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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:	Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1249
Total number of notes:	16012

1051.0. "Executive Decision" by WMOIS::LYONS_S () Mon Mar 18 1996 12:25

    
    
    Has anyone seen "Executive Decision"?  It opened this past weekend?  I
    was surprised to see who was in it.  I can't picture Kurt Russel
    working with Steven Seagal. (Then again I couldn't picture
    Slater/Travolta together either and I like Broken Arrow).
    
    Any opinions on the film? Trying to decide if it's another Seagal wait
    for video to see it movie or if Kurt Russel is enough to carry it for
    me to go to the theatre?
    
    To those who don't know the premise of the movie....this is what I get
    from the previews.
    
    Large plane taken over by terrorists.  Plane loaded with lethal gas
    that could wipe out the Eastern seaboard.  Russel and Seagal come to
    the rescue with an in-air attempt to foil the nasty plan.
    
    Thanks in advance for any reviews and also any additions/corrections to
    the premise of the movie.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1051.1		BUSY::SLABOUNTY	Don't like my p_n? 1-800-328-7448	`Mon Mar 18 1996 12:32`	4
	Well, for reasons I won't go into for fear of irking the "spoiler warning" people, it's definitely not a Steven Seagal movie.
1051.2		STRWRS::KOCH_P	It never hurts to ask...	`Mon Mar 18 1996 12:42`	2
	Starts out kinda slow, but picks up. I enjoyed it.
1051.3	In case you care what critics think	SWAM1::MILLS_MA	To Thine own self be True	`Mon Mar 18 1996 16:54`	6
	Both Siskel and Ebert gave it thumbs up (which was surprising to me). They felt it was both an action movie and a spoof of one, but that it was entertaining throughout. Marilyn
1051.4		BSS::E_WALKER	The Friendly Talker	`Mon Mar 18 1996 20:43`	8
	Five stars, at least the first time I saw it. I imagine it won't be as good the second time, because of all the surprises. It kept me on the edge of my seat. The stunts were great, even if the plot was kind of shaky in places. I expected it to be more like "Under Seige", but it actually turned out better. This movie is intense, if not quite believable.
1051.5	Segal is limited!	STRATA::GARRITY		`Wed Mar 20 1996 01:02`	5
	I haven't seen this movie yet but from what I understand Steven Segal has a limited role in this one. This is definetly a Kurt Russel film. If you notice in the credits they have that "and Steven Segal". So that tells me right away that he isn't the main character.
1051.6		CHEFS::HANDLEY_I	My Name?...Good Question.	`Wed Mar 20 1996 08:21`	5
	The less we see of Steven Seagal, the better. I may actually go and see this one in the vain hope that he gets blown up or something. I.
1051.7	Fun, fun, fun	STAR::MDNITE::RIVERS	No comment	`Tue Mar 26 1996 15:10`	16
	It was pretty good -- one of the best "keep 'em in suspense" action movies I've seen in quite a while. There WERE some plot holes and some very obvious plot threads (you know, the kind where a minor character is introduced, there is the skimpiest little background bit and you know the minor character will get dead real soon as a sympathy thing :), but overall, I had a great deal of fun. Certainly a movie I wouldn't mind seeing more than once. Kurt Russell did a pretty good job. The fact that he spends about half the movie in a tux didn't hurt. :) *.5 out of ** kim