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The Story
Harrison Ford stars as the President of the United
States. When a general of an extremist Russian neo-nationalist group is captured and
locked up, his devoted followers hijack Air Force One, the president's
Boeing 747 serving as an airliner transport and as a military command and
control aircraft, and make their demand for the release of the
general. The President is returning from his trip to Russia, where he
just publicly stated his stance of "no negotiation with
terrorists" to the world. But with hijackers controlling the fate
of Air Force One and those on board, at what price will the President uphold
his principles? What if his wife's and daughter's lives are on the
line? Will he give in and allow terrorists to step all over him?
This is a superb and intense thriller that should not be
missed. The performances are solid and gripping from this all-star
cast. Harrison Ford delivers one of his finer performances. I
actually enjoyed this movie more the second time around. It's quite a
thrill ride, even for the second time.
The Extras
Because this is a Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Superbit™ DVD series, there are no bonus features.
Video & Audio
The
"Air Force One" Superbit DVD looks really good, though we do
not have its original DVD release for comparison. But compared to
any DVD, the anamorphic
widescreen picture seems more detailed than usual and the colors seem much
more saturated and more life-like. All scenes during the entire movie
seems consistently well composed with increased detail and higher color
fidelity, which is the direct result of the video bit rate
consistently running at least 4.5 Mbps.
The DTS
5.1 soundtrack sounds terrific, as good as any DTS
soundtrack we've heard on other non-Superbit DVD releases. A Dolby
Digital 5.1 soundtrack is also available for those of you who do not
have a DTS compatible home theater system. Both 5.1-channel mixes are
well balanced, with aggressive use of the surround sound channels. The
dialog comes across clearly.
Conclusion
"Air
Force One" as a movie is already quite a thrill ride, and this
Superbit DVD version takes it to the limit. I was completely
spell-binded by the movie and the picture and sound quality of its Superbit release.
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United We Stand
