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[adamwatchesmovies]

Executive Decision (1996)

I picked up Executive Decision solely because the title amused me. I was expecting junk but it proved to be a pleasant surprise. There are plenty of twists and tension throughout to keep you entertained.

When a Boeing 747-200 is hijacked by terrorists, Dr. David Grant (Kurt Russell) believes they are after more than just their leader's freedom. He suspects the plane will be used to unleash a deadly chemical agent when the hostages are released. He, along with a special ops team (which includes John Leguizamo, Joe Morton, BD Wong, Whip Hubley, and their leader, Steven Seagal) plan on sneaking aboard the Boeing before they make it into U.S. Airspace. Then, things go terribly wrong.

Bad guys take over a plane. Our hero and his entourage have to sneak around and take out the threat while the hostages are threatened. Outmanned and outgunned, the risks are high. This plot isn’t all that original. Stuart Baird nonetheless gives us enough new material to make it feel like its own thing. Firstly, it's a great setup. One wrong move and our heroes give away their position or get themselves killed. They only have a limited amount of time before the plane gets shot down by U.S. Navy Fighter Jets and then there’s that deadly chemical onboard. All on a plane. That means explosive decompression, running out of fuel, storms/turbulence, and your life in the hands of two pilots who have guns pointed to their backs. Your nerves are bent to the point of breakage.

There are also some nice touches added to give you that little bit of extra. Halle Berry plays a helpful stewardess. Her character is a lot of fun. Think our heroes are underdogs? She doesn’t have any weapons to defend herself with.

I've got to credit writers Jim and John Thomas for keeping the twists coming and making the most of this setup. When you think it’s over, it isn't. Not even close. I also have to tip my hat to a choice made with Steven Seagal’s character that blew me away. He's known for his ego so this was an unexpected turn. I was convinced that I was mistaken when I had just seen it with my own two eyes! Actually, this film makes great use out of all of its characters. Even Oliver Platt, who I had pegged as just comic relief, plays a much more important role.

All that said, 133 minutes is excessive. Just a bit, not a huge deal. The familiar story is also noteworthy, but not a sinking blow. I did feel uneasy about the choice of villains here though. I wish the baddies here were anything other than Middle-Eastern terrorists, particularly with David Suchet as their leader, and the multiple references to the Quran… it’s just a bit too much. You might let that one go as well but one thing's for sure: the love story tacked on at the end? Completely unnecessary.

Executive Decision contains big surprises, plenty of scenes to make your palms all clammy, and makes imaginative use of its location. It needed some trimming but that’s ok, few movies could be called perfect. I’ll give it a 3.5/5. Check it out. (Full-screen version on VHS, October 12, 2015)

[poetponyofmidgard]

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[dawnaleeheising]

With Grand Master Dr. Jim Thomas, the CEO of USA Martial Arts Alliance! ❤️ #setlife #actorslife #producer #picoftheday #photooftheday #actor #entertainment #eyeonentertainment #grateful #films #movies #acting #lovequalityfilms #trainedactor #actress #martialarts #usamartialartshalloffame #tangsoodo #DawnaLeeHeising #jimthomas #drjimthomas (at Fullerton, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGi3UNqFoYi/?igshid=vebefbmtfyby

[thehipsterzombiejointexperience]

Repost from @filmvisions • The Predator was originally designed with a long neck, a dog-like head, and a single eye. This design was abandoned. Stan Winston was hired to redesign it. While flying to Japan with director James Cameron, Cameron said "I always wanted to see something with mandibles". Winston then included mandibles in his designs. Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast as the Predator before the 7'2 Kevin Peter Hall had the role. He can be seen as the Predator in the (If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator) featurette ▪ #JeanClaudeVanDamme #JohnMcTiernan #CarlWeathers #ShaneBlack #KevinPeterHall #Predator #Predator1987 #PredatorMovie #PredatorFilm #PredatorSeries #ThePredator #ThePredatorMovie #JimThomas #JohnThomas #DutchSchaefer #Yautja #HishQuTen #AlanSilvestri #ScienceFiction #SciFiMovie #SciFiFilm #ScienceFictionMovie #FilmMaking #Trivia #FilmTrivia #MovieTrivia #FilmFact #FilmFacts #MovieFact #MovieFacts @hipsterexp https://www.instagram.com/p/CCNNl05Dlk0/?igshid=11kmgyb2ubdfc

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Jim Thomas Atlanta

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Address: Atlanta, GA

Jim Thomas of Atlanta is a financial advisor who specializes in wealth management strategies designed to perform in any market conditions. James Thomas of Atlanta can be reached to discuss how to mitigate risk in your investment portfolio while setting a course for achieving your long-term financial goals. Follow the Jim Thomas Atlanta blog for more information.

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Jim Thomas Atlanta

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Jim Thomas Atlanta

Website: https://www.advisorycloud.com/profile/jimthomas

Address: Atlanta, GA

Jim Thomas of Atlanta is a financial advisor who specializes in wealth management strategies designed to perform in any market conditions. James Thomas of Atlanta can be reached to discuss how to mitigate risk in your investment portfolio while setting a course for achieving your long-term financial goals. Follow the Jim Thomas Atlanta blog for more information.

[awesomebeasy]

The hunt has evolved. You’ll never see him coming. Mistaking otherworldly items his father sends home for a video game, a young boy calls the ultimate hunters to earth once again. Nice call back to the original Predator with the music/theme, the downed ship, and the initial meeting between the Predator and McKenna and the end. This one had a level of humor that I don’t remember being as obvious in any other Predator or AVP, both from the Loonies and the Predator itself (that arm through the window 😆👌🏼). The level of backstory we got for the Loonies was great, they weren’t just a bus full of convicts. The deaths (a lot of eye/head shots...that one while trick or treating 😆) were excellent. #SpoilerAlert: the Loonies deaths made me a little sad (especially after I thought maybe they’d all survive) but came in such quick succession - leg amputation (that was interesting) flying/falling into the ship engine, impalement and dismemberment, that double shot to put each other out of their misery, the shot through the head at close range - omg. The “next gen” looked like it’d been crossed with a werewolf (I pictured Lupin’s werewolf form in PoA) or almost any depiction of Annubis I’ve ever seen. Not sure how I feel about the Predators upgrading themselves - love them just being the trophy/big game hunters and sort of the reason we have the xenomorphs - upgrading is a bit too alien-ish for me. Imma have to buy this one. #ssmovieof2018 #action #adventure #BoydHolbrook #TrevanteRhodes #JacobTwemblay (awww that little boy - that scene w/the chess boards😮) #KeeganMichaelKey #OliviaMunn #SterlingKBrown #ThomasJane #AlfieAllen #AugustiAguilera #JakeBusey #YvonneStrahovski #BrianPrince (as #BrianAPrince) #MikeDupod writers: #FredDekker, Shane Black (written by) #JimThomas, #JohnThomas (based on characters created by) director: #ShaneBlack movie of 2018 number 32) #ThePredator https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp4kc6kHYts/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qr02pkp1fk9x

[laughdreamwrite-blog]

God's generosity always exceeds our expectations. #JimThomas #God #bedeeplyrooted #christianity #generousgod #christianliving #livingmyfaith #everydayfaith #seekhimfirst

[stanwinstonschool]

True friends! . Another great photo from our friend @andrewmarzan1 as the Predator with @schwarzenegger aka Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer. . #predator #predators #schwarzenegger #jimthomas #johnthomas #stanwinston #stanwintonstudio #meninsuit #suitperformer #friends #frindshipgoals https://ift.tt/2Gsj3Af

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[navjuty]

Maybe #Riddick can salvage the wreck the last #predator #movie made of that franchise @vindiesel Give me a shout and I’ll sort out the story for ya! Yep I’m that good! #darkhorse happy to draw and write the #comic for ya, but it’ll cost #money y'all! #artist #vindiesel #chronicles #20thcentury #jimthomas #johnthomas #twohy #sci-fi #movie #ink #horror #artist

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Behind Enemy Lines // #2001 // Director #JohnMoore🎥 // Writer #JimThomas✏ #JohnThomas✏ #DavidVeloz✏ #ZakPenn✏ // #vhs

[dawnaleeheising]

Thank you to Christina Howard and CVH 1st Class Magazine, Jim Thomas and the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame, King Bassey and LANFA, Saul Mejia, Vida Ghaffari and Joe Williamson for these treasured Awards and this amazing magazine cover!!! ❤️❤️❤️ #setlife #actorslife #producer #picoftheday #awards #cvh1stclassmagazine #magazinecover #jimthomas #martialartshalloffame #kingbassey #lanfa #saulmejia #vidaghaffari #joewilliamson #williamsonmanagementcompany https://www.instagram.com/p/B3XuEAUBmW0/?igshid=4ihw5l499g5m

[dawnaleeheising]

With filmmaker Adolfo Rivera at the 2018 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Award!!! ❤️ #setlife #actorslife #producer #picoftheday #adolforivera #2018usamartialartshalloffameawards #actressoftheyear #jimthomas #scorpiongirl #grateful https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PqrYcBN5t/?igshid=5n5z9ri852ji