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Summary: One of my all-time Top 5 Funny Movies
Review: "Airplane" put the Zucker Brothers on the directoral map, and remade the career of Leslie Nielsen (remember him as the ill-fated captain in "The Poseidon Adventure"?). It's easy to see why the Zuckers did several more of these type features (including the unbelievalby funny "Police Squad" Tv show).This is a truly hilarious film, but it is nearly impossible to get all of the jokes, gags, puns, and silliness in 1 or even 2 viewings. This is the staying power of this film, it always brings you back looking for more stuff, and finding it. It is truly a comedic masterpiece. Although several movies were spoofed in "Airplane", the first 2 "Airport" movies (1970 and 1975) were really hammered. Beginning with the opening scene of the cars pulling up to the terminal (1970) to the guitar playing nun (1975), ther is little of either film that is spared (well maybe the part about the cockpit being smashed). This is a must-own movie for anyone with even the smallest funny bone.
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Summary: There's always more to say
Review: Airplane! is one of those movies that can never be described properly in a single review. What we have here is one seriously deranged comedy, and though most of the jokes are cheap laughs, some show tremendous subtlety and depth. The running "What is it?" joke is an ingeniously funny play on words, and Ted's "drinking problem" (splash!) is something most of us would never have imagined. A lot of the jokes work together or are seen more than once; others appear briefly but in rapid fire, so there's never a dull moment. But there are subtler jokes as well: Every time you see a shot of the jet in flight, you hear the sound of a propeller. Even the little things were attended to. As for the performances... well, Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges really pack in the laughs with their dead-serious attitudes amid the chaos, their characters never realizing they're as goofy as everyone else around them. In a lot of ways what's kept Airplane! great is that later comedies didn't know how to pack in the laughs. This movie stuffed between the jokes with puns and sight gags that are more endearing than the jokes themselves. And nothing makes better spoof material than an overserious '70s disaster flick. The features on the DVD are a little disappointing; I at least would have hoped to see deleted scenes like the "Hijack" scene that appears only when the film is on TV. (I understand Airplane 2: The Sequel has a similar lack of features, which is unfortunate since my favorite scene in that movie is one of those deleted scenes only shown on television.) Still, it's a truly classic film and well worth owning.
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Summary: Surely you can't be serious...
Review: I am serious, and don't call me shirley. "Airplane" - a riotous movie with nary a "funny" person in it. Names like Robert Stack, Leslie Nielson, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Barbara Billingsly weren't exactly known for their comedy chops when this film was released. But the dry-as-a-bone delivery and commitment to the moment make this movie shine all the way through. The characters unwittlingly play along with the absurdity of the whole situation, never laughing at anything. Jive-talking buddies, a perverted inflatable pilot, and (gasp) Ethel Mermon take the hilarity to new heights. I quote more lines from this movie than any. Great comedy that will never get old.
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Summary: Screamingly funny
Review: This is a classic spoof of disaster movies. You will find yourself laughing so hard your stomach will be hurting. Really stupid, but so darn funny, who cares?
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Summary: Hillarious!
Review: Airplane! VHS~ Robert Hays is a hilarious movie that makes fun of several classic movies, Airport, "From here to eternity" etc. There are several memorable moments from this movie, e.g., the constant flashbacks to the so-called "war"; and the stewardess "blowing" the plastic autopilot and then the two of them having a cigarette (this was absolutely hilarious). Leslie Nielsen is also very good in his portrayal of the weird doctor and the guy whom plays the pilot is also very good (he keeps telling the kid whom visits the cockpit strange little one liners, i.e., "Joey, have you ever seen a grown man naked?" This movie spawned several imitations, i.e., the vacation series; however, the first one of this genre is definitely the funnies and I would most certainly recommend anyone whom likes to watch funny movies to view this one, i.e., Airplane! VHS~ Robert Hays .
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Summary: Pure fun
Review: It ain't Citizen Kane, but when the world's got you down this laugh a second movie is just the thing to put you right again. My favorite rifs: Hagerty's ditzy voice, "I'd sit on his face and wiggling around..." Passengers decanted onto the baggage carousel Single minded Otto Elmer Bernstein's wonderfully over the top music Striker boring his fellow passengers into suicide
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Summary: IMO, this beats Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler!
Review: My Gosh, this movie came out before i was born, but i love this movie. It is so funny. It doesnt have just one or two hilarious moments, but retains a funny edge throughout the whole movie. It startred the whole spoof genre-and this is the funniest spoof I have ever seen. It showcases the young but still old-looking Leslie Neilsen as a minor role. I reccomend it to anyone-it is worth the 30 bux.
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Summary: It's AFI's #10, but it's my #1
Review: This movie made the AFI top ten comedies of all time and for very good reasons. This movie is hilarious from start to finish. The comedy is pure slapstick and in your face, but you cannot help but enjoy it. Even twenty years after it's release to the theatre's it is still knee slapping hilarious. Who can forget these classic scenes: Robert Hayes' drinking problem Julie Hagerty's attempt to "fix" the automatic pilot Barbara Billingsly talking jive Robert Stack assaulting everyone in the airport Lloyd Bridges smoking, drinking, pill popping, and glue sniffing Ask yourself here would Leslie Neilson be today without "Airplane"? This is the movie that spawned the entire movie spoof genre, and without a doubt the best. If you have never seen this movie you have been missing out on one of the funniest movies ever made. This is a must have for any serious collector.
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Summary: A Groundbreaking Comedy
Review: Airplane is one of those rare movies where you are glad that your DVD player has the capability to pause the film, thus saving you from missing anything when you get up for any reason. I originally saw this movie in the theater and laughed myself into a near coma, but it is the ability of video and DVD to allow the viewer to repeat the film infinitum that makes you appreciate its brilliance. There always seems to be something happening in the foreground, background, or even over the loudspeaker in the airport. It challenges you to pick up on all of the jokes. This isn't as easy as it sounds. You will find yourself concentrating on the blatant jokes, puns, and groaners, but missing the subtle jokes that go on in the peripheral areas of the screen. The use of well known "Dramatic" actors in the film adds to the hillarity. They deliver the jokes in a way that makes you believe that the absurdity is normal. This film, of course, made Leslie Nielson's career. I own this movie on VHS and DVD and I strongly recomend that everyone who owns a DVD player add this movie to your collection. The enhanced sound quality will ensure that you will hear all of the subtle jokes. I rank it as my number 5 favorite comedy of all time, and my top five are very close. Get it, you won't regret it.
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Summary: "Airplane!", the remake of "Terror in the Sky"
Review: If you like Airplane!, then be sure to see the movie it's based on, "Terror in the Sky" starring Doug McClure, Lois Nettleton, Keenan Wynn, Ken Tobey, Leif Erickson, Roddy McDowall Director - Bernard Kowalski. "Terror" is a real laugh after seeing "Airplane!".
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