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Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

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30

Average Rating: 4.8/10
Reviews Counted: 116
Fresh: 35 | Rotten: 81

What this update lacks in tension, it makes up for with generic action.

17

Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 24

What this update lacks in tension, it makes up for with generic action.

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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 58,478

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Based on a novel by Elleston Trevor, director John Moore's The Flight of the Phoenix is a remake of a 1965 film of the same name starring film icon James Stewart. The story revolves around the plight of Captain Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid), a pilot whose C-119 cargo plane full of oil workers could not withstand the violent winds of a desert sandstorm. Stranded in the harsh terrain of Mongolia's Gobi Desert (a departure from the original, in which the plane crashed in the Sahara), Frank and his

PG-13,

Drama, Action & Adventure

Scott Frank, Edward Burns

Mar 1, 2005

$20.9M

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By film's end the adventure appears less a matter of base survival than a beach barbecue gone slightly sour.

December 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Village Voice
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The wonderful character actors in the original ... are succeeded by a fairly anonymous bunch.

December 20, 2004
New York Post
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Other than Dennis Quaid, none of these characters leaves so much as a footprint in the sand. We don't know them. We don't care about them.

December 20, 2004 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper
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This is high-carb filmmaking at its finest.

December 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post
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This time out, there's not much out there to look at besides sand, and even it doesn't look real.

December 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
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Exciting (but intense) adventure for older kids.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media

Remake of Robert Aldrich's revered 1965 classic would be 15% better if not for its abysmal use of pop music, and 100% better if Aldrich's son William had never thought to ride on his father's coattails by producing it in the first place.

April 18, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com
ColeSmithey.com

This is one flight that never quite gets off the ground.

September 22, 2006
Christianity Today

Entertaining, but brainless, popcorn fun.

June 20, 2005 Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony

Audience Reviews for Flight of the Phoenix

27/12/2012 (DVD)
December 28, 2012
EightThirty

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Now I have never seen the original film starring legend Jimmy Stewart so I can't compare the two films. But I do plan to see it eventually. This remake like all the others is probably not as great as the original. But that doesn't mean that this film is bad. I was quite entertained by this film, and I very much enjoyed it. I think it's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Sure there are things that could've been better, but for the most part; this film manages to be entertaining and thrilling But like everyone else I thought a few things were missing to make this film truly something awesome. I really enjoyed the film I was greatly entertained by it, and I don't understand why people have condemned it so. I mean the film is not that bad. There are far worse films out there than this one. But I agree that at times the film struggles to find it's identity and that some characters are pointless. But really Flight Of The Phoenix is an impressive remake given the chance. If you're in the mood for a mindless, entertaining film, then this one is the one that you should watch. After watching this film, I can only imagine how the original film is, and I will most definitely see it. As far as remakes are concerned, this is a fairly good one and doesn't deserve to be construed as the worst remake ever made. The film has its flaws, but manages to be entertaining.
May 5, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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    1. Capt. Frank Towns: No one else dies!
    – Submitted by Jed G (11 months ago)
    1. Elliott: I'm glad you finally see the light, Mr. Towns.
    2. Capt. Frank Towns: Let's get one thing strait: I'm not taking orders from you.
    – Submitted by Jed G (12 months ago)
    1. Elliott: Everyone here is dispensable except me.
    – Submitted by Jed G (12 months ago)
    1. Capt. Frank Towns: I'd do anything to avoid another 'hopes and dreams' speech.
    – Submitted by Jed G (12 months ago)
    1. AJ: I don't suppose there's a four-seasons hotel out here.
    – Submitted by Jed G (12 months ago)
    1. AJ: Checklist?
    2. Capt. Frank Towns: Go ahead, buddy.
    3. AJ: Seatbelts?
    4. Capt. Frank Towns: I always like to have a little something strapped to my lap. Check.
    – Submitted by Jed G (12 months ago)

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