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Summary: Worst concert ever!!!
Review: Slade Craven was definitely not on his game for his farewell concert. One of his strong points has always been his "stick-to-itivism" and single-minded, determined work ethics.
Imagine my chagrin as he walked off after a half hearted attempt at one song (albeit a great, great §?¢^in' tune!).
All that aside, Slade's gumption really ended up coming through in saving many lives by safely landing a very complex aircraft and averted an evil metaphysical event in Kansas.
Slade dropped off the radar(no pun intended) after this heroic feat, and I have heard rumors from fellow Slade fans that he has changed his appearance so that he looks more like his high school yearbook photo, and is now persuing the "sensitive singer/songwriter" school of music.
Any leads, anyone?
Rating: 
Summary: Entertaining
Review: At first, I was a little worried that I had picked the wrong movie to watch - but soon you realize it is very entertaining in a strange sort of way. It conveys every emotion rolled into one - I enjoyed the way Slade's character was portrayed - near the end he rips off his "sign of the devil" emblem and asks God to help him land the plane! It was a very captivating and entertaining movie.
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Summary: Believe it or not...
Review: Believe it or not, this is actually not that bad of a film. Now, that shouldn't be taken to mean that this is a particularly good film, either but as far as implausible B-movies taking place on hijacked airplanes without pilots go, Turbulence 3 is definitely one of the better examples of the genre.
Basically, the film deals with Slade Craven, a "goth" rock star that is obviously meant to conjure up memories of Marilyn Manson. Bizarrely enough, the two songs that Craven actually performs in the film are actually fairly good. Like a lot of things in this film, the songs are actually something that the producers could have easily blown off but instead, for whatever reason, they actually went to the effort necessary to keep things at least occasionally entertaining. Anyway, for some reason, Craven's latest concert is going to be a pay-per-view extravaganza held inside a 747 flying to Canada. Of course, the idea of holding a concert in an airplane while the airplane is actually in flight is nothing short of ludicrous. Of course, it's no more ludicrous than Rutger Hauer, of all people, popping up as the plane's copilot without raising anyone's suspicions. The filmmakers to their credit, don't waste any time trying to justify this insanity but instead they cheerfully embrace the silliness of it all and roll with it.
In quick order, the flight ends up getting hijacked by your typical group of demented Satanists. While the plane's helpless passengers -- a nice combination of decadent goths, confused stewardesses, and bandmates who wouldn't be out of place in a shock rock sequel to Almost Famous -- fight for their lives, a ground-based computer hacker (Craig Sheffer) works with a tightly wound yet secretly frisky FBI agent (Gabrielle Anwar) to thwart the hijacker's sinister plans. (Those plans never quite make sense but, by this point, we've already been forced to accept the sight of a concert being held in a 747 and it's already too late to quibble about plausibility.)
Strangely enough, this all works in it's nicely demented way. This is a fun film and, if for nothing else, it deserves credit for not insulting the viewer's intelligence by trying to be anything other than an entertaining action-comedy. The script is full of a few pithy one-liners that serve almost to satirize all the awful "comic" relief that audiences have been subjected to in every big-budget action film produced since the late '80s. As well, the film's actors all seem to be having fun and it comes across to the viewer. Special notice should be given to Joe Mantegna, who seems to be chanelling none other than Airplane's glue-sniffing Lloyd Bridges, as a by-the-book FBI agent, Hauer, Anwar, and, surprisingly, Craig Sheffer who, for once, manages to turn in a performance as something else than the most boring human being alive. The film's strongest peformance comes from an unknown by the name of John Mann who manages to make Slade Craven into an actual, almost compelling human being as opposed to a cardboard cut-out of Marilyn Manson.
Turbulence 3 is the type of time waster that gives wasting time a good name.
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Summary: HEAVY METAL MADNESS
Review: Casting Craig Sheffer in this third Turbulence movie is a little strange, considering he also starred in the second. What's strange is that in this one he's playing an entirely different character, and it makes me wonder why they used this mediocre performer in two movies?
Anyway, in TURBULENCE 3, we get the highly improbable scenario of a Goth rocker fashioned after Marilyn Manson who is going to stage his farewell concert on board a 747. Somehow, defying all logic, they've "redesigned" the plane to include this huge amphitheatre for the concert. The music is typical heavy metal, heavily laced with violent lyrics, and Satanic undertones. So it's not so unusual when a Satanic cult leader switches places with Slade Craven, the international rock star, and plans on hijacking the plane to Kansas (?) which is supposed to be the most evil place on earth (tell that to Dorothy and the Oz boys). This is pretty far-fetched stuff folks.
Anyway, the requisite nonsense happens with computer hacker Sheffer and FBI agent Gabrielle Anwar helping someone fly the plane after the captain is killed and copilot Rutger Hauer offs himself. (Don't want to spoil why Hauer harikaris or who the pilot is).
There is also a pretty good twist in the identity of one of the cult members on board.
For grade B entertainment, this movie will deliver and it does have a very effective performance by John Mann as the crazed Craven.
After viewing these three turbulent movies, my fear of flying has worsened. Terra firma!
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Summary: Not as bad as you might expect
Review: First of all, how did they manage to get Joe Mantegna, Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer in this? Poor Joe must have his career on life support if he has to do this stuff.But seriously, I actually stumbled across this on cable and actually watched it from beginning to end. The idea of having a concert on an airplane is certainly unique, albeit ridiculous one (somehow they managed to find a large stage area, with a light show and extensive props. Where??). Anyway, the film holds your interest and there's a sense of fun about it. It doesn't take itself seriously and you find yourself actually getting caught up in it. As far as a B-MOVIE, it's not half bad. But I'm STILL wondering how the heck they managed to stage a concert inside a 747.
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Summary: What were they thinking of??
Review: I don't know if I have seen the same movie as the other reviewers, but I can safely say that it is one of the worst I have seen.
A heavy metal concert abroad a plane..a Marilyn Manson lookalike..a rock star that is taught how to land a plane. Please! spare me.
The action sequences and dialogue are closer to comedy, not intended I tell you.
I am baffled as to what on earth Rutger Hauer, Gabrielle Anwar and Joe Mantegna are doing there???
Maybe with other less known and talented actors, the film would have been more bearable.
The only saving grace in all this mess, is watching Anwar and Monika Schnarre, two very beautiful women, but sadly the script and direction are a waste.
Save your $$s for a proper action film, and give this one a miss.
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Summary: I never expected the ending.
Review: I loved your movie, big deal, but more than that, as a heavy metalist I loved the music. I don't have time to make an impression, but I love Manson and Reznor. I write and play all of the music on my cd.....please give me an address to send it to someone and I will gladly give you a goldmine. You really don't need it but everyone needs a hand up, how about giving someone a break that has worked for it all of their life? Thank you, and I loved the movie.
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Summary: Slade Craven.. *dreamy sigh* DEAR GOD this movie was GRRREAT
Review: I must have seen this movie a billion and one times. I rented it from blockbuster after a friend showed it to me, and I watched it over fifty times alone in the first time I rented it. Then I re-rented it again and again and again, constantly re-playing every single scene with Slade Craven. The man is simply GORGEOUS beyond words!! Any goth girl's dream!! Tall, long black hair, pale with black makeup for a yummy effect, a long vinyl trench coat, and the most AMAZINGLY tight leather bodysuit thing in the whole world!! This movie is HIGHLY reccomended to any gal who loves goth guys. I SURE DO!..
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Summary: As a comedy, it's tops
Review: I saw this on HBO a couple months ago and I just could not stop laughing. If you try to take this movie seriously and consider it a thriller, you will surely be dissapointed. But if you think of it more as parody, it will have you in stitches.
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Summary: As a comedy, it's tops
Review: I saw this on HBO a couple months ago and I just could not stop laughing. If you try to take this movie seriously and consider it a thriller, you will surely be dissapointed. But if you think of it more as parody, it will have you in stitches.
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