{"id":23567,"date":"2020-07-21T22:43:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T05:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23567"},"modified":"2022-02-06T14:51:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T22:51:29","slug":"review-airplane-bd2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/07\/review-airplane-bd2\/","title":{"rendered":"Airplane: Paramount Presents Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Airplane<\/em><\/strong> remains one of the funniest movies I\u2019ve ever seen and has endured the test of time, though probably some jokes would not be looked favorably in today\u2019s climate and a movie like this wouldn\u2019t be allowed to be made today. Still, funny as hell.<\/p>\n

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Airplane!
\n<\/span>\u2014 Paramount Presents \u2014<\/span>
\n(1980)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy<\/span>
\nParamount | PG \u2013 88 min. \u2013 $29.99 | July 21, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/21\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurette
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, French
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>37.42 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>40.08 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Paramount provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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Note: <\/strong>Portions of the review were copied from my 2011 Blu-ray review with updates for this new release.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot:<\/strong> Ted Striker (ROBERT HAYS) is an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of a passenger airliner when the pilots and navigator (along with other passengers) become ill. He must deal with his past which cost the lives of others in his squadron as well as a recent breakup with Elaine Dickinson (JULIE HAGERTY) who is also a stewardess on the flight. He receives help on the ground from controller Steve McCrosky (LLOYD BRIDGES) and his old squad leader turned airline pilot Rex Kramer (ROBERT STACK) to talk him down and save the lives of those on board.<\/p>\n

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Review: Airplane<\/em><\/strong> has often been described as one of the funniest films of all time and while I don\u2019t often subscribe to the old \u201call time\u201d arguments people make, this time I agree. Unlike most spoof films that have been released over the past 10 years (heck even in the 1990s), Airplane manages to stand the test of time. Even though it spoofs movies and ideas of the \u201870s, and in particular the disaster film Airport<\/em>, it\u2019s still funny as hell even if you don\u2019t get the references; it also helps one scene they spoof, from Saturday Night Fever<\/em>, is classic and thus still is both recognizable and laugh-out-loud hilarious.<\/p>\n

Another thing that helps keep the film going after 40 years, is the cast is tremendously hilarious. First, the stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty share some actual chemistry (more than in a good number of lame romantic comedies) and bounce their brand of serious comedy off one another; and then you have those who have passed on with Peter Graves in one of the most memorable comedic performances, Leslie Nielsen whose own comedy career really began with this film, Robert Stack as the tough commander, and Lloyd Bridges as the man who quit some vice at the wrong time.<\/p>\n

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Simply put, Airplane<\/em><\/strong> is indeed one of the funniest films of all-time and knocks the hell out of any spoof films that have come since (not even the adequate Top Secret or Hot Shots come close).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a slip cover<\/strong> with a front fold-out with the film\u2019s original poster art. This #7 in the \u201cParamount Presents\u201d line.<\/p>\n

The Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Writers\/Directors Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Producer Jon Davison has been ported over. However, the \u201cLong Haul Version\u201d and the trailer were not.<\/p>\n

The lone new feature is a Q&A (34:49)<\/u><\/strong> with the directors filmed at the Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood in January 2020. Nothing new here but still nice to get comments from the guys 40 years later. Also included is an Isolated Score<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The picture here got a new 1080p high-definition transfer, apparently taken from a 4K scan and supervised by the directors (whatever that means, could be they got a once over and gave it their okay). In any case, I was rather impressed with the video here, detail in most shots are incredibly sharp with the natural film grain and noise coming through while of course any stock footage is soft, no surprise there. Colors have a nice balance look to them and I didn\u2019t notice any major or obvious film damage or flaws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc contains a half decent if not docile DTS-HD Master Audio track. Obviously given when the film was made combined with what was probably a limited budget, it\u2019s not too surprising that the audio isn\u2019t exactly full of depth. While dialogue levels are good, most everything else is fairly flat coming from the center and front channels with only minimal use out of the rear channels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Airplane<\/em><\/strong> remains one of the funniest movies I\u2019ve ever seen and has endured the test of time, though probably some jokes would not be looked favorably in today\u2019s climate and a movie like this wouldn\u2019t be allowed to be made today. Still, funny as hell. This new release from Paramount celebrating the film\u2019s 40th anniversary offers an improved picture and decent Q&A feature.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n

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Airplane remains one of the funniest movies I\u2019ve ever seen and has endured the test of time, though probably some jokes would not be looked favorably in today\u2019s climate and a movie like this wouldn\u2019t be allowed to be made today. Still, funny as hell.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[1068,6697,1069,1066,1067,5389],"class_list":["post-23567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-julie-hagerty","tag-leslie-nielsen","tag-lloyd-bridges","tag-peter-graves","tag-robert-hays","tag-robert-stack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23567"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28118,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23567\/revisions\/28118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}