Une fille aux commandes

Airspeed has led me to the conclusion that there is nary an original idea left in movies. The one category that fits the above description like jam on toast is the airplane disaster flick. What goes up must come down formula. Pretty straight forward.

So here we are with 'Airspeed'. A vapid entry into the airplane disaster genre that feels like it was cleared for television take-off. It deals with a teenage daughter of a software giant who gets trapped on flight 666. Bad weather, lightening strikes the plane and next you know she's gotta land the plane to ground safely.

I always like movies with an average everyday citizen being able to land the plane - no training needed - always brings a smile to my face. Makes me wonder why we need those highly trained pilots when all you gotta do is pull a lever and stick-shift.

This movie doesn't offer anything redeeming worth spending ninety minutes of your time on. It has the feel of a low budget and there's very little variety. Either we're on the plane listening to the girl or in the air traffic control tower listening to dialogue we've all heard before. I became so bored with the movie I couldn't help but pick holes in it. The rough acting, implausible technical aspects.

If it had succeeded in entertaining me maybe I wouldn't be so harsh. Was 'Turbulence' a good movie? No, not really. Did it entertain? Yes. Finally Joe Mantegna shouldn't be here slumming it for a second/third billed role. Fat Tony would be ashamed.

Do not be fooled of the cover or poster of the movie (which shows a Boeing 747 - the plane used in the movie is a smaller Boeing 727). Low budget aviation movie. Lot of people disliked the lead character Nicole (played by Elisha Cuthbert) but in my opinion she saved the movie from total disaster. The DVD offers good picture for being low budget production.

I was round at my mate's house earlier, and he insisted on watching this DVD which he BOUGHT. Yes, I did say bought. I have never seen such a load of crap in my entire life. I would rather watch paint dry than watch this movie. We were clearing out his garage - these are some other videos he has - STARS IN THEIR EYES SPECIAL and a CHRISTMAS EASTENDERS TAPE from 10 years ago. This is worse than the time he made a shitty track on Dance ejay (to which one of my other friends commented: "A sixty-year old could DJ better than you".)

STEAR CLEAR OF THIS MOVIE!!!!!

Oh, dear God..what an awful movie! Superbly unrealistic in most aspects relating to aircraft flight dynamics, control tower operations, and aviation radio communications.

This movie tries to be suspenseful (like the Airport 7x series), but is laughable at most times. This movie is to airplanes as Hackers was to computers.

Don't waste your time with this movie...watch the Teletubbies instead.

It was like watching a train wreck. Horrible, but I couldn't take my eyes off of it. The movie was much better muted. The acting seemed forced and half-hearted and you felt no sympathy for any of the characters. Avoid this one.