Con Air

Emilioooooo

This is great, it has everythin in it from high action, to romance, greatest film of all time!!!!

qz

faulk28

Emilioooooo wrote: »

greatest film of all time!!!!

Far from it.

AnonoBoy

Emilioooooo wrote: »

This is great, it has everythin in it from high action, to romance, greatest film of all time!!!!

Post of the day contender?

"Put the bunny back in the box". Con Air is high gloss nonsense at its best.Truly terrible and enjoyably so.

The Don

Its a great popcorn movie and is really entertaining but hardly one of the best films ever. All the cast were really good in their roles. Loved Steve Buscemi character Greene.

Robbo

An absolute classic. What more can you ask for than a ludicrous plot with a cast who should all know better?

Basq

Qué?!

Zulu

Shit movie.

Grenade launchers in a weapons cash on an aeroplane.

I mean, come on.

Karl Hungus

Emilioooooo wrote: »

greatest film of all time!!!!

Little word of advice. I think it may be extremely relevant to your situation. See more films.

Emilioooooo

sorry lads the truth had ta b told!!!! it has evenythin in it, thats wat makes it so enjoyable!!!

L31mr0d

Emilioooooo wrote: »

This is great, it has everythin in it from high action, to romance, greatest film of all time!!!!

Looks like somebodies watched "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People". Sad to say I have to absolutely horrendous movie, what happened to you Simon

Basq

L31mr0d wrote: »

Looks like somebodies watched "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People". Sad to say I have to absolutely horrendous movie, what happened to you Simon

That's where I heard it... pfft...!

bnt

I don't mind a bit of OTT fun, but I'd hardly compare Con Air to e.g. Speed, or even the US remake of The Italian Job. I'd say my fave in that genre is Demolition Man, which manages to combine wham-bam futuristic action with some sly social commentary that looks more and more relevant today, and even manages to include a Denis Leary rant. The Sixth Day (a.k.a. Arnie gets cloned) is also underrated IMHO.

jim o doom

I won't lie - I enjoyed the movie quite a bit when it came out - despite it having one of my most despised actors aboard (one Mister N Cage *shudder*). But to call it anything other than enjoyable CRAP is a misnomer

ronnie3585

Great username OP....'the Might Duck man himself'.

Karl Hungus

bnt wrote: »

I'd say my fave in that genre is Demolition Man, which manages to combine wham-bam futuristic action with some sly social commentary that looks more and more relevant today, and even manages to include a Denis Leary rant.

Absolutely! Now there's a film.

tricky dickie

con air is no speed

jamsieboy86

Its a very good Hollywood blockbuster, far from greatest film of all time.

Mal-Adjusted

while i think that the op is overexadurating...Con Air is still a tremendous film. definatley one of the best action films...but not one of the best films ever

pixelburp

I think someone is trying to play wind up merchant - "lets watch the film-nerds go nuts". Even as popcorn explosion fests go, Con Air isn't the best there is. Mind you, I'm not sure what would be ...

Pigman II

The movie is notable only for having Nicholas Cages 4th worst haircut in a movie.

3rd - GhostRider
2nd - Adaptation
1st - Vampires Kiss

Mal-Adjusted

why couldn't you just put the bunny back in the box?

Oooooh, nothin' makes me sader than the agent lost his bladder on the...aaaaaaairplane!

i love it when he gets shot in the arm and just kees on going!

ReacherCreature

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

why couldn't you just put the bunny back in the box?

Oooooh, nothin' makes me sader than the agent lost his bladder on the...aaaaaaairplane!

i love it when he gets shot in the arm and just kees on going!

That's Cameron Poe for ya!

smares

tricky dickie wrote: »

con air is no speed

Con Air is in a different league,great film!! Speed watching people driving around in a bus all day boring!

Running Bing

faulk28 wrote: »

Far from it.

And what, pray tell, do you think is the greatest movie of all time?

Probably some artsy fartsy thing like "along came Polly".

Con Air is artistically, emotionally and technically unrivaled. Cage, Malkovich and Buschemi give rousing performances, the film is rich in symbolism (the furry toy symbolising cage's characters love for his child), the cinematography is stunning and the plot is fantastically paced and realised with some of the finest stunt work I have ever seen.


Well deserving of its seven Oscars and a worthy contender for greatest of all time.

rednik

I reckon its the best Con Air film ever made.:D:D:D

redfan

and theres a directors cut of con air too lads...
was good popcorn movie but by no means te greatest .
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=282

Otis Driftwood

Pure cheesey fun but not exactly classic material.


Face-Off on the other hand . . . . . . . . .

irish_bob

love con air , malkovich chews the scenery , marcelus wallace is as usual great , we also get john cusack playing his usual quirky intelligent guy

oh and have you heard of the rule which applies to jerry bruckheimer action movies , the rule where the higher up the chain of command , the dumber the charechter , so it goes with colm meaney playing an incredibly obnoxious but extremly likeable charechter

Zaph

I love Con Air, it's one of my favourite films of its type. But best film ever? Not by a long way.

Decuc500

I love Con Air too. Great script by Scott 'Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead' Rosenberg.

It's easily one of the best popcorn, blow-things-up Hollywood action movies.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Babybing wrote: »

And what, pray tell, do you think is the greatest movie of all time?

Probably some artsy fartsy thing like "along came Polly".

Con Air is artistically, emotionally and technically unrivaled. Cage, Malkovich and Buschemi give rousing performances, the film is rich in symbolism (the furry toy symbolising cage's characters love for his child), the cinematography is stunning and the plot is fantastically paced and realised with some of the finest stunt work I have ever seen.


Well deserving of its seven Oscars and a worthy contender for greatest of all time.

Never a truer word spoken. Con Air has literally everything going for it.

Heart wrenching intro, comradery between a black and white men in the prison(need to see the deleted scenes to realise the full extent) Rivalry between Meaney and Cusack. Colourful prisoner profiles, in-film popculture references, very entertaining plane hijack. Power struggles, racial tension. Massive shoot out, (and whoever questions why a prisoner transportation jet would be carrying rocket propelled grenades, high powered shotguns & assualt rifles can f*ck right off) air chase, crash landing in vegas and then a fire bridage chase. Wonderful.

The Bollox

only a film I'll watch if it's on tv, would never take it off the shelf to watch it.

best bit is when Meaney shouts "THIS IS A SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO GET UN-F*CKED, RIGHT NOW!" I clap and cheer a little every time I hear that line

Mal-Adjusted

The Bollox wrote: »

"THIS IS A SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO GET UN-F*CKED, RIGHT NOW!"

i love that guy...no matter what he's in! deff one of his best moments!

TOPDAWG

I LOVE IT!!! Pure mindless action.

Cars hanging off planes, planes crashing in vegas, nic cage getting shot and not even flinching...amazing.

And the lines in it, A-MAZING.

"Where you going?" Im going to save the f**king day.

Car hanging off the back of a plane "On any other day that might seem strange!"

"Define irony. A bunch of idiots dancing on an airplane to a song made famous by a band........that died in a plane crash!"

Also i love that split second when Cage and Cusack spot Cyrus making his get away and both jump on the cop bikes at the same and have that split second where they look at each other and even tho they say nothing to each other its just a look that SCREAMS "Lets get this motherf**ker!!!" Thats when i clap hands and start whoop and hollering!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:

One thing ive never understood tho, Cyrus is on the Vegas strip but after the crash he lands on a construction site?!??!?! Whats that about?!?!?

Still tho, 3 thumbs up from here!! (i cut off my friends hand for the 3rd thumb!!)

Pride Fighter

Chief O'Brien (our own Colm Meaney) ,makes the film as good as the likes of Metropolis, Battleship Potemkin, Gone With the Wind, On the Waterfront, Ben Hur.
It is a well known fact Con Air has gone down in the annals as one of the greatest films ever known.





































It is not as good as commando though

Mackman

Awesome movie, total popcorn action flick. i wanna watch it now. But i dont have it , i cant for the life of me think why

Zulu

Thats a fact it's not as good as commando.
Now THERE'S a movie.



"Remember when I told you I'd kill you last? I lied"
"My friend is dead tired"

speedboatchase

Congo is better

cabrwab

While iam a popcorn lover of the cheesey action movie, con air let me down! MAybe it was the mullet on the cage man im not sure.
But "The rock" now there was a switch brain off for 2hours!
Face off "i could eat a peach for hours" is another one. (What ever happened to the daughter from face off she was smoking!)

Demolition Man is up there with the greatest movie off all time, what's this talk of citizen kane.

Transformers was the same for me lots of stuff getting blown up

Not many movies of this calibre come out every year. But when they do, there is whooping and holliering in the aisles of cinemas!

speedboatchase

Demolition Man! Demolition Man makes Congo look like ....a credible film Love demolition man!

Rat burgers with Dennis Leary, whats your boggle, the 3 seashells! Way better than Con Air, here's some quotes:

John Spartan: Bad aim, Blondie!
Simon Phoenix: Spartan? John Spartan? Aw ****, they let anybody into this century! What the hell you doing here?

John Spartan: You're gonna regret this the rest of your life... both seconds of it.

T.V. Reporter: [to John Spartan] How can you justify destroying a $7 million dollar mini mall to rescue a girl whose ransom was only $25,000 dollars?
Little Girl: **** YOU, LADY!
John Spartan: Ha! Good answer!

lovinit

I think it is a great movie as well

Shacklebolt

Its on tonight!

'Where are you going to Cyrus?'
'We're going to Disneyland!'

K4t

Please leave the forum and never return.

MonicaBing

Ah jays lads stop!! The best movie for leaving your brains at the door and just enjoy the ride....The banter between Cusack and Meany, Legend...

Nicholas cage in long hair and nothing but a vest top?
Frigging double ''lick, lick, drool''....

''I sayyiidd, put the bunnneeee baaick in the baaaawwwxxx''!!!!:D

JP Liz

great movie really enjoyable top class cast

Burning Eclipse

Love Con Air. Proper man love

Face/Off
The Rock
Con Air

The Nicholas Cage Unholy Trinity. There should be a box-set if there isn't already!!

Peyton Manning

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Love Con Air. Proper man love

Face/Off
The Rock
Con Air

The Nicholas Cage Unholy Trinity. There should be a box-set if there isn't already!!

There actually is a box set of those exact three movies!

Hande hoche!

Watched it recently and it is still fantastic. Agree on those three movies providing Nic Cage's action pedigree.

Burning Eclipse

Archimedes wrote: »

There actually is a box set of those exact three movies!

It will be mine

irish_bob

likes to brag hes killed more men than cancer