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Summary: Beautiful men all round!
Review: Can't really fault this film at all. The action is fantastic, the casting is perfect and the love is just plain cute! Nick Cage is one of my favourite actors. I think he has class and a great ability to show emotion. He brings characters to life in a realtistic way. John Malkovich is just damn cool. He plays the intelligant guy who makes everyone else feel just stupid! He is scary but in a laid back way. John Cuscack is beautiful. The way in which he spends the entire film looking out for Cage is really cute. All the men in this film are hot and they are fantastic actors. Everyone needs to see this film!
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Summary: Great Show!!!
Review: Alot of action and suspense. Good show all the way around.
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Summary: Malcovich must have REALLY needed the paycheck
Review: Although it's very difficult for me to give a bad review for any movie starring John Malcovich, I must make an exception for "Con Air." This is hands-down one of the most absurd, implausible "action" movies to ever exist. I can't see why an actor of Malcovich's caliber would lower himself to star in this movie. Even he can't save it despite his always-reliable performance. "Con Air" is one of those movies that appeal to viewers who either have very low expectations in an action movie or are only interested in seeing things blowing up. But for those of you who want more, look elsewhere. What makes "Con Air" so bad? Here you go: -The premise of the movie is a plot hole. Nicholas Cage's character would have never been found guilty of killing that thug; he was clearly acting in self defense, outnumbered and protecting himself and his wife. When a plot hole is the foundation of a movie you know it's going nowhere.
-One-dimensional, stereotypical bottom-of-the-barrel characters so vile that you end up not caring who lives or dies.
-Cage's unconvincing, forced Southern accent.
-A script so bad that it actually makes certain scenes funny, when I doubt that was the intention.
-The final scene where Malcovich is killed is so over-the-top and ridiculous that you wonder if you're watching an action movie or a circus performance. I have no problem with suspending my disbelief, but come on. Don't waste your time, folks. If you want to see an action flick with Nicholas Cage watch "The Rock." While also formulatic, at least it has an intriguing plot, good acting, descent script and action sequences that don't insult your intelligence.
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Summary: And the Oscar goes to Nic Cage!!! Yay!
Review: This is the movie where Nick Cage hit paydirt. He finally won the oscar for "Best Adaptation of a Ridiculous Southern Accent in a Terrible Action Movie Starring Steve Buscemi, but Only in a Supporting Role, but not in a Coen Brothers Movie". Congratulations Nic, America loves you.
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Summary: So much going on i included ( ) ( )
Review: Con air comes across as a little too far fetched towards the end (hence the four stars) but apart from that minor error it's an enjoyable film to watch, like many films the main plot is about a hi-jacking of a plane but what i like about this film is that there is a twist as there are prisoners on board this plane some dangerous rapists, exiles, petty theives and many others like the most pre-eminent (cirus the virus aka John Malkovich). Nicholas Cage plays Cameron Poe who kills a man (self defence) after been attacked himself (no justice) and gets carted off to this maximum security prison because of what he's done and ends up on the plane thats heading back (after a period of time) so he can re-unite with his wife, however the dangerous convicts and prisoners end up getting free and raise hell on this plane which is the catalyst for the whole film, it's definatley an adrenaline fueled film so i'd recommened people who like action films.
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Summary: Put the Bunny Back in the Box
Review: "Con Air," my favorite action movies and one of the greatest films ever is full of explosive energy. The characters are unique, the story line is original, and the acting is amazing. Cage really brought the character of Cameron Poe to life. Even though his accent was a bit fake, I can't think of anyone else that could play this role. Malkovich was truly evil in the role of the cold blooded killer, Cyrus the Virus. Ving Rhames(You'll remember him as Luther Stickel in Mission: Impossible) was funny and frightening as Diamond Dogg. The now famous Dave Chappelle played the skinny guy Pinball. Cusack was a little bit too much of his character, Larkin, but still did a great job. Meany was PERFECT as agent Malloy, and Gainey did great as Swamp Thing. Buscemi, using his strange appearance, was good as Garland Green. The film takes you through violent and calm scenes(the most violent is a draw between either the struggle and shooting on board in the beginning or the end with the firetruck). Overall, the perfect action movie.
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Summary: A little of everything (4.25 stars)
Review: Although a lot of people may view 'Con Air' as average, I think there's many aspects that make it a great all-around movie. Still, there are a few details that keep it from being perfect. For instance, the accent that Nicolas Cage uses is absolutely horrible. The fact that his voice is so bad even takes away from the fact his hair is annoyingly long. And had Nicolas not been supported by the actors John Malkovich and John Cusack, it would've been a nightmare. Malkovich is particularly enjoyable as he plays the "bad" bad guy; Cage is a criminal in the movie, but he's wrongfully accused. There's also great appearances by Steve Buscemi, Dave Chappelle, and Ving Rhames; all as convicted felons. Many Buscemi enthusiasts will say this film features his best role. And that's with good reason. You have to see his character to believe it. Here Cage plays Cameron Poe, who as I said, was convicted under false pretenses. As he's traveling on a plane filled with criminal after criminal, the character of Cyrus "the Virus" (Malkovich) and co. begin to take over the plane. If you think it sounds stupid, it's really not. Poe sums it up perfectly in saying they managed to get every bad criminal in the world onto one plane. Even though it seems to be a far-fetched cry for originality, it works well for the movie. On a down note, they (the director) never really clue us into how the plane was hijacked. It just sort of happens. There's no real plan, and it's basically through force and violence. It's really a weak script, but the acting of the individuals and as a group make up for that. I don't want to spoil anything for you, so I won't say much more. Once the group takes control of the aircraft, they obviously plan to head to Mexico (this is very cliché). Another person who helps add appeal to 'Con Air' is Monica Potter. She plays the wife of Poe; and even though her role is rather small, it's one of the best. This probably helped boost her career and get her roles in both 'Along Came A Spider' and 'Patch Adams'. She plays the part of a apprehensive wife (with a child who's never seen her father) to complete perfection. As I have said I won't ruin anything else for you, I won't ruin the ending either. But I will say it was a very poor ending. If it weren't for the ending, this would have been a 5-star movie. I have a hard time understanding how other reviewers could enjoy the ending to that great of an extent. Even so it's not terrible, yet it's nothing to write home about. At the end of the day, this movie is definitely worth watching. A lot of Nicolas Cage fans will probably love this movie; maybe even say it's their favorite. 'Con Air' sits at #28 on my listmania list for my top 100 movies of all-time; and it's slightly better than 'The Rock'. Don't let my views on the end or Cage's voice lead you to believe this is not a great movie, because it is. The cast is one of the best I've ever seen in an action movie. Many of the characters bring their own assortment of jokes and/or seriousness to the film. Mainly Steve Buscemi; whose role here makes this an essential for his many fans. There are certainly some parts that don't allow this movie to be 5 stars. But on the other hand, there are certainly countless aspects that make it better than just four; I'd label 'Con Air' as a 4.25-star movie. If you enjoy action, you'll enjoy this movie.
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Summary: A High flying adventure.
Review: Nicolas Cage stars in the 1997 Action blockbuster "Con Air", which tells the story of a Prisoned man who is now coming back to his home on a plane called " Con Air" that is taken over by criminals including " Cyrus the Virus" ( John Malkovic). Awesome and entertaining movie that is hard-hitting action at it's finest from Jerry Bruckheimer and on my list of the best movies of 1997. The DVD is stupendous with it's quality picture and digital sound, with a Teaser and Trailer, it's a must own action movie for fans of the genre and you'll have a wholloping good time.
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Summary: One of the best action films ever created.
Review: Con Air is another great action film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. I have seen this movie so many times and it still is one of the best and one of the funnest action movies around. Con Air begins with Cameron Po (Nicolas Cage) returning home to his pregnant wife from serving in the army. He meets her in a bar and is trash-talked by a drunk and his gang. Later that night, the gang decided to try and jump Cameron. Portecting his wife, Cameron uses his military skills to fight them and ends up accidently killing one of them. Because he is such a dangerous weapon, he is put in jail for 8 years. Once the 8 years pass, Cameron is set free and is planning on hitching a ride home to see his wife and daughter, whom he has never met. He is to travel on a new plane designed to carry some of the worst criminals to date. The plane is supposed to be impossible to take over... But when a gropu of convicts, most of them lifers in prison for murder, rape, kidnapping, riot strating, and armed robbery get together, all hell is about to break loose. Led by a ruthless criminal, Cyrus "The Virus" Grissm (John Malkovich) the group of convicts set up a plan to take over the plane, which they successfully do. Now Cameron is caught up in a chain of events between trying to get home to his wife and daughter, and trying to stop "Con Air" from becoming successful. Great acting, loads of action, and edge of your seat suspense make Con Air one of the greatest action movies ever. I can still watch this movie over and over again and never get sick of it. "Con Air" runs for about 1 hour and 50 minutes. It is rated R for strong language, and extreme viloence and distruction.
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Summary: Perhaps 5 Years Ahead Of It's Time
Review: I first saw this movie upon its video release in 1997, and was more than disapointed. However, I had been recently blown away by another Nick Cage film called "Face Off" so the reasons were justifiable. But, little did I know that this film would catch up to me 5 years down the road and knock my socks off. Why? For an odd reason, My favorite actor is John Cusack (Vince Larkin) and being that I am one who likes to have a extensive DVD collection I'm collecting all of his movies on DVD (Con Air being one of them). So I buy it and put it in one day, and I was amazed, it has everything going for it. Great Cast, great story, great action, great everything. I understand why I didnt like it in the begining, I didnt know what I was watching, now I do and i love it. It's deffinitely worth owning and it's one of the most underrated action movies of the '90s.
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