Fresh and Exciting

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

An ancient evil slab of stone unleashes a powerful malevolent supernatural force that proceeds to terrorize the motley assortment of passengers on board an airplane flight from London to Los Angeles.Director David Lowell Rich keeps the enjoyably inane story moving along at a brisk pace, makes neat use of the luxurious airplane setting, and treats the blithely silly story with admirable seriousness. The endearingly cornball script by Ronald Austin and James D. Buchanan leaves no tried'n'true horror cliché unturned, with everything from spooky whispery incantations to a child's doll being used as an ill-advised sacrifice in order to appease the lethal demonic entity. The zesty acting from the able cast helps a whole lot: Roy Thinnes as dashing architect Alan O'Neill, Jane Merrow as Alan's snippy wife Sheila, Chuck Connors as rugged macho pilot Captain Ernie Slade, Buddy Ebsen as arrogant loudmouth millionaire Glenn Farlee, Tammy Grimes as feisty occult expert Mrs. Pinder, France Nuyen as sultry model Annalik, Paul Winfield as dapper physician Dr. Enkalka, Darleen Carr as spunky stewardess Margot, Russell Johnson as stalwart flight engineer Jim Hawley, Will Hutchins as happy-go-lucky cowboy star Steve Holcomb, and Lynn Loring as the fed-up Manya. However, it's the incomparable William Shatner who easily steals the show with his delightfully robust portrayal of cynical booze-sodden defrocked priest Paul Kovalik, who's certainly picked the wrong time to lose his religious faith. The spirited shivery score by Morton Stevens does the spine-tingling trick. A really fun fright flick.

Although not as good as that terrifying Twilight Zone episode starring Bill Shatner, this movie is definitely under appreciated. The plot is strange with all the Druid rituals, but the oddness of the subject matter adds to the atmosphere. It takes place on a virtually empty airplane which I myself have flown on before. With a full plane, the whole thing would have been a chaotic mess where as this sparse cast allows for a bit more calmness and thought. The characters work together to defeat this demon or ghost or whatever it's supposed to be, but they gradually fall apart as the terror gets more intense. You will recognize most of the actors and they all turn in decent performances. It's hard to pick a favorite, but Shatner's drunken defrocked priest is the most interesting. The special effects are good at times, but occasionally amateurish due to working under a TV budget as opposed to a movie one. The whole package is very entertaining though. When I realized it was coming to an end I was kind of disappointed as I wanted more. Overall, the film really impressed me and after watching this it made me want to look into many more 1970s made for television horror movies.

I suppose it helps to remember when one first saw a movie, how it made them feel then, to be able to appreciate it when they see it again years later. For me, when I first saw this movie, it was late night TV, usually Friday night. It made a great way to welcome the weekend. How could it not for it was situated at night, it had its tense moments, and then it ended greeting the sun, the new day. A wonderful transition from Friday and the week to Saturday.For the time period when I first saw it, it was the latter part of the 70's. My first 747 ride had only been 3-4 years before. Chuck Connors was still the Rifleman. William Shatner was still an unknown name (Doug McClure was more popular to me in the Barbary Coast). Russel Johnson was an occasional recognized face of "hey, wasn't he on...", but nothing more. Buddy Ebsen was barely seen as familiar since the Jed makeup was such a change (and we often did homework instead of watching TV on school nights). Roy Thinnes might have been recognized but probably more for "Black Noon". Paul Winfield would be an unknown to me for at least another seven years.It was a time when cable only consisted of the local channels in your and other cities, so what syndication one did see was in the off hours of major network broadcasting. There was a thin slot in the afternoon, movies occupied the late night, stations only had a certain number hours to be on the air, and the massive bombardment of "ancient" shows wasn't happening yet. It was before the Star Trek 2nd coming and it was long before Airplane. It was a time when I knew that flying on an airliner was fun and exciting as oppose to the dread one might feel now.I saw this movie for the story it told, for how the cast portrayed it, and not because of who they had been in previous productions, what they were known for. I watched the movie today to feel again the world I knew when I was a teen, to enjoy some time in another world, and not with an eye to criticize and slash with all I know and have experienced now.If one comes from a time back then, then they may indeed enjoy this movie. If on the other hand, one knows of the world only in the present, then this will probably be their toy to abuse for 70 minutes or so.

you know it is going to be a really cheesy movie that is really bad, but at the same time it is also going to be fun to watch in the so bad it is good kind of way. I saw this movie a couple of times, but it has been a very long time since I last saw the movie so I only remember bits and pieces of this film, but what I do tend to remember is a rather bad movie, with a bad plot (a bit of brick is somehow haunted, bad acting (actors and actresses collecting a paycheck) and a very forgettable ending as I have no recollection of it at all. I do remember them trying to sacrifice a doll in a woman's stead, the plane somehow being stuck in the air as its fuel supply continued to dwindle and William Shatner being William Shatner. The rest of the movie is inconsequential as there are no scares to be had, but then what does one expect from a made for television movie that has a runtime of 73 minutes so they can take time off for commercials and such. If you can find it though it is good for some laughs.