From the very beginning of the film, you can feel the spirit of red, white and striped in the picture, but after watching it, I came to the conclusion that this is an ordinary unsuccessful action movie.
The plot tells us about the great board 01, which was captured by terrorists, and unusual terrorists, and terrorists-Kazakhs. And my first thought is, how? Many people saw cranberry in this film, but I thought that this move was made so “just because”. If you think about it, this film shows the negative side of the United States more than Kazakhstan or Russia.
The film itself was interested in the “star” cast, and after watching it is clear that the actors were selected ideally for their roles. The main terrorist is tough loud and downright frightening. The president is a brave and true man. The vice president is emotional and human. And if Harry Oldman's character has many more characteristics to describe, the rest do not. Most of the leading roles are dummies who changed the plot of the film. The conclusion is that the director failed to develop the characters to a good level.
The main problem of the film is that it is an attempt to copy the film “Die Hard”, but unlike it, all the details that make the original an unforgettable classic are missed. Hence such a noticeable cranberry, nothing more in the eye and does not catch.
I would recommend seeing as an example no movie with great potential.
The cult film ' Die Hard' opened a new genre in action movies: a man in a building or somewhere else, rescues hostages and kills terrorists. The Fall of Olympus, Under Siege, Ordered to Destroy, these are all representatives of this genre. The President’s plane also belongs to this genre. This film was released in 1997, with very good characteristics: a solid budget, famous actors and a good director. Yes, the film paid off and even received two nominations for ' Oscar' but many do not like it, perhaps because of the slightly silly plot, or because of the similarity with Die Hard.
The plane with the US president flying on it is captured ' evil Russian terrorists' who take all passengers hostage and demand the release of the general. But the president stays on the plane and clears it of the Russians. I like the plot, the only drawback is that the Russians were made so stereotypical that I want to laugh, but even fun. Otherwise, everything is fine: you empathize with all the characters, the shootouts are cool, the atmosphere is in place.
Harrison Ford plays the role of president well, there are no complaints about him or Glenn Close. But perhaps Gary Oldman did the biggest job, he perfectly plays a psychotic terrorist and speaks Russian well for almost the entire film. Other actors who play terrorists also play very well.
Graphics: In the whole film there is a good graphics, in some places it may not be very good, but for 97 not bad. But if they tried, at the end they got really good with the final scene.
In summary: It turned out a very good action movie, with good actors and a good plot. Yes, they did not do well with the Russians, but in general they were fine. It is clear that he did not reach the level of Die Hard, but what turned out deserves the attention of every fan of militants. I advise everyone.
Historically, American cinema has never been particularly accurate in demonstrating the life of the Soviet Union, often relying on stereotypes familiar to Western viewers. Nor did the protracted 'Cold War', which spurred public paranoia among residents of both superpowers, contribute to the transformation of the situation. The authorities on both sides invested substantial funds in propaganda, while not forgetting to encourage eminent directors to create their works for the benefit of the existing political system and build dramaturgy in such a way that the opponent’s side seemed demonic and completely unacceptable. Of course, years later, when glasnost reached the most different parts of the world, the films of the times of the Cold War & #39, telling about the confrontation between the US and the USSR, turned from alarming omens to a funny historical relic, but some directors, led by unquestioning producers, continued to give their audience what she wanted, from which qualitative artistic changes had to be postponed for a much longer period. As one example, we can call the tape ' Golden Eye' which resurrected the series about James Bond after the collapse of the Soviet Union. And despite the fact that even in the opening screensaver we saw how Lenin monuments and hammered sickles are broken, in the film the narrative was presented in such a way that most of the templates of the times ' Iron Curtain' did not go anywhere. To some extent, this path is also repeated by Wolfgang Petersen, along with the President’s Airplane 39. But despite the fact that the film is partly a caricature continuation of the stories of the times of the Cold War 39, it has its own attractive moments that must be perceived with healthy irony and somewhere even have fun with how Americans continue to see the culture of the former Soviet republics.
The film is set in 1997, when the U.S. and Russia have finally become good friends, although the threat to American democracy has not disappeared. There are too many soldiers and officials who dream of reviving the Soviet Union and are ready to fulfill their wishes in any way possible. The most active figure preparing a military coup and, accordingly, a return to the former order, was the rebellious General Radek (Jurgen Prokhnov), who seized power in Kazakhstan. Naturally, the Americans are not able to watch what is happening and are taking action to arrest the new dictator. On the occasion of such a successful operation, a special reception was held in Moscow, attended by both Russian top officials and US President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) along with his family. When it was time to say goodbye and fly home, Marshall traditionally boarded his presidential plane, allowing local journalists on board, who were supposed to shoot a report strengthening the Russian-American friendship. But in fact, everything turned out to be not so rosy, since the journalists led by Yegor Korshunov (Gary Oldman) turned out to be terrorists who planned to release their leader Radek. And the best way to do that was to capture President Marshall and then blackmail the United States. However, Marshall himself did not miss. In the past, he was a professional military pilot, and so easy to surrender to the people Korshunov does not intend. If necessary, he can take up arms and fight in any conditions. And the presidential plane for him is like a second home.
The way American cinema in the 90s portrayed the friendship between the United States and Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union was more like a very strained relationship with smiles for television cameras or a farce than a real good neighborly relationship. However, it must be admitted that the same 'Cold War' lasted a very long time, not one decade, and from the moment of dissolution of the USSR into separate countries and until the release of ' President's Airplane' it took only six years, and in such a short time the American public, going to the cinemas, a priori would not have time to accept the updated political map of the world, which makes it clear why the authors of the film decided to go on the old, beaten path. It may not be a new milestone in the cultural heritage of Hollywood, but with a competent approach could bring the studio substantial profits. And as we can see from the results of the hire, the idea was fully justified, and Wolfgang Petersen together with Harrison Ford were able to get another box office hit, capable of entertaining well. To the credit of the creators, even the most frank nonsense, of which there were many in the script, look funny and more entertaining than annoying. Of course, for this it is worth thanking Wolfgang Petersen, who by the time of filming ' Airplane President' has already become one of the most experienced and sought-after directors of the Dream Factory. Subtlely feeling the mood of the film, Petersen made it exclusively entertaining content, while documentaries and life dramas left at the mercy of his colleagues, for whom there was absolutely no need for crazy money to implement the project.
The decoration of the film is undoubtedly a strong cast, which in any, even the most absurd situation, kept absolute equanimity. Harrison Ford was no longer used to playing a hero in a difficult situation. And Ford looks like an ordinary person, the same as us, from which he managed to squeeze the recognized heroes of the action movie with a steel bicep and a square jaw. Of course, it can not be said that in 'The President's Airplane' he showed some special level of acting, but in the role of the President in danger looked good. This image was at one time incredibly relevant, because even in #39; Independence Day' another German, Roland Emmerich, the president was not a colloquial character, but a person of active action, which so much impressed the American, who needed to be proud of their leader on all fronts. The antagonist of the brave democratic leader is the Russian terrorist Yegor Korshunov, a ghost of a past era that continues to frighten Americans even after its destruction. It is noteworthy that the role of the villain was taken by Gary Oldman, who in the image and likeness of Harrison Ford more than once played characters of the same type, only with a negative prefix. Korshunova Oldman plays what is called on the machine, but it turns out still colorful. The president’s opponent is a cold and calculating man who has a goal and no obstacles are important. Of course, if you take in global terms, Egor Korshunov turned out not to be the deepest villain that Oldman ever played, but the choice of the actor for this role can still be considered the right move, because with a possible replacement, the spectacular balance between a nimble president and a deadly terrorist could collapse in the direction of the first, and then even the minimal sense of danger from this film would wear off.
In the end, I want to say that ' The President's plane' from the height of past years looks more caricatured and farcical than before, but to some extent it is nostalgic entertainment that can captivate. And it is not bad at all, although the film is morally outdated.
10 out of 10
The film is the embodiment of the dream of the ideal president, as Americans see him!
Good day, dear friends! The film "President's Plane" is quite old, was shot in the late 90s. But I saw it for the first time, about two years ago, when I started studying Harrison Ford's filmography. I feel very good about this actor, he is one of my favorite “age” actors. I heard a lot of reviews about the film quite contradictory, someone liked it very much, and someone scolds the film for the fact that Americans once again present themselves as the saviors of the world. So I decided to watch the movie and make up my mind.
I sincerely believe that our complicated relations with the Americans, this is politics and what relation to the cinema it has not (foolish to deny that in the United States was filmed a lot of really worthy works that went down in history).
I will now turn to my impressions of the film. Speaking briefly about the plot, this is a dramatic story about the seizure of an American presidential Boeing by Russian terrorists (and this is already a shame, apparently the idea of the film was conceived during the Cold War between our states). The president was not on board alone, but with his family and some of the most important people in the country. It would be nothing, but Americans have never had and will never have such a president whose image (and truly heroic) embodied Harrison Ford. No Barack Obama, let alone Donald Trump, was close to the hero we saw in this film. This is the kind of president Americans would like their leader to be. Of course, the film is not without this notorious idea of the exceptionalism of the American nation, this moment, of course, a little annoying. But if you evaluate the acting skills of Harrison Ford, I can give him five points out of five, just for him and it is worth watching this film. I did not remember and did not notice other actors, not because they were so bad, just were the background, but soloed clearly one hero! With special effects or some outstanding graphics, the film does not shine, still it is old, for 1997 everything is quite decent! But this film captured me not with the technical part, but with the plot, it is exciting, looks with increasing tension, despite the fact that it is quite long, I did not have a feeling of protractedness, contrivedness. Even a pity that such a president has never existed in the history of the United States, and ours too.
I recommend the movie, despite all the “buts” I wrote about above. Thank you very much.
Before us, we can say, a classic example of the genre of militants of the late 1990s: the dominance of patriotism, then still “white” terrorists, the scheme “one against all” and so on. Despite the general simplicity and superficiality (or even naive stupidity) of the narrative typical of the genre, it is sometimes pleasant to ponostalgize and revise a particular picture. For the sake of the atmosphere of the 90s, when the Russians sometimes turned out to be in American cinema even full-fledged allies in the fight against terrorism, together with the United States, even if they turned out to be the main villains.
Not the most famous, but by no means talentless director Wolfgang Petersen has shot a good patriotic action movie about the US President, whose plane was captured by terrorists right in the air, and who has to save not only himself, but also his family. Very ordinary and not offering any surprises plot, however, perfectly compensated by dense directing, spectacular (for the end of the 20th century, of course) action and very bright acting work.
Harrison Ford in the image of the President of the United States of America looks simply incredibly organic, spawning a little later a whole lot of parodies on this topic (remember at least the scene from "A Very Scary Movie 3" with portraits of all US presidents in the White House with Leslie Nielsen at the head). Ford showed the audience a truly creative and fair president (that is, does not exist in nature). One that I think every citizen of my country would like. Gary Oldman played his full alter ego. A terrorist whose goals are directly opposed to those of the president and their opposition was really interesting to watch. Separately, I would like to note Xander Berkeley, who has become so entrenched in the political genre that I do not even remember his works, wherever he was involved in the story about terrorists or politicians. It’s what they call an apology.
The President's plane is a good classic action movie of the 1990s from a quite talented director, which will not be a sin to review and now, the benefit of the technical side of the film is almost not outdated (with the exception of a couple of moments like the plane crash), and therefore, it will be interesting to watch it now. True, the modern generation, who have not seen him before, of course, he will not leave such positive impressions, but for the sake of history and familiarization with the genre, I think it is quite possible to watch and not be disappointed by this category of viewers.
8 out of 10
As they say, everyone sees what they see. And this is what I saw when I saw Wolfgang Peterson's "The President's Plane."
First, the pompous, brightly emphasized pathosity of the picture immediately catches the eye. The American president, played by Harrison Ford, almost all his associates, without hesitation, called “a great man” and “a great leader”. In this regard, I do not even want to call his “companions” “companions”. To them, the incorrect word “holui” is more applicable. But that's not the point. And the main thing is that this barbage and other pathos look extremely unnatural. Peterson was simply mocking American propaganda. And it turned out to him very well, because personally I almost the whole film, with the exception of some serious points, which will be discussed below, could not contain a smile, and sometimes laughter.
Secondly, I really liked the way Russian patriots showed it. Especially the radical communist Korshunov and the disgraced general Radek. Korshunov (greatly played by Gary Oldman), of course, is a fanatic and a murderer, but on more than one occasion, I caught myself thinking that if I were in his place, I would do the same. And don't talk about violence. A good goal, no matter what they say, still justifies the means. And Korshunov fought for a good goal, for Great Russia, trampled into the mud by thieves and traitors. And if it were not for the stamped plot of the militant, according to which the Glavgad should die, he would have won.
Ivan Radek is the only tragic person in this comedy (in my opinion, Jurgen Prokhnov played just such a person). A Russian general who rebelled against the corrupt Yeltsin regime. A patriot determined to rebuild the Soviet Union. It is a pity that in real history there were no such heroes. Although, they say that General Rokhlin was preparing a military coup, but did not have time.
And the death of Radek... There is something beautiful and sad about her. When you get to the helicopter, you get hit by a bullet from Yeltsin's lame man. Tears are coming.
While the real US president, behind the closed doors of the Oval Office, blissfully smiles at his impeachment, his on-screen prototype in the alternate universe authored by Andrew Marlowe captivates the formidable Kazakh tyrant with the authentic name Radek, with a wild accent, something rattles in Russian at a visit to the puppet Yeltsin surrogate and changes the direction of foreign policy by 180 degrees, proudly and foolishly declaring open war on the world slota. Then he boards his superduper impregnable plane and suddenly finds there - no, not ancient amphorae, but a pack of shrill terrorists who threaten to kill everyone if the notorious Radek is not returned to where he was taken and from where he can nuclear restore totalitarianism on the scale of the former USSR. Fortunately, the first person of no less than the first state, which gave the world a generation of brutal McClanes and fast knife Rybacks, has the savvy of Indiana Jones, the navigation skills of Han Solo and the disarmingly curved grin of Harrison Ford, so [there was malicious information about the surprisingly unpredictable ending of the film].
From the first pompous-patriotic notes on the opening credits, it is no wonder to understand that we are facing agitation. But that it will be so frank, it is difficult to imagine, given the presence behind the wheel of a German, once born “Underwater boat”. Throughout the tape, pathetic music is interrupted only occasionally, so that the faithful sons of California, Ohio and the like of Iowa juicily spit out an even more pathetic replica into the camera. And for almost two hours, the leadership of the country, orphaningly clinging to the microphones in the White House, repeatedly neglects common sense and puts the planet on the threshold of the third world war, apparently knowing about the inevitability of the happy ending and therefore stupidly waiting for Ford to knead all the scum. Not far behind – I would even say no less backward looking – and the gang of invaders, consisting of cabinet-shaped cannon fodder and a bearded Oldman, who so intensely swears and commemorates Mazer Rasha in broken-broken Russian that two-thirds of the words do not understand. And ordinary American guys led by the president at this time in non-stop cutting the truth-womb in the face of danger, sacrificing teeth and lives for the sake of saving compatriots and love the homeland more firmly and ridiculously than ever.
One of the main goals of Airforswan is the monumentalization of the image of the star-striped ataman in the minds of the nation. “The president is more than a man” is sacramentally given out by some of the selfless, but no less secondary characters. And, I must say, Ford, who sold his shabby face to producers for as much as twenty-two yellow-green citrus, really pulls an average of 1.3 people, and at times all and a half. Let’s start with the fact that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief – his own board: he poisons jokes, loves American football, sips beer, calls everyone by name, fatherly kisses fat black women – in short, with such at least at barbecue, at least at barricades. In addition, he has a medal of honor for Vietnam, instantly regenerates after severe scuffles body (except that grin each time slightly crooked) and the ability to find the key to saving the world in a leaky package of milk. Fearlessness, honesty, inflexibility and all the like are built in by default, because it is not anyone or any state. Yes, let it not occur to him that he himself can dictate conditions to terrorists, let him think that he can take Mondays and cancel without the permission of the real rulers of the planet, let the sterkhs hardly take him for a leader - but how charismatic and patriotic this mister sneezes villains! . .
In general, it all looks like a pompous farce, where all sorts of vice-glennclouses and quantum advisers half-film figure out which of them is the first after Ford, and then with tears in their eyes sculpt some destructive absurdities, where Russian officials speak their native language even worse than in reality, where the sweet daughter of the head of the United States persistently yells “dad!” into bullets flying at her, where supercunning terrorists who sneak onto the most inaccessible plane in the world turn out into a bunch of helpless lunatics, where the phones refuse to use of the most responsible moment, where they do not have anything to compensate for the lack of meaning.
Oh, gods. It's a movie. And not some low-budget thrash shot by students for food, but a "blockbuster this summer" with a budget larger than that of some Upper Volta in the fullest years. A film made by educated people, the color of the nation, with taste and ideas about beauty.
Harrison Ford is like the captain of a sinking ship - not just proudly raising his head, goes to the bottom with his ship, but at the same time manages to finally command "full forward" and plenty of wheel from side to side. It seems that Harrison until the very last moment is sure that he is acting in a masterpiece. Basically, Ford is the only trump card up his sleeve. The film deserves the role of some Steven Seagal or Van Damme.
The plot is hell. Logic and a sense of reality rest here. Sometimes there is a feeling that Americans have elected the president of at least Superman, who can do everything. To fly a plane? No problem. To refuel in the air? Easy. Kill all enemies with your eyes? Pf-f-f. At the same time, the screenwriters give a brilliant answer to the quite adequate question about the appearance of all these wonderful skils - "he fought in Vietnam." That is, according to the logic of the creators, anyone who is sitting in a rotten jungle, scratched on a warhead with chalk “hello Hannah”, knows how to control Boyeng, jump, run, shoot, roll, kill a dozen enemies at a time, etc.
It is a very popular movie in America today.
This film does not reach the title of an excellent action movie, since most of what is happening is sucked out of the finger, and the characters are templates to the point of impossibility. The president can safely be considered a saint, because he first of all thinks about his wife, daughter, passengers, deputies, secret documents. About anyone, but only about yourself last. He helped the Russians, took care of the passengers, a caring father, a loving husband, knows how to control the aircraft, knows the basics of hand-to-hand combat, owns weapons, and also a politician is excellent. I wonder where such presidents are trained. The villain is a fool to the depths of his soul who is a patriot of old Russia and believes that one general can fix everything.
Then I'll kill them. One of them. Choose. Is that what you do in the White House?
All that is positive about this film is Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and the tiny belief that there are heroes in some universe or somewhere on our planet who, even if they are the most powerful people on earth, will not escape the battlefield and will not consider their lives more precious than the lives of other people.
- This is not war! You killed an unarmed woman! You who killed 100,000 Iraqis to make gasoline 10 cents cheaper will tell me the rules of war?
Wolfgang Petersen has always made films not only spectacular, but also with a lot of meaning. True, a fair share of pathos still has a place in them. What is only one "Poseidon", where the brave mayor in the person of Kurt Russell saved everyone. But the “President’s Plane” crossed all boundaries, turning simply into some deranged farce.
As soon as I read the description of the film, I could not help laughing, but still until the last hoping for something less believable. But alas... The first speech of the President in Moscow caused confusion. Why is it that he suddenly did not give a prepared speech, but voluntarily engaged in improvisation? Would you like to emphasize your nobility? Kill, I don't believe it. I admit I liked the rescue pod trick, but please tell me how the president, even if he once fought in Vietnam, managed to create and perform such a stunt in a matter of seconds. Why, then, was this brigade of specially trained agents needed at all on the plane, if the president can easily surpass them all in terms of combat training?
There is a lot of such idiocy in the picture, and I do not really want to list it all. A word about the technical side. The shootouts and fights are pretty well staged, but the opening scene of the bad guys attacking a base in Kazakhstan was laughable. The Kazakhs were exposed as complete morons, because they were so easily shot. And the shootout itself didn’t look serious, much like in the 1970 movies. The episode of the plane crash was very disappointing. How, with a budget of 85 million greens, could such a hack be removed? After all, the naked eye can see that the plane is either plastic or it is very cheap graphics. I did not expect this from Petersen.
The only thing that pleases in this purely pro-American film is the brilliant performance of actors - Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman. Glenn Close also played the role of Vice President of the United States very well.
The film was not that bad, but just stupid. If it weren’t for good actors, you wouldn’t be able to watch.
5 out of 10
P. By the way, in films with such a plot, it is customary to root for positive characters, but why did I worry about Oldman’s hero all over the film? Strange, isn't it?
Exemplary Boy Scout The film began mainly because of the actors: Honored Indiana Jones - Harrison Ford, who in this film got the role of not just anyone, but the President of the USA with whom he brilliantly coped, but in several moments Indiana Jones and the Great Cinema Villain - Gary Oldman, who got the role of Valera the head of the terrorists who captured the N1 Board, he in my opinion looked much better than the hero Ford, and the villains of Oldman always get great. I did not expect from the film with the pathetic title “Air Force One” masterpiece of cinema, but I planned to spend at least 2 hours watching for good reason. Perhaps in those days, the film looked quite interesting, but by today’s standards, the level of stupidity is simply skyrocketing. The president, who once fought in Vietnam for a long time, calmly beats all terrorists with one hand, shooting from a machine gun, and talking on the phone with the other. The Russian government is shown as US puppets immediately releasing a dangerous terrorist at the first call of the US president, and MiG pilots were greatly disappointed, apparently squinting is the norm. Separately, it is worth noting the terrible special effects: poorly drawn backgrounds, antediluvian explosions, and the fall of the plane so generally knocked me to tears. You can watch this film only for the performance of Ford and Oldman, because there is nothing else to watch. 5 out of 10 Original