On 4/19/2007 1:15:53 PM, Dave J wrote:

The second movie, where a Baron hits the cockpit of a 747 and the
first officer is sucked out, well, that was just ridiculous. Even the
special effects looked like they pulled a rag doll out the window.

In regards to special effects, it was 1975 fercryinoutloud. IMO you are
critiquing that aspect of the movie through a point of view augmented by time
and the incredible realism leap thanks to digital special effects. At the
time the effects actually were not as bad as time now makes them.

I was 11 when the movie first came out and I recall reading a school
book-club purchased paperback back then about how they made the movie. The
producers actually spent quite a bit on numerous aerial scenes and the
salaries of the star-studded cast.

Oh, and from the viewpoint of an eleven year-old, I thought the movie was
entertaining and quite suspenseful.

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Peter