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コントリビュータ | ジョン・キューザック, スコット・ローゼンバーグ, サイモン・ウエスト, ジョン・マルコビッチ, ニコラス・ケイジ, ビング・ライムズ, スティーブ・ブシェーミ, ジェリー・ブラッカイマー |
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妻を護るために殺人を犯したポー(ニコラス・ケイジ)は、8年の刑期を終え、愛する家族の元へ帰るべく連邦保安局の空輸機に乗ったところを、サイラス(ジョン・マルコヴィッチ)ら囚人グループたちにハイジャックされてしまう。ポーは外部の連邦保安官ラーキン(ジョン・キューザック)の協力を得ながら、サイラスらと壮絶な闘いを繰り広げていく。
空に陸にとド派手なアクションを繰り広げていくヴァイオレンス・アクション大作で、製作は見せ場の過剰連続映画ならお任せのジェリー・ブラッカイマー。監督のサイモン・ウエストは、これがデビュー作となった。クライマックスなどで蛇足な部分もあるが、囚人たちひとりひとりの面構えが個性的でよく、往年のロバート・アルドリッチ監督作品を彷彿させる部分もあり。キャストの魅力で光った佳作である。(的田也寸志)
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製作: ジェリー・ブラッカイマー 監督: サイモン・ウェスト 音楽: マーク・ナンシーナ/トレヴァー・ラヴィン 出演: ニコラス・ケイジ/ジョン・マルコヴィッチ/ジョン・キューザック
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- アスペクト比 : 2.35:1
- メーカーにより製造中止になりました : いいえ
- 言語 : 英語, 日本語
- EAN : 4959241942326
- 監督 : サイモン・ウエスト
- メディア形式 : 色, ドルビー, レターボックス化
- 時間 : 1 時間 55 分
- 発売日 : 2006/1/25
- 出演 : ニコラス・ケイジ, ジョン・キューザック, ジョン・マルコビッチ, スティーブ・ブシェーミ, ビング・ライムズ
- 字幕: : 日本語, 英語
- 言語 : 英語 (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- 販売元 : ブエナ・ビスタ・ホーム・エンターテイメント
- 生産者 : ジェリー・ブラッカイマー
- ASIN : B0009Q0K14
- 原産国 : 日本
- ディスク枚数 : 1
- Amazon 売れ筋ランキング: - 40,207位DVD (DVDの売れ筋ランキングを見る)
- - 1,407位外国のミステリー・サスペンス映画
- - 3,343位外国のアクション映画
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上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
2023年12月27日に日本でレビュー済み
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僕的には主役のニコラス・ケイジ云々よりも、曲者揃いの脇役たちの役者のほうが魅力的な映画だと思いますね。ジョン・マルコビッチ、スティーブ・プシェーミ等。ニコラス・ケイジも脇役たちに喰われない様に、気合が入っているのが良く分かります(笑)。兎に角、本作品は見せ場が充実した一級のアクション映画である事は間違いないです。とても面白いストーリーだと思いますね。未鑑賞の人は是非とも御覧あれ。以上です・・お粗末でした。追記🌹🌹ニコラス・ケイジは後数本の映画出演が予定されていますが、それらを撮り終えたら映画界から身を引くと語っています。落ち目になる前に辞めたほうが良いという訳ですかね。じゃあ👋See you again!
2023年11月16日に日本でレビュー済み
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ニコラス・ケイジファンなので、追加しました。以前に持っていましたが、弟が勝手に持っていってしまい回収したらディスクは傷だらけ。現在は別居しているので安心して管理ができています。
2023年12月25日に日本でレビュー済み
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先の読めるところもありますが、力技でラストまでグイグイひっぱられます。
この頃のニコラス・ケイジは良いですね。
この頃のニコラス・ケイジは良いですね。
2024年1月15日に日本でレビュー済み
これだけ大勢で暴れまくってくれる映画も
そうそう無い様な気もしますよね(笑)
ブシェミ!大丈夫、安定の不気味さだ。
DVDも無事持ってます笑、プレーヤー壊れるんじゃってくらいこの頃の映画は見倒してるし、
この映画も何度見た事か…
毎回思うのが「キャメロン、なんかチョイチョイ一言多いねん!」(生真面目だから仕方ない説)
あと、「キャメロン、真面目なのにナンかイチイチついてへんよね(汗」
冷静に見るとですよ。
冒頭の酒場での不運や、やっと仮釈放にまさかのこのすったもんだ事件…(アレ、2個か)
でもこの頃のニコラス・ケイジって私の中では
ちょっとした全盛期?とでもいうか
「ザ・ロック」に「フェイスオフ」、
恋愛ものなら「あなたに降る夢」「シティ・オブ・エンジェル」「天使のくれた時間」etcetc
兎に角ニコケー出てるならマチガイナイを独り占めしてたって感じです。
凶悪犯チームも凄い適役揃いとでもいうか
なんかこの集団で別の映画1本作れんじゃね?
ってくらいBESTでしたね☆
※チームワークも良いんだか悪いんだかで(笑)
キャメロンとサイラス、そして要となるヴィンス・ラーキン!
この3人が描く三角形が、って恋愛のじゃないです(分かってる!)
三人を軸に、外野の善と悪がワイワイやってくれて
極上の超アクション大作に出来上がってるって感じです、抜群に面白い☆
これだけ有名な映画ですが、もし未見の方おられたら
ザクーッと中々見れない囚人の輸送機の旅に同乗されるのも
悪くないと思います♪
事件は次々起きますがキャメロン・ポーが助けてくれます☆
これ本当面白いですよね♪私大好きな映画です^^
そうそう無い様な気もしますよね(笑)
ブシェミ!大丈夫、安定の不気味さだ。
DVDも無事持ってます笑、プレーヤー壊れるんじゃってくらいこの頃の映画は見倒してるし、
この映画も何度見た事か…
毎回思うのが「キャメロン、なんかチョイチョイ一言多いねん!」(生真面目だから仕方ない説)
あと、「キャメロン、真面目なのにナンかイチイチついてへんよね(汗」
冷静に見るとですよ。
冒頭の酒場での不運や、やっと仮釈放にまさかのこのすったもんだ事件…(アレ、2個か)
でもこの頃のニコラス・ケイジって私の中では
ちょっとした全盛期?とでもいうか
「ザ・ロック」に「フェイスオフ」、
恋愛ものなら「あなたに降る夢」「シティ・オブ・エンジェル」「天使のくれた時間」etcetc
兎に角ニコケー出てるならマチガイナイを独り占めしてたって感じです。
凶悪犯チームも凄い適役揃いとでもいうか
なんかこの集団で別の映画1本作れんじゃね?
ってくらいBESTでしたね☆
※チームワークも良いんだか悪いんだかで(笑)
キャメロンとサイラス、そして要となるヴィンス・ラーキン!
この3人が描く三角形が、って恋愛のじゃないです(分かってる!)
三人を軸に、外野の善と悪がワイワイやってくれて
極上の超アクション大作に出来上がってるって感じです、抜群に面白い☆
これだけ有名な映画ですが、もし未見の方おられたら
ザクーッと中々見れない囚人の輸送機の旅に同乗されるのも
悪くないと思います♪
事件は次々起きますがキャメロン・ポーが助けてくれます☆
これ本当面白いですよね♪私大好きな映画です^^
2023年8月14日に日本でレビュー済み
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ニコラスケイジはいい
2023年4月15日に日本でレビュー済み
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DVDで持ってましたが、今回手頃な価格だったので買い直しました。ロン毛のニコラスケイジ、最高!
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Reagan Spouse
5つ星のうち5.0
Could be the best.
2023年12月7日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Let me be clear. Con Air is, in all honesty, a pretty okay movie. However, it is one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen.
Nicolas Cage never fails to amaze me. I grew up on National Treasure, and this definitely feels like a more adult version of it. Epic escapes, epic fight scenes, epic story. The only thing it's missing is the Declaration of Independence.
Cage plays Cameron Poe, a man sentenced to 10 years in prison after accidentally killing an intoxicated man who assaulted his wife. Eight years later, Poe is paroled and boards a flight to Alabama with other criminals who are the worst of the worst. Naturally, the convicts take over the plane and are heading for the border. You get to watch Poe use his wits and his strength to fight both ethical and physical battles to stay alive, all in hopes he'll get to make it home to see his wife and kids.
If you love Nicolas Cage, watch it. If you love action movies, watch it. If you're bored and have nothing to do, watch it. If you love really good movies, definitely consider watching (it's worth it).
Nicolas Cage never fails to amaze me. I grew up on National Treasure, and this definitely feels like a more adult version of it. Epic escapes, epic fight scenes, epic story. The only thing it's missing is the Declaration of Independence.
Cage plays Cameron Poe, a man sentenced to 10 years in prison after accidentally killing an intoxicated man who assaulted his wife. Eight years later, Poe is paroled and boards a flight to Alabama with other criminals who are the worst of the worst. Naturally, the convicts take over the plane and are heading for the border. You get to watch Poe use his wits and his strength to fight both ethical and physical battles to stay alive, all in hopes he'll get to make it home to see his wife and kids.
If you love Nicolas Cage, watch it. If you love action movies, watch it. If you're bored and have nothing to do, watch it. If you love really good movies, definitely consider watching (it's worth it).

loer2450
5つ星のうち5.0
La mejor película de acción
2019年2月14日にメキシコでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Fue la primera vez que tuve la oportunidad de comprar un blu ray de importación y esta no solo cumplio con las especificaciones en el sistema, llego en tiempo y forma. Recomendado para un fin de semana.

Dvd Lover
5つ星のうち5.0
Nicolas Cage 90's Classic
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Superb Movie 90's Classic Nicolas Cage Delivers...

Amazon Customer
5つ星のうち5.0
CON AIR [1997 / 2007] [Blu-ray]
2016年5月2日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
CON AIR [1997 / 2007] [Blu-ray] Fasten Your Seatbelts! High-Energy Action!
Buckle up for a pure adrenaline rush! As producer Jerry Bruckheimer s explosive hit ‘CON AIR’ detonates onto this Blu-ray Disc. Starring acclaimed actors Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride soars to new heights in this remarkable format.
A prison parolee [Nicholas Cage] on his way to freedom faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he is on is skyjacked by the 10 most vicious criminals in the country. Experience death-defying stunts and mind-blowing special effects in eye-popping 1080p while jet engines roar and turbulent action rocks your world in 5.1 Dolby Digital 48 kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio. The excitement takes off and never lets up with Blu-ray High Definition!
FILM FACT: 70th Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Original Song for "How Do I Live." Nominated: Best Sound Mixing for Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Art Rochester.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Mykelti Williamson, Rachel Ticotin, Colm Meaney, Dave Chappelle, Nick Chinlund, Steve Buscemi, Monica Potter, M.C. Gainey, Jesse Borrego, Renoly Santiago, Brendan Kelly, Jesse Borrego, Carl Ciarfalio, Mongo Brownlee, John Marshall Jones, Ned Bellamy, Fredric Lehne, Marty McSorley, Robert Stephenson, Tommy Bush, Don Charles McGovern, Steve Eastin, José Zúñiga, Jeris Lee Poindexter, Landry Allbright, Angela Featherstone, Don S. Davis, Dabbs Greer, Chris Ellis, Kevin Gage (uncredited), Matthew Barry (uncredited), Powers Boothe (uncredited), Kira Burt (uncredited), Marty Fresca (uncredited), Kevin Gage (uncredited), Christopher Robin Hood (uncredited), Walter Ludwig (uncredited), Bob Pepper (uncredited), Mark Rodney (uncredited) and Dan Rudert (uncredited)
Director: Simon West
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay: Scott Rosenberg
Composers: Mark Mancina and Trevor Rabin
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Video Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English: 5.1 LPCM Uncompressed Audio, English: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, French: 5.1 DTS, French: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, Spanish: 5.1 DTS and Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finish and Icelandic
Running Time: 115 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: Here is my one and only guilty pleasure: ‘CON AIR’ [1997]. Here is a lesson in manhood where Nicolas Cage gets to be innocently hijacked on a plane and has to save his diabetic buddy with lots of explosions and it is a totally gloriously boneheaded macho-fest rollercoaster ride from start to finish.
But here is a slight warning: If you have a slight fear of flying, then this film will not be for you. But for me and for some unknown reason, with ‘CON AIR,’ is about a film in which an aeroplane transferring hardened nasty criminals is hijacked by its criminal passengers before being taken on a raucous rollercoaster joyride, has always had a comforting effect on me and I think (spoiler warning) it's because the good guys survive, but who that is, you will have to view this film and especially this high octane 1080p Blu-ray disc.
Of course, I'm well aware that Hollywood heroes usually live, but when I watched ‘CON AIR’ for the first time in the cinema in 1997 that I hadn't yet had the pleasure of working my way through the abundance of cheap action flicks with all-American bad-asses and one-liner scripts churned out by Hollywood every year. Previously, one of my favourite films was ‘Airplane,’ but of course that was the opposite direction and of course I considered ‘CON AIR’ gives us a lesson in real macho manhood, so to speak.
And the starring man in this gloriously boneheaded macho-man fest is soft spoken Cameron Poe, played by a biblically long-locked Nicolas Cage. What a man Cameron Poe is, a former soldier, he has just been released from prison after serving time for manslaughter after killing a local drunk who berates his pregnant wife. After more than seven years doing handstand press-ups, learning Spanish and making friends with the help of the "pink coconut things" his wife sends him, he's ready to be transferred home with a fluffy stuffed rabbit to give the daughter he's never met. Unfortunately for poor Cameron Poe, a nutty bunch of Supermaxim lifers led by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom [John Malkovich] who are also on the flight, have other ideas; they take control of the plane and Cameron Poe is forced to tread a delicate line between being an innocent good guy and a criminal in order to survive the trip. But basically the film is just about a man trying to get a toy bunny home to his daughter.
That's what I love most about ‘CON AIR,’ because of all the masquerading; it really is a hysterically comic flick. The characterisation teeters just enough into the tongue-in-cheek side of cliché to make it fantastically watchable. You've got the Dostoevsky-quoting field marshal Vince Larkin [John Cusack] waxing sociological with the brutish DEA agent Duncan Malloy [Colm Meaney] while they try to take back the plane; the quasi-profound Garland Greene [Steve Buscemi] who plays the OTT psychopath who turns up on board in a Hannibal Lecter-style face cage; and Joe "Pinball" Parker [Dave Chappelle] who gets side-tracked chatting up an airport employee in a hanger during a stop-off and almost misses the flight. There's also great action slapstick, like when (spoiler alert) Joe "Pinball" Parker's dead body is shoved out of the plane and lands on the bonnet of a car as the driver grumbles about his dirty windscreen.
But while the first half of the film is all about the hijack, the second half is essentially about a massive gun battle in an apocalyptic dustbowl scrapyard. Cameron Poe, who unlike the other prisoners is technically a free man, does actually get an opportunity to escape at this point, but turns it down because his prison cell chum Baby-O who happens to be diabetic and is in dire need of insulin. Did I mention Cameron Poe really is a great guy, who risks his life to get a syringe for a near-death Baby-O, in a fine homage to an oft-overlooked sub-genre of cinema; films that use diabetes as a narrative device?
Meanwhile, the plane takes off again, Cameron Poe's cover is broken and he is forced to fight for control of the aircraft for the epic finale; safely landing on the Vegas strip, a plane full of mad men crashing, cartoon-style into the American dream. It truly is a beautiful thing. I may be speaking for myself, but any action film that features the line: "Make a move and the bunny gets it", deserves to be watched at least seven times. ‘CON AIR,’ is one flight you cannot afford to miss!
Blu-ray Video Quality – Touchstone Home Entertainment brings you this powerful action packed film ‘CON AIR’ in a brilliant awe inspiring 1080p image transfer, and an equally impressive 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Despite of its age, it has a great picture quality with some surprisingly good quality images. Virtually throughout the film it has completely sharp images. The contrast and detail is at a high level, with mostly very vivid image with some very good depth. You also have minimum noise in larger areas, especially in the darker areas. Minimal visible ghosting throughout the film and there is no artificial sharpening.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Touchstone Home Entertainment brings you this powerful action packed film ‘CON AIR’ with an equally impressive impacting 5.1 Dolby Digital audio experience. Even ‘CON AIR’ follows the same rule as the other Jerry Bruckheimer productions: to crack it and the more intense, the better! And Touchstone Home Entertainment here gives ‘CON AIR’ namely not only provides a reference image quality but also a corresponding Home Theatre Sound experience especially in the numerous action packed scenes, where the walls of your lounge will tremble with great vibration. Here you have a full programme on offer: explosions are punchy, cannonballs hiss from one corner to the other and the engine noise of the ‘CON AIR’ comes with plenty of deep bass therefore I can honestly say that action fans will find themselves in seventh heaven acoustic! There are not many quiet scenes in this film, but even these have been well implemented sound wise, while dialogue remains always well understood even in fast-paced scenes. So well done Touchstone Home Entertainment.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: Movie Showcase [2007] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:33] Movie Showcase is basically a series of bookmarks that lets you demo the 1080p HD picture and sound quality by selecting three big cinematic moments from the film ‘CON AIR.’ While it is presented in 1080p, the audio is in 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, you do get the full HD experience. Touchstone Home Entertainment is basically giving you a Blu-ray demonstration of the three selectable scenes that are presented, the brilliant 1080p HD image quality with this Blu-ray disc, but personally I cannot work out why this has been included, very strange.
Special Feature: A View From Above [1997] [480i] [1.33:1] [4:38] This “Making-of” is just under 5 minutes and is basically seeing behind-the-scene documentary of the filming of the film ‘CON AIR’ and some of the actors and several crewmembers have their say and they include Nicholas Cage [Cameron Poe]; Jerry Bruckheimer [Producer]; John Malkovich [Cyrus The Virus], John Cusack [Vince Larkin] and Simon West [Director] have far too brief words with their involvement in the film and you get to see a few set-shots. Basically, however, this is more or less a short promotional clip for the film, and this was originally only available as a DVD feature, that is why the quality of this video is very grainy.
Special Feature: The Destruction of Las Vegas [1997] [480i] [1.33:1] [2:40] This is a follow up documentary to the previous special feature where again we see behind-the-scene of the film ‘CON AIR’ where you get to view them destroying parts of Las Vegas, especially with the CGI effects and other special effects inside the plane. We also get to view a miniaturised to scale of Las Vegas on the film set, to show you how they did the effects of the plane landing on the road and destroying parts of Las Vegas. We get also contributions from Jerry Bruckheimer [Producer] and David Goldberg [Visual Effects Supervisor]. Again this was originally only available as a DVD feature that is why the quality of this video is very grainy.
Theatrical Trailer [1997] [480i] [1.33:1] [2:28] This is the original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘CON AIR,’ but sadly not being shown in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Despite the slightly grainy image, it sure packs in a lot of hard action for this theatrical trailer, that really gives you a brilliant view of this film, to the point it makes you want to view the real macho testosterone ‘CON AIR’ film.
Finally, here is another Jerry Bruckheimer high powered production value film and therefore another highly explosive rollercoaster ride of this always rapid all action film! ‘CON AIR’ picks up basically where the film 'The Rock' has ceased and offers even more breathless action and this time mainly in the air. Nicolas Cage maybe the hero throughout the film, while John Malkovich is perfectly cast to be the disgusting villain again. To add other forms of ingredients into this rollercoaster ride, on top of all that we have John Cusack and Steve Buscemi to add some familiar faces, to counteract especially the performer of nasty macho felons who clearly had their fun and delightfully over-acting personified. With such exaggerated story line, ‘CON AIR’ is the best 1990s popcorn cinema. Sit down (and do not forget to buckle up!). Switch off the brain and have a good over the top time! The film can also be technically convincing, since ‘CON AIR,’ after all is a 1997 film, but still looks up-to-date and especially with a very good and excellent 1080p image quality and an even more powerful sound design. Sadly there are only two extras as an added bonus that has only a short run length and very poor standard definition presentation with only a slight inadequate impression. Fans of this immensely exaggerated over the top genre action cinema à la Jerry Bruckheimer will certainly not let down with this truly spectacular Blu-ray disc release is not to be missed! Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
Buckle up for a pure adrenaline rush! As producer Jerry Bruckheimer s explosive hit ‘CON AIR’ detonates onto this Blu-ray Disc. Starring acclaimed actors Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride soars to new heights in this remarkable format.
A prison parolee [Nicholas Cage] on his way to freedom faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he is on is skyjacked by the 10 most vicious criminals in the country. Experience death-defying stunts and mind-blowing special effects in eye-popping 1080p while jet engines roar and turbulent action rocks your world in 5.1 Dolby Digital 48 kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio. The excitement takes off and never lets up with Blu-ray High Definition!
FILM FACT: 70th Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Original Song for "How Do I Live." Nominated: Best Sound Mixing for Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Art Rochester.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Mykelti Williamson, Rachel Ticotin, Colm Meaney, Dave Chappelle, Nick Chinlund, Steve Buscemi, Monica Potter, M.C. Gainey, Jesse Borrego, Renoly Santiago, Brendan Kelly, Jesse Borrego, Carl Ciarfalio, Mongo Brownlee, John Marshall Jones, Ned Bellamy, Fredric Lehne, Marty McSorley, Robert Stephenson, Tommy Bush, Don Charles McGovern, Steve Eastin, José Zúñiga, Jeris Lee Poindexter, Landry Allbright, Angela Featherstone, Don S. Davis, Dabbs Greer, Chris Ellis, Kevin Gage (uncredited), Matthew Barry (uncredited), Powers Boothe (uncredited), Kira Burt (uncredited), Marty Fresca (uncredited), Kevin Gage (uncredited), Christopher Robin Hood (uncredited), Walter Ludwig (uncredited), Bob Pepper (uncredited), Mark Rodney (uncredited) and Dan Rudert (uncredited)
Director: Simon West
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay: Scott Rosenberg
Composers: Mark Mancina and Trevor Rabin
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Video Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English: 5.1 LPCM Uncompressed Audio, English: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, French: 5.1 DTS, French: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, Spanish: 5.1 DTS and Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finish and Icelandic
Running Time: 115 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: Here is my one and only guilty pleasure: ‘CON AIR’ [1997]. Here is a lesson in manhood where Nicolas Cage gets to be innocently hijacked on a plane and has to save his diabetic buddy with lots of explosions and it is a totally gloriously boneheaded macho-fest rollercoaster ride from start to finish.
But here is a slight warning: If you have a slight fear of flying, then this film will not be for you. But for me and for some unknown reason, with ‘CON AIR,’ is about a film in which an aeroplane transferring hardened nasty criminals is hijacked by its criminal passengers before being taken on a raucous rollercoaster joyride, has always had a comforting effect on me and I think (spoiler warning) it's because the good guys survive, but who that is, you will have to view this film and especially this high octane 1080p Blu-ray disc.
Of course, I'm well aware that Hollywood heroes usually live, but when I watched ‘CON AIR’ for the first time in the cinema in 1997 that I hadn't yet had the pleasure of working my way through the abundance of cheap action flicks with all-American bad-asses and one-liner scripts churned out by Hollywood every year. Previously, one of my favourite films was ‘Airplane,’ but of course that was the opposite direction and of course I considered ‘CON AIR’ gives us a lesson in real macho manhood, so to speak.
And the starring man in this gloriously boneheaded macho-man fest is soft spoken Cameron Poe, played by a biblically long-locked Nicolas Cage. What a man Cameron Poe is, a former soldier, he has just been released from prison after serving time for manslaughter after killing a local drunk who berates his pregnant wife. After more than seven years doing handstand press-ups, learning Spanish and making friends with the help of the "pink coconut things" his wife sends him, he's ready to be transferred home with a fluffy stuffed rabbit to give the daughter he's never met. Unfortunately for poor Cameron Poe, a nutty bunch of Supermaxim lifers led by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom [John Malkovich] who are also on the flight, have other ideas; they take control of the plane and Cameron Poe is forced to tread a delicate line between being an innocent good guy and a criminal in order to survive the trip. But basically the film is just about a man trying to get a toy bunny home to his daughter.
That's what I love most about ‘CON AIR,’ because of all the masquerading; it really is a hysterically comic flick. The characterisation teeters just enough into the tongue-in-cheek side of cliché to make it fantastically watchable. You've got the Dostoevsky-quoting field marshal Vince Larkin [John Cusack] waxing sociological with the brutish DEA agent Duncan Malloy [Colm Meaney] while they try to take back the plane; the quasi-profound Garland Greene [Steve Buscemi] who plays the OTT psychopath who turns up on board in a Hannibal Lecter-style face cage; and Joe "Pinball" Parker [Dave Chappelle] who gets side-tracked chatting up an airport employee in a hanger during a stop-off and almost misses the flight. There's also great action slapstick, like when (spoiler alert) Joe "Pinball" Parker's dead body is shoved out of the plane and lands on the bonnet of a car as the driver grumbles about his dirty windscreen.
But while the first half of the film is all about the hijack, the second half is essentially about a massive gun battle in an apocalyptic dustbowl scrapyard. Cameron Poe, who unlike the other prisoners is technically a free man, does actually get an opportunity to escape at this point, but turns it down because his prison cell chum Baby-O who happens to be diabetic and is in dire need of insulin. Did I mention Cameron Poe really is a great guy, who risks his life to get a syringe for a near-death Baby-O, in a fine homage to an oft-overlooked sub-genre of cinema; films that use diabetes as a narrative device?
Meanwhile, the plane takes off again, Cameron Poe's cover is broken and he is forced to fight for control of the aircraft for the epic finale; safely landing on the Vegas strip, a plane full of mad men crashing, cartoon-style into the American dream. It truly is a beautiful thing. I may be speaking for myself, but any action film that features the line: "Make a move and the bunny gets it", deserves to be watched at least seven times. ‘CON AIR,’ is one flight you cannot afford to miss!
Blu-ray Video Quality – Touchstone Home Entertainment brings you this powerful action packed film ‘CON AIR’ in a brilliant awe inspiring 1080p image transfer, and an equally impressive 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Despite of its age, it has a great picture quality with some surprisingly good quality images. Virtually throughout the film it has completely sharp images. The contrast and detail is at a high level, with mostly very vivid image with some very good depth. You also have minimum noise in larger areas, especially in the darker areas. Minimal visible ghosting throughout the film and there is no artificial sharpening.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Touchstone Home Entertainment brings you this powerful action packed film ‘CON AIR’ with an equally impressive impacting 5.1 Dolby Digital audio experience. Even ‘CON AIR’ follows the same rule as the other Jerry Bruckheimer productions: to crack it and the more intense, the better! And Touchstone Home Entertainment here gives ‘CON AIR’ namely not only provides a reference image quality but also a corresponding Home Theatre Sound experience especially in the numerous action packed scenes, where the walls of your lounge will tremble with great vibration. Here you have a full programme on offer: explosions are punchy, cannonballs hiss from one corner to the other and the engine noise of the ‘CON AIR’ comes with plenty of deep bass therefore I can honestly say that action fans will find themselves in seventh heaven acoustic! There are not many quiet scenes in this film, but even these have been well implemented sound wise, while dialogue remains always well understood even in fast-paced scenes. So well done Touchstone Home Entertainment.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: Movie Showcase [2007] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:33] Movie Showcase is basically a series of bookmarks that lets you demo the 1080p HD picture and sound quality by selecting three big cinematic moments from the film ‘CON AIR.’ While it is presented in 1080p, the audio is in 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, you do get the full HD experience. Touchstone Home Entertainment is basically giving you a Blu-ray demonstration of the three selectable scenes that are presented, the brilliant 1080p HD image quality with this Blu-ray disc, but personally I cannot work out why this has been included, very strange.
Special Feature: A View From Above [1997] [480i] [1.33:1] [4:38] This “Making-of” is just under 5 minutes and is basically seeing behind-the-scene documentary of the filming of the film ‘CON AIR’ and some of the actors and several crewmembers have their say and they include Nicholas Cage [Cameron Poe]; Jerry Bruckheimer [Producer]; John Malkovich [Cyrus The Virus], John Cusack [Vince Larkin] and Simon West [Director] have far too brief words with their involvement in the film and you get to see a few set-shots. Basically, however, this is more or less a short promotional clip for the film, and this was originally only available as a DVD feature, that is why the quality of this video is very grainy.
Special Feature: The Destruction of Las Vegas [1997] [480i] [1.33:1] [2:40] This is a follow up documentary to the previous special feature where again we see behind-the-scene of the film ‘CON AIR’ where you get to view them destroying parts of Las Vegas, especially with the CGI effects and other special effects inside the plane. We also get to view a miniaturised to scale of Las Vegas on the film set, to show you how they did the effects of the plane landing on the road and destroying parts of Las Vegas. We get also contributions from Jerry Bruckheimer [Producer] and David Goldberg [Visual Effects Supervisor]. Again this was originally only available as a DVD feature that is why the quality of this video is very grainy.
Theatrical Trailer [1997] [480i] [1.33:1] [2:28] This is the original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘CON AIR,’ but sadly not being shown in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Despite the slightly grainy image, it sure packs in a lot of hard action for this theatrical trailer, that really gives you a brilliant view of this film, to the point it makes you want to view the real macho testosterone ‘CON AIR’ film.
Finally, here is another Jerry Bruckheimer high powered production value film and therefore another highly explosive rollercoaster ride of this always rapid all action film! ‘CON AIR’ picks up basically where the film 'The Rock' has ceased and offers even more breathless action and this time mainly in the air. Nicolas Cage maybe the hero throughout the film, while John Malkovich is perfectly cast to be the disgusting villain again. To add other forms of ingredients into this rollercoaster ride, on top of all that we have John Cusack and Steve Buscemi to add some familiar faces, to counteract especially the performer of nasty macho felons who clearly had their fun and delightfully over-acting personified. With such exaggerated story line, ‘CON AIR’ is the best 1990s popcorn cinema. Sit down (and do not forget to buckle up!). Switch off the brain and have a good over the top time! The film can also be technically convincing, since ‘CON AIR,’ after all is a 1997 film, but still looks up-to-date and especially with a very good and excellent 1080p image quality and an even more powerful sound design. Sadly there are only two extras as an added bonus that has only a short run length and very poor standard definition presentation with only a slight inadequate impression. Fans of this immensely exaggerated over the top genre action cinema à la Jerry Bruckheimer will certainly not let down with this truly spectacular Blu-ray disc release is not to be missed! Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom