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This is a remake of the movie of the same name by 20th Century Fox Company from 1965. The movie Robbery of the Phoenix directed by Robert aldrich)40 years ago has become one of the most classic adventure action movies in Hollywood history. At the end of 2004, Fox Company's new edition "Robbery of the Phoenix" once again presented this classic confrontation between human beings and nature to the audience. Compared with the old version, the background of the film is changed from the hot Moroccan desert in North Africa to the Mongolian Gobi where sandstorms and bandits are rampant. The main prop, C-82 military transport aircraft, has also become its improved C- 1 19 "flying carriage". Survivors will face unimaginable hardships caused by natural, technological and human factors: high temperature, storms, various difficulties in self-rescue technology and the most serious.
The structure of the story is relatively compact. A C- 1 19 cargo plane named "Phoenix" was on its way to Beijing, China. When it flew over the Mongolian desert, it was suddenly caught in a storm and forced to land in Gobi. The passengers on the plane were a team of employees of an oil company, and the survivors quickly woke up from the joy of surviving. They realized that not only the plane was seriously damaged and could not take off, but also the contact with the outside world was interrupted, and there was no possibility of calling for rescue. Their only hope is to reassemble the wreckage into a new plane and use it to get out of danger. So, under the leadership of Captain Frank, everyone began to work hard to save themselves, but the harsh living environment in the desert and the unfortunate events that followed challenged the physical and psychological limits of the players.
Director john moore started as an advertising director, so his film works are not many. Fans are familiar with 200 1' s "Going Behind Enemy Lines", which should be his first film work, and it is also a movie released by Fox Company like "The Phoenix Robbery". As for the screenwriter Scott Frank, he is very famous. He wrote Hunting Action, Master Strategist and Minority Report, which are well-known works in Hollywood. Dennis Quaid, a veteran movie star, plays the captain in the film. His latest work is the sci-fi disaster blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, which has a global box office of nearly 300 million. In fact, in his 30-year film career, it's hard to pick out a masterpiece of Dennis Quaid that really belongs to him, because he belongs to the kind of popular star that is difficult to locate, but the ever-changing screen image also has its * * *. He always plays a strong body, amiable, and loves family hobbies.
review
Although the movie stunts in the 1960s and 1970s were not as good as today's, the disaster movies at that time were the most popular movies. Speaking of all kinds of disasters in disaster films, it seems that there are two reasons, one is human diseases, and the other is natural disasters caused by nature itself. The former are mostly infectious diseases that people are prone to, such as plague, cholera, plague, tuberculosis, or epidemic diseases such as viruses and bacteria. But with the development of medical technology, these disasters can basically be countered by human beings, and even controlled to make waves, but the truly irresistible disaster is the latter. Because in many cases, the disasters brought by nature to human beings are almost irresistible. Whether it is the volcanic wind and smoke that cover the sky, the avalanche earthquake that collapses in the sky, or the monstrous tsunami that hits like Mount Tai, it is easy to make people feel small and fragile. The movie Robbery of the Phoenix should belong to the latter as Titanic, Landslide and Tornado. The difference is that the film does not have a gorgeous performance lineup, but is supplemented by special effects, which shows us the real process of an aviation disaster in a desert storm and the true portrayal of many people in the event, once again proving the great power of human imagination and unity.
Although there is still a clear gap between Robbery of the Phoenix and the classic adventure disaster films in film history, now Hollywood has a lot of money and first-class technology as the backing, so we have to admit that Hollywood disaster films are unparalleled in sensory stimulation, and this film is no exception. With the continuous warming of sequels and remakes in the film market and the unshakable influence of the previous episode and the original, sequels and remakes seem to be the box office panacea for major film manufacturers. Of course, modern people watch too many special effects movies, live in comfortable urban honeypots, sit in air-conditioned cinemas or home cinemas, eat snacks and drink drinks, and hardly realize the horror and reality of disasters. Hollywood directors are well aware of this, but due to financial problems, Robbery of the Phoenix can't make the amazing effect of The Day After Tomorrow. Therefore, while showing the truth of the disaster, the film focuses on the reactions of many protagonists in the film when they face disaster and death.
The vast Gobi, looking up at the yellow sand, isolated and unable to move, is a desert version of "the rest of my life on a desert island". How can we survive tenaciously in such a bad situation? Directly facing the choice of life and death, everyone's reaction and result in the movie "Robbery of the Phoenix" are completely different: some people are at a loss and die in an accident soon, some people give their lives to save others, but they take their own lives, some people show their true colors, but they are not afraid of danger and fall down, and some people are calm and calm, taking risks calmly and showing their true colors as heroes. Although there are serious plot injuries in the film, the biggest difference between this disaster remake and other similar films is that while enjoying the vivid and impactful special effects scenes of crazy Sha Wanli in the picture, we are looking forward to the final outcome of the plot development, while watching the portrayal of so many characters and the conflicts between them.
Digital video disc
The DVD produced and distributed by Fox Company has a moderate overall level, and the cover packaging design is general, with the heads of several protagonists as the main visual tone, which is slightly dignified, and is accompanied by C- 1 19 "Flying Horse Carriage". It is obvious to understand the story told by the film. The main course is a dynamic English menu with a gloomy newspaper in the background and actor Dennis Quaid as the captain. It is calm and simple, giving people a unique charm of remake, and it is more in line with the style and background of the movie "Desert Mad Sand".
image quality
Because there are many characters in the film and their personalities are distinct, from a certain point of view, the first protagonist of the film is not anyone, but the first element of the film-the desert between day and night. If you think that the picture of the film is not very clear because of the so-called flying desert and yellow sand, windy and smoky scenes, or that the color of the film focuses more on the feeling of yellow sand and hot sun, then you are wrong. Even strictly speaking, the screen format of deformable widescreen 2.35: 1 is acceptable, but the lens lacks a certain sense of hierarchy when facing the extremely bright scorching sun directly, and some pictures lose a little sharpness under the influence of strong sunlight.
John moore, the director of this film, was born in an advertisement. He mastered the use of lens and light well, and his free and wild visual style is no exaggeration, which makes the picture look very beautiful. In addition, the contrast of colors also makes people feel that it is a kind of visual enjoyment. The color contrast between blue mountains and dust, blue sky and continuous white clouds, silver-gray planes and bronzed skin, burning day and warm yellow sand is handled naturally and just right, no matter at night or during the day.
Sound fidelity
The film is rich in audio tracks, with English audio tracks of DD5. 1, English audio tracks of DTS5. 1, French audio tracks of DD2.0 and DD2.0. Judging from the performance of the DTS audio track of half a yard, the effect of the plane hitting the ground and hitting the desert in the film is particularly strong, and the sound location in all directions is more accurate. Whether it is the sense of space and explosive force of the sound field, or the impact and persistence of low frequency, it is quite satisfactory, and you can even hear the splash of sand and the flow of dust. In the middle of the film, the plot is glued, and the audio track is clear in the long dialogue. Moreover, the film does not pay much attention to the music part, and the voice and wind of the dialogue do not interfere with each other, which is true and natural. Of course, the sound effect of this film can't be described as perfect, but it should be said that the task is completed properly. After all, because the sound quality is not very prominent, it lacks a little opportunity for performance, and it is slightly thin in the rendering of small points such as atmosphere.
titbits
The highlights of this film are acceptable, including the 42-minute behind-the-scenes production of The Phoenix Diary, the extended plot of 10 minutes, and the 5-minute movie deletion scene, as well as the audio commentary by director john moore, producers john davis and Vic Godfrey, and art designer Patrick Rum. Then there is the trailer for the theatrical version and the two-minute preview of the new film.
English title: the flight of the phoenix
Chinese translation: phoenix robbery
Director: john moore
Screenwriter: Scott Frank/edward burns
Starring: Dennis Quaid/tyrese gibson/giovanni ribisi
Region: USA
Type: Action/Adventure
Grade: PG- 13
Production Company: Twentieth Century Fox
Premiere date: 65438+February 2004 65438+July.
DVD production company: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD distribution company: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD release date: March 2005 1
Area code: 1 region
Format: D9
Duration: 1 13 minutes
Menu: English dynamics
Audio track: English DD5. 1/ English DTS5. 1/ French DD2.0/ Comment DD2.0
Subtitles: English/Spanish/French/English CC
Picture scale: deformable widescreen 2.35: 1