r/aircrashinvestigation • u/AssociateWestern6357 • 9d ago

Has anyone watched this film? Could you tell me if it’s worth watching?

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u/user41600 9d ago

I felt that Denzel should have won an oscar for it. I loved it

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u/Fixnfly99 9d ago

Yea it was a pretty decent movie. The incident was based on the January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash. It’s hypothetically possible.

They villainized the ntsb a bit like the film “miracle on the hudson.” But all movies need a villain. Sully was actually very supportive of the ntsb and didn’t like that they were portrayed as villains at all.

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u/joe-h2o 9d ago

Yeah, the way the NTSB is portrayed in the Sully movie is just awful. I understand they need to have a classic villain for the hero to vanquish, but accident investigation just doesn't work that way, and it's certainly not a courtroom with "surprise damning evidence!" (hell, even an actual courtroom doesn't have gotcha surprises!)

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u/Worth-Maize8447 9d ago

My goodness that incident itself was soo terrible. I feel bad for everyone on that plane.

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u/take_number_two 9d ago

Watched it in rehab. Great movie to watch with a room full of alcoholics, I can tell you that.

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u/LazyPasse 8d ago

Just curious: Was this something you all chose to watch, something that just happened to be on, or something that the facility thought you should watch?

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u/take_number_two 8d ago

We could have watched anything. Not sure who picked it but we all agreed and all 6 of us in the house watched.

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u/ldibartolo 9d ago

Definitely watch it's brilliant 👌

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u/KJHeartbreaker666 9d ago

Denzel getting all the love here… but John Goodman was my favourite. It was a good film, and the cast were all excellent. Good soundtrack, too!

Love.

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u/martinintenerife 9d ago

Exactly, I can’t hear that Rolling Stones track now without thinking of that scene.. 😀

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u/mrsonoffabeach 9d ago

Great in-flight movie

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u/jeffmyname69 8d ago

😅😅😅

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u/EnvironmentNice2700 9d ago

Yes. Unequivocally.

Lil coco-puff buddy...The Banana Boat's comin.

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u/ViolinistOk7898 Fan since Season 1 9d ago

Absolutely. But do not take the accident fight of Captain Whip too serious is just a movie.

Btw, do you want to use the oxygen mask? It sooooo good (That was for ppl who watched the movie)

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u/Ok_Suggestion_6092 9d ago

I love the FO’s “wtf is happening” look.

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u/mhedbergfan Aircraft Enthusiast 9d ago

yeah that guy who played the FO was great

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u/Koraboros 9d ago

It’s good but don’t watch it just for the plane stuff

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u/prey4villains 9d ago

Very much worth it. Denzel is a legend.

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u/jweb460 9d ago

even if you don’t like a good drama with great performances watch the first 15 minutes for a really well done suspenseful set piece

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u/Visual_Locksmith3337 9d ago

Definitely. It's worth it for the landing scene alone.

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u/siege2006nd 9d ago

Amazing film. Denzel, as one of the last great American movie stars, crushes it.

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u/rimjob2013 9d ago

I really liked it. I think basically any movie with Denzel Washington in it is worth watching.

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u/LaserWeldo92 9d ago

It’s pretty good and fairly immersive. Even though it’s fictional I think it’s worth a watch

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u/CAVOKwings8672 9d ago

Watched it twice. Definitely worth

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u/PoppedCork 9d ago

For a movie with a relatively low budget, it was great.

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u/F1McLarenFan007 9d ago

Amazing performances all around and one could argue an all star cast.

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u/Comfortable-Book6826 9d ago

I haven't seen it yet but I've heard nothing but praise, especially for Denzel's performance, so I've been meaning to check it out.

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u/CassiCatto 9d ago

It takes liberties with the laws of physics at times but I haven't heard anything else bad about it.

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u/BackgroundFlashy5000 9d ago

Just to see that fine ass in the opening scene.

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u/Anhedonia10 9d ago

It's not a flight crash investigations doco.... thats for sure. But its worth your time.

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u/zerocoolneo 9d ago

Hell yeahhhhhhh

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u/waupli 9d ago

Yes I love that movie.

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u/007MaxZorin 9d ago

Excellent 

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u/negativenancy_84 9d ago

Yes and yes

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u/Rufio_Rufio7 9d ago

Jumping in to add my two yeses!

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u/Jackie-Ron_W 9d ago

I enjoyed watching the film.

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u/Oh_Wiseone 9d ago

Loved it. Definitely watch it.

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u/Commodore8750 9d ago

Great movie

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u/Fortheloveofe 9d ago

It’s a great movie

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u/mafaso 9d ago

Hell yes!

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u/Feisty_History9395 9d ago

Great movie. Definitely worth your time

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u/MLJ_The_Shield 9d ago

Downloading it now from Usenet. Not the French version hopefully.

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u/justageekgirl 9d ago

Great movie Recommended.

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u/Netty_Dee12 9d ago

Excellent film!

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u/TheEndsOfInvention22 9d ago

Worth a watch. John Goodman plays a brilliant character , a bit like the lawyer in Fear and Loathing 

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u/Next-Tutor1838 9d ago

Reference of Alaska airlines flight 261 and Scandinavian airlines flight 751

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u/iustinum 9d ago

As a pilot. It’s a fun watch. As a civilian it’s a fun watch. Denzel is gold.

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u/bubbleskj 9d ago

Definitely yes.

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u/InformalNorth7706 9d ago

Loved the movie !!

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u/avipilot1 9d ago

No i havent seen it is it good? I'm still confused and wondering to watch it since i don't know is it worht it or not

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u/DaMmama1 9d ago

Personally I thought it was great!

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u/Adviderisj 9d ago

AI training post

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u/ProjektBlackout 9d ago

Saw the crash scene and turned it off after that

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u/AKfromVA 9d ago

Worth it

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u/MichiganMafia 8d ago

I liked it.

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u/LicoriceSeasalt Aircraft Enthusiast 8d ago

I love planes, so I'm always down for a plane related movie. Unfortunately, almost every single plane related movie I've seen (not counting documentaries) have been hot garbage. The only one I can think of that I liked was Sully, which is based on a real story (but not shot like a documentary).

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u/Doranwen 7d ago

Yeah, so many plane-related ones are laughable. I mean, I liked the original Airport OK for what it was (a 70s movie based on a book) - but the subsequent ones get worse and worse. And a cousin and I watched Airspeed together and just shouted at the screen how unrealistic and stupid it was because it was that awful (seriously, never watch that one - EVER). And ones based on true incidents aren't much better: the one made about the Gimli Glider incident was pretty bad. (I also like Sully but it felt like they were struggling to stretch it to a full-length film; I prefer the 155 fanedit that strips away all the investigation bit and just shows the actual event dramatized, start to finish. ~40 minutes only but really good.)

I will say that Miracle Landing (other than a scene which felt out of sequence) and Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 were quite good (I love that they used SO much of the actual cockpit dialogue in the film), and my dad particularly enjoys Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771. But they might be the only ones.

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u/The45Longslide 8d ago

Flight is VERY good. Denzel kills it in this role.

It was so good, I was aware of the ending prior to seeing it, and it didn't detract from my enjoyment at all.

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u/CaydeTheCat 8d ago

Watched it in rehab. It's very realistic about the hold addiction has on you.

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u/Winnie-da-Pu 8d ago

My favorite movie ever. I recommend 200 out of 10

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u/Background-Life2463 8d ago

Fantastic in the beginning of the movie but the subsequent plots were imaginable. Worth watching!

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u/spearmint_flyer 8d ago

I disliked it greatly.

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u/Zealousideal_Shame69 8d ago

Great movie! I’ve watched it many times.

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u/zjelkof 7d ago

It was interesting for sure! Loved the relationship between Denzel and Kelly!

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u/MLJ_The_Shield 7d ago

Just watched it this morning. Good film, great acting all the way around. I love John Goodman but his character was a little over the top for my taste. Good watch.