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Summary: Very watchable movie
Review: I am no longer using the VHS player to watch movies and now that after the WTC attacks IT REALLY EERILY parallels the the plot in this movie - I had to get the DVD!!In the real world the terrorists used the planes to attack us.
In the movie the terrorists wanted to use the plane to attack DC but enough to take out the eastern seabord! In the real world, 4 planes were used to attack NY and DC! In the movie most of the terrorists were middle eastern and they had planned to go back to Algeria. In real life, Algeria is known to have state sponsored terrorists! In the movie, the terrorists were islamic radiacals.
In real life they were!!
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Summary: Excellent Tom Clancy style thriller
Review: Where do I start? First of all, Executive Decision is definitely NOT an action movie. Everyone who didn't like it is probably just bitter because they expected non stop fighting between soldiers and terrorists. If that's what you want, try Die Hard or Passenger 57. Executive Decision works more on suspense. In fact, the terrorists have no idea the soldiers are on the plane until the last 20 minutes! Until then, they hide out above and below the passenger area while trying to come up with a plan for taking the terrorists out. Also, they can't risk fighting the terrorists until they defuse a bomb in the luggage area, because one of the terrorists is masquerading as a passenger and would instantly set it off. The thrills are delivered non-stop in a very realistic Tom Clancy like fashion. In fact, the only thing I think could make it better would be if Clancy was actually an advisor or writer.
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Summary: this one coulda been better
Review: Executive decision , the movie about a 747 being taken over by terrorists. Starring kurt Russel , Steven Segal. ok, how can this movie coulda been better?? this movie coulda been so much better if they didnt wipe out Steven Segal in the begining of the movie. Im watching for the First time and i was surprised with what had happened ,im like "What?!?!?" and i didnt like the idea of it.They coulda Used him in the entire movie and they woulda done better. they coulda done better, it was good though , so because of that 2 and hlaf 3 stars , Kurt Russel did great regardless. it was ok the movie itself though but Stick to Hard to Kill, and Under Seige 1 and 2 ,the movie with the Train explosion in colorado, and others with Steven Segal.
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Summary: The Most Brilliantly Executed Hi-Tech Thriller Ever
Review: This film should be required viewing in every film school in the country as a pitch-perfect example of how to structure a thriller,and how to execute it.The plot is deceptively simple:terrorists hi-jack a plane,and it's up to a covert team of operatives to rescue it.It's from this skeletal foundation that director Stuart Baird constructs an almost overwhelmingly suspensful film with climax that rocks.What really works well is the pacing(not surprisingly,director Baird is a veteran editor),so deliberate and logical at first,with no wasted shots of gratuitous fist-fights or side-tracking,that leads to the slam-bang finale.I won't give any of it away if you haven't seen it,I'll just say that this is probably the best made of all the modern "Die Hard" type films,and greatly benefits from a top-notch cast,led by a perfectly believable Kurt Russell.His brilliantly naturalistic performance draws you into the story,and gives the whole enterprise a sense of genuine urgency;it feels like it's happening to someone you know.Buy this film.It's riveting the first time,and holds up to repeated viewings which allow you to marvel at the amazingly skillful way this was put together.
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Summary: An Action Packed Movie!
Review: This was a very good action movie. I hated that Steven Seagal got killed but the movie was still action packed. Kurt Russell came off very well as the hero. A jet is hijacked by a crew of Arab terrorists. A chemical bomb is put into placed that will cause a great ammount of damage. Kurt Russell and an anti- terrorist team are slipped onto the plane in midair. This is where we lost Steven Seagal. From here the race is on to get the plane away from the hijackers. The terrorists are truly evil and sinister. The plot of this movie is good as well. This is a very good movie that you should not miss.
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Summary: WHERE DID SEGALL GO? WHY DID RUSSEL STAY?
Review: When early in the story Steven Segall gets blown out of a jumbo jet at 30,000 feet • • • without a parachute • • • I recalled thinking: "What? His contract ran out?" This kind of characterizes EXECUTIVE DECISION. Mainly, I am rather fond of the action-adventure actors Kurt Russel and Steven Segall. So when the two of them starred in this flick I had to see what would come out of it. The answer is: Not much. To begin with, Segall's role could have been played by almost any large and athletic fellow just getting out of acting school. There were essentially no martial arts scenes for Segall .... all he did was hold an assault rifle and grimmace in the opening scenes of the film. In the early frames of EXECUTIVE DECISION there was some hint of tension between the two characters. But this went nowhere. So basically Segall's main job in this ho-hum movie was to be Segall. Russel did the best he could with a poorly written script. Interestingly, various supporting actors and actresses had a few good parts and played them very well. But a few good parts played by talented co-stars cannot carry a flim. My rating of Three Stars is generous for this lame dog of a Russel-Segall action-adventure that cobbles together a series of Middle-East-Islamic-Fundamentalist-terrorist clichés hoping that people will pay to see it. Well I did and felt pretty bambozzled for having done so!
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Summary: Oh brother!
Review: Such a dumb movie. Sad, sad! Even Steven Seagal wanted out! You will too!
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Summary: One of the best action films ever made
Review: I first saw this on video and I immediately liked it. When I found out it was available on DVD, I got it right away. The action and the story was fast-paced and kept me entertained for the whole film. I also liked Steven Seagal's performance in the film. I don't that this film was weak or depressing at all. I really enjoyed this movie.
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Summary: A fun movie
Review: This movie is excellent! This is a fun and exciting movie. Everybody in this film is just great. When you have the shock of a big ego star like Segal allowing himself to be killed off in the first ten minutes just for the story you know that it's gonna be awesome. This movie will make you laugh and cheer. Rent it, buy it, do whatever you have to to see it.
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Summary: Overlong and underdramatic
Review: "Executive Decision" promises to be a fast and glossy big-budget aerial adventure. However, even the special effects were not as impressive as expected. The last reel was a disappointing misfire. The script was poor and unmemorable. The performances were appalling and the plot was tedious and unsuspenseful, not to mention implausible. The impregnation of the jumbo jet by the stealth is strictly fantastic. And why should the terrorists go through all the trouble of hijacking a plane in order to detonate the DZ-5 over Washington? Shouldn't they have quietly shipped it in a crate and and activated it, thus taking the Americans by surprise? And the scene at the beginning, showing Kurt Russell taking flying lessons anticipates the ending oh-so-predictably! But there is one major plot twist, in the first twenty minutes, that will jolt unsuspecting viewers out of their seats...
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