Stealth Fighter

Rating:
Summary: TYPICAL ACTION FILM; 1.5 STARS
Review: AN AIR FORCE PILOT [ICE-T] FAKES HIS OWN DEATH ONLY TO RESURFACE AS THE PARTNER OF A DEADLY LATIN AMERICAN ARMS DEALER [ANDREW DIVOFF]. WHEN A STEALTH GETS STOLEN AND IT'S USED TO TARGET THE MILITARY, IT'S UP TO ONE MAN [COSTAS MANDYLOR] TO STOP HIM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. ONE THING THAT CAN'T BE DENIED IS THAT THIS MOVIE IS BORING. THE ACTION IS NOT WORTH WATCHING, THE SCRIPT IS DUMB, AND THE STORY JUST GETS TIRING AFTER A WHILE. ERNIE HUDSON'S ACTING TALENTS ARE ONCE AGAIN WASTED IN ANOTHER LOW-RENT DIRECT-TO-VIDEO FILM. IF YOU LIKE ICE-T AND WANNA SEE ONE OF HIS MORE RECENT FILMS, SAVE YOUR MONEY AND RENT OR BUY ''OUT KOLD''.

Rating:
Summary: Leave on the "Shelf Fighter"
Review: As far as Ice T vehicles go this one is pretty good. Ice T gives a totally believable performance as a former rap artist desperately trying to parlay his past sucess in the music business into a career as a bad actor. His acting is probably improving though, but who can tell? Unfortunately Science cannot yet measure the miniscule improvement in his talent and Amazon does not provide me with the option of anything less than one star... All that aside, Ice T is not totally to blame for this movie's garbage-ness. The script is pretty weak and the supporting cast is not very supportive. Maybe I couldn't suspend my disbelief, but in certain scenes, like all the ones where people are being stealthy, they are not stealthy, they are clearly in plain view of the people they sneak up on. The Stealth Bomber featured in the film spends most of its time parked in a garage. And when it attacks targets it certainly doesn't "smart bomb" them...nor does it make any effort to go unseen. It actually attacks in broad daylight. I guess we are supposed to chalk that up to Ice T's lack of flight experience. Bottom line: if you name your movie "Stealth Fighter" then by definition it should have some stealth in it. Maybe its ironic. Maybe the quality of the movie is "stealthy" making it appear as if it is without quality. Bearing that in mind I give it no stars but it gets five stars--all in stealth mode.

Rating:
Summary: Leave on the "Shelf Fighter"
Review: As far as Ice T vehicles go this one is pretty good. Ice T gives a totally believable performance as a former rap artist desperately trying to parlay his past sucess in the music business into a career as a bad actor. His acting is probably improving though, but who can tell? Unfortunately Science cannot yet measure the miniscule improvement in his talent and Amazon does not provide me with the option of anything less than one star... All that aside, Ice T is not totally to blame for this movie's garbage-ness. The script is pretty weak and the supporting cast is not very supportive. Maybe I couldn't suspend my disbelief, but in certain scenes, like all the ones where people are being stealthy, they are not stealthy, they are clearly in plain view of the people they sneak up on. The Stealth Bomber featured in the film spends most of its time parked in a garage. And when it attacks targets it certainly doesn't "smart bomb" them...nor does it make any effort to go unseen. It actually attacks in broad daylight. I guess we are supposed to chalk that up to Ice T's lack of flight experience. Bottom line: if you name your movie "Stealth Fighter" then by definition it should have some stealth in it. Maybe its ironic. Maybe the quality of the movie is "stealthy" making it appear as if it is without quality. Bearing that in mind I give it no stars but it gets five stars--all in stealth mode.

Rating:
Summary: Pretty laughable
Review: Better-than-average special affects can't save the fact this movie doesn't even try in some other areas.

Ice-T plays an ex-pilot turned rogue helping a cartel leader ransom world leaders with a powerful satellite system, and a powerful stealth plane. An old friend of his is chosen to lead a military unit to stop his old friend (gee, THAT plotline hasn't been used before).

The "Rangers" they send to stop Ice-T are some of the worst Rangers I've seen on screen. They looked more like Cuban soldiers, and I have to wonder if they just said, "Hey guys we're making a movie, come dressed in whatever military gear you got." I've never gone to Ranger school, but I seriously doubt they train a "Stand Out in the Open and Get Shot Doctrine."

And what the hell was with the Saddam Hussein clone? He barely served any purpose to the plot...except to appear and get blown up. A guy with a mustache, pork belly, and beret isn't going to draw laughter from the audience?

Rating:
Summary: "Stealth" Fighter
Review: Ice T is a air force pilot turned evil doer for hire in this action "thriller". Apparently on US Air Bases, they don't lock anything and easily allow their stealth jets to be taken. Also, the guards that are supposedly looking out for people trying to break in to the base are completely surprised, when the exact thing they are supposed to be doing happens, and allow themselves to be shot. And where exactly did a man that feined his own death get at least 5 bank accounts all in different countries? Wouldn't it suffice just to have one Swiss bank account? Apparently not for Ice T. Of course in the conclusion he is ultimately spoiled by a wristwatch with no band, that can apparently counteract all the stealth features of his jet. I would recommend this movie, but it is terrible...

Rating:
Summary: A tad cheesy, but still modestly entertaining.
Review: Modest films reap modest rewards. "Stealth Fighter" will never win any awards of any kind, nor does it deserve to. However, for a film that apes "Broken Arrow", with a fraction of the budget, "Stealth Fighter" moves along nicely and effectively.

I've long admired Ice-T's film presence, and his over-the-top villain here (while guilty of excessive mugging) is quite entertaining. Costas Mandylor is bland, but competent in the hero role. As for the action, hey I couldn't care less where they've attainted the footage that's been spliced in: it's effective and fun.

Definitely worth a look.

Rating:
Summary: Only If You Want To Watch F/X From Other Movies...
Review: Oh my God, I can't believe they actually released this movie onto video! ...I had the dreadful misfortune of actually watching this film....thank GOD it was on HBO (I actually thought it was an HBO made-for-tv movie)...anyways, this movie was SOOO bad, I'm surprised that the Air Force even allowed their aircraft to be photographed for this movie..seriously..there's no plot and horrendous acting, but what can you expect from a movie with the title "Stealth Fighter"? Besides that, the movie is bad almost to the point of being funny....like the ending, I won't ruin it or anything (wouldn't that be bad! )......just don't bend over to pick up your beer (probably #12 by that point in the movie) because you might miss the whole ending...it's over that quick! One example of why this movie stinks so bad: Ice-T WALKS onto an Airforce base...decides to meander over to a hanger, knocks down a couple of <good> guys that look like offensive-tackle-types...then just jumps into a Stealth fighter (that happens to have the keys in it, and is fully gassed up)...and flies away non-chalantly....and he doesn't even rap! Anyways, might be good if you're inebriated and need a good laugh....otherwise, avoid this like a port-a-potty at a Buffet concert...like my roommate says of this movie in the same voice as that guy from the Simpsons, "Worst.....movie......ever! "

Rating:
Summary: Absolute Genius!
Review: Picture the scene...

Saddam Hussein (apparently French judging by his accent) goes to Thailand to purchase a case of machine guns... personally. To celebrate cliching the deal the devout muslim pours a glass of vodka for his Thai warlord friend and swigs from the bottle himself uttering one of the classic lines of modern cinema... 'A toast!'. He then stumbles on to the veranda of the hut to be nuked by Ice-T in a sttthhtealth (sic) fighter. We laughed for hours! OK so the film is terrible but that one scene makes this a work of absolute genius!

Here is 'a toast' to the inspired direction and sparkling performance by 'Saddam' he diserves an Oscar!! Perhaps the CIA could replace the real Saddam with the star of this film. No one would be able to tell the difference!

Rating:
Summary: Absolute Genius!
Review: Picture the scene...

Saddam Hussein (apparently French judging by his accent) goes to Thailand to purchase a case of machine guns... personally. To celebrate cliching the deal the devout muslim pours a glass of vodka for his Thai warlord friend and swigs from the bottle himself uttering one of the classic lines of modern cinema... 'A toast!'. He then stumbles on to the veranda of the hut to be nuked by Ice-T in a sttthhtealth (sic) fighter. We laughed for hours! OK so the film is terrible but that one scene makes this a work of absolute genius!

Here is 'a toast' to the inspired direction and sparkling performance by 'Saddam' he diserves an Oscar!! Perhaps the CIA could replace the real Saddam with the star of this film. No one would be able to tell the difference!

Rating:
Summary: Stealth...
Review: Terrible is movie this a. Read that first sentence if you can. The movie is about as good as the grammar I used. It combined many bad actors from many bad movies to combine in a wonderful exercise in...[nothing]. The plot is just completely ridiculous and unorganized. I won't even get into it. If you want some specific details on how bad it is check out the review above me. I would recommend this movie to you, but it is terrible...