Airborne (2013)

That was an excellent one.

A Disappointing Continuation

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

If you ever see the 70s movie "The Horror at 37,000 feet", you will recognize the connection immediately. I did in the first few minutes of the film. "Airborne" however modernizes with sex, blood and violence along with the concerns about terrorism that is more prevalent today. There are more bodies in this one and humans do some of the dirty deeds unlike in "Horror". Most elements match though. 1)small load of passengers on 747 flight out of England to New York 2) everybody has a problem or back story(in them all that involve airline flights and disaster). 3)Ancient cursed object being transported that is the source of the evil events.Differences: "Horror" had a 'happy ending' "Airborne" real downer ending.The whole home station with Hamill and big government conspiracy thing is so 2012 and could have been left out. Good actors doing their best in what was obviously a job to pay the bills. The actress that played the conspirator flight attendant was awesome!If I ever see it on DVD I will pick it up for fun. A decent rainy afternoon movie.

This is one of those low budget British movies that drags in loads and loads of familiar faces so that their names can be plastered all over the DVD cover to hopefully shift a few copies. It seems to be made by the same sort of producers who released the likes of DEAD CERT and loads of other recent British gangster movies.AIRBORNE is a plane-bound horror-cum-thriller that mixes up both a tale of supernatural possession with a more conventional hijacking-turned-robbery. It's a story that plays its cards very close to its chest for the most part, refusing to reveal much to the viewer until the last 20 minutes; as a result it's the sort of film to start making you feel restless over the amount of questions asked (and lack of forthcoming answers). On the other hand, it's often tense and sometimes exciting, featuring some mild gore and plenty of twists to keep you watching. The production values are good enough so that you don't notice the lack of budget, and the strong cast helps.Mark Hamill is featured prominently on the packaging but turns out to have one of those boring "guy on the ground" roles, but the other cast members fare better. The wonderful Alan Ford plays to type as a gangster, Billy Murray is the usual tough guy, and Andrew Shim acquits himself very well as a soldier. The only weak spot in the cast is Gemma Atkinson who comes across as totally wooden playing a stewardess; who told her she could act?

One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......One of the worst movies ever made. What a waste of time and money.......

I watched it earlier today. It is not going to change your life, but it is a decent movie. More crucially for your money, there is more effort visible on the screen than is seen in more high-budget releases. Bear in mind that the budget available to these film makers is probably nearly 10% of what is spend on major releases. Major releases that frequently don't seem to make any effort to entertain you at all. But here you can feel that they wanted to entertain you and for the most part that mission is a success. "Airborne" has performances that suit it's genre, some decent bursts of mayhem, some attractive women, Bricktop, Jack Adleth, and Luke Skywalker in the same movie. I'd say that's pretty good value for a DVD.