Comments on: ‘Airplane’ – 30 years later, the laughs remain (mostly) the same http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/01/01/airplane-30-years-later-the-laughs-remain-mostly-the-same/ Movie reviews from award-winning journalist Christian Toto Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:55:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: cftoto http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/01/01/airplane-30-years-later-the-laughs-remain-mostly-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-23922 cftoto Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:51:18 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=5490#comment-23922 I was just telling my wife (we watched Airplane together on HDNet) about how that was Jeff Bridges' father in the film and how dapper he looked well into his golden years. Mrs. WWTW doesn't know a ton about film, so I often feel it's my duty to tell her the backstory of whatever movie we're watching. And she loved "Crazy Heart" so I wanted her to connect Lloyd with Jeff. Then I go ahead and mix their names up in my post. That's what I get for going it alone sans editor. Thanks for the heads up - it's corrected. I was just telling my wife (we watched Airplane together on HDNet) about how that was Jeff Bridges’ father in the film and how dapper he looked well into his golden years. Mrs. WWTW doesn’t know a ton about film, so I often feel it’s my duty to tell her the backstory of whatever movie we’re watching. And she loved “Crazy Heart” so I wanted her to connect Lloyd with Jeff. Then I go ahead and mix their names up in my post. That’s what I get for going it alone sans editor. Thanks for the heads up – it’s corrected.

]]> By: Joe Leydon http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/01/01/airplane-30-years-later-the-laughs-remain-mostly-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-23920 Joe Leydon Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:27:33 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=5490#comment-23920 Oddly enough, I stumbled across <i>Airplane!</i> just a few nights ago (on HD Net) while channel surfing. I intended to watch for just a few minutes -- and, damn, if I didn't watch until the very end of the closing credits. But Toto: Surely you know it was Lloyd Bridges, not Jeff! Oddly enough, I stumbled across Airplane! just a few nights ago (on HD Net) while channel surfing. I intended to watch for just a few minutes — and, damn, if I didn’t watch until the very end of the closing credits. But Toto: Surely you know it was Lloyd Bridges, not Jeff!

]]> By: Paula http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/01/01/airplane-30-years-later-the-laughs-remain-mostly-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-23918 Paula Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:14:46 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=5490#comment-23918 I've always loved "Airplane", but after seeing cinematic atrocities like "Scary Movie" and "Meet the Spartans", I have even more respect for what the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams did. "An American Carol" was mostly disappointing, but I did like the bit with the zombie ACLU lawyers and the film within the film showing Christian homicide bombers. I’ve always loved “Airplane”, but after seeing cinematic atrocities like “Scary Movie” and “Meet the Spartans”, I have even more respect for what the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams did.

“An American Carol” was mostly disappointing, but I did like the bit with the zombie ACLU lawyers and the film within the film showing Christian homicide bombers.

]]> By: Mike http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/01/01/airplane-30-years-later-the-laughs-remain-mostly-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-23917 Mike Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:10:50 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=5490#comment-23917 One of the funniest movies of all time. One of the funniest movies of all time.

]]> By: Douglas http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2010/01/01/airplane-30-years-later-the-laughs-remain-mostly-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-23915 Douglas Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:11:12 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=5490#comment-23915 The genius of airplane wasn't just the cheap laughs, and pretty much all of them were cheap. The genius of airplane was HOW MANY of them there were, not jut in the movie, but in the same scene. Pretty much the entire movie had one joke in the foreground, with another in the background, while setting up a 3 joke you don't see for 5 more minutes. It was like a bunch of drunk frat boys sitting in a dorm riffing out on jokes and insults and quips, while zucker sat there taking notes and made a movie about it. The genius of airplane wasn’t just the cheap laughs, and pretty much all of them were cheap.

The genius of airplane was HOW MANY of them there were, not jut in the movie, but in the same scene.

Pretty much the entire movie had one joke in the foreground, with another in the background, while setting up a 3 joke you don’t see for 5 more minutes.

It was like a bunch of drunk frat boys sitting in a dorm riffing out on jokes and insults and quips, while zucker sat there taking notes and made a movie about it.

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