Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 413

flippyshark · 02-17-2009, 09:14 PM

Add me to the league of Heston Apocalypse enthusiasts. I only wish there could have been more! (Heck, if the "Left Behind" movies had been made in the 70s, with bigger budgets and Heston in the lead, I'm sure I'd count them as guilty pleasures. Kirk Cameron cannot hope to fill such bombastic shoes.)

The first Airport holds up for me as an entertaining sixties soap opera with action/disaster elements. After that, the franchise went awfully cheesy quite fast, with Airport '75 being good mostly for laughs, and the rest close to unwatchable.

innerSpaceman · 02-17-2009, 11:38 PM

Must echo, the original Airport was not a disaster film. It was a soapoperatic melodrama that may have inspired the genre to come ... the first (and best) of which was The Poseidon Adventure. Both films are very decent peices of work (Airport was nominated for Best Picture if I'm not mistaken). Their followers were pretty much pure schlock. Earthquake, in particular, is practically unwatchable - postapocalypto Heston notwithstanding.

Alex · 02-18-2009, 07:06 AM

I must clarify that when I called Earthquake one of the great cheesy disaster pictures I was not in any way meaning that resulted in quality.

Strangler Lewis · 02-18-2009, 07:16 AM

Before "Airport," and "Airplane," there was "Marooned," one of my favorites.

innerSpaceman · 02-18-2009, 08:36 AM

OMG, forgot about that one.

Don't know that it's any more of a disaster film than Apollo 13. I think John Q. Public has to be at risk if it's to be classified as a Disaster Film. Astronauts don't count.

But, yes, it was CHEESY.

Cadaverous Pallor · 02-18-2009, 08:54 AM

Ah, didn't realize Airport was more of a soap opera.

Do you guys like Towering Inferno? I always loved it but again, I grew up with it. Steve McQueen, yow!

innerSpaceman · 02-18-2009, 09:16 AM

Towering Inferno is a hoot. Not a very good movie, but a hoot regardless.

Airport is a really good film, if a bit of a melodrama. More of a quality thriller really. Great cast - Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jacqueline Bisset, Helen Hayes and, yes, George Kennedy originating the role of Joe Patroni that would "grace" many of the really crappy sequels that were pathetic disaster movie descendents.

Of course, The Towering Inferno had a great cast, too. I guess it's what you do with it.

JWBear · 02-18-2009, 10:08 AM

Love me some Inferno and Poseidon.

Not Afraid · 02-18-2009, 10:12 AM

Looks like I'm going to be singing "There's Got to be a Morning After" for the rest of the day.

JWBear · 02-18-2009, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Looks like I'm going to be singing "There's Got to be a Morning After" for the rest of the day.

Just in case you forgot the words:

02-17-2009, 09:14 PM	#4121
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Add me to the league of Heston Apocalypse enthusiasts. I only wish there could have been more! (Heck, if the "Left Behind" movies had been made in the 70s, with bigger budgets and Heston in the lead, I'm sure I'd count them as guilty pleasures. Kirk Cameron cannot hope to fill such bombastic shoes.) The first Airport holds up for me as an entertaining sixties soap opera with action/disaster elements. After that, the franchise went awfully cheesy quite fast, with Airport '75 being good mostly for laughs, and the rest close to unwatchable.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Must echo, the original Airport was not a disaster film. It was a soapoperatic melodrama that may have inspired the genre to come ... the first (and best) of which was The Poseidon Adventure. Both films are very decent peices of work (Airport was nominated for Best Picture if I'm not mistaken). Their followers were pretty much pure schlock. Earthquake, in particular, is practically unwatchable - postapocalypto Heston notwithstanding.
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02-18-2009, 07:06 AM	#4123
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I must clarify that when I called Earthquake one of the great cheesy disaster pictures I was not in any way meaning that resulted in quality.
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02-18-2009, 07:16 AM	#4124
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Before "Airport," and "Airplane," there was "Marooned," one of my favorites. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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02-18-2009, 08:36 AM	#4125
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	OMG, forgot about that one. Don't know that it's any more of a disaster film than Apollo 13. I think John Q. Public has to be at risk if it's to be classified as a Disaster Film. Astronauts don't count. But, yes, it was CHEESY.
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02-18-2009, 08:54 AM	#4126
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Ah, didn't realize Airport was more of a soap opera. Do you guys like Towering Inferno? I always loved it but again, I grew up with it. Steve McQueen, yow! __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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02-18-2009, 09:16 AM	#4127
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Towering Inferno is a hoot. Not a very good movie, but a hoot regardless. Airport is a really good film, if a bit of a melodrama. More of a quality thriller really. Great cast - Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jacqueline Bisset, Helen Hayes and, yes, George Kennedy originating the role of Joe Patroni that would "grace" many of the really crappy sequels that were pathetic disaster movie descendents. Of course, The Towering Inferno had a great cast, too. I guess it's what you do with it.
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02-18-2009, 10:08 AM	#4128
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Love me some Inferno and Poseidon. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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02-18-2009, 10:12 AM	#4129
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Looks like I'm going to be singing "There's Got to be a Morning After" for the rest of the day.
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