Flight of the Phoenix (Full Screen Edition) | 
| Director: John Moore
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto, Tony Curran
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  120 reviews
Sales Rank: 50582
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd, Extra Tracks, Subtitled, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2227464D
UPC: 024543174646
EAN: 0024543174646
ASIN: B0007KIFIC
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 2004
Release Date: March 1, 2005
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As superfluous remakes go, Flight of the Phoenix could've been better, and could've been worse. It's a passable popcorn adventure, especially for those unfamiliar with the 1965 original, which starred James Stewart, made headlines for the crash-landing death of stunt-pilot Paul Mantz, and now stands as a minor classic of its era. This flashy remake stars Dennis Quaid in Stewart's role, adds a woman to the list of plane-crash survivors, and showcases Giovanni Ribisi, who gives a cleverly eccentric performance as the model-airplane designer who proposes to rebuild a crashed cargo plane into a single-engine escape from certain death in the remote Gobi desert. Both films are essentially identical, but this remake is somehow less believable (due to shortcuts in a haphazardly written screenplay) and much more spectacular, owing to the advantage of impressive special effects. Otherwise it's a routine dose of survivalist entertainment from the director of Behind Enemy Lines, never convincing enough to be genuinely compelling, but certainly never boring. --Jeff Shannon
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 Pay no attention to the original, and this is pretty good. May 23, 2009
the_sheep (Milwaukee, WI)
What's the problem with this version of Flight of the Phoenix? It can't be the original with James Stewart. And that's okay. The problem comes in when everyone tries to compare this version with the original. Quite frankly, nothing can compare with the original, the acting is just too good to be surpassed.
So I suggest not comparing to the original, and judging this Flight of the Phoenix on its own grounds. If you do, it's actually a pretty fun, entertaining film. Dennis Quaid plays Dennis Quaid, as usual, and does a good job. Miranda Otto makes things interesting. Giovanni Ribisi as the designer is also quite good.
I give it 4 stars.
 The Flight of the Phoenix March 22, 2009
Kathleen Locke (New York)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the best made films I ever saw. The acting was perfect
especially Dennis Quaid and GiovanniRabisi. The photograpy was magnificent. Story line was excellent. How can this only get three stars??? Considering the nothing but stupid action films that are being released now, it shows there are still words in a movie instead of beastly plastic figurines. I highly recommend this film.Saw this in blu-ray. If you take the time to listen to the making of the film by the men who actually took the initiative to really care about quality, it would be a five star all the way! Kathleen Locke
Entertaining movie with great Audio and Picture quality March 10, 2009
Tim
This is a decent movie. It entertains with action, comedy, & drama and is never really boring.
The Audio quality and Picture quality truly make this movie a fun experience. From a technical standpoint it's superb.
A Gift for Someone January 7, 2009
B. L. Swoverland (Sebring, FL)
Actually, we have to assume it was a good DVD as it was suggested to us as a gift for someone else.
2.5 stars out of 4 December 18, 2008
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
Another pointless remake, Flight of the Phoenix has nothing to recommend it aside from the fact that it's not that bad; there is no reason to watch or purchase it when the better original is also available on DVD.
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