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Executive Decision by Stuart Baird
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Kurt Russell, Oliver Platt, Steven Seagal Director: Stuart Baird Brand: Warner Brothers Producer: Jim Thomas Writer: Jim Thomas Producer: Joel Silver Producer: John Thomas Writer: John Thomas Producer: Karyn Fields Producer: Spencer Franklin DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled) Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1 Running Time: 134 minutes DVD Release Date: 1997-07-30 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Executive DecisionMovie Review: No Seagal ,No Problem Summary: 4 StarsThis is a very ironic movie, it came out only 5 years before the 9/11 attacks. its plot is very similar in a way to what happened on that day, or what could have been done to prevent the incident. Sure enough the movie is fiction, most of what is seen would work up to a certain point. Either way the movie is a great effort at demonstrating what could be done in a time of crisis.
A commercial airline is taken over by Islamic extremist; the main terrorist is Nagi Hassan, at first it seem that his demands is that the U.S. must release a man named Jaffa or they will suffer the consequences. But an analyst named Dr. Grant (Kurt Russell) believes different, his belief is that Hassan doesn't really want Jaffa's release; instead Grant believes the plane is carrying DZ-5 (an extremely dangerous explosive) and that he will detonate the plane killing millions of Americans.
Grant, Colonel Travis (Steven Seagal) and a group of trained soldiers are planning now to take control of the plane with a special stealth plane that can attach to its commercial airliner. At first when I heard there plan it didn't feel realistic, but they do it just right, making it quite believable.
For Seagal fans like me, let me tell you that this is not a Seagal movie. This is a Kurt Russell movie. Seagal is in the movie for tops 20 minutes. It seems that Seagal had some issues with the producers and his role was minimized. Funny though you can tell in some instances that Seagal doesn't want to be in it; he does give a good supporting role but we have seen better. Anyhow the movie is fantastic, a bit dated in some areas, but overall good. The major problem I have is with the DVD, it's horrible, the picture quality is crappy; Warner needs to re-release this remastered
MY PERSONAL RATING: 4 OUT OF 5
Summary of Executive DecisionFive miles above the earth an elite team of six men braves ultimate danger to save 400 lives on board a 747 and 40 million more on the ground below. A terrorist leader hijacks an american aircraft and the presidents crisis management team must make a choice. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/05/2005 Starring: Kurt Russell Halle Berry Run time: 133 minutes Rating: R Director: Stuart Baird Despite Steven Seagal's imposing presence in this enjoyable thriller, Kurt Russell turns out to be the real star as an American intelligence expert who finds himself leading a strike force against Islamic terrorists who have seized in-flight control of a 747 jetliner with 400 passengers. It's not all that different from Air Force One, but the formula story perks right along with considerable suspense as Russell's cohorts (Oliver Platt, Joe Morton) try to defuse a chemical bomb that could wipe out (you guessed it) the entire Eastern seaboard. John Leguizamo plays one of the U.S. commandos attempting to stop the violent hijackers, and Halle Berry costars as a flight attendant who risks her life to assist Russell's rescue team. As action movies go, Executive Decision marked an impressive directorial debut for veteran film editor Stuart Baird. --Jeff Shannon
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