Air Force One - the movie

[Absalom]

I came across this randomly the other night scrolling through my Netflix recommendations. Since I hadn't seen it for at least a decade, I decided to give it another run.

Harrison Ford as the President, and of course Gary Oldman, one of my favorite bad guys, as ... the bad guy.

You may remember that we used to refer to this affectionately as "that long HK MP5 commercial"

This being the 90s, the pistols were almost all SigSauers. Not a Glock in sight, correct for the time as the guns of the bad guys all came from the Secret Service stash.

Still pretty entertaining, although the aborted landing/take-off at Ramstein is still one of the silliest aviation scenes in a movie outside of "Airplane!"

 

[Chuck24]

As with a lot of movies, very entertaining if you're not a stickler for facts. Great music.

 

[Muss Muggins]

I have found that sticklers for facts are unpleasant folk with which to view any movie . . .

Edit: Tomorrow morning, I expect a large tally of those who fit the above description . . .

As with a lot of movies, very entertaining if you're not a stickler for facts. Great music.

 

[handejector]

WAIT! - WHAT? Harrison Ford was never really the President? I thought it was a documentary.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Sevens]

Shall we not confuse "sticklers" with gun folks who find it not only entertaining but fine exercise to pick out details that no real hardcore gun crank should miss?

 

[Muss Muggins]

One . . . .

Edit: "Hey, you know that he didn't cock that Sig Sauer pistol because you don't have to, and it should not have made a noise like a revolver."

"Hey. Shut up . . . "

Shall we not confuse "sticklers" with gun folks who find it not only entertaining but fine exercise to pick out details that no real hardcore gun crank should miss?

 

[rockquarry]

It would be impossible to enjoy a movie if you're busy picking apart the incorrect gun stuff, but I guess it gives some a sense of importance.

 

[Chuck24]

When I mentioned sticklers for facts I was referring to things like an escape pod. Don't get the wrong idea, I really liked the movie and loved the music.

 

[Rustyt1953]

When I mentioned sticklers for facts I was referring to things like an escape pod. Don't get the wrong idea, I really liked the movie and loved the music.

John Harker was the first president to use an escape pod.

 

[outta_ammo]

As with a lot of movies, very entertaining if you're not a stickler for facts. Great music.

One of the MANY movie scores Jerry Goldsmith knocked out of the park!

 

[Absalom]

One of the MANY movie scores Jerry Goldsmith knocked out of the park!

It's a bit odd. I used to love the big symphonic soundtracks of Jerry Goldsmith, also John Williams, had most of the albums still on vinyl back then.

But I find in old age the ruckus of too much in-your-face flaring brass fanfares and smashing percussion is getting on my nerves, and I'd prefer more subtle background music; noticed that on this movie too.

 

[Tim Tom]

Get off my plane!