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Airport (1970)
Airport... The originator of the airplane disaster film.
Its 1970. An airport nearly closed by snow, an airport director besieged by both the public and the board, and an airplane with a disturbed and dangerous man aboard. Oft attempted, seldom repeated.
In this classic film starring Burt Lancaster, a terrible blizzard has nearly shut down a major airport. Little does anyone know the snow is not to be the most significant danger this night.
The film is a product of its era (which is both good and bad), showing a rare view of air travel in the beginning of its age. Many younger viewers might be surprised by such (the common) sights such as a man smoking on a flight, or the lack of security checks every 20 feet.
The cast and director come together to provide an excellent, if poorly aged, performance across the board playing out a complex interleaved set of plots. One of the films strong points is that you don't really get strong hints about what's to come until its just about to happen. This keeps viewers in suspense for most of the length of the movie, which has an overall relaxed pace.
The cinematography and audio are both excellent, perfectly capturing a snowing night in a major city during the early 70s. Viewers should note that the film uses a rather unique multiview in some scenes, and those scenes may differ in presentation from medium to medium.
Overall, the film is a great movie suitable for the whole family and really a historical film that has inspired numerous films since, but with a success and feel that's never quite been repeated.
Daylight (1996)
A slightly above average, albeit generic, 90s disaster thriller.
This film is a slightly above average 1990s disaster thriller. The titular character portrayed by Sylvester Stallone suffers from the all too common fault of being the generic, disgraced leader turned hero in the right place at the right time. I would almost go as far as to say its a generic "Stallone" character. The film's overall story arc is action filled and engaging, if a bit generic. The films visual and audio effects are stunning and unique. Overall it's a great after work film that's main drawback is taking influence from too many other blockbusters of the disaster genre, but not something you would want to waste a family movie night on.