The Flight of the Phoenix

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CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni Feb 2 Rousing intense, gritty, in your face, survival tale as survivors of plane crash have to battle the Libyan desert, the sun, each others' egos and dwindling water supply , And come up with crazy plan to rebuild plane to save them all, Spot on performances, I like that they show all survivors with major character flaws, And a lot of them act like jerks , especially James Stewart, and Hardy Kruger, in their battle of egos, Movie is smartly written, with an exciting finish, Only drawback, movie is too damn long, cut out about 15 minutes. See more philip w 01/07/2025 Well this is the one and only and the best ignore any remakes their inferior See more Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 01/05/2025 Assistindo às versões de 1965 e 2004 alteradamente, catástrofes e acidentes aéreos são minhas paixões, credo, amo, filme incrível, baseado num livro fantástico, com bons efeitos e toda tensão humana na disputa pelo poder, e solidariedade e união nas adversidades, tão real. Bom ter essa percepção comparativa, que vai desde a produção, como hábitos e vestimentas de época, excelentes produções, poucas divergências nas alterações, que não prejudica, a versão é mais realista quanto a dor e sofrimento See more Blu B 02/04/2024 All Time Classic. This starts out solid enough but once they come up with a plan to build the plane it takes a big jump as the clock starts ticking. Than it jumps again with the character drama which is riveting. The whole cast is phenominal especially Frank, Lew, and Heinrich. This doesn't waste time giving pointless devlopment backstories and throws us right into the action and we learn about the characters along the way through the journey to survive. There is no throw away characters in this and everyone serves a purpose and no one is more powerful than the other. The script is really smart and generates a huge amount of tension despite there being next to no action in this whatsoever. You can feel the stakes keep ticking higher and higher as the casualties mount, resources dwindle, and time runs out in a palpable way. The desert setting is so simple and yet super memorable as we spend the whole movie in one location and it never feels boring. The best parts are the riveting character interactions between Stewart and Heinrich. The music is really good but not exactly catchy on its own. Everything else is exceptionally done. Everyone should give this a try once. See more nick s @Nick_S 11/30/2023 The cinematography was great and the acting was solid. However I felt that it started to drag... ostensibly because there was no mystery to the movie. Also the plot of making an aerodynamic Frankenstein plane just seemed absurd. See more William L 06/08/2022 My biggest regret watching this film was having picked up the 2004 remake on daytime television years ago, spoiling most of the interesting bits of the original. The Flight of the Phoneix might not be the psychological meat grinder that the premise seems tailor-made for, but the quality of the ensemble cast (substantial enough to pack away notable character actors like Dan Duryea and George Kennedy into niche supporting roles) manage to make the film a solid survival-adventure despite a slow-burning pace and a substantial runtime. There was clear thought put into the character details here, leaving room for personality traits to become evident, evolve, and clash against one another organically, though grittier takes on similar 'fight for your life' storylines make the overall film seem a bit less overtly dangerous than it might have otherwise. While the script seems to hate the idea of making any character do something deliberately antagonistic even under mortal pressure, there's still enough here to make this film watchable decades later. (3/5) See more Read all reviews

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