Airplane 2-Movie Collection

Arrived in great shape

AIRPLANE!Jerry & David zucker's first classic comedy/spoof/parody about Airplane Disaster films from the 70'safter 35years AIRPLANE is still Hillariously funny, you have the cream of the crop in this filmLeslie nielson, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays, Lloyd bridges, Robert stack, Peter Graves, Lorna patersonand the incredibly funny Stephen stucker who played the Air traffic controller plus many more cameosGreat comedic performance by Leslie nielson who passed away (Died) about 5 years ago nowStephen stucker Died back in the 80's from AIDSas a bonus you get the Sequel aswell AIRPLANE II in this Double packsimilar plot to the 1980 classic, this time the plot is set in the future where the Moon has been colonizedthe Plane is Lunar shuttle this time being rushed to Launch from Houston Texaswriter/Directors Jerry & David zucker had no involvement in this sequelthe sequel was written/Directed by Ken finklemanmost of the cast did return back for this sequel even thou there was different Directorso the film is still very funny, but the first one was more funnierboth films have been given new High Definition transfers in 1:85:1 widescreenso the picture quality does look much clearer & sharp than the old dvd releasesplus the sound quality for both films have been boosted to a new 5.1 Master audio mixbig Difference to the DVD stereo sound mixboth films have their own Disc, so it's 2 Discs in 1 blu-ray caseDisc 1 is Airplane! with the same special feature from the old dvd releaseTHE LONG HAUL VERSION, if you select this version when you play the filmso while you watch the film, you will get retrospective interviews with some of the cast & crew popping up on the screenwhich drags the film for sure the runtime is 180minsyou'll get new interviews with Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker who give their comments writing the screenplay & Directingonly some of the cast have been interviewed, Leslie nielson, Robert Hays, Peter Graves,Nicholas pryor, Lee Bryant & Ross Harris who play passengers Jim Hammen, Mrs Hammen & the kid Joey HammenLorna patterson who played one of the stewardess Randy is also interviewedLloyd bridges passed away over 15 years ago nowfor some reason Actress Julie Hagerty is not interviewed, maybe she wasn't availablestupid idea to insert the cast interviews within the film, i found it annoyingParamount should have just collected all the interviews and put them together in a retrospective featurettealso Writer/Directors Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David zucker give feature length Audio commentary aswellwhich is from the old dvd releaseDisc 2 AIRPLANE THE SEQUEL tragically has no new extras at allParamount could have got a new interview with Writer/Director ken Finklemanbut obviously Paramount did not make the effortDefinitely worth the money get this Double feature pack, 2 for the price of one5 stars i gave it

Airplane! is one of the best comedies of all-time.This Blu-ray transfer looks great and I found myself noticing a lot of things in the background that I'd never noticed before on other watches. Both of the movies look great and star the same 2 main characters played by Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty. If you're like me and you're too young to know who they are otherwise, they're Ted & Elaine on both journeys.In the first film, there's a relentless onslaught of jokes. To me, the majority hit still to this day, and of course it becomes obvious how much humor there is the more you watch it. There's also an extended cameo by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar which is really funny as a basketball fan, and even the great talent Leslie Nielsen plays the Doctor charged with saving the flight mid-way through the film. Overall, this comedy classic holds as much potential for laughter as it did almost 40 years ago and it's amazingly rated PG.The second film is not so great, and almost tries way too hard to keep the pace of its predecessor. It does get some jokes right, some of which are repeats or rehashes of jokes from the first film. But many fall flat, and that leaves this movie feeling empty compared to the first. I'd recommend watching it once, but otherwise it's a hard pass. It's really funny to see the influence Star Wars and other science fiction stories had on this movie as it appears to be catering to a particular point in time during the 80s...Special features are slim, and only in the first film, but I do like the choices presented to you for commentary. There is a director's commentary which features Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker telling stories about the actors, creating their jokes, being on set, and much more. It's really quite a riot and by the end they've completely devolved into constant laughter. They state something at the end of the commentary about calling and giving it another go, and it seems they may have done so via the Long Haul Version which is the feature film spliced with interviews from them and other cast members. Additionally, there is a trivia track that you can play along with the feature film as well, giving you three options in consuming relatively the same information about the behind the scenes of the movie.I did find my edition of this Blu-ray listed under Multi-Format at the time of review, which in my case did not include DVD or digital copies of either film. Whether or not intentional, this Blu-ray release is well worth the investment for new and old fans of Airplane! alike. I now plan on grabbing a copy of Zero Hour (frequently referenced by the directors in the commentary as an influence for this film) and giving that a spin. The case for this purchase came in excellent condition. No digital copy included.

Still one of the best movies ever made.

Funny movie