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Post by novastar6 on Apr 30, 2021 5:01:22 GMT
I got the DVD a few years ago, just got around to seeing it the other day. And boy do I wish I'd watched it sooner. This one's a keeper. Anybody else seen it?
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Post by movielover on Apr 30, 2021 5:07:41 GMT
It’s been forever and a day since I’ve seen it, but I loved it as a teenager.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Apr 30, 2021 12:55:12 GMT
Loved this back in the early 80s when it came out, re-watched it again recently and it's still a fun ride. Scheider was still in peak form, McDowell was his reliable slimy self, and Oates was still in his gruff but fair "Sgt. Hulka" mode. Great action sequences, refreshingly done with practical effects instead of the lame models used a year earlier in Eastwood's Firefox. Between this one and WarGames, John Badham had himself a nice little 1983. 7.5/10
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Post by politicidal on Apr 30, 2021 12:57:04 GMT
Pretty solid action thriller.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Apr 30, 2021 15:29:16 GMT
Loved this back in the early 80s when it came out, re-watched it again recently and it's still a fun ride. Scheider was still in peak form, McDowell was his reliable slimy self, and Oates was still in his gruff but fair "Sgt. Hulka" mode. Great action sequences, refreshingly done with practical effects instead of the lame models used a year earlier in Eastwood's Firefox. Between this one and WarGames, John Badham had himself a nice little 1983. 7.5/10
I also loved it as a teenager when it came out, but I've never re-watched it.
Funny you should mention Clint's Firefox, as that was another movie that I loved as a teenager, except this one I did re-watch when it came out on DVD - and I couldn't believe how weak it felt to adult me!
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Post by teleadm on Apr 30, 2021 16:42:50 GMT
I watched it not that long ago, and my memory from the 1980's was that I thought it was a bit too violent. Seeing it again, it's not worse than you can see on any TV channel nowdays. I think I enjoyed it much more with a nostalgic eye lately than I did when it was new.. Malcolm McDowell made a great villain. Roy Scheider was still valuable at box-office. Also a great part for the slowly dying Warren Oates. They must have done something wrong when they made it into a TV-series, since it didn't last long. There were toys too:
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Post by I am Becky on Apr 30, 2021 16:53:07 GMT
I just watched it this year and don't like it. Good action scenes, but the story is boring imo. The overall directing isn't particularly appealing either and none of the characters are very interesting.
Malcolm McDowell, who I am normally a fan of, is miscast here and his performance falls flat. It doesn't help that the writing of his character is extremely generic.
5.5/10
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 30, 2021 17:08:27 GMT
"Who are you fooling with that phony radio bullshit? Jesus Christ, Frank, that went out three days after Marconi invented the fucking thing!"
I like Firefox too though.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 30, 2021 17:23:23 GMT
I've always been a fan of Blue Thunder since I first saw it at the theater when I was a teen, and I own the DVD. Great cast, good story, and plenty of edge-of-your-seat excitement.
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Post by Ass_E9 on May 2, 2021 15:31:13 GMT
I may catch it later.
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Post by petrolino on May 2, 2021 16:05:45 GMT
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Post by Power Ranger on May 2, 2021 16:43:47 GMT
It’s good. Warren Oates’ last film. There’s a credit dedicated to him at the very end. And Oates was great in this, in a role which could easily be generic, he adds so much and makes the most of every line.
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Post by Prime etc. on May 2, 2021 17:34:50 GMT
It felt like a cut was made somewhere--when Daniel Stern takes the tape--and then we seen him coming home and gets attacked--was something missing? They jumped ahead--wouldn't he have talked to Scheider about that tape before he needed to make a phone message about it?
It seemed strange that he takes the tape and yet we see him coming home with groceries right after. I guess Scheider was called into the office and so Stern was unable to talk to him.
Dana Carvey had the Stern part in the tv series.
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Post by theravenking on May 3, 2021 12:02:07 GMT
7/10
I too first saw this as a kid and had really fond memories of it. Rewatching it, I still enjoyed it very much, even though I feel the conspiracy could've been a bit more complex.
Some interesting trivia:
Despite playing enemies Malcolm McDowell and Roy Scheider became good friends during the shoot.
McDowell who was a last minute replacement for Bryan Brown had a fear of flying and felt very uncomfortable in the helicopter.
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