It has been years since I've seen this classic action-drama about a group of stranded men in the desert when their plane crashes in the middle of the Arabian Desert. They must use the resources left to them to repair their plane and attempt to fly out.
The cast, led by a massively cantankerous Jimmy Stewart, is great, including Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy and others. Everybody is just a freak-o in this movie, caricatures of real people. For example, the Irish guy is a drunk who does the jig at every opportunity. Really? That's what they wrote into the script? It's all a bit silly and comes across as a bit disingenuous.
Yet, like a really great thriller, the tension just builds and builds and builds. And there are some good plot twists. That's impressive, as the set basically never changes.
So, I give it one thumb up and a Pass.
NK's Review of The Flight of the Phoenix:
What a borefest! I just wanted the whole thing to be over! And what was with the acting? It was weird and annoying. I liked the remake better. It had better acting and pacing. This thing was two and half hours long, which makes it about two hours too long.
I give it two thumbs down and a Fail!
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