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16 January 2023

Film: PLANE (d. Jean-François Richet, 2023, USA)

Forum: AMC River East 21  Format: DCP

It’s January, the season for dumping daft, misfit, and unhinged movies on America's multiplexes. Past years gave us THE LAST STAND (d. Kim Ji-woon, USA, 2013); SERENITY (d. Steven Knight, 2019, USA); and THE TURNING (d. Floria Sigismondi, 2020, USA). And now it's PLANE, a wild cross of THE DEFIANT ONES and FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX. If you're in the mood for something fast and preposterous, you'll want to grab this with both hands. Fifteen people in the house for this one.

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Plane (2023)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Plane has an extended sequence of aircraft turbulence and peril that uses nearly-constant strobe effects related to flickering lights and lightning. Machine guns are used in daylight late in the film.

Almost all of the camera work in this film is handheld, with violent shaking during intense scenes.

Flashing Lights: 7/10. Motion Sickness: 7/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: Innocent people are murdered in this film. There is a scene that simulates a loud, very high-pitched ringing in the ears as a result of a loud noise.

Image ID: A promotional poster for Plane

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Plane (2023, dir. Jean-François Richet) - review by Rookie-Critic

I may not outwardly rave about them as much, but I am a fan of action films. When they're done right they can be some of the most purely entertaining films around. Joe Carnahan's Copshop made my top 20 films of 2021 and it was one of the most welcome surprises of the year. So, when I first saw the trailer for Plane, a trailer that, every time it played before another film in the theater, everyone around me would scoff at or say, "Well, that'll suck," I tried not to just dismiss it outright. In fact, I was secretly hoping it'd be great. After all, Gerard Butler (who starred in Copshop) was playing the protagonist and, almost even more enticing than Butler, Mike Colter plays the main supporting character. I loved season 1 of the Marvel/Netflix Luke Cage show (even season 2 had its moments), and was excited to see Colter getting a chance to show everyone what he's got on the big screen. With all that in mind, I went into Plane with an open mind, ready to be tossed into a wild 1 hour and 47 minute ride. I must say, I was not disappointed.

Now, I'm not gonna sit here and say that it's as good as those movies mentioned above, because it isn't, not by a long shot. What it is, however, is incredibly entertaining. Maybe a little slow to get to the good stuff, but still good. Sure, the characters have practically no personality and their motivations are the same overwrought, clichéd, and tired beats that have plagued movies like this since the dawn of movies like this, but honestly who cares! I'm not here for that. I'm glad they've made some effort to give a sense of story and stakes to the movie, but ultimately that is not what's important to me at all when I walk into Plane starring Gerard Butler and Mike Colter. I'm here to see the Plane go down, I'm here to see Gerard Butler fist fight a man to the death, I'm here to see Mike Colter hit someone with a sledgehammer so hard they're flung, like, 30 feet through the air. Who cares about Gerard Butler getting back to his daughter? Who cares if we don't give every single passenger on the plane a unique and interesting backstory and character development? We're here to see action, and Plane delivers, plain (no pun intended) and simple. I'm not insinuating that action films can't rise above the trappings and deliver something truly unique and wonderful (see aforementioned examples above). If they have something that makes them feel like more than just a piece of entertainment, then by all means, I'm down for that, too, but it's not a requirement of the form. There's a decent chance that it's also just personal bias. Something about seeing well-done action in a movie that taps into my monkey brain and makes me smile, makes me burst out laughing when something absolutely buckwild happens, not because it's poorly done or looks dumb or anything, but just because I'm having so much fun at the theater, and ultimately isn't that the ideal popcorn film experience? To each their own, of course, but I think that Plane did exactly what it set out to do, and I respect the hell out of it.

Score: 7/10

Currently only in theaters.

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Plane (2023 Movie) Official Trailer

Dir: Jean-François Richet Star: Gerard Butler / Mike Colter / Yoson An

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Here’s my new review in IMDb about Plane by Jean-François Richet, which is an entertaining action movie, which uses realistic elements to create action sequences and surviving moments in a much more grounded way to be effective from the beginning to the end.

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L'empereur de Paris de Jean-François Richet

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'Plane' Stars Daniela Pineda and Remi Adeleke Discuss the Film’s Depiction of Filipinos

Plane hit theaters this past weekend. And if you’re interested to see what we thought of the film, feel free to check out our review here. While it’s no surprise that I’m personally not the movie’s biggest supporter, I do still admire the talent and work of its stars, and was given the opportunity to speak with Daniela Pineda and Remi Adeleke about the movie. Continue reading Untitled

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"Plane"

PLANE: The premise is far-fetched, but director Jean-François Richet's choice to pepper the story with a gritty realism instead of a glossy spectacle makes it work.

With so many action films coming up short, it’s always a pleasure when a B-movie like “Plane” sticks the landing (pun intended). The premise is far-fetched, but director Jean-François Richet‘s choice to pepper the story with a gritty realism instead of a glossy spectacle makes it work. Experienced pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) is behind the controls when his plane is hit by a terrifying…

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'Plane' Keeps It Plain and Simple by Gerard Butler Standards

Not Pictured: The Plane (PHOTO CREDIT: Kenneth Rexach) Starring: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, Tony Goldwyn, Daniella Pinda, Kelly Gale, Rami Adeleke, Haleigh Hekking, Lily Krug, Joey Slotnick, Oliver Trevena, Paul Ben-Victor, Quinn McPherson Director: Jean-François Richet Running Time: 107 Minutes Rating: R for Guns and Machetes Release Date: January 13, 2022 (Theaters) What’s It About?:…

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FILMS WATCHED IN 2024 Plane (2024) Dir. Jean-François Richet

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Ma 6-T va crack-er, Jean-François Richet (1997)

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(It’s anon with movies!) i’m open to different genres except for horror movies and something too tooth-rotting romantic, and probably i’d like something made after 1990+!

Okay then, so I've had to remove a very big chunk out of the many romantic films in France. Below, a small list to see what you think about with no romance (except maybe a little bit for Amelie), as you wish and according to my tastes. You may know some of them, so let me know if you do, and if you liked them? I warn you that I'm not taking into account the controversy surrounding the directors. I'm only interested in the quality of the movies. I hope you'll find what you're looking for in this little panel. Normally, they are all available in english or with english subtitles.

But I have an objection the 90s were a good area for Luc Besson's action movies :

Nikita (La femme Nikita for the english speakers), Director Luc Besson

Léon (For english speakers Leon the professional), Director Luc Besson

Jeanne D'Arc (Joan of Arc for english speakers), Luc Besson

2000 : Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien, director Dominic Moll

2000 : Le goût des autres (For english speakers Taste of others), director Agnès Jaoui

2001 : Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amelie for english speakers), Director : Jean Pierre Jeunet

2001 : La chambre des officiers, director François Dupeyron

2001, Le Pacte des loups, director Christophe Gans

2002 : L'auberge Espagnole, director : Cédric Klapisch

2002, Le Pianiste, director Roman Polanski

2002, Monsieur Batignole, director Gérard Jugnot

2003, Les Triplettes de Belleville, director Sylvain Chomet

2003, Swimming Pool, director François Ozon

2004 : Les Choristes (For english speakers The Chorus), director Christophe Barratier

2004, 36, Quai des Orfèvres, director Olivier Marchal

2005, Enfermés dehors, director Albert Dupontel

2005, Joyeux Noël, director Christian Carion

2005, De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté, director Jacques Audiar

2006, Ne le dis à personne, director Guillaume Canet

2006, Je vous salue Sarajevo, director Jean Luc Godard

2007, Le Scaphandre et le Papillon, director Julian Schnabel

2008, Mesrine instinct de mort (part 1), director Jean François Richet

2008, Mesrine ennemi public numéro 1, director Jean François Richet

2008 : Le premier jour du reste de ta vie, director Rémi Bezançon

2008 : Deux jours à tuer, Jean Becker

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My Week(s) in Reviews: May 27, 2023

Evil Dead Rise (Lee Cronin, 2023)

A bloody good time. Reflecting on it, it kinda feels like not enough actually happens in the movie. But at the same time, just enough? I don’t know. Anyway, I had a absolute blast with it in the moment, and just really dig this whole world/concept in general so... whatever. And yes, that opening title card is glorious. - 8/10

Air (Ben Affleck, 2023)

I love a great underdog story. Sadly, the stakes just aren’t there for this to qualify as a ‘great’ underdog story. It’s a story that’s too well-known; a story whose outcome is literally sitting on millions of people’s feet at this very moment. But it’s a still a good underdog story, with a uniformly great cast. So, y’know, I’ll take it. - 7/10

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Joel Crawford & Januel Mercado, 2022)

I did not love this the way the internet made me think I was going to. I read tons of comparisons between the animation here and the animation that blew our collective minds in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but this paled in comparison (and not just by a little). The voice acting was fun and sneakily heartfelt, and some of the sequences were the perfect kind of funny or exciting for this type of film, but in the end there was just too much of it that either didn’t hit home or became immediately forgettable. - 6.5/10

Plane (Jean-François Richet, 2023)

Inoffensively macho and predictable. It’s a movie made for a certain demographic; one that - while I’m technically a part of - I don’t necessarily fall into in terms of cinematic taste. But, it’s far from the worst way to waste a couple hours, and I watched it with my father, who is very much this film’s key demographic. - 5/10

80 for Brady (Kyle Marvin, 2023)

It’s bad. It’s corny. It’s silly. But its heart is in the right place, the cast has great chemistry, and are in general the type of actresses that could make a reading of the side effects of their medication compelling, so it was worth sitting through to make my mother happy. Plus, yeah, I laughed... hey, I never said I was above bad, corny and silly. - 4/10

Living (Oliver Hermanus, 2022)

It’s certainly no Ikiru, but Bill Nighy and the wonderful Aimee Lou Wood are fantastic. Plus, it does manage to capture a great deal of the same philosophical heart of Kurosawa’s superior film well-enough thanks to the pairing of the aforementioned performances and Kazuo Ishiguro’s adaptation. - 7.5/10

Enjoy!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

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New Fiction 2023 - January

"Psalms" (1-100) ed. Richard Challoner (1752)

Okay so this is where priests pull all the one-liners that they drop during sermons.

"The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

Can’t let it go despite the peril.

"Inventory" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

When in doubt, a list.

"Mothers" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

Penitent daughters of singular mothers.

"Especially Heinous" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

You learn sooner or later that they were always dead girls.

"Real Women Have Bodies" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

They’ll always find you.

"Eight Bites" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

When left with little recourse, it’s only natural to sing the song.

"The Resident" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

Make things around people? No, thank you.

"Difficult At Parties" by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)

The party parable rings universal.

"The First Peer" by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (2010)

The things we do when we failed to realize we’re not at fault.

"Reservoir Ferengi" by David McIntee (2010)

Can’t make a song bird do your taxes.

"The Slow Knife" by James Swallow (2010)

The only reasonable conclusion to plotting.

"The Unhappy Ones" by Keith R.A. DeCandido (2010)

Carving out the place you’re due from bone.

"Freedom Angst" by Britta Burdett Dennison (2010)

You can play the part, but when will you live it?

"Revenant" by Marc D. Giller (2010)

Once more: Star Trek is primed for horror.

"Work Is Hard" by Greg Cox (2010)

Achieving a satisfactory life.

"The Briefcase" by Rebecca Makkai, performed by Victor Garber for NPR's Selected Shorts (2009, 2023)

The skin is loose but if it fits...

"Paradise" by Yxta Maya Murray, performed by Tanis Parenteau for NPR's Selected Shorts (2020, 2023)

Limited options means limited solutions.

Honor in the Night by Scott Pearson (2010)

That’s the stuff. A cross-generational Star Trek mystery is just my game.

Trapped in Bat Wing Hall by R.L. Stine (1995)

Goosebumps books are simply a delight.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, presented by Rice University Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts (1595, 2013)

Hey, this Shakespeare guy was pretty funny.

"Comet as Paperboy" by Samantha Blysse Haviland (2022)

Forever waiting.

"The Art of Negotiation" by Meghan Privitello (2016)

We’re still waiting.

"Forest Spirits" by Secondlina (2022)

Give them space.

"Forest Spirits 2" by Secondlina (2022)

Gotta have a Joe.

"With Sympathy" by Oglaf Comics (2017)

You can have it.

"it went like this" by chaumas-deactivated20230115 (2023)

Power of the belly.

Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium - Volume One (2013)

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in.

"Full Void Demo" dev. OutOfTheBit (2023)

Oh this is great. I've been in the mood to play a game just like this. 2D movement, careful and considered locomotion, single screen puzzles with no frustrating resets to far back in the level when a player dies. It looks and sounds amazing, and I love the environment design.

Thunderbirds dev. Saffire (2004)

I worked on this nearly twenty years ago but somehow wasn’t sure that I’d actually completed the game. Now I know.

"bugs" dir. k. pakiz (2023)

Of course there’s hats.

"enter initials" dir. k. pakiz (2023)

Three letters, no supervision.

Avatar: The Way of Water dir. James Cameron (2022)

Looks pretty, stops short.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody dir. Kasi Lemmons (2022)

A respectful consideration.

Thunderbirds dir. Jonathan Frakes (2004)

I wasn’t sure about the game, but I know I hadn’t watched this movie. Something in the wake of the Spy Kids era.

M3GAN dir. Gerard Johnstone (2023)

It builds up but doesn’t quite land. Not sure what I expected, but it seems to have done well so they’ll get another shot.

Corsage dir. Marie Kreutzer (2022)

Just follow a person for a while and listen.

Broker dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda (2022)

There’s no conscious family.

Skinamarink dir. Kyle Edward Ball (2022)

You had me without the jumpscares.

Plane dir. Jean-François Richet (2023)

Plane goes down, plane goes up.

Missing dir. Will Merrick & Nick Johnson (2023)

They ratchet up the melodrama.

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond dir. Yasuhito Kikuchi (2023)

As lost in the weeds as expected.

A Man Called Otto dir. Marc Forster (2023)

I mean, so would I.

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish dir. Joel Crawford (2022)

This many characters done so well. An impressive story.

Women Talking dir. Sarah Polley (2022)

Stageplay tragedies.

Thunderbirds - "Trapped In The Sky" (1965)

An impressive VFX showcase.

Tales from the Crypt - "The Man Who Was Death" (1989)

This is supposed to be the best the series has to offer? (But I’m here for the cheese anyway.)

The Outer Limits - Seasons 1-3 (1995-1997)

Speaking of cheese, this is perfect 90s sci-fi, and a fine example of Canada’s dominance of 90s TV production.

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The Plane, nelle sale italiane a partire dal 25 gennaio 2023, con Gerard Butler e Mike Colter, regia di Jean-François Richet.

SINOSSI UFFICIALE: Durante una violenta tempesta, il comandante Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) salva i suoi passeggeri con un atterraggio di emergenza. L’aereo plana però su un’isola devastata dalla guerra e per il gruppo, preso in ostaggio da pericolosi ribelli, è l’inizio di un vero e proprio incubo. L’unica persona su cui Torrance potrà contare è Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), un uomo accusato di omicidio che l’FBI stava trasportando sul suo volo. Riuscirà il nostro capitano a portare in salvo i passeggeri e fuggire dall’isola?