Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001)

Simply Perfect

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Even though I'm not a fan of Goth rock, Gothic metal, nu-metal, or death/black rock, I see that the film was nice. I watched Turbulence and Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying. When I saw this film online, I watched and downloaded it.In the film, I found something interesting. Slade Craven (John Mann), the Goth Rocker based on and inspired by Brian "Marilyn Manson" Warner, Dani Filth, and Trent Reznor was an AntiChrist by his song who later sees the light and embraces God by rescuing the passengers and crew from Simon Flanders (also played by Mann), the hijacker who impersonates him in order to take the plane under his control and also a member of a Satanic cult named "Guardians of the Gateway". I don't know if he is played by Mann's stunt double during the hand to hand combat. He first eliminates Erica Black, the news anchor who is the high ranking member of the cult who masterminded the plot to crash the plane in a church in Stull, Kansas which they believe that it is where Satan resides. After a hand to hand fight with Simon and locking him in the first class cabin toilet, he rremoves his sign of the devil jewelry and prays to God for help. He then safely lands the plane without anyone hurt. That was good indeed.This film is a must for lovers of aviation, martial arts, and rock music.

This has to be one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen. My friends and I, hating our lives, decided what better way to lift our spirits than by seeing a shitty movie? I suggested a movie I saw part of on Cinemax, so we rented it.The rest is history.I have never had a night like the night I watched Turbulence 3. It is, by far, one of the worst films I have ever seen, yet I find myself watching it every time it comes on television (which is very, very often - especially if you have those multi-channel Cinemax packages). Seriously, I don't know why, but I probably watch this movie at least every two weeks.And it never fails to bring in the laughs.This movie is highly recommended if you have nothing to and are looking for some seriously fun laughs, a la Mystery Science Theater 3000 (witty banter not included though).My favorite line is when Jack Fletcher, a pilot with an latent speech impediment, says, "Hewwo, Slade? This is Jack Fwetcher, and I'm a pirate." Favorite scene: The FCC.

I got nothing but bad words for this flick. It's just stupid. From the first to the last minute. Unbelievable. This is one of the most stupid films I've ever seen.The """Heavy Metal""" music for the most part is Goth-Pop, or whatever you wanna call it. The music was as sweet as a half naked girl. Nevermind.Slade Craven (John Mann) is just unbelievably ugly. Not because of the make-up. He's just an extremely ugly guy and nobody (and certainly not millions of fans) will think this guy is "HOT".And this "Simon Flanders" thingy. WOW! I mean...WOW! At this point the stupid writer surpassed himself. How mindless...were they all brain dead or what?What are their names...Wade Ferley...and...Jorge Montesi, the director. Don't get me wrong guys, but they would really deserve to be dead. Killed by some REAL satanics...yeah, that would be cool. Chr-Chr-Chr!

I keep seeing bits and pieces of this embarrassing film on Cinemax as I check to see what other, BETTER, fare will be on later. So I haven't seen the whole thing, and never will either. I first saw the opening ten minutes where it appears a 747-full of ridiculous punk-goth stereotypes are boarding to go to some concert. There's the slutty groupies, the mohawks, the chains, the leather, the whole deal. The dialogue -- along the lines of "We're gonna ROOOCCCK!" -- made my skin crawl and so I switched the channel, assuming this was just another made-for-cable space-filler.Tonight, I catch the last 20 minutes, and was amazed to find the likes of Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Gabrielle Anwar (Scent of a Woman), Craig Sheffer (Cecil B. Demented) and Joe Mantegna(!) in the cast. Things must be getting very very competitive in the film industry for so many notable names to slum in this dreck. I was astonished to watch the climax consisting of the old "the pilot's dead and an amateur has to land this 747", but with a twist -- the plane is being brought down by the lead singer of the rock band! Imagine Marilyn Manson on cocaine behind the stick of an airliner, that's what happened. Craig Sheffer as some sort of hoodlum with a flight simulator at home talks him down, and when he succeeds, Gabrielle (a law enforcement officer there to arrest this guy) decides to let him boff her instead. Mantegna looks despondent and disgusted as the plane lands and wanders offscreen, and I felt the same way. I'm sure all involved are embarrassed by this.