Air Force One [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [1997]

Of all the Die Hard knockoffs that flooded theaters throughout the 1990s, Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One is certainly one of the better imitators, a political action thriller that actually delivers while surprisingly feeling fresh and original. Starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman representing opposing forces in the aftermath of a post-Cold War reality, the film remains genuinely entertaining twenty years later, garnering a well-earned following. The action thriller safely lands on Ultra HD with a beautiful 4K HDR10 presentation that improves on its HD SDR counterpart and a highly-satisfying Dolby Atmos soundtrack that will rock home theaters. Porting over the same disappointing selection of supplements as the Blu-ray, the overall UHD package is nonetheless worth a look.

Grabbed this for $10 on Black Friday. This 4K transfer is excellent particularly with the Dolby Atmos treatment they gave it. I've only owned this on DVD and I can't say when the last time it was when I watched that DVD. It's probably been 15+ years, and have only watched when it was on cable TV. First, the video transfer is good as I believe it's a true 4K scan off the original source. I wouldn't say anything is eye popping since it's so old, and there's an occasional grainy scene since the original was 35mm but is fine. Now to the audio: this is one of my top 4K movies in my collection for surround sound. There's a lot of side channel activity moving around. You get plenty from the gun fire and shell casings. I also noticed a lot of sounds coming from all sorts of things from within the plane, and I don't recall all of this from my DVD and old system. There's also some decent overheads with the tanker explosion and the fighter jets. The F15's sound particular good moving across the sound stage. Again, one of my top movies to show off to friends & family.

If you like Harrison Ford (who doesn't?) and action (again, who doesn't?) then you'll love Air Force One! This movie has mystery, suspense, excitement, adrenaline, and action just packed into one overall nice package presentation. I won't give anything away but let's just say Harrison Ford does what he did in the Indiana Jones series, at least in regards to taking control of situations when necessary and saving those in need! The acting is spot-on with a solid cast to keep your attention throughout. You will feel anguish, sadness, anger, and enthrallment throughout, but that's what mark of a good movie IMO. Have fun with it!

One of my all-time favorite movies. If you happen to own a 4K UHD television and UHD player, it's well worth it to upgrade to this beautifully transferred edition. I couldn't be happier with this purchase. If you're a fan of this movie, you'll want to have the finest possible image quality that this UHD edition delivers.

This is the president I would vote for any day. Great acting, great story, especially when the creators had to imagine how some of Air Force One was like, pleasing action. You want a great movie, this is a must-see!

Ahh, the 1990s. When every other action film was a "Die Hard in a" scenario. Under Siege is, "Die Hard, on a Battleship!" Sudden Death is, "Die Hard at a Hockey Game!" Speed is, "Die Hard on a bus!" Enter, Air Force One: "Die Hard, on a plane!" The nice surprise is that it actually works VERY well. Harrison Ford nails the POTUS in trouble and becomes a one man army to liberate his plane from some Russian baddies, who have hijacked it in midair. Gary Oldman chews the scenery as the head bad guy, and Glenn Close plays the VP on the ground, trying to get the big guy, his family, and administration, out of trouble. The action sequences are a blast, there are some true nail biting moments of tension, and you will be saying, "Get off my plane" for weeks to come after it is over. Wolfgang Peterson (In the Line Of Fire, Troy, The Perfect Storm) puts another feather in his cap with "Air Force One."

I love this movie and figured why not upgrade at a good black friday price. Unfortunately this is one of those old movies that got the low quality 4k upgrade. I have a really good LG 4k player and TV and usually the quality is fantastic but this particular movie did not look good. It wasn't just grainy from old film stock but it was highlighting the poor CG work (although limited in the movie) and all the darks/blacks where clearly not remastered and just been upscaled. they look grey, blocky, and just plain bad. Love the movie, but I'd only go up to 1080 at most and let the player upscale if you want. if you have it on DVD or 1080 then you don't need to buy a second copy just for 4k.

This is one the great action drama films of the 1990s and it's like seeing it for the first time in stunning 4K.