Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94918 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-01-29
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 95 minutes

Customer Reviews

What happened?
I must say that I thought this movie would be good considering that Penelope Ann Miller and Daniel Baldwin were in it. Sadly, that was not the case. It was hard to get into at first, but the start of it shows us how the passengers start to get sick. An obnoxious passenger spawns instant hatred of everyone including the audience, a little girl demonstrates the innocence of youth, add a conveneint doctor and yes, a passenger who is also a pilot and you already have an unbelievable plot. They are on their way to Honolulu, when the virus carrier dies with several other passengers already showing signs of sickness. Somehow, Daniel Baldwin intercepts the distress calls and takes over the flight plan. Another mystifying occurence is how Penelope Miller gets called in. Apparently she works for the CDC in California, but she doesn't contact the CDC headquarters,which is in Atlanta, once during the the course of the movie. She allows Daniel to boss her around, yell, and ultimately act like he is the president and not once did she try to call her headquarters to make sure everything was in line. People are dropping like flies on the plane, Daniel is trying to cover up the infection by directing the demise of the passengers, and Penelope decides to buck him by helping them land. Horrible acting, badly delivered lines, and laughable visual effects is what makes this the B of B movies. The only reason I gave it 2 Stars is that the plot did have potential. Unfortunately someone dropped the ball when they edited it. My recommendation, don't even waste your time or money on this film.

NOT THAT BAD OF A MOVIE
The first time I saw this movie was on HBO last week. I checked out the program guide on screen, and it sounded like a decent movie. I recorded it on my dvr. Although it isn't a 4-5 star movie, it doesn't deserve the 1-2 star rating. Sure there isn't the bloodshed, violence, gore, and action that most people are looking for. Just how many movies out there are that believable anyway? Although it lacks all of the elements that I listed, it is a decent movie. It pales to many of the newer releases with action, and special effects. I feel that it is a decent, but not good drama. Whats missing in this movie is the usual foul language, violence, and gore that most people are so used to seeing in a movie. Could this be the main reason this movie is raked over the coals by the reviewers? Do they consider the movie "boring"? Sure the movie lacks the excitement, suspense, and has a plot that may not appeal to most. It is still a decent movie.

Ouch!
Well, the movie starts at the Molokai airport (yeah, the island exactly 50 nautical miles from Honolulu International). Couple of problems, though - the concourse shots had to be taken at Honolulu (Molokai is a pleasant "little" airport), and it was a 1-hour flight from Molokai to Honolulu in a 737. Hmmm, that works out to 50 knots, not too fast for a 737! And from there, the entire movie went downhill. Only redeeming grace was that the ineptness was initially quite humorous, but by a half hour into the movie (and I guess the flight) even the humor aspect failed. Buh-Bye.