The Eiger Sanction (1975)

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

[7] Clint Eastwood gives us his take on James Bond with The Eiger Sanction, the story of a retired hit man who is coerced back into action by a secretive government organization to 'sanction' (kill) a member of a mountain…
The Concorde: Airport ’79 (1979)

The Concorde: Airport ’79 (1979)

[4] In this fourth installment (and final, by my count) of the disaster franchise, George Kennedy returns to pilot a super-sonic plane to Paris. Trouble is, the bad guy (Robert Wagner) wants to blow the plane out of the sky…
Airport (1970)

Airport (1970)

[6] This star-studded best picture Oscar nominee is credited for kicking off the boom of disaster flicks that plagued (or bedazzled?) the 1970s. It's entertaining enough, though I much prefer The Towering Inferno. All of the Airport movies (there would…
Charade (1963)

Charade (1963)

[7] Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant star in this Stanley Donen (Singin' in the Rain) film about a recent widow fighting off a handful of mysterious bad guys who believe she knows where her husband was keeping a stolen quarter…
Creepshow 2 (1987)

Creepshow 2 (1987)

[6] It's not nearly as good as its predecessor, but I kinda like two out of the three tales in Creepshow 2.  The first story, Old Chief Wood'nhead, is about a wooden statue that comes alive to avenge the murder…
Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake (1974)

[5] Earthquake is one of many disaster films that came out in the early '70s -- the kind where a rag-tag team of waning celebrities band together to get thrown around for a couple of hours. In this one, Charlton…
Airport 1975 (1974)

Airport 1975 (1974)

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I don’t normally like bad movies. I don’t usually subscribe to the “so bad, it’s good” mentality. Bad is just bad. But there are rare exceptions and Airport 1975 is one them. First of all, the Airport franchise is ridiculous. I mean, they made four of these things, and it’s the same story every time: a plane full of celebrities falls into jeopardy and needs a’savin’. This is the second in the series — and the most enjoyable. How could it not be? Check this shit out: