Product Details

• Actors: Sam Anderson, Frank Ashmore, Leon Askin, Lloyd Bridges, B.J. Barie
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019GO53W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,453 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Airplane II - The Sequel" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

There's a mad bomber on board the first lunar shuttle is about to self-destruct the engines are not working and - worst of all - the flight crew discovers they are completely out of coffee! It's the high flying lunacy of Airplane! all over again as Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty fly totally out of the ozone to recreate their hilarious original roles. The crew of crazies include Peter Graves Lloyd Bridges William Shatner Chad Everett Sonny Bono Raymond Burr and many others. Can Hays save the day again - without caffeine? Fasten you seatbelts for a ride you'll never forget - Airplane II: The Sequel.System Requirements:Running Time: 84 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/NOTHING GOES RIGHT Rating: PG UPC: 097361377940 Manufacturer No: 137794

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "I Love the 80s" DVD version, July 2, 2008

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Low-Ranking Reviewer "tell it like it is" (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Airplane II - The Sequel (DVD)

Movie :
Original Airplane + variations of the same jokes + Battlestar Galactica theme + William Shatner = a very good sequel. I think Einstein came up with that equation and i would have to agree. I enjoyed Airplane 2 as much as the first, if not more believe it or not, just for reasons mentioned above(your mileage may vary). The sequel is just basically more of the same taking place on a space shuttle.

DVD :
But you can find better, more in-depth, scholarly reviews of the film from others. I'm here to discuss the new "I love the 80's" dvd version. Not much to discuss really. It's an 84 minute(the cut version), bare bones, widescreen edition with basic chapter/set-up options(english or french audio and english subtitles)...and that's it. Picture quality is not that good. So it's not a special or new edition by any means, unless you count new cover art as special cause i don't. If you got a previous version, no need to update.

CD :
However, i picked up my copy for $7.50 at a certain retail outfit with the bullseye logo(ok it was Target, they're affiliated with Amazon so i think it's ok to mention them). They had a section dedicated to this 'new' 80's dvd series and every one of them had a sticker for it advertising a free bonus "limited edition cd". There are only 4 songs on it, but 4 very good choices :
Echo & the Bunnymen's "Lips Like Sugar" (awesome)
Erasure's "Chains of Love" (excellent)
INXS's "Need You Tonight" (very cool)
A-Ha's "Take On Me" (never heard of it)

Overall :
The movie i recommend as a comedy or if you enjoyed the first and basically want more. The 80's series dvd version i recommend only if you don't have a previous version on dvd, cause they really haven't added anything new by way of special features or remastering. The new artwork and 4-song bonus cd is not really a big incentive either, and let's face it...if you're an 80's fan you'd have those songs anyway(except for the A-Ha song, i hear that's pretty rare).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On a higher plane than then the original, June 12, 2008

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Airplane II - The Sequel (DVD)

This is a more futuristic version of the original Airplane movie with A few different people and a few different jokes while keeping to the original formula.

Not as surprising as the first, but still worth watching. People who made their living being heroes including Lloyd Bridges (Sea Hunt), Leslie Nielsen (Forbidden Planet), Raymond Burr (Perry Mason), now let their hair down in this thought provoking sequel.

This may have contributed to the conversion of William Shatner from Captain Kirk (Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 28: "The City on the Edge of Forever") to "The Big Head" on 3rd Rock From The Sun. I am waiting for the collection of his commercials to be published.