God, does Jim Wynorski have a decent film in him? And why do I watch his films? Why do I in fact own some of his films on DVD? Maybe because they are so bad, they are fun to watch -- with one eye closed. This time around, an actor with a dazed expression, permanently wrinkled forehead and absolutely no acting ability named Antonio Sabato Jr. (I love the "Jr." part) plays a special forces type named Major John Masters assigned to keep an eye on some billionaire's bubbled-headed daughter on a vacation flight. A sorry-looking group of terrorists take over the flight so they can ransom the daughter. Masters plays cat and mouse with them, just like Bruce Willis did in DIE HARD and Andy "Wishmaster" Divoff did in INTERCEPTOR. On the ground, we see the nervous billionaire and a general who spends the entire film in his undies, as he has been awakened at home to deal with the crisis. Played by old-time TV actors Kevin Dobson and John Beck, all these two guys do is stand around and spout bad dialogue. So does Michael Pare, given costar status as a Marine in charge of an atoll. He and his grunts are ordered by the general to lengthen their runway, in the middle of a "Force 3" hurricane, to allow the now-damaged plane to land (guess who's flying it). The wooden-faced Pare, once something of an action star, has the single best line in the movie, when he yells to his boys to go out and extend that runway, come hell or high water. They proceed to slowly get into these tiny earthmovers that go about 2 mph. It is hysterical and an absolute highlight of the movie. Another funny moment has the plane's passengers sliding down the emergency slide of the now-landed plane. The pilot was shot by one of the now-dead terrorists and requires a stretcher, which Sabato at least remembers to ask for before deplaning with the girl, now his amour, leaving the wounded pilot and a premed student on board. Sabato and the girl walk off camera, with Pare and his men right behind them -- and no stretcher in sight. The End. The fights during the flight are clumsily staged, in case you were wondering. Last but not least, you have never seen a jumbo jet like this, assuming you know anything about jets. Parts of it seem more like rooms in someone's estate. The CGI isn't bad, if obvious. A must-see for those who love really bad movies. Wynorski has been making films for 30 years, and each new one seems like his first. He is the Uwe Boll of STV.

i guess the problem i have with this movie is i have seen it before,and it's done better every time.for a movie about a plane being hijacked,this one has pretty much no thrills or excitement.and the acting is not the best i have seen,to be polite.i found the dialogue cringe worthy for the most part.and there doesn't seem to be a lot of realism to it either.EchoBridge has something to do with this production.i have seen a fair amount of their movies,and other than this one,i have thought they were well done.but everyone is entitled to a misstep now and then.besides,this is just my view of the movie.i would'nt say this is an awful movie.it's just nothing new for the genre,and it is pretty slow.i guess i'd give Crash Landing a 4.5/10

I just watched this movie on DVD, i was told its an action movie.... it is but for some reason i laughed the whole movie until i got kidney pain and nearly choked.this movie is soooooo funny. watch as the guy turn on the oven and blow himself up.....HAHAHAHAHAHA :Dplease do yourself a favour and WATCH this movie, if you thought AIRPLANE or NAKED GUN was funny....wait until you see this movie.the director thought of creating an action movie....turned out he mistaken everything and did a comedy filled movie. WATCH IT! :D

I would have given this film a one star vote had it not been for the laughs I got out of it. Some of the dialogs were just plain so lame that they make you laugh!! How could some one have actually talked like this. Not to mention the fact that the bodyguard Majors (Antonio Sabato Jr.) flew a 747 like a pro and Michael Pare's team of whiners were able to dig a trench filled with gasoline and blow up a huge boulder in the nick of time. Did anyone notice the lame tribute to "Fantasy Island" with the guy saying "Boss, the plane!!" to Michael Pare just as the 747 comes in sight.The only saving grace were the cute girls and even cuter female hijackers. Not to mention that the main hijacker deserved to die the lame death that he did for being such a joker!! Imagine escaping from being tied up just to shot by a "crossbow". Hello.The poor pilot probably died in the plane while everyone was eating steak and having rum!! Just for laughs, they should make a sequel to show us how they all spend the night in the midst of a Category 3 hurricane on Neptune Atoll. Did I hear Michael Pare calling it the "best honeymoon resort in the Pacific." Now that would make an interesting movie!!