More Guilty Pleasure
Added 11/6/2009
I hadn't seen Airplane II for at least 10 years but decided to buy a used DVD to add to my collection. This kind of movie fits my sense of humor - kinda silly and gross in places, but still a lot of laughs. The humor is definitely 1980s with some pop-culture references that were fun to me, but would probably go over the heads of my grown children. It was also fun to see some of the actors that I hadn't seen in a few years. Even my wife, who wasn't looking forward to it, was laughing in some places. Not a cinematic masterpiece, but a fun time.
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Airplane11: The Sequel
Added 9/3/2009
It was a funny movie and I enjoyed it so much I gave it to my Grandson for his collection.
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Airplane II: The Sequel
Added 8/31/2009
I love this movie it is still as funny as the first movie and worthwile watching over and over again with bunch of buddies
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An Awesome Sequel!!!
Added 6/9/2009
This is a very funny sequel that's just as hilarious as the original! I love all the jokes, gags, slapstick, and cameos! Ted Striker has been wrongfully put in an insane asylum because the lunar shuttle crashed during a test flight with Ted as the test pilot. He warned that it is a 'death trap' but no one believes him. On the night it's being launched, Ted breaks out and tries to stop it. The computer of the shuttle takes over, and the crew have been taken out. Ted and Elaine must once again save the people on board from being flown toward the sun, and this time, without any coffee! I highly recommend AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL!!!
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I am serious
Added 4/9/2009
The first one is better than the sequel, of course, but at this price how could you pass it up? These movies are great!
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Guilty Pleasure
Added 11/6/2009
I hadn't seen Airplane for at least 10 years but decided to buy a used DVD to add to my collection. This kind of movie fits my sense of humor - kinda silly and gross in places, but still a lot of laughs. The humor is definitely 1980s with some pop-culture references that were fun to me, but would probably go over the heads of my grown children. It was also fun to see some of the actors that I hadn't seen in a few years. Even my wife, who wasn't looking forward to it, was laughing in some places. Not a cinematic masterpiece, but a fun time.
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Can't overcome your fear of flying? Then watch this!
Added 10/7/2009
This is probably the first comedy that has satirized the disaster genre. Before that atrocious film that's simply called "Disaster Movie," we've had the chance to be overwhelmingly amused by watching "Airplane!". This has to be one of the greatest comedies in the entire history of motion pictures. The humor equals to that of Blazing Saddles, The Naked Gun, and Spaceballs: it is truly hilarious! There's a whole lot of silly sight gags and wordplay all around, and some pretty memorable scenes:
*"Don't worry, Stewardess, I can speak Jive."
*"Calm down! Get a hold of yourself!"
*"Roger, Roger. Over."
*"Would you like some cream?"
*"And don't call me Shirley!"
and so on and so on.
As everyone has already described it, this is pure comedic gold. And if you're scared of taking off on a plane, then this'll help you overcome your fears. Why? Because it's funny, and the constant laughing will help you forget your troubles!
...Well, maybe not. But watch it anyway!
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Review: Airplane! (1980)
Added 10/4/2009
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Writer: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Starring: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
In my opinion, this is the funniest movie ever made. This is even more impressive considering that it was made very early in the careers of nearly everyone involved in both writing/directing and acting.
The whole thing is essentially a spoof of a 1957 movie called Zero Hour. Our hero Ted Striker follows his flight attendant girlfriend onto her plane in an attempt to salvage their struggling relationship. During the flight, both pilots are incapacitated by some unfortunately timed food poisoning, and Ted has to land the plane.
Stupid jokes abound, and there is something very wrong with you if you aren't laughing. You can tell that nobody erred on the side of caution here. Anything that was funny found its way into the film in one way or another. There are whole scenes that are built around a single joke that is totally unrelated to the plot of the film, but are still really funny. You forgive the movie for some technically bad storytelling techniques because it's so damned hilarious. This is a comedy in the truest sense. Nobody is taking anything seriously here, and neither should you.
There are jokes flying so fast you have to see it more than once because you will laugh through many of them on the first viewing. The best part is that even 30 years later, very few of the jokes feel dated.
Final Score: 9/10
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