Rating summary
| Movie |  | 4.5 |
| Video |  | 4.0 |
| Audio | | 4.0 |
| Extras |  | 2.5 |
| Overall |  | 3.5 |
Airplane! Blu-ray Movie Review
Reviewed by Martin Liebman July 22, 2020
Paramount has widely released a SteelBook packaging variant for the remastered version of 'Airplane!' The disc and digital
content is identical to that found in the concurrently issued wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below
for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full film review, please click
here; note that this link points to the 2011 Blu-ray release.
Airplane! Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality
For a full video review, please click here.
Airplane! Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality
For a full audio review, please click here; note that this link points to the 2011 Blu-ray release.
Airplane! Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras
Though most of Airplane! takes place inside the title vehicle, this SteelBook makes its home in the skies the primary focal point. The front
panel cover simply recreates the famous image of the airplane hull twisted around itself, signifying a screwy comedy in the skies. The plane is flying
through a bright blue sky. The film's title appears above in arced red letters, outlined in white to give a 3-D appearance to them. The rear panel
continues the image, featuring the plane's tail and part of its right wing on the right-hand side. The inflatable autopilot is hanging onto the tail fin. Blue
sky
and a couple of puffy clouds fill the remainder. A small Paramount logo and a copyright notice appear bottom left in white. A model number, also in
white, can be found bottom right. The spine does not carry the illusion of the plane's extension from front to back. It's simply a blue sky colored stripe
with the film's title, as it appears on the front, only smaller, center. A Paramount logo has been placed at the top. A Blu-ray logo appears at the bottom.
Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The lone Blu-ray disc is situated on the right in a central hub. The inner print
is a two-panel spread that is similar to the bright blue cloudy sky exterior dominant on the front, here featuring the inflatable pilot filling most of the
left-hand panel, arms upward almost as if surrendering. Only a little bit of his left wrist and hand extend into the spine area and the right-hand side. Of
note
is that the "Paramount "Presents" release does not include a digital code, making this perhaps more desirable for those not collecting that
packaging line in full.
For a breakdown of the included on-disc supplemental content, please click here.
Airplane! Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation
The Airplane! SteelBook is not crude, but it's fairly unimaginative, taking the movie's main artwork and repurposing it front and back. That's
not a bad thing, and it's at least nicer than some random Photoshop job. The new Blu-ray looks nice, so for both fans of the film and SteelBook
packaging, this release comes recommended.
