Con Air

Con Air


Starring:Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Nick Chinlund, Steve Buscemi, Colm Meaney, Rachel Ticotin, Dave Chappelle, Mykelti Williamson, Danny Trejo, M.C. Gainey, Steve Eastin, Renoly Santiago, Monica Potter, Landry Allbright, Brendan Kelly, Jesse Borrego, Carl Ciarfalio, Mongo Brownlee
Director: Simon West
Studio: Touchstone / Disney
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
Con Air is proof that the slick, absurdly overblown action formula of Hollywood mega-producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Crimson Tide) lives on, even after Simpson's druggy death. (Read Charles Fleming's exposé, High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess, for more about that.) Nicolas Cage, sporting a disconcerting mane of hair, is a wrongly convicted prisoner on a transport plane with a bunch of infamously psychopathic criminals, including head creep Cyrus the Virus (John Malkovich), black militant Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), and serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi, making the most of his pallid, rodent-like qualities). Naturally, the convicts take over the plane; meanwhile, on the ground, a US marshal (John Cusack) and a DEA agent (Colm Meaney), try to figure out what to do. As is the postmodern way, the movie displays a self-consciously ironic awareness that its story and characters are really just excuses for a high-tech cinematic thrill ride. Best idea: the filmmakers persuaded the owners of the legendary Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to let them help out with the structure's demolition by crashing their plane into it. --Jim Emerson
Description
From the hit-making producer of THE ROCK and CRIMSON TIDE comes the hard-hitting blockbuster CON AIR, starring Academy Award(R)-winner Nicolas Cage (LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Best Actor,1995), John Cusack (GROSSE POINTE BLANK), and John Malkovich (IN THE LINE OF FIRE)! A prison parolee (Cage) -- on his way to freedom -- faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country ... led by the infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich)! Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive high-flying action soars to new heights ... and delivers high-caliber motion picture entertainment!
Con Air
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Con Air
  • "Welcome to Con Air"
  • I expected more
  • everyone's "favorite movie!"
  • Pure Entertainment
 Con Air
Starring: Nicolas Cage , John Cusack , John Malkovich , Ving Rhames , and Nick Chinlund
Director: Simon West
Manufacturer: Touchstone / Disney
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ThrillersThrillers | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
Nicolas CageNicolas Cage | Action Stars | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
Allbright, LandryAllbright, Landry | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Borrego, JesseBorrego, Jesse | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Brownlee, Jerry MongoBrownlee, Jerry Mongo | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Buscemi, SteveBuscemi, Steve | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cage, NicolasCage, Nicolas | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Chappelle, DaveChappelle, Dave | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Chinlund, NickChinlund, Nick | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Ciarfalio, CarlCiarfalio, Carl | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cusack, JohnCusack, John | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Eastin, SteveEastin, Steve | ( E ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Kelly, BrendanKelly, Brendan | ( K ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Malkovich, JohnMalkovich, John | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Meaney, ColmMeaney, Colm | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Potter, MonicaPotter, Monica | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Rhames, VingRhames, Ving | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Santiago, RenolySantiago, Renoly | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Ticotin, RachelTicotin, Rachel | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Trejo, DannyTrejo, Danny | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Williamson, MykeltiWilliamson, Mykelti | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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ASIN: 6304806434
Release Date: 1998-03-25

Amazon.com

Con Air is proof that the slick, absurdly overblown action formula of Hollywood mega-producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Crimson Tide) lives on, even after Simpson's druggy death. (Read Charles Fleming's exposé, High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess, for more about that.) Nicolas Cage, sporting a disconcerting mane of hair, is a wrongly convicted prisoner on a transport plane with a bunch of infamously psychopathic criminals, including head creep Cyrus the Virus (John Malkovich), black militant Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), and serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi, making the most of his pallid, rodent-like qualities). Naturally, the convicts take over the plane; meanwhile, on the ground, a US marshal (John Cusack) and a DEA agent (Colm Meaney), try to figure out what to do. As is the postmodern way, the movie displays a self-consciously ironic awareness that its story and characters are really just excuses for a high-tech cinematic thrill ride. Best idea: the filmmakers persuaded the owners of the legendary Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to let them help out with the structure's demolition by crashing their plane into it. --Jim Emerson

Description

From the hit-making producer of THE ROCK and CRIMSON TIDE comes the hard-hitting blockbuster CON AIR, starring Academy Award(R)-winner Nicolas Cage (LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Best Actor,1995), John Cusack (GROSSE POINTE BLANK), and John Malkovich (IN THE LINE OF FIRE)! A prison parolee (Cage) -- on his way to freedom -- faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country ... led by the infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich)! Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive high-flying action soars to new heights ... and delivers high-caliber motion picture entertainment!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Con Air.......2007-06-08

Nicolas Cage can play a southern boy real good... He can be kind and tough at the same time....

4 out of 5 stars "Welcome to Con Air".......2007-02-13

...John Malkovich's character (Cyrus the Virus) announces after taking over a state of the art prisoner transport plane. This and many other lines help make Cyrus one of the most charismatic and lovable convicts I've seen in a long time (he is the bad guy in the movie though, but I can't help but like him). There is tons of other great characters in this movie as well, many of them covicts. Nicholas Cage, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, David Chapelle, and Ving Rhames are all solid as usual.

Yes this is standard Jerry Bruckheimer action fare, but that's not a bad thing. It's a movie made to entertain and that's it. There is loads of comic relief and pleasantly cheesy dialogue that helps to make sure you don't take the film too seriously. As mentioned by others the Unrated Extended Edition DVD has absolutely no special features, which is a little disappointing, but the movie by itself is worth the price regardless.

2 out of 5 stars I expected more.......2007-01-29

Maybe my expectations were a little high. I never saw this movie in the theaters so I recently watched this extended edition on DVD. Nicholas Cage has a terrible southern accent throughout the movie - why - I'm not sure as his character doesn't need to be from the south. And I thought the law enforcement was a bit over the top with the macho, kill everyone, innocents be damn attitude and in fighting. There was a lot a action but most of the time I thought it was just stupid. For example, an under cover cop posing as a con had a concealed gun and the second he was released he pulled it out instead of waiting until he could get the ring leader who had the only other gun. Overall I was disappointed in this movie.

4 out of 5 stars everyone's "favorite movie!".......2006-11-26

ok, well let's step aside from all of the brainiac responses. people can't take away anything from a review if they can't understand the terminology.

con air is a pretty action packed movie. nicholas cage plays a pretty good role, though sometimes his hillybilly accent drives me nuts. the plot is typical action moiveish, but i like it. the budget for this movie was well, quality is great. con air is alot of people's "favorite movie", and with a script written so well, i can understand why.

this movie has a little bit of everything nestled in. you've got plenty of comedy and laughs, some dry humor, some serious action that'll have you on the edge of your seat, and even some drama. the ending will leave you with a sense of relief. yes indeed, this movie combines many theatrical attributes.

5 out of 5 stars Pure Entertainment.......2006-10-13

Despite it's cast of respected actors, 'Con Air' is not a good film in the traditional sense. It's not a good film in the way Pulp Fiction, Casablanca, and/or Taxi Driver is a good film. But for sheer entertainment and high velocity action, 'Con Air' is one helluva movie. Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor, 'Leaving Las Vegas') plays Cameron Poe, a good man who is sentenced to 7to10 years in prison after killing a man in a bar brawl while defending his wife (Monica Potter). As Cameron waits out his 7 years, his wife gives birth to their daughter and it turns out that Cameron is getting out on her birthday and he's determined to make a good impression. To get from the federal prison he's in to where his wife and daughter are, he must ride on a plane filled with dangerous inmates (besides Cameron, the rest of the men are being transferred to higher security joints). Once the plane begins to move, a plan is set in motion. On the plane is the psychotic, yet brilliant Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich) who leads the crusade of rebellious criminals...With the help of Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames) and all the other inmates aboard of course. Meanwhile, a cop named Vince Larkin (John Cusack) becomes an aide to Cameron as he puts his wits to the test to outsmart Cyrus and the rest of the gang. Add in Steve Buscemi as a hilariously dangerous psychopath and a pre-Chapelle show Dave Chappelle as Pinball, a crack addict...You got a great action movie with some comedic relief. The movie is completely illogical, in almost every aspect. So disregard logic at the door, it's not needed here. But you got to look at the bigger picture here. Is this merely a good action film because of it's high adrenaline? It also has to do with the cast. Most action films have action stars in it. In this film, we're given highly respect and even Oscar nominated/winning actors. You have Nicolas Cage, who's accent sounds a bit fake but is good nonetheless. You got Ving Rhames, who's perfect. You have Steve Buscemi as a pointless character, that you actually grow to like and even appreciate...Then you have John Malkovich. What a completely underrated actor. He's never won an Oscar, a lot of commercial film viewers don't even know who he is, and this guy is one of the finest American actors. Even in this film, the way he delivers his dialogue and that steely look in his eye is just so perfect. As I said...If you want a smart, logical action film. This is not for you. If you want a pull-no-punches action film, with great performances to boot. Here's "Con Air"

GRADE: A
Con Air (Unrated Extended Edition)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Con Air
  • "Welcome to Con Air"
  • I expected more
  • everyone's "favorite movie!"
  • Pure Entertainment
 Con Air (Unrated Extended Edition)
Starring: Nicolas Cage , John Cusack , John Malkovich , Ving Rhames , and Nick Chinlund
Director: Simon West
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
ThrillersThrillers | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
Nicolas CageNicolas Cage | Action Stars | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
Allbright, LandryAllbright, Landry | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Borrego, JesseBorrego, Jesse | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Brownlee, Jerry MongoBrownlee, Jerry Mongo | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Buscemi, SteveBuscemi, Steve | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cage, NicolasCage, Nicolas | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Chappelle, DaveChappelle, Dave | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Chinlund, NickChinlund, Nick | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Ciarfalio, CarlCiarfalio, Carl | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cusack, JohnCusack, John | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Eastin, SteveEastin, Steve | ( E ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Kelly, BrendanKelly, Brendan | ( K ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Malkovich, JohnMalkovich, John | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Meaney, ColmMeaney, Colm | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Potter, MonicaPotter, Monica | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Rhames, VingRhames, Ving | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Santiago, RenolySantiago, Renoly | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Ticotin, RachelTicotin, Rachel | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Trejo, DannyTrejo, Danny | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Williamson, MykeltiWilliamson, Mykelti | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
West, SimonWest, Simon | ( W ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
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ASIN: B000EDWKXS
Release Date: 2006-05-16

Amazon.com

Con Air is proof that the slick, absurdly overblown action formula of Hollywood mega-producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Crimson Tide) lives on, even after Simpson's druggy death. (Read Charles Fleming's exposé, High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess, for more about that.) Nicolas Cage, sporting a disconcerting mane of hair, is a wrongly convicted prisoner on a transport plane with a bunch of infamously psychopathic criminals, including head creep Cyrus the Virus (John Malkovich), black militant Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), and serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi, making the most of his pallid, rodent-like qualities). Naturally, the convicts take over the plane; meanwhile, on the ground, a U.S. marshal (John Cusack) and a DEA agent (Colm Meaney) try to figure out what to do. As is the postmodern way, the movie displays a self-consciously ironic awareness that its story and characters are really just excuses for a high-tech cinematic thrill ride. Best idea: the filmmakers persuaded the owners of the legendary Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to let them help out with the structure's demolition by crashing their plane into it. --Jim Emerson

Description

From the hit-making producer of THE ROCK and CRIMSON TIDE comes the hard-hitting blockbuster CON AIR, starring Nicolas Cage (NATIONAL TREASURE, GONE IN 60 SECONDS, THE ROCK), John Cusack (GROSSE POINTE BLANK, HIGH FIDELITY), and John Malkovich (IN THE LINE OF FIRE, DANGEROUS LIAISONS). A prison parolee (Cage) on his way to freedom faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country ... led by the infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich). Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive high-flying action soars to spectacular new heights in this must-see Extended Edition!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Con Air.......2007-06-08

Nicolas Cage can play a southern boy real good... He can be kind and tough at the same time....

4 out of 5 stars "Welcome to Con Air".......2007-02-13

...John Malkovich's character (Cyrus the Virus) announces after taking over a state of the art prisoner transport plane. This and many other lines help make Cyrus one of the most charismatic and lovable convicts I've seen in a long time (he is the bad guy in the movie though, but I can't help but like him). There is tons of other great characters in this movie as well, many of them covicts. Nicholas Cage, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, David Chapelle, and Ving Rhames are all solid as usual.

Yes this is standard Jerry Bruckheimer action fare, but that's not a bad thing. It's a movie made to entertain and that's it. There is loads of comic relief and pleasantly cheesy dialogue that helps to make sure you don't take the film too seriously. As mentioned by others the Unrated Extended Edition DVD has absolutely no special features, which is a little disappointing, but the movie by itself is worth the price regardless.

2 out of 5 stars I expected more.......2007-01-29

Maybe my expectations were a little high. I never saw this movie in the theaters so I recently watched this extended edition on DVD. Nicholas Cage has a terrible southern accent throughout the movie - why - I'm not sure as his character doesn't need to be from the south. And I thought the law enforcement was a bit over the top with the macho, kill everyone, innocents be damn attitude and in fighting. There was a lot a action but most of the time I thought it was just stupid. For example, an under cover cop posing as a con had a concealed gun and the second he was released he pulled it out instead of waiting until he could get the ring leader who had the only other gun. Overall I was disappointed in this movie.

4 out of 5 stars everyone's "favorite movie!".......2006-11-26

ok, well let's step aside from all of the brainiac responses. people can't take away anything from a review if they can't understand the terminology.

con air is a pretty action packed movie. nicholas cage plays a pretty good role, though sometimes his hillybilly accent drives me nuts. the plot is typical action moiveish, but i like it. the budget for this movie was well, quality is great. con air is alot of people's "favorite movie", and with a script written so well, i can understand why.

this movie has a little bit of everything nestled in. you've got plenty of comedy and laughs, some dry humor, some serious action that'll have you on the edge of your seat, and even some drama. the ending will leave you with a sense of relief. yes indeed, this movie combines many theatrical attributes.

5 out of 5 stars Pure Entertainment.......2006-10-13

Despite it's cast of respected actors, 'Con Air' is not a good film in the traditional sense. It's not a good film in the way Pulp Fiction, Casablanca, and/or Taxi Driver is a good film. But for sheer entertainment and high velocity action, 'Con Air' is one helluva movie. Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor, 'Leaving Las Vegas') plays Cameron Poe, a good man who is sentenced to 7to10 years in prison after killing a man in a bar brawl while defending his wife (Monica Potter). As Cameron waits out his 7 years, his wife gives birth to their daughter and it turns out that Cameron is getting out on her birthday and he's determined to make a good impression. To get from the federal prison he's in to where his wife and daughter are, he must ride on a plane filled with dangerous inmates (besides Cameron, the rest of the men are being transferred to higher security joints). Once the plane begins to move, a plan is set in motion. On the plane is the psychotic, yet brilliant Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich) who leads the crusade of rebellious criminals...With the help of Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames) and all the other inmates aboard of course. Meanwhile, a cop named Vince Larkin (John Cusack) becomes an aide to Cameron as he puts his wits to the test to outsmart Cyrus and the rest of the gang. Add in Steve Buscemi as a hilariously dangerous psychopath and a pre-Chapelle show Dave Chappelle as Pinball, a crack addict...You got a great action movie with some comedic relief. The movie is completely illogical, in almost every aspect. So disregard logic at the door, it's not needed here. But you got to look at the bigger picture here. Is this merely a good action film because of it's high adrenaline? It also has to do with the cast. Most action films have action stars in it. In this film, we're given highly respect and even Oscar nominated/winning actors. You have Nicolas Cage, who's accent sounds a bit fake but is good nonetheless. You got Ving Rhames, who's perfect. You have Steve Buscemi as a pointless character, that you actually grow to like and even appreciate...Then you have John Malkovich. What a completely underrated actor. He's never won an Oscar, a lot of commercial film viewers don't even know who he is, and this guy is one of the finest American actors. Even in this film, the way he delivers his dialogue and that steely look in his eye is just so perfect. As I said...If you want a smart, logical action film. This is not for you. If you want a pull-no-punches action film, with great performances to boot. Here's "Con Air"

GRADE: A
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Release Date: 2004-07-20

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Based on the true-life CIA secret airline: Two renegade pilots are ensnared in the madness of covert operations over Laos during the Vietnam conflict. They lead the crew of Air America, a not-so-secret airline that drops everything from live pigs to opium over villages throughout the Vietnam countryside. Join Mel, Robert and the crazy crew of wartime flyers in this wild, high-flying action-comedy.

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