hyped garbage

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Blistering performances.

Airplane from the team of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker is a hilarious treat. It takes place on a, er, airplane and has every comic trope available on board. Robert hays and Julie Hagerty play ex-lovers who bump into each other on the plane amidst chaos. Everything from gaffes to slapstick humor works like a charm and the presence of Leslie Neilson and Llyod Bridges only adds to the sheen. This film is considered a classic of the genre today and if you love comedy than there is no better option than to sit with a copy of Airplane tonight.

Airplane from the team of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker is a hilarious treat. It takes place on a, er, airplane and has every comic trope available on board. Robert hays and Julie Hagerty play ex-lovers who bump into each other on the plane amidst chaos. Everything from gaffes to slapstick humor works like a charm and the presence of Leslie Neilson and Llyod Bridges only adds to the sheen. This film is considered a classic of the genre today and if you love comedy than there is no better option than to sit with a copy of Airplane tonight.

I enjoyed this movie as a kid, mostly for the visual gags. I rewatched it recently with my daughter, and though she said it was the dumbest movie ever, she did laugh frequently. Some of the gags made more sense to me now, and some were annoyingly repeated. Funny and dumb but not the masterpiece everyone thinks of it.

I was looking forward to watching this, as it always seems to have had such a good reputation, but I found myself rather disappointed. Whilst there are certainly plenty of funny moments, and some classic lines that haven't lost their impact, the film feels like an extended set of hammy sketches thrown together like one of those shapeless pieces of knitting beloved of a certain generation of grandmothers. I know this is partly because of its nature as a spoof, but it meant that a lot of the jokes either came across as forced or extremely predictable. None of this would matter if the film as a whole could be said to be genuinely funny, but I fear that, whilst it may have been hilarious and innovative when it came out, the years have not been kind to the style, the editing, or rather a lot of the humour. I am glad I have seen it, and there was enough entertainment to keep me watching, but I think this one has seen better days.