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Oh dear lord, this was hilarious. It was so bad and so full of errors that it was actually a great joy to watch. It was just one mistake after another, and for me it grew into a sport to spot the goof and errors in this movie. And trust me, there is a lot!

For starters when the very first thing appeared on the screen was The Asylum, then I knew this was going to be one of those movies. Yeah, you know which ones I am taking about, because The Asylum trademark is founded upon these laughable low-budget disaster (and monster) movies. And "Air Collision" is no different, and why should it be?

The story is about two air planes on a collision course with one another; one being a commercial carrier and the other is none other than Air Force One itself. Indeed, how very original. But it gets better, because everything that can go wrong, will go wrong in this movie, and that is what makes it so darned hilarious. The story itself is actually entertaining enough, that much credit should be given to The Asylum, but for everything else, well it is just a standard run of the low-budget disaster movie mill.

As for the cast tied into this movie, well initially I think people were doing an overall good enough job with the acting, given the material they had to work with. So it was not on this aspect that the movie was halting.

And as we all know (and love) about The Asylum and their movie productions, then they enjoy taking the same scene and show it repeatedly through the feature. And true enough, the same goes for this movie, a lot of repeated usage of the same footage over and over. Classic The Asylum stuff right there.

Then let's move on to some of the glorious mistakes and goofs throughout "Air Collision". For starters, the questionable CGI effects with the faulty satellites, that was just amazing. Especially because they all were faulty and fell down from the skies, most of them managing to strike populated areas, oddly enough, wonder if they had some kind of guidance system for their crash course. But questionable CGI is sort of part of The Asylum's trademark productions, so let's not linger too much about that.

When Dr. Antonia Pierce (played by Erin Coker) scaled the fence and was stopped by a soldier, that was just priceless. Let's back it up a notch, there was nowhere in the vicinity that the soldier could be hiding (or lurking), and yet the good Antonia couldn't see him, but immediately as she set foot on the ground he magically appeared and arrested her. That had got to be some impressive camouflaging on his part.

Or during the scene where the commercial airline had it's hull ripped open, and the people on board it managed to seal the massive gap in the hull with duffel bags and hand-carry trolleys. Wait, what? Seriously? Yeah! Seriously!

You just got to love the menacing sky that turns all purplish-pink with constant (and repeated footage) lightning over and over. But then in the next scene it is a clear blue sky with lazy clouds, but then later on turns back to purplish-pink. Pick one and stick with it already!

And lets not forget about the bearded hippie-like passenger with the headband who was sucked out of the air plane when the roof was missing, nothing wrong with that as per se. But then a couple of scenes later he was back in the plane, sitting comfortable in his seat. What the... So he was sucked out of the air plane, went for a spin through the air and miraculously returned back to the seat? How is it even possible to make a mistake like that?

Another of my favorite goofs was when Bob Abbot (played by Reginald VelJohnson) and his intern made it to the Cleveland Museum of Aviation and could just walk around there undisturbed by neither other visitors or guard personnel, and better yet, go up and start using, modifying and tinkering with museum exhibitions without anyone raising any objections, questions or even asking what was going on, that was just priceless. So no one except those two were at the museum? Yeah, that seems likely.

Alright, well aside from all these really, really bad mistakes and goofs, then "Air Collision" is not amongst the worst of movies to have been produced by The Asylum. And that being said, should actually weigh heavily in the mind of those familiar with their previous work.

"Air Collision" is far from a super great movie, but there are far worse and more ridiculous disaster movies available out there. This movie is worth watching, I suppose, if you are just laying about on the couch with no energy (possibly nurturing a bad hangover) and just want something silly to laugh at and be mildly entertained by.

Air Collision does have some great novelty entertainment value, and not because it is a genuinely funny movie but because of how badly done everything is. It is truly inept on all levels but it's difficult not to be entertained by it. The commercial pilot is also a somewhat believable character. Visually and technically Air Collision is incredibly amateurish, listing the continuity and technical errors would fill a book with the same amount of pages as the most lengthy Stephen King book(we are talking around the 1400 page number), and the editing is the very meaning of haphazard. Air Collision may have some great unintentional comedy but as a drama it is downright lousy. The dialogue is some of the most inane and vomit-inducing of any movie recently, while the story consists of very unfocused, senseless and increasingly implausible storytelling, uneven pacing(with a slow start and a lot of the later parts feeling rushed), science and physics that you can't get your head round and melodrama that is far too dull, stilted and ham-fisted to be taken seriously. The characters are little more than personality-less stereotypical ciphers, the commercial pilot is the only one with the slightest bit of credibility, and the acting ranges from stiff to over-compensated, in short very bad. The direction is flat and has very little distinction or character, the director seemed more concerned about doing his job and he doesn't do it very well unfortunately. To conclude, really bad in almost all areas, it has unintentional novelty value going for it but that is it. 2/10 Bethany Cox

I laughed so hard when the man in the plane was having a medical emergency and the guy started cpr on home while he's still awake and breathing. I think by doing that he killed him. I'm pretty sure also if they got the pads to stick they would've defibrillated him while he was awake too lmaooo. Don't they hire people to review what to do in a emergency at least common stuff like wait until the patient looks dead and isn't still talking to begin cpr? That was the silliest part to me. Other than that the movie was watchable.

Amazing waste of time, and interesting that I watch the whole video. If you'd like to watch something that is silly and almost pulp fictional, you might finish it also. There are way too many goofs, and ridiculously unbelievable instances. It would take a book to list them all. The dialog was sophomoric, and the acting was on par with a high school drama department with a video camera and a little imagination. The plausibility of a DC-9's wing smashing into the sides of a buildings, and continuing to fly, is somewhat hard to accept. Also, an out of control computer firing lasers down the hallways of Air Force One, takes more imagination than most average viewers are willing to give. We are expected to overlook a great deal, and use great imagination on the rest. The commercial pilot is one of the most believable characters with respect to his lines and his deliverance of them throughout the video, and he isn't too bad to look at, either. Even if they were all excellent actors, they didn't have much to work with in the way of script. The video could've explained in more detail what caused the catastrophe to begin, why everything suddenly started dropping out of orbit, most often making direct contact with populated, yet indiscriminate targets. We can guess what was, and wasn't going to happen, when a commercial flight is headed directly for Air Force One. but you'll have to watch the video to know for sure. The question is, will the video hold your interest that long. I stuck it out, even though it was predictable, but many won't.

This movie is completely horrible. The story is really bad. Movies with airplanes are not new, and this movie do not bring anything new or special. All the same, with bad actors and bad production. It is far from be realistic. Somethings is very annoying and makes no sense. Any person with sense about physics and sense knows that these things no make sense. This is not a fiction movie, so should not bring these kind of things. The special effects are terrible! I guess Star Wars in 1970 has better special effects than showed on this movie. Explosions, smokes, atmosphere, etc are completely ridiculous. I waist my money/time watching it.

This is one of the worst movies I have ever watched, probably the worst. A horrible cocktail containing a childish scenario, bad production, bad directing, worse acting, and even worse special effects. I would give it 2 stars if it was a home made movie, maybe 3 if it was x-rated. It should be kept in a film museum somewhere as the ultimate bad example of an action movie. It should also be taught in film schools as list of what not to do. I would love to elaborate on specific aspects of the plot, the directing or the acting, however I feel that someone has released this movie as a prank, to observe how many people will take it seriously and won't understand the joke. It is a torture to watch from beginning to end, and the only reason one would make it to the end titles would be perverse curiosity.

Everything about this movie is hokey. As a former military and now commercial pilot, I could go on for hours about the technical flaws in this film, the aviation dialog alone sounds like it was written by a couple of grade school kids playing with their GI Joe dolls. Most filmmakers don't control this and don't know any better, unless they have a really good technical adviser. But let's look at the movie production, things they do have control over. Have these costume designers ever heard of an ironing board? You know, one those things you use to make a shirt look nice and crisp? From the commercial pilots to the Air Force officers on Air Force One, everyone looks like a rag bag. The shoulder boards are backwards, the shirts are too big on most actors and are so wrinkled, they look like they pulled them out of a dirty hamper. How did the director let this slide? I watched just long enough to be disgusted and turned it off. About 20 minutes.

Hey, come on. You rent a movie about Air Force One on a collision course with another plane and you gotta already know what you're getting into. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and think it will one day reach cult status, especially since the only true star in it is "Carl Winslow" (Reginald VelJohnson) of Family Matters. His appearance alone makes it worth a watch.

Where do I start? The movie starts off slow at first and them BAM! You find yourself on a careening roller coaster of delightful entertainment implausibility. The acting, dialogue and scenarios keep a coming fast and furious, with each scene exponentially worse than the last, and I mean in a good way. I actually found myself seriously contemplating what I might do if faced with retrieving a bag containing life saving medication for a woman having a grand-mall seizure, if it meant snatching that bag from sealing a hole in the plane made by one of Air Force One's Sidewinder missiles! Admit it, you can't find that kind of mind numbing creativity in just any old movie. This one is special.

Or how about the crazy passenger who assaults the male flight attendant, gets knocked out by another passenger with a book only to awaken later and gleefully jump out of a SECOND HOLE in the top of the plane, made by scrapping the underside of Air Force One in a near miss. Can you beat that level of creative absurdity, I ask you? Simply wonderful and stupid fun. At least this movie never tries to be what it isn't, and that should be appreciated BEFORE WATCHING to get maximum enjoyment.

I loved it and will haul it out from time to time just to remind me of what makes a bad movie such a guilty pleasure. It reminds me of all those great, goofy 80's movies that were just so craftily stupid they were big, dumb fun. Watch it and check your brain at the door, you'll have a good time, I promise.

Reviewers 'derlowen' and 'gueststar57' are on the right track - a fun movie that is definitely a send-up of old air disaster movies. All the reviewers who wrote about its inconsistencies and errors had better be writing this same review for hundreds of other movies out there. Don't take it so seriously people! I liked seeing the Die Hard actor featured and the President actor was clearly having fun with the script. I'd like to see him play the President or a Senator on "30 Rock" or a "24"-type show! There were some other actors I recognized from movies or TV over the years and it was cool spotting them in this movie. Yes I agree, a little overdone on CGI at times, but not something that kept me from enjoying it. A good late-night viewing on DVD and a nice ending. Hey not all movies can be a "Lawrence of Arabia". This one was good escapist fun.

I think you need to be high to appreciate this movie.

The storyline premise was intriguing, but the actual details? Not so much. I mean the dude that's having a heart attack? People - you don't give CPR if the person is still breathing. You don't use a auto-defribrillator if the person says "I'm having a heart attack" but is still moving around (besides, auto-defribrillators won't work in that instance). If that woman with seizure activity was THAT sick, she would have kept the medication at her side.

I seriously can't even...

The story itself is pretty good, but it's very obvious it's a low budget sloppily-made movie. I came across this movie on my TV about 30 minutes in. I watched it for about 20 minutes before changing channels as I still had no idea what was going on. The acting apart from a few main character actors was dreadful and unbelievable. It's a shame because the plot is pretty good & it could've been big, had it been acted and directed by professionals and actual actors. Nothing makes sense, I keep asking my TV questions every few seconds. Awful movie. I hope someone makes a remake with actual actors and producers/directors.

I like Reginald VelJohnson and glad he got a paycheck. But even he had to cringe and he was the best actor in the film.

Terrible cinematography, props and acting.

Couldn't get past 10 minutes of the film.

I can't imagine how anyone funded and produced this movie, let alone releasing it on RedBox. This movie is full of errors from beginning to end! Starting CPR and using a defibrillator on a conscious person, then when they die covering their head and placing them in a seat next to a live person. Covering a large hole in the side of the aircraft with luggage to maintain cabin pressure. Picking up a missile then throwing it out a opening that ended up blowing up a building on the ground. I still can't believe individuals calling themselves actors lowered their standards to this degree and someone financed it. I got a bridge I would like to sell them.

Syfy video game cheesy cgi aside, the passenger screams were the most annoying. Really? Screaming for your life with oxygen masks on? You guys act like these passengers on any of my flights, I'm gonna have to go Billy Jack on ya. Anyway, I liked the premise, and was able to watch it end to end.

AIR COLLISION — Either poking fun at disasters or takes itself 'Way Too Serious' ? Stars: Reginald VelJohnson (DIE HARD) ,Jordan Ladd (BIRDS OF PREY) and Gerald Webb(Asylum Icon).

Wow,No seriously,Umm…'Ouch' in the Air .

When a studio loves their CGI this much,Got to tell ya 'Back Off' on the 'Showing Off Peeps !'.

Was thrilled to see Andy Clemence,As the US President again,He should run this year…Next to Harrison Ford,Best President on a plane moments.

Now,Jonathan Nation, You were mean and a bully and well,Your character was very,very bad.

We really like,Dave Vescio,As the unusual passenger,Really.

Umm, If We die on a plane,Don't cover my head and buckle me in next to the live people in coach, Please.

Feeling,It's time to end this review,One last cast to hold up,Gerald Webb,'Damn Man',Finally a leading role,You get to grow as a character and get the girl…IN THIS FILM ?

Yes - I am rating this a 7/10 and no I am not crazy. I rated "The Dark Knight Rises" as a perfect 10 and "The Lincoln Lawyer" as a 9/10. If you don't agree with the ratings for these two movies, then feel free to skip the rest and move onto the next review.

If you are still with me, then lets do this.

1. Leave your logic at the door. 2. Sit back and enjoy. 3. Repeat step 1.

Come on folks, there are people in Hollywood who came up with this concept and tried to make this work. Why do you think this is crappy but Air Force One is great? The cast and the production values. If you take the same cast from this movie and replace them in Air Force One, then what happens?

Yes - the acting was wooden in a lot of places, and yes the CGI went overboard and the storyline wasn't tight. But you know what, I will give credit to the people who were brave enough to make this movie and more credit to those "dreamers" who come to Hollywood to act and managed to get a role in this movie.

Just leave your logic behind and enjoy it. Trust me - you will enjoy it.

I mean really, really, REALLY bad. Air Gorce One on a collision course with another airplane - a passenger Airliner. Look, the premise is passable. But my God, the writers should go back to 5th grade creative writing. To wit: these two aircraft are hours apart but on a collision course. One pilot says to his co pilot: "this plane will be within 100 meters of us in one hour." 100 meters is 328 feet. Do you think if two planes are flying hundreds of combined miles per hour at each other that 300 feet is gonna matter? Military uniforms are rediculous. Acting is horrible. Writing sucks. Just a bad, bad movie.