A typical example of a well done popcorn movie. Harrison Ford plays the President whose plane is hijacked by Russian terrorists led by Gary Oldman. The President uses what little resources he has to fight the terrorists and save the day. Okay, roll call of how many movies we’re ripping off here: Die Hard, Executive Decision, Passenger 57, Clear and Present Danger, etc. Though the premise is way unbelievable (C’mon, the President for God’s sakes!), but the film is packed with some good action, so you won’t notice how ridiculous it is. And Ford’s line before he kills Oldman “Get off my plane!” has to be one of the worst one-liners in an action movie ever. With Glen Close (as the Vice President!?!), Dean Stockwell (wants to shoot the plane down), Wendy Crewson (First Lady), and William H. Macy (pilot).
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AIR FORCE ONE (1997) ***
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IT CAME FROM THE THRIFT STORE: ATM (2012) ***
Three stock brokers leave a late night Christmas office party and stop at an ATM. Brian Geraghty is the square, Josh Peck is the cut-up, and the…
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IT CAME FROM THE THRIFT STORE: ALMOST HUMAN (2013) ** ½
I like the fact that this crop of low budget filmmakers wears their inspirations on their sleeve. They have a Cronenbergian company name, use…
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DEAD AND BURIED (1981) ** ½
A series of strange murders has been happening in the small town of Potter’s Bluff. As the bodies pile up, the sheriff (James Farentino) wracks his…
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