Movie Review - "Airport" 03/05/70

This is a movie review for "Airport" released 03/05/1970. I watched this on a VHS tape that we bought at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in ND.




Trailer:

Cast:
Burt Lancaster  ("Atlantic City" Lou, "The Leopard" Prince Don Fabrizio Salina) - Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin (Host of "The Dean Martin Show" (261 episodes, 1965-1974), "Ocean's 11" (1960) Sam Harmon) - Vernon Demerest
Jean Seberg ("Paint Your Wagon" Elizabeth, "The Mouse That Roared" Helen Kokintz) - Tanya Livingston
Jacqueline Bisset ("The Deep" Gail Berke, "Murder on the Orient Express" Countess Andrenyi) - Gwen Meighen
George Kennedy ("Cool Hand Luke" Dragline, "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" Ed Hocken) - Patroni
Helen Hayes ("Herbie Rides Again" Mrs. Steinmetz, "Anastasia" (1956) Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna) -  Ada Quonsett
Van Heflin ("3:10 to Yuma" Dan Evans, "Shane" Joe Starrett) - D.O. Guerrero
Maureen Stapleton ("The Money Pit" Estelle, "Cocoon" Mary Luckett) -    Inez Guerrero






Plot:
The whole movie revolves around an airport "Lincoln Airport". There are many plotlines but the main ones are: a stowaway elderly woman (who is really sly to get on board the planes), a deranged unemployed destitute man (who has a bomb and is trying to fix his problems that the airline "caused"), an airport manager and his falling-apart marriage, a pilot and his affair with a {pregnant} stewardess. Add a snowstorm and a plane stuck off the tarmac to the mix and it is a very interesting movie, in my opinion.







Criteria:
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around – characters, music, theme, storyline, etc.

4.5/5 - For those that are into newer movies, stay away. This is an older movie and it takes a while for it to get really interesting.
However, if you are more into older movies and real plot developments, definitely check this movie out. There are so many levels of plot that it kept me focused on the movie but of course it really got intense when they realized that the man with the bomb (Guerrero) was on the plane. The different sub-plots in this movie come together and resolve themselves when the bomb is found out, so it is worthwhile to watch the whole movie.

Afraid of terrorists and bombs on a public transportation? Don't watch this or man up before you do. :-P