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• Daniel P

  
  Moronic trash that I enjoyed anyway, it's like Die Hard but on an airplane the whole time and it could be said to have set the mold for the TV show 24. Harrison Ford is a terrible actor. There. I said it. But the writing doesn't give him much to work with, anyway. Lots of… More
  Moronic trash that I enjoyed anyway, it's like Die Hard but on an airplane the whole time and it could be said to have set the mold for the TV show 24. Harrison Ford is a terrible actor. There. I said it. But the writing doesn't give him much to work with, anyway. Lots of action, but no substance to the highly implausible plot (not to mention the physics). You'll probably like it more if you watch it while hungover so that your mind doesn't work well enough to see the through the many leaps of faith the story requires you to take. Gary Oldman as a Russian's pretty cool, though.

• Phil H

  
  God bless those United States, the old red white and blue, the stars n stripes, the most powerful country in the whole wide world!! Anyway, this is pretty much your standard terrorist hijack setup with all the regular ingredients that you might expect. Take 'Passenger 57'… More
  God bless those United States, the old red white and blue, the stars n stripes, the most powerful country in the whole wide world!! Anyway, this is pretty much your standard terrorist hijack setup with all the regular ingredients that you might expect. Take 'Passenger 57' 'Die Hard 2' and 'Executive Decision' blend them all together, make the one man army hero the President (no vest) and voila!. This film does well mainly due the huge appeal of Ford and his epic back catalog of movies. His ever lasting rugged good looks, calm manly voice and likeable charisma (even without the fedora) is the stuff of silver screen legend. The other reason this works so well is Oldman as the main Russian baddie. He's got the stereotypical goatee, a heavy accent and he's really mean, another good Eurotrash villain. Along with Ford that's two rock solid performances which keep the film glued together, without them this could easily have been a very average run of the mill action thriller. Another thing the film shows you is how nice it is or would be to be President with his highly advanced personal airliner. Never realised how luxurious the interior of the plane is, from top to bottom its like a long narrow mansion. On top of that you also learn a few things about the plane and how cool it really is. Is there really an escape pod on board? The sets for Air Force One all look top notch and the action is also darn good but its also pretty daft at times. Lots of gun fire in mid air, kinda silly as you'd think at least one might pierce the fuselage, especially with all the machine gun fire haha. Then of course you have the obligatory faceless Russian bad guys, god knows how many there were at first or how many got killed but it seemed to be lots. Ditto for Air Force One personnel, people getting mowed down all over the shop, no idea who they are. Little character development for the bad guys or good guys accept for the odd main roles naturally. End of the day its your typical action flick cunningly disguised as trying to be something a bit more intelligent...but really its not. Still looks the biz today but the CGI sequence at the end is pretty bad looking I gotta be honest. 'nobody does this to the United States'

• Alexander D

  
  By now, we know Wolfgang Petersen as someone who has a fondness for making motion pictures about danger at sea. His directorial credits have included DAS BOOT, a German war epic about the crew of a U-96 boat; THE PERFECT STORM, a disaster movie about the Andrea Gail fishing vessel… More
  By now, we know Wolfgang Petersen as someone who has a fondness for making motion pictures about danger at sea. His directorial credits have included DAS BOOT, a German war epic about the crew of a U-96 boat; THE PERFECT STORM, a disaster movie about the Andrea Gail fishing vessel struck by a hurricane; and POSEIDON, a tedious remake of 1972?s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. Looking at the almost-fifteen-year-old AIR FORCE ONE, he should stick to plane mayhem instead. I have yet to see DAS BOOT, but I was disappointed with THE PERFECT STORM, and I try not to talk about how big the question mark hanging over my head was when I watched POSEIDON. The level to which his thrills elevate in AIR FORCE ONE is insurmountable. We could give this nod to Harrison Ford, as well. The best of his career has consisted of nothing but pure excitement: WITNESS, STAR WARS, BLADE RUNNER, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, to name a few. Even in the worst of his movies, his performances have always been strong and brave. Of any actor famous from the '70s onward, he would be the absolute first pick as a role for the President of the United States. READ MORE ABOUT THIS MOVIE ABOUT PRESIDENT FORD (WELL, SORT OF): http://themoviefreakblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/review-air-force-one

• Albert K

  
  GETOFFMYPLANE. A good time at the movies.

• Joe M

  
  Get off my plane!

• Universal D

  
  The President of the U.S.of A. as not just a voice on the radio or a image on the television but as a guy who'll put knuckles in your face if crossed: patriotic blah-blah sure but cute whimsy.

• Jim C

  
  Fun and exciting, but lacks a WTF feel to it. Ford was good but nothing new. And a decent story.

• Candy R

  
  Typical American hero film. Foreign bad guys kidnap the president on board his plane. Harrison saves the day! I watched it in US and everyone stood up and clapped at the end of the film.

• Chris W

  
  This film really isn't all that origina lor unique, but I give it high marks because it is fun, entertaining, and I have a personal soft sot for it. I love that they take advantage of the setting. Hostages movies on a plane were nothing new by 1997, but I like movies that use… More
  This film really isn't all that origina lor unique, but I give it high marks because it is fun, entertaining, and I have a personal soft sot for it. I love that they take advantage of the setting. Hostages movies on a plane were nothing new by 1997, but I like movies that use an isolated or limited space to produce scares or tension. Just because a movie does this though doesn;t mean it is good or that I will like it. It has to have some other good stuff to, but using the setting to the film's advantage definitely helps. Ford is relaible as always as an aging yet still credible action star. Gary Oldman pretty much owns this movie, stealing every scene, and being a generally terrific and menacing villain. The movie is predictable, and liberties with realism are taken, but that's okay, because this movie is supposed to be escapist fun, and not a docudrama about a "what if?" type of scenario. The movie is a little cheesy with it's uber patriotism, but it's still a lot fo fun. The score isn't too bad either.

• Jeff "

  
  Air Force One is a terrific film. It boasts some strong performances by everyone, Gary Oldman is terrific as the villain. He is just jaw dropping. I think that Gary Oldman is seriously an underrated talent, and he deserves more praise than he gets. Both Harrison Ford and Oldman keep… More
  Air Force One is a terrific film. It boasts some strong performances by everyone, Gary Oldman is terrific as the villain. He is just jaw dropping. I think that Gary Oldman is seriously an underrated talent, and he deserves more praise than he gets. Both Harrison Ford and Oldman keep this film afloat by bringing some believable acting to the table. Also worth mentioning is the performance of Glenn Close who was great as the vice President. Air Force One is a superb action film brilliantly directed by Wolfgang Peterson director of Das Boot (one of the best War films ever made) and In The Line Of Fire. Overall this is a solid work cinematic action and is a very enjoyable popcorn flick, Air Force One is one bad a$$ed thrill ride!

• Al S

  
  A riveting and adrenaline-charged action-packed thriller. It's explosive, high-flying and tension-packed from start to finish. A strong and very suspenseful film that's packed with explosive action and great performances. Harrison Ford is at the top of his form. Gary Oldman… More
  A riveting and adrenaline-charged action-packed thriller. It's explosive, high-flying and tension-packed from start to finish. A strong and very suspenseful film that's packed with explosive action and great performances. Harrison Ford is at the top of his form. Gary Oldman is brilliant. Glen Close is terrific.

• Film C

  
  well gary oldman looks gorgeous whoo watching it! Well its alright, i mean a bit of a cheesy political movie, where you feel sorry for the people who layed down there lives to be honest lol!! Gary Oldman looks gorgeous and i love william H macy!! its alright not the best… More
  well gary oldman looks gorgeous whoo watching it! Well its alright, i mean a bit of a cheesy political movie, where you feel sorry for the people who layed down there lives to be honest lol!! Gary Oldman looks gorgeous and i love william H macy!! its alright not the best movie in the world!!

• Conner R

  
  A great action thriller. Harrison Ford plays the ultimate president, who can solve terrorist problems in a number of different ways. Gary Oldman made for a perfect villain, a great match for Harrison Ford. The story is fun and well executed.

• Anthony L

  
  It crashed in more ways than one!

• Jason O

  
  I'd like to see this one again to see what my true opinion of it is, but I remember being rather disappointed in it the one time I did see it.

• Thomas B

  
  an interesting concept with one great line. cool movie.

• Dan S

  
  A thriller that is consistently entertaining and features two rock-solid performances from Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman. Although it is entirely implausible, the thrills come by the minute, and you can't help but root for Ford as the President. Also fun seeing one of my favorite… More
  A thriller that is consistently entertaining and features two rock-solid performances from Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman. Although it is entirely implausible, the thrills come by the minute, and you can't help but root for Ford as the President. Also fun seeing one of my favorite character actors, Xander Berkeley, pop up here as a secret service agent. Definitely worth a look, especially for the line Ford delivers - "Get off my plane"

• Jani H

  
  "Get off my plane!" What happened here? What happened to Wolfgang Petersen? After making his true masterpiece with 'Das Boot' back in '81, he managed to do another hit with 'In the Line of Fire' in '93. I must admit that I haven't seen so… More
  "Get off my plane!" What happened here? What happened to Wolfgang Petersen? After making his true masterpiece with 'Das Boot' back in '81, he managed to do another hit with 'In the Line of Fire' in '93. I must admit that I haven't seen so many of his earlier work, when he worked in Germany, but I do believe that he must be more lucky than talented. With this I mean that his masterpieces have had so talented casts that they've made a bigger impact on the films success than Mr Petersen himself. I can't really forgive him for making 'Poseidon' and this crappy thriller/action waste of time. In '96 'Independence Day' featured a young, former fighter pilot turned US president with Bill Pullman. The movie was a big hit so of course there was no choice but to bring a superpresident back on the big screen. The film gave the studio shitload of money. Thank God they didn't make a sequel. Guess they knew they were lucky too.... The story is so... Having trouble finding a proper, more intellectual word. The only word I can get from the depths of my brain is so simple. So accurate. Crap. Fighting terrorists, single handed in the most protected airplane in the world. With William H. Macy on board. Please! Anti-terrorism is a key word of today but do they have to make bad and not credible movies about it? 'Air Force One' has a lot of these so called A-list stars. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close etc but they all seem so wrongly cast. They aren't at all convincing in their roles. Such a waste... And if there is something I hate is an actor who acts with terrible dialect. Why can't they cast an actor that actually has the origins they intended the character to have? I see no point why people should see this film. It is not the worst film made but it is so far fetched that it only makes it not good. At all. If a film advertises itself as an action thriller, you'd think that at least the action would be good. Wrong again. Avoid.

• Cassandra M

  
  #6 Air force one If only a president could be more like Indiana Jones. Then the global economic crisis could be prevented or handled with just a crack of that fantastic whip. Take that, banking crisis. President Marshall (Ford) manages to thwart a gang of murderous terrorists from… More
  #6 Air force one If only a president could be more like Indiana Jones. Then the global economic crisis could be prevented or handled with just a crack of that fantastic whip. Take that, banking crisis. President Marshall (Ford) manages to thwart a gang of murderous terrorists from aboard his own plane. Sure, we never learn much about President Marshall's health plan, stance on environmental issues, or energy policies, but when it comes to punching out baddies, you always know where he stands. President Speak: "GET OFF MY PLANE!"

• Curtis L

  
  Patriotic garbage, but hey it has gary oldman being awesome.

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