{"id":15348,"date":"2017-06-08T16:09:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15348"},"modified":"2017-06-08T16:10:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:10:11","slug":"review-altitude2017-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/06\/review-altitude2017-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Altitude BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Altitude<\/em><\/strong> is the latest in a long line of bad direct-to-video releases, and the newest from Grindstone Entertainment. The plot, and effects for that matter, seemed to come straight from a SyFy original movie.<\/p>\n

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Altitude<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Thriller
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 88 min. \u2013 $19.99 | June 20, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/08\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Alex Merkin
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Jesse Mittelstadt, Richard Switzer, Tyler W. Konney (story), Jesse Mittelstadt (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Denise Richards, Greer Grammer, Kirk Barker, Jordi Vilasuso, Chuck Liddell, Dolph Lundgren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>22.9 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Note: <\/strong>This review contains plot SPOILERS<\/strong> so reader\u2019s beware!<\/p>\n

Gretchen Blair (DENISE RICHARDS) is a disgraced hostage negotiator who, upon the film\u2019s opening, does something truly stupid raising the ire of her boss. She\u2019s kicked off the team and sent packing back to D.C. where she\u2019s destined to sit behind a desk for the remainder of her career.<\/p>\n

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On the flight to D.C., after an altercation with another passenger who was in her seat, she\u2019s actually upgraded to business class, sitting next to a British man named Terry (KIRK BAKER), whose woos and charms have no effect on her. But upon seeing another passenger, Matthew Sharpe (DOLPH LUNDGREN), his demeanor changes and offers Gretchen $50 million to help keep him alive as his ex-partners, including his ex Sadie (GREER GRAMMER) is also on the flight disguised as a flight attendant, as well as a few brutes (one played by CHUCK LIDDELL).<\/p>\n

Initially Gretchen doesn\u2019t believe him but once she discovers the dead body of another flight attendant, the shit gets real and now she\u2019s set to not only save Terry but the rest of the passengers with the aid of the on board Air Marshall, Luke Byres (JORDI VILASUSO), who is more or less a rookie. Luckily Gretchen just so happened to have trained for hostage situations on this very model of an plane thus knows it like the back of her hand. What luck.<\/p>\n

Altitude<\/em><\/strong> is more or less Turbulence<\/em> meets Passenger 57<\/em> with lesser actors, worse writing (somehow as Turbulence<\/em> was an awful film) and, thanks to what had to have been a shoe-string budget, featured Asylum\/SyFy level visual effects. But even if one was to ignore or forgive the movie for its lack of budget, there\u2019s really not much else to admire. Denise Richards isn\u2019t exactly a compelling heroine; Kirk Baker lacks charm to make him likeable enough to root for him; Greer Grammer (daughter of Kelsey Grammer) has her moments playing a crazy ass villainous but does nothing memorable where even her death scene was lame; and Dolph Lundgren spends the majority of the time in the cockpit flying the plane and only has one real fight scene and is just a cardboard cutout of an antagonist. Oh, and Chuck Liddell, despite featured on the cover, really has nothing to do so any fans might want to take that into consideration.<\/p>\n

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The film was directed by Alex Merkin who previously directed Across the Hall<\/em> which, from my recollection, a half decent little thriller that was making the most out of a small budget, the same can\u2019t be said for Altitude<\/em><\/strong>. As such, this isn\u2019t the worst film I\u2019ve seen, even this year, and I can\u2019t say I was disappointed either as based on the cover artwork, it was exactly what I expected…<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Only feature is the Trailer (1:42; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Altitude<\/em><\/strong> is presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture quality isn\u2019t terrible as there is sharp detail; colors were decent especially on the plane as we get a splattering of blues onboard while skin tones appear natural looking. The downside is, there were noticeable instances of extreme banding and being high-def, the computer graphics while the plane is flying looked particularly bad.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The movie has a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track where dialogue levels were clear enough and even the ambient noises of the aircraft in air comes through the rear channels, however depth is inconsistent and when the action picks up, it\u2019s rather dampened. On the whole, it\u2019s a basic lossless track and probably was limited with some below average sound design in post.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Altitude<\/em><\/strong> is the latest in a long line of bad direct-to-video releases, and the newest from Grindstone Entertainment. The plot, and effects for that matter, seemed to come straight from a SyFy original movie. The Blu-ray released by Lionsgate is light on features while the video\/audio transfers were average.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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