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| View Larger Image | Turbulence | DVDStarring: Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson, Hector Elizondo, Rachel Ticotin
Directed By: Robert Butler
Also With: Lloyd Ahern II (Cinematographer), John Duffy (Editor), D. Scott Easton (Producer), David Valdes (Producer), Keith Samples (Producer), Martin Ransohoff (Producer), Jonathan Brett (Writer)
| List Price: | $14.98 | |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 100 minutes | | Format: | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | Hbo Home Video | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 2.35:1 | | Release Date: | June 25, 1997 | | Sales Rank: | 19,884th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
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"Twister at 36,000 feet" (Hollywood Reporter) results when a seductive serial killer takes control of a massive 747 heading into a severe storm. Can a resourceful flight attendant alter the balance of power during this electrifying thriller that's a "wild ride you'll remember" (People) Year: 1997 Director: Robert Butler Starring: Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan GleesonDVD Features:FilmographiesInteractive MenusProduction NotesScene AccessTV SpotTheatrical Trailer |
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This chaotic and gratuitously violent movie deservedly took a nosedive when released in 1996. It belongs in the same category of air-disaster movies as Con Air and Air Force One, but those films could be considered masterpieces in comparison to this schlock. Ray Liotta gives an over-the-top performance as the so-called Lonely Hearts Killer, who seizes control of a 747 during mid-flight and proceeds to wreak havoc. He kills just about everyone, but Lauren Holly survives as the flight attendant who eventually has to land the damaged airliner while the pilot of another 747 (Ben Cross) talks her through the landing procedure. Sound familiar? It ought to--Turbulence is another grab bag of thriller clichés. --Jeff Shannon |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 38 reviews)
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Turbulence by Harriet Forrest  5 Stars
October 06, 2009
I already knew this was something I liked, because I saw it before it came out. It was fast moving, funny lines,and action.
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DVD Turbulence by Carla Corum 5 Stars
August 08, 2009
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Lots of Fun, But Check Your Brains At The Door by Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)  3 Stars
June 11, 2009
Here's one of those films that wears you out. By the end, you're exhausted. I really liked this the first two times but three viewings were enough. By then, the absurdity of the whole thing had fried what few brain cells I have left. Still, I got my money's worth with this DVD.
Ray Liotta is excellent as the psycho serial killer who puts on a charming Ted Bundy-like appearance for a short while before publicly showing his insanity. He's fascinating, start to finish here, even providing some very humorous lines.
I wish I could say I enjoyed the other people in here but, except for Ben Cross, I couldn't. Lauren Holly, the female star of the film, is decent for much of the "ride" but becomes annoying and totally non-believable in the final phase of the film, becoming out-of-character profane and nasty herself. (Of course, her flight did turn out to be a tiny bit stressful which might have affected her patience.....ya think?!
Of course, with a film like this, there are going to be some severe questions with credibility, but when did that ever stop filmmakers? This is just escapist entertainment for a night, something to show your girlfriend so she'll hold onto you during all the suspense!
Anyway, I enjoyed the special effects, especially with the plane smashing a few buildings, and the sound was awesome, at least on the DVD. For much of the flight, they are flying through a storm and the rumbles form the shaking airliner, was dramatic.
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A Snake on a Plane by Acute Observer (North Jersey Shore) 3 Stars
July 29, 2008
The film open on a city street. A man walks along the street, he is being watched by the police. Is he a suspect in a murder case? [Why the delay in the arrest?] He will be transported by air back to Los Angeles. Conversations tell about the flight personnel, and the passengers. The weather ahead is bad, the flight will change course. But something will happen to add drama to this story. Can everything that can go wrong happen? What if something happens to the pilot? What if a clever criminal gains control of the airplane? Will he be driven to kill again to increase the drama? [Even if it does not fit his profile?] Weaver's conversation adds more drama. "Do not open the door!"
The empty airplane has an eerie spooky atmosphere [added drama]. Weaver's questions show his clever insanity. "Talk to me." The turbulence adds to the drama. Will they shoot down the jumbo jet before it can crash into a city? "I'll never fly this airline again!" The scene where the 747 hits a building is strangely prophetic. "Don't worry about it." Terry pushes the buttons to try another landing. "I changed my mind." Will there be a happy ending to this story? It needs one to be a commercial success.
Those who know more will probably criticize some details in this film. Parts of this film seem very cynical, others less believable. Would an LA detective plant evidence on a suspect he believed was guilty? Nobody had to do that with Ted Bundy.
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If Turbulence Can't break your onboard Implausibility Meter Nothing WILL! by 1 WOLF CITY PLAZA (Baltimore, Maryland USA)  1 Stars
April 12, 2007
Too bad I can not give Turbulence no stars. This movie is just filled with way too many things that just stretch even the most liberal imaginations well past the limits of reality! The whole movie just does not work. The FBI agents are too easily overcome and out smarted by a self professed genius serial killer whose one dimensional actions make his IQ seem incredibly average to me. Rather than being very smart the serial killer seemed a self absorbed slob who is overly impressed with his own lame exploits. The rest of the airplane passengers seem like fawns or sheep. Logic suggests when transporting a dangerous horde of hardened criminals the crew would be a select group of individuals hand picked for their skill at dealing with a plane full of diseased brilliant minded malefactors.
The plot is obviously concocted to introduce fawn like ladies and foppish men into the mix so the audience has a heightened thrill factor. Problem is the other non-law enforcement passengers seem inserted into the plot for no good reason other than their role as pawns to be used by the serial killer to drag an otherwise painfully predictable lifeless story along to its all too formulaic end. Also the Christmas lights festooned all over the plane when you are carrying hardcore prisoners is so over the top that you must wonder what the heck were the writers thinking. Most hardcore prisoners are quite intelligent and could certainly turn all those dangling Christmas lights to their advantage in some vile criminal way. No FBI agent or corrections officer worth his or her salt would let a prisoner set foot in a plane that had so many opportunities for prisoners to escape their direct care custody and control.
Also the most glaring flaw in Turbulence occurs when even the most basic tenants of maintaining care custody and control of violent malignant inmates were overlooked again and again. The Plane skimming over buildings through rooftops into structures was just plain stupid. While most tall buildings roof top garden rooms and associated elements are lightly constructed they must stand up to high winds. Add that buildings the plane was scraping had mechanical equipment towers where strong girders and supports reside that should have broken the plane up or at least damaged it more than was shown. It is like the writers of Turbulence were a bunch of college drama students drunk and totally detached from reality got challenged to come up with a disaster thriller plot. Drama for drama's sake without any plausible relationship to reality is not thrilling or action adventure it is just disjointed stupid garbage. Turbulence is just garbage to watch when you have time to waste. If you want real suspense on a plane get Air Force One. Turbulence is an invitation to take a round trip to and from Palooka-Ville, the plane has plenty of seats available but who cares!. This Turbulence is just a bumpy ride that leaves you feeling sick. I can think of better ways to spend time.
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