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Title:Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:Thu Jan 28 1993
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Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
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158.0. "Passenger 57" by 12368::michaud (Jeff Michaud, DECnet/OSI) Tue Apr 27 1993 02:40

	Wesley Snipes stars as an airline security instructor who
	just lands a new high paying job as a security consultant
	for some airline.  On his flight from the East coast
	to his new job on the West Coast the jet is highjacked
	by an airline terrorist who is being escorted by the
	feds to CA for a trial.

	I was expecting alot from this movie, but frankly after
	seeing "Under Seige" which I surprisingly enjoyed, I
	was very disapointed by this one big time.

	I'm not sure it can be blamed on the actors either, they
	seem to of started with a poorly written script.

	Nothing creative, thumbs down.
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158.1Not THAT bd12116::MDNITE::RIVERSTue Apr 27 1993 11:0815
    I liked it.  
    
    Having just seen Boiling Point, Passenger 57 at least restores hope
    that yes,  Virginia, Wesley Snipes CAN be an action hero.  
    
    Okay, parts were silly (but hardly siller than parts of Under Seige, she 
    notes, realizing that, of course, one's Silly Tolerance for
    the Action Genre varies from person to person, movie to movie).  And
    the bad guy was really cool.  :)  
    
    Worth a rental.  
    
    **.75 out of ****  (*.75 at least for the bad guy alone)
    
    kim
158.2his brother at least29067::K_BOUCHARDMon May 10 1993 16:473
    Wesley Snipes looks like he could be Arsinio's twin.
    
    Ken
158.3see the movie11971::DOUCETTEMore Chuck for the buck!Tue May 11 1993 11:516
In the movie, one of the passengers (an old lady) does indeed mistake
him for Arsenio Hall. She is convinced that it is him and does the arm
pumping notion (along with the yell) much to his chagrin when he is
trying to remain inconspicuous.

Chuck
158.4Holes42806::BODDYSlaven was born offside !!!Tue Jun 01 1993 13:4540
    
    I saw the movie last night , and i thought it was v. poor . There
    were loads of holes in the script.
    Such as <spoiler>
    	
    
    
    	When Snipes and the 'flight attendant' were in the avionics bay
    under the floor , the girl said the plane was a "Jumbo Jet!!! " which
    even my aeronautical knowledge knew it was either a DC or a VC 10 .
    
    
    	When Snipes broke away from the 2 policemen on the stairs . How 
    did he know that :-
    	
    	a) Cane had left the plane 
    
    	b) Had gone to the fairground 
    
    and c) after catching Cane , Snipes said there was another one still to
    	 catch and he's wearing such and such ( How did he know this ).
    
    	How come all the FBI were taking orders from a civvy !!!!
    
    
    	How at the very end of the film when the chief of police said
    	"you didn't happen to see my wifes gun " and then the girl laughed 
    	at this remark . How the heck did she know what he was talking
    	about ?
    
    	But the Jumbo Jet remark beats the lot ,
    
    
    
    	crap film .
    
    
    	2/10
    
    BILL
158.512368::michaudJeff Michaud, DECnet/OSITue Jun 01 1993 15:0915
	[Spoiler warning]

>     	When Snipes and the 'flight attendant' were in the avionics bay
>     under the floor , the girl said the plane was a "Jumbo Jet!!! " which
>     even my aeronautical knowledge knew it was either a DC or a VC 10 .

	A DC-10 isn't a jumbo jet?  In any case, she's just a flight
	attendant, not a pilot, you expect her not to make a mistake?

>     	When Snipes broke away from the 2 policemen on the stairs . How 
>     did he know that :-
>     	a) Cane had left the plane 

	If I remember, this was explained in the film.  Snipes knew
	Cane's MO (ie. covering his getaway with mass confusion/death).
158.629067::K_BOUCHARDTue Jun 01 1993 16:475
    I like to watch movies like "passenger 57" for the action scenes only.
    I don't usually take careful note of plot lines and small nuances
    unless the movie is something like "wuthering heights"
    
    Ken
158.7Jumbo jet=74758633::MCRAMMarshall Cram DTN 631-7162Tue Jun 01 1993 18:2115
        <<< Note 158.4 by 42806::BODDY "Slaven was born offside !!!" >>>
                                   -< Holes >-

    
    
    <<	When Snipes and the 'flight attendant' were in the avionics bay
    <<under the floor , the girl said the plane was a "Jumbo Jet!!! " which
    <<even my aeronautical knowledge knew it was either a DC or a VC 10 .
    
    The Boeing 747 is the only one usually called a "jumbo jet".  
    
    Widebodies is the common term for large jets like the 747, 767, DC10, MD11, 
    Airbus, and the L1011.  The VC10 was *never* a jumbo jet.
158.8It was just O.K.52445::CHAIMSemper ubi Sub ubi .....Wed Jun 02 1993 05:1220
I also just saw this movie and I agree with many of the previous notes
regarding some of the dialogs etc.

The opening scene was also quite starnge. I mean if this terrorist knew
that they were coming to get him, then why even start with the operation. 
That made absolutely no sense at all.

I also thought it quite strange that on his flight to L.A.
he was sitting back with the "poor" people. I mean, the guy was just hired
as a vice president. I can't believe that a vice president flies
economy. 

<spoiler>

I also find it hard to believe that this Rane character could
infiltrate the airlines employees so easily with his people.

Thanks,

Cb.
158.9WINGS ARE FREE ....42110::CABELWed Jun 09 1993 06:4512
    Re.4
    
    When the snippes told the attendent , I thought she said 
    
    " this isnt a jumbo , you know " .
    
    just my 2c worth . not a bad film 3/5 .
    
    
    
    
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