Flight the movie

Does Denzel Washington, in the move Flight, remind you of Doug Taylor?

  • Yes

    Votes: 38 58.5%

  • No

    Votes: 25 38.5%
  • Total voters
    65
Haha yeah that FO was kind of a tart.

It was interesting they brought up the jack screw bit....Alaska airlines incident? hmmmm
 
cficollegeguy said:
Haha yeah that FO was kind of a tart.

It was interesting they brought up the jack screw bit....Alaska airlines incident? hmmmm
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It was not a subtle reference -- they took lines straight from the Alaska 261 CVR. I recognized it in the trailer, was kinda chilling to watch it in the theater, since it was so well done and represented an event that didn't have the hollywood ending.

But it was a damned fine movie.

~Fox
 
I hear they pulled the fire handles due to 2 engine fires (how the crap does that happen) and then he pushed the throttles up because he needed more thrust...and got it.

Those handles don't do what you think they do, movie makers. ;)

Given what I know about the crash scene so far, I don't think I'd be able to handle watching that trash.

And come on... a captain doing a walk around in the rain??? :D
 
Why didn't someone tell me the airlines are all, blow, booze, and babes? Is this why jtrain digs the gig so much?
 
PeanuckleCRJ said:
I hear they pulled the fire handles due to 2 engine fires (how the crap does that happen) and then he pushed the throttles up because he needed more thrust...and got it.

Those handles don't do what you think they do, movie makers. ;)
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No, from what I remember, they pushed both throttles forward as they rolled inverted, then the engines blew up one at a time from lack of oil pressure, I'm assuming since they were flying inverted. They showed low oil pressure annunciator lights flashing before pulling the fire handles.

Seemed plausible to me, but then again, I've never flown a jeeeeetttt.
 
Saw it yesterday. Pretty sure they firewalls the throttles a second time after blowing the fire bottles......I remember thinking that was a little odd. The initial climbout sequence was also a little unrealistic, but then again it is Hollywood. I kept thinking they would trace the failure of the horizontal stabs to his departure stunt, but the movie never went down that road. Anyway, I thought it was good in spite of it really not being an "aviation" movie for the most part......probably better that way anyways.
 
I have yet to see the movie, but my wife pointed out in the trailer that plays every 7 seconds that they show an "Engine Fail" annunciator. Anyone else notice that? It fortunately sounds like it's only a few minor Hollywoodisms in an otherwise good movie.
 
Teller1900 said:
I have yet to see the movie, but my wife pointed out in the trailer that plays every 7 seconds that they show an "Engine Fail" annunciator. Anyone else notice that? It fortunately sounds like it's only a few minor Hollywoodisms in an otherwise good movie.
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The trailer is a bunch of clips of the movie. That "Engine Fail" annunciator was where the crew was testing the caution/warning panel during the pre-start checklist. It was subsequently cut from the final film.



....or not. :D
 
MikeD said:
The trailer is a bunch of clips of the movie. That "Engine Fail" annunciator was where the crew was testing the caution/warning panel during the pre-start checklist. It was subsequently cut from the final film.



....or not. :D
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Ahh, very good. Or not. :confused:
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
The movie never addressed why he was an alcoholic, that's what left me puzzled at the end of the movie. I wanted to know the origin of the pain that he was trying to mask with drink.
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Don't really need pain to become an alcoholic. I guess it helps, but not needed. I know a few, and pain is not a needed ingredient. Somewhere along the line a few turned into many, too many times.
 
Itchy said:
Don't really need pain to become an alcoholic. I guess it helps, but not needed. I know a few, and pain is not a needed ingredient. Somewhere along the line a few turned into many, too many times.
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When I work on our chemical dependency unit, all of the patients there are alcoholics or drug abusers for a reasons and use, as a means of self medicating. Be it abuse (of all kinds) depression/ low feelings of self worth. Husband, girlfriend, wife left them. Or what I see a lot these days, people out of work and just depressed and turn to the bottle or heroin (et al.) just to cope. People just don't turn to abusing alcohol/drugs for no real rhyme or reason.
 
Even though the pilot was an alcoholic, he saved so many lives! The co-pilot wouldn't have done it and he accepted it! Instead of giving him an award the put him in jail! I hated that part :(
 
Amrish mahesh said:
Even though the pilot was an alcoholic, he saved so many lives! The co-pilot wouldn't have done it and he accepted it! Instead of giving him an award the put him in jail! I hated that part :(
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Hopefully nobody who actually wants to watch this movie reads this far :p
 
Amrish mahesh said:
Even though the pilot was an alcoholic, he saved so many lives! The co-pilot wouldn't have done it and he accepted it! Instead of giving him an award the put him in jail! I hated that part :(
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That is the type of thing that makes movies interesting to see -- something that makes moviegoers have to think and contemplate what happened and why.
 
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