Movies on a Plane…Brief Observations

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While flying to Israel, I managed to consume 6 different movies thanks to Delta’s great in-seat entertainment system. You can rewind, fast-forward, and pause (particularly helpful when flying with small children).

However, a movie on a plane isn’t the same as one at home on a DVD (at least, it FEELS different), so I can’t give a full review to each one. But, they do warrant 2 lines of commentary for posterity sake (me) and as a public service (heh) for you.

 

1. Tropic Thunder –if you like slapstick humor, this is a good one. The hype from others was, IMHO, greater than the reality. Still, some clever lines.
2. Pineapple Express- even more slapstick humor. Actually, really, really dumb, but if Seth Rogen does it for you (he does for me), there are some good belly laughs.
3. Lakeview Terrace- What’s not to love about Samuel L. Jackson playing a badass type? Well, a lot, if it is the 800th time that he’s done it. The movie was fine, but predictable.
4. The Dark Knight-ok, I get it. This one was FANTASTIC.  I thought that the Heath Ledger accolades were trumped up due to the suicide, but I was wrong. He was just incredible. Of course, I wonder how much psychology played into that for me. Would have been cool to see on a big screen (or at least a TV).
5. Mamma Mia!-if you like Abba (and who doesn’t?), then it’s worth it. If not, skip it. Hard to see Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan in a musical role (makes you understand how actors (see #3 above) get typecast for a reason. Light and airy, but not an all time great.
6. Hancock-certainly the most unusual of the bunch. Thought Will Smith did a solid job. The special effects (as with Dark Knight) were definitely memorable. Worth investigating.

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