Drop Zone
Published 2024-06-01
Film info
- Title Drop Zone
- Director John Badham
- Year 1994
- Run time 1hr 41m
- Genres Thriller, Action
- Tagline Taking crime to new heights
- Cast Wesley Snipes
A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:34 | Surely you can't keep cats in a prison, even outside. |
| 7:44 | So weird that they can just wander in and out of the flight deck. |
| 11:58 | Stressful start to a film! |
| 18:18 | I love a situation where you need a map on the wall and papers all over the table. |
| 23:51 | "A jailbreak from a 747? That's a cool idea." |
| 31:23 | I feel like jumping over and over all in the same day will be counterproductive. |
| 36:29 | There's must be an easier skydiving 'accident' than smashing someone into electricity pylons. |
| 46:25 | It's a pretty clever, if elaborate, plan. |
| 48:30 | Aww, did he sell his car to pay for it? |
| 55:10 | "Why can't you just be calling to borrow money like usual?" |
| 1:04:22 | Who knew there was so much mischief you could get up to skydiving? |
| 1:14:11 | It's pretty suspicious if everyone is running to help and you're not. |
| 1:20:19 | I would freak out if I saw someone hanging off a plane like that. |
| 1:28:17 | I would be too scared to use the lift alone at night. |
| 1:37:29 | I love Swoop. |
Thoughts
This film has been sitting in my Apple library for ages. I don't know when I bought it or what bundle it was in, as I've never heard of it. But it looked like a perfect action movie for a popcorn evening and it ended up being very enjoyable. It was reminiscent of Point Break in some ways, but was innovative and interesting, and eye-opening of the world of skydiving. It felt like the budget was pretty low, or maybe the visuals haven't aged that well, it certainly didn't feel very polished, but I completely enjoyed it.
Rating: 4 / 5