Flight of the Phoenix (Widescreen Edition) | Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson

Flight of the Phoenix (Widescreen Edition) | Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson | Flight of the Phoenix - Blu-ray Info

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	Flight of the Phoenix (Widescreen Edition) Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson 20th Century Fox, 2005 average customer review:based on 116 reviews view larger image
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An action-adventure in which a group of air crash survivors - cast-offs from society who will never be missed - are stranded in the Mongolian desert with no hope of rescue. As they attempt to build a new plane from the wreckage of the old one, in hopes of flying back to civilization, they experience a rebirth of their own.

RISING FROM THE ORIGINAL'S ASHES

Hollywood is far from done using the long dead bodies of old movies to recreate them into something original and different yet using the same story as before. The remake fever is upon them! In an effort to draw back movie goers who are flocking from theaters, Hollywood regurgitates movies they hope people will at least remember the title of. It works some times, and other not. This one does.

Dennis Quaid highlights the cast as a rough and ready pilot who works for hire. On a routine flight taking the crew and executives from an oil drilling that didn't offer what was expected, they encounter a freak sandstorm. Doing his best to avoid the storm at all costs, luck doesn't ride with the group. Major damage happens and the plane crashes in the middle of the desert.

At first the group hopes for the best, salvaging what they can and making the best of their situation. But knowing that the antenna was the first thing to be damaged and with no distress call making its way, they come to realize that their chances of being rescued are slim. One by one the effects of the heart and fear work at each member that has survived.

But one select (Giovanni Ribisi) member feels that there is a chance if only everyone else will listen to him. Explaining that he has worked on designing planes, he sees hope in the wreckage of the cargo plane, a way to give it new life and to fly them home to safety. His biggest detractor is the pilot himself, Quaid.

Maintaining not only sanity but safety in the desert under the hot sun is not something easily done. And when one of the group wanders off in search of help, Quaid sets out to find him. This he does but not before they come across the body of a passenger sucked out during the crash. Not only do they find themselves having to contend with a sickening sight, they discover that his body has been ransacked. The only explanation? Raiders from the desert.

Making their way back to the plane, Quaid agrees to the possible solution. Now the group must work together to try and raise the plane back to life, the phoenix of the title back from the ashes. And while they do so, they must also find a way to insure that these desert raiders do not discover and annihilate them.

The minutes count down, the plane reconstruction has its ups and downs and the groups also finds that they have to contend with dissension or thieves in their midst. But through it all, the sense of hope inspires them to work hard and find a solution to their problem. Even if the not quite finished task at hand draws in attention of the raiders as the seconds count down to a climactic finish.

Few people remember the original film remade here. Starring James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine and Hardy Kruger among others, it was considered a classic. But this film does that one justice while making it on its own. You can feel the heat. You can almost smell the sweat. And you can sense the fear of a group of people thrown in together knowing that sure death awaits them if they do nothing. This is one solid movie that deserves to be watched and enjoyed. Don't forget the original. Just enjoy this one and then seek the other out.

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Flight of the Phoenix - Blu-ray Info

Version: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-2 BD-25
Running time: 1:52:57
Movie size: 20,95 GB
Disc size: 22,52 GB
Average video bit rate: 18.06 Mbps
Number of chapters: 36
Subtitles: English / English SDH / Spanish / French

DTS-HD Master Audio English 4099 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 4099kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio French 448 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 448kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 448 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 448kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps

#Audio commentary with director John Moore, producers John Davis and Wyck Godfrey and production designer Patrick Lumb

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