FLIGHT 666
(Starring Liz Flenning, Jose Rosete, Joseph Michael Harris. Written by Jacob Cooney. Directed by Rob Pallatina)
Okay, I’m pretty much a sucker for any movie that takes place on an airplane; they seem to always have a 9 out of 10 chance of being decent. If you make a boring movie that takes place on a plane, you are doing something wrong.
This movie starts out weird, quick shots of a serial killer picking off women as the opening credits roll. We quickly cut to an airplane full of passengers going through a horrific storm with lots of lightning. The passengers are uneasy to say the least, and things do not get any better. Some Billy Idol wanna-be is looking out the window of the plane and sees a woman on the wing (ala Twilight Zone?) and freaks out. He heads to the bathroom where he sees a woman in the mirror and quickly loses it again. The flight marshal, who looks like he’s been bench pressing the service cart while he waits for something to happen as he is ripped, sedates Billy Idol, zip ties him and throws him in a seat (after sending everyone in first class to coach, and nobody complains? What is this SouthWest?) Everyone thinks Billy Idol is crazy but they soon find out how wrong they are.
Up on the flight deck (that is what they call it every time the stewardess call up there, love that airplane lingo) the pilot and co-pilot have lost auto-pilot and all communication with the ground. Although the pilot almost seems to be enjoying the rocky ride the co-pilot looks like he is about to lose his lunch. And speaking of lunch, back in coach a woman upchucks her salad, which cause the stewardesses to look at their remaining food to find everything covered in maggots… I think this is SouthWest! Another girl goes to the bathroom and sees the ghost, followed by the illusion that she has been tossed into the luggage hold. As everyone is pointing their fingers at who is crazy, suddenly they all see the ghost of a mutilated corpse walk down the isle.
As everyone tries to analyze what is happening, the newlywed woman (who has been complaining or crying about something since the beginning of the movie) says she too had a dream and ended up in the luggage hold… obviously the reason for their problems is down there. Suddenly the movie turns into a Nancy Drew Mystery Hour as a bunch of them go down into the luggage hold to see more ghost corpses and also find a bag full of polaroid’s of murdered women, seems the serial killer we were exposed to in the opening credits is on this plane and the ghost of his victims are out for revenge.
(Starring Liz Flenning, Jose Rosete, Joseph Michael Harris. Written by Jacob Cooney. Directed by Rob Pallatina)
Okay, I’m pretty much a sucker for any movie that takes place on an airplane; they seem to always have a 9 out of 10 chance of being decent. If you make a boring movie that takes place on a plane, you are doing something wrong.
This movie starts out weird, quick shots of a serial killer picking off women as the opening credits roll. We quickly cut to an airplane full of passengers going through a horrific storm with lots of lightning. The passengers are uneasy to say the least, and things do not get any better. Some Billy Idol wanna-be is looking out the window of the plane and sees a woman on the wing (ala Twilight Zone?) and freaks out. He heads to the bathroom where he sees a woman in the mirror and quickly loses it again. The flight marshal, who looks like he’s been bench pressing the service cart while he waits for something to happen as he is ripped, sedates Billy Idol, zip ties him and throws him in a seat (after sending everyone in first class to coach, and nobody complains? What is this SouthWest?) Everyone thinks Billy Idol is crazy but they soon find out how wrong they are.
Up on the flight deck (that is what they call it every time the stewardess call up there, love that airplane lingo) the pilot and co-pilot have lost auto-pilot and all communication with the ground. Although the pilot almost seems to be enjoying the rocky ride the co-pilot looks like he is about to lose his lunch. And speaking of lunch, back in coach a woman upchucks her salad, which cause the stewardesses to look at their remaining food to find everything covered in maggots… I think this is SouthWest! Another girl goes to the bathroom and sees the ghost, followed by the illusion that she has been tossed into the luggage hold. As everyone is pointing their fingers at who is crazy, suddenly they all see the ghost of a mutilated corpse walk down the isle.
As everyone tries to analyze what is happening, the newlywed woman (who has been complaining or crying about something since the beginning of the movie) says she too had a dream and ended up in the luggage hold… obviously the reason for their problems is down there. Suddenly the movie turns into a Nancy Drew Mystery Hour as a bunch of them go down into the luggage hold to see more ghost corpses and also find a bag full of polaroid’s of murdered women, seems the serial killer we were exposed to in the opening credits is on this plane and the ghost of his victims are out for revenge.
The drama queen of Flight 666.
What is great about this movie is something is always happening. The storm is continually rocking the plane, the ghosts (which have really good makeup) keep popping up, at one point a spirit hops from person to person on the plane briefly turning each one into a possessed demon. Once they find the killer the plane still has to weather the storm and land, they actually fly through the city almost hitting buildings… wouldn’t the military have been notified by now!
Okay, there are some lag times. The newlywed couple are kind of boing and eat up a lot of screen time as she is upset that her new husbands parents didn’t like her. She mopes and complains way too much, I don’t like her and I think her husband could have done better. But, I guess we have to eat up some time in this 90 minute ride and we are stuck on a plane. We also the air marshal and the vet (who is returning from tour and just wants to get home to see his wife and daughter) who must follow some unwritten law that if you have muscles you must wear a shirt that is one size too small for you, as these guys are struggling to stay in their Fruit of the Looms. Okay, if I looked like that I would wear too small of shirt myself, but I had to take a jab at it because I really doubt an air marshal would dress like this and if this was a military guy just off duty, wouldn’t he be in uniform? Unimportant, both guys do a good job.
Okay, there are some lag times. The newlywed couple are kind of boing and eat up a lot of screen time as she is upset that her new husbands parents didn’t like her. She mopes and complains way too much, I don’t like her and I think her husband could have done better. But, I guess we have to eat up some time in this 90 minute ride and we are stuck on a plane. We also the air marshal and the vet (who is returning from tour and just wants to get home to see his wife and daughter) who must follow some unwritten law that if you have muscles you must wear a shirt that is one size too small for you, as these guys are struggling to stay in their Fruit of the Looms. Okay, if I looked like that I would wear too small of shirt myself, but I had to take a jab at it because I really doubt an air marshal would dress like this and if this was a military guy just off duty, wouldn’t he be in uniform? Unimportant, both guys do a good job.
You never know what you will find in the airplane bathroom.
What is great is that even though this is a low-budget movie they really put all their money on the screen. Although the computerized plane shots look a little hokey sometimes, they still do a good job and look as good as any of the dumb superhero movies that plague the theaters now with their over inflated budgets. The makeup effects on the ghosts/zombies is top notch. This is shot really well with some really creative editing and some nice camera setups. So beyond some questionable acting, a few hokey shots, this proved to be a pretty entertaining movie and I would have to give it 4 out of 5 coffins.
So, I guess this proves my theory, whether it is SNAKES ON A PLANE, FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD or even AIRPLANE!... if the story takes place on a plane it will be probably be a decent movie.
So, I guess this proves my theory, whether it is SNAKES ON A PLANE, FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD or even AIRPLANE!... if the story takes place on a plane it will be probably be a decent movie.
