The special effects and storm sequences are excellent.įLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX could have served as an excellent vehicle for religious values. The very beginning of the movie seems stilted but quickly builds to a furious pace to become one of the more exciting movies of the year. It is a remake of a much better 1965 movie by Robert Aldrich (THE LONGEST YARD, THE FRISCO KID and THE DIRTY DOZEN), the father of the current director. Furhtemore, all the worst aspects of their characters show through under the strenuous situation, but eventually, of course, they must pull together.įLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX is not a profound movie, although it could have been.
Meanwhile, Mongolian bandits target them and kill one of their team members. Thus, the movie’s premise (where the story is going) is set out clearly. Towns wants no part of Elliott’s idea at first but finally agrees, after being told that people need love, and if they don’t have love, they need hope, and if they don’t have hope, they need something to do. One character in the group, Elliott, tells them they can rebuild the plane and fly out. finally get the oil crew together and take off, only to find themselves in “the perfect sandstorm.” They are brought down in the middle of the desert without a radio and with very little chance of survival. The head of the operation, Kelly, is furious and does not want to leave, but Towns is known for shutting these things down quickly and flying off.įrank and A.J. are sent to Mongolia to shut down and evacuate an oil excavation operation. In the beginning, cargo plane pilot Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. It is a well-plotted, exciting action-adventure yarn. Content:įLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX is better than its trailer. Even so, the few who see it and don’t mind the foul language will enjoy it. Attention to detail could have made FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX one of the year’s better movies. The good news is that there are no sex scenes in the movie, but there is constant foul language and a mixed worldview. The special effects and storm sequences are excellent.
The beginning seems slow and stilted, but the movie quickly builds to a furious pace.
The worst aspects of their characters show through under this strenuous situation, but eventually, of course, everyone must pull together.įLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX is not a profound movie, although it could have been.
One character in the group, Elliott, tells them that they can rebuild the plane and fly out. They finally pack up the oil crew and take off, only to find themselves in “the perfect sandstorm.” They are brought down in the middle of the desert without a radio and with very little chance of survival. are sent to Mongolia to evacuate an oil excavation operation. FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX is a well plotted, exciting action-adventure yarn.
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