Flight Of The Phoenix

I heard rumblings this was a remake... as are sooooo many Hollywood productions of late, but as I have neither seen, or apparently heard of, the original, that is a moot point for yours truly...

I liked it. A bit hokey at times... the various characters seemed like tamed-down versions of those in Con-Air(which makes sense, since those guys were supposed to be whacked out crims while these guys are just whacked out riggers)... but the cast worked very well together... some recognizable faces, some not... and I was blown away by the fact that the albino-lookin' dude was Giovanni Ribisi!! Damn, that dude is awesome!!!

Anyways, solid plot -- I didn't see the twist coming til it was almost there... and the suspense leading up to the twist was good -- some of the SFX were amazing... Quaid is in fucking good shape for a dude of his years... chica from LOTR is HOTT... dude from 'House' was very different than his character there... I've heard this guy is an awesome, if somewhat unknown on this side of the ocean, talent... and thus far I have yet to be proven wrong...

If I were to bring forth one complaint, it would be the "bad guys"... completely unnecessary... with the exception of that dude flying back in slo-mo after being shot, they brought absolutely no redeeming qualities to the movie...

If your looking for an easily entertaining way to spend 2 hours, give or take, I recommend this... not gonna win any "awards", but who really gives a fuck, eh!