Con Air [Region 2] | ![Con Air [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51D2S27K66L._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Simon West
Actors: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Nick Chinlund
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  196 reviews
Sales Rank: 140398
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Croatian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
EAN: 7321922345097
ASIN: B00004RYFV
Theatrical Release Date: June 6, 1997
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Con Air is proof that the slick, absurdly overblown action formula of Hollywood mega-producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Crimson Tide) lives on, even after Simpson's druggy death. (Read Charles Fleming's expose, High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess, for more about that.) Nicolas Cage, sporting a disconcerting mane of hair, is a wrongly convicted prisoner on a transport plane with a bunch of infamously psychopathic criminals, including head creep Cyrus the Virus (John Malkovich), black militant Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), and serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi, making the most of his pallid, rodent-like qualities). Naturally, the convicts take over the plane; meanwhile, on the ground, a U.S. marshal (John Cusack) and a DEA agent (Colm Meaney) try to figure out what to do. As is the postmodern way, the movie displays a self-consciously ironic awareness that its story and characters are really just excuses for a high-tech cinematic thrill ride. Best idea: the filmmakers persuaded the owners of the legendary Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to let them help out with the structure's demolition by crashing their plane into it. --Jim Emerson
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 Con Air and I am your Flight Attendant for this Flight.! June 27, 2009
Cynthia D. Hein (Rhinelander, WI)
I it totally not plausable, and totally fun! Every corner Nicholas Cage turns in this movie, despite his crummy Southern accent, he hads to get to his baby daughters birthday, He will do anything to get there and there and this band of pure consciousless devils will stop the process at every turn, even once it ic grounded. I never cried at Titanic but a few tears slipped out at the ending scene. I don't want to spoil the end, but it was so much action and the end was so sweet. Buy the movie you won't be sorry you did !
Con Air June 24, 2009
Joseph J. Greco
This was a used DVD but in GREAT shape and not one single problem... Wonderful way to save money... Buy a movie that someone else already watched....
 Perhaps the most awesome B-movie of all time. (3.5/5 Stars) April 18, 2009
Mike (Here and There)
Synopsis: Cameron Poe (Nicholas Cage) is sent to jail for manslaughter and misses the birth and development of his daughter. He's set to get out and see his daughter for her birthday on July 14th. However, the only way he can get back is through taking a prisoner ship with all of the baddest criminals in the system, including Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones (Ving Rhames), Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich), Joe "Pinball" Parker (Dave Chappelle), and feared serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi). All goes well until the bad guys hijack the flight and take control. It's up to Cameron Poe to go against the odds and take matter into his own hands so he can see his daughter on her birthday. John Cusack and Colm Meaney appear as U.S. Marshall Vince Larkin DEA Agent Duncan Malloy, respectively.
Alright so lets take a look at what this movie has:
- An incredibly awesome cast, check.
- Some of the greatest special effects committed to tape, check.
- An excellent score which was worthy of an Oscar nomination, check.
- A story line that's even remotely realistic or unpredictable... darn, knew it dropped off somewhere.
Truthfully, that's what killed the possibility of me wanting to give it a higher score than what I did. I know that most action films are supposed to defy the laws of logic, but once Nicolas Cage's character was like "I'm gonna show you God does exist" and walks through a wall of gunfire with professional criminals shooting at him, you really can't help but think "Seriously? Seriously?! SERIOUSLY?!?!"
Be that as it may, there was still a lot about the movie to love and it was mostly the cast they had surrounded themselves with. I mean, Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Dave Chappelle, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi... these are some of the greatest performers for their respective genres and it's remarkable that such an ensemble cast was put together for an action film. Throw in some excellent support from Monica Potter, Danny Trejo, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, and Rachel Ticotin and you've got an effort that the performers should be proud of. Oh, and the special effects and music makes the ride worth it, too.
I consider this movie more of a guilty pleasure than a top film, but I've seen it in theaters and at home so I will consider myself a fan. I recommend it for someone who wants to check out a fun action movie.
Great Action Movie February 12, 2009
P. McKeehen
Great movie to watch on a cold rainy day in front of a crackling fire. Great fun.
Silly, but fun, action flick January 3, 2009
Chris Lockwood (St Petersburg, FL)
Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is a former Army Ranger who killed a man in a fight while defending his wife. He gets paroled after several years in prison, and catches a special flight back home. He is eager to meet his daughter, who was born after he went behind bars.
Also on the flight are some tough convicts, mostly lifers, who are being transported to a new maximum security facility. Led by serial killer Cyrus "the Virus" (John Malkovich), the cons take control of the flight, and lots of violence ensues. John Cusack is a U.S. Marshal who tracks the airplane and pursues it from the ground.
If you like mindless action flicks, you'll probably love this one. Just leave your thinking cap at the door before watching.
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