at Salt Lake City and runs out of runway before Charlton Heston has to turn the nose tiller to make the plane go left at a high rate of speed. Here, we see the passengers get thrown to the left instead of to the right. Another fault we see is that the passengers are catching a glimpse of the daring midair transfer. In reality it would be difficult for anyone to see such an operation. If you were to watch the movie more than once, you could see all these errors.
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Summary: Good Times Home Video ruins another DVD in Airport 1975.
Review: I purchased Airport 1975 because this is an enjoyable film with a high tension rescue and excellant special effects. The sound isn't close to the usual DVD/CD quality. The picture shimmers throughout the movie which is very distracting. The DVD doesn't look sychronized and the hesitations and shimmers throughout the film spoiled the picture for me. DVDs are advertised as the best way to see and hear a picture. I would agree with that statement, but not Airport 1975. This is the second DVD I purchased through amazon.com by Good Times Home Video. I have felt cheated by both purchases and couldn't even watch the other DVD due to its poor quality and sound. I will never purchase another DVD or Video from Good Times and will be sure to check the technical information to determine which company put out the DVD and the customers who watched its comments. I would suggest that the readers of my comments do likewise.
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Summary: A Disaster Film Classic but bad acting
Review: I recently bought the Airport Terminal pack for myself because I always had a passion for disaster films. Before I bought the terminal pack, I wanted to see if I could rent the Airport sequels at the VHS store, they didn't have them, when I finally bought the terminal and when I saw Airport 75, I thought it was a classic for a disaster film, but for acting i though it was a joke, in the entire film, from the beginning and to the end, Karen Black who plays the Head Stewdess on a Boeing 747 that collides with a small private plane during flight looks like she has her eyes crossed, now that was hiliarious! Her acting was just as bad, it became even worse when she had to take instructins for Al Murdock ( Charlston Heston) to fly the plane, that scene was really painful to watch, and one other thing to, the man who was flying the small private who eventually crashed into Flight #409 looked like he was having a heart attack when he lost control, before that happened, if he did have a heart attack then why didn't the movie tell anything about heart problems, I guess that was just to add excitment to the movie. All in All the movie was good, the acting was a joke, esepically Karen Black's acting!
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Summary: A one trick pony that gets the job done
Review: I recently saw this movie for the first time. Compared to other disaster movies, Airport 1975 is rather one note. There aren't any twists and turns that keep the plot suspenceful. Once the disaster occurs, the rest of the movie is literally on auto-pilot until the end. The film also suffers from a drab, low buget look that is similar to a 1970s made for TV movie. That said, this movie is still worth watching as a time capsule of the period. The clothes and hair styles are always fun to look at, and the cast is often filled with many familiar faces. It is also interesting to see that the flight crew can openly lust after the stewardesses. In this age of sexual harrassment awareness, this can be somthing of a shock. Many of the gags in the movie "Airplane!" are direct take offs from Airport 1975. The singing nun, the sick kid and the replacement pilot/stewardess relaionship are all here. The DVD edition of this movie is in wide-screen. For the most part this is a good transfer of an older film. There is some production notes, but not much else in the extras department. If you are a fan of 70s disaster movies, this is required viewing, but, it is not the best example of the genre.
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Summary: A Classic... Campy, but Still A Classic
Review: I saw this in the theaters when it first opened and loved it. However, even as a kid I could tell there were problems. The film is very campy and everyone seems to be concentrating very hard on "acting." Watch Karen Black's eyes... there are several scenes where her eyes are actually uncrossed! A cast of future has-beens dominates this film: Linda "Exorcist" Blair plays the "isn't she cute?" sick girl and Helen "I am Woman Hear Me Roar" Reddy plays a nun. Spot "Mr. Roper," Erik Estrada and Sharon Gless amongst the cast. Gloria Swanson makes an appearance-and yes, she too "acts." Charlton Heston and George Kennedy spend half the film trying to outdo each other saying cheesy lines with such earnest I almost believed them. The thought of Charlton, with his turtleneck and aviator glasses, gritting his teeth and saying, "Fly, baby, fly," still gives me chills... or is it hives? Regardless, this film is an amazing amount of fun and more repeated viewings just adds to the pleasure. You'll find yourself asking questions like, "How come when I fly, I can barely see out the window, but on this flight, people in the back of the plane can see all that is happening at the front of the plane?" or "If they are flying at 190 mph, how come there is only a light breeze coming through the gapping hole in the cockpit?" Buy this film, you won't regret it.
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