Blue Thunder

favorite movie all time. this movie was put together with creativity. roy is one of the best actors alive today. the kid didnt have to go but i guess if its in the script, its in the script.... Full review

One of the famous action director John Badham's lesser films, "Blue Thunder" is the story of a hi-tech helicopter and the dark conspiracy behind it. The real let down of this film is the plot, which is not only poorly developed... Full review

Roy Scheider gives one of his better performances as an L.A. cop who doesn't take any crap from anyone, even the powers that run law and politics in that city. I must admit though, that there may have been better choices... Full review

"Blue Thunder" stars Roy Scheider as a helicopter pilot of the L.A. Police Force, who has been chosen to test an experimental high-tech helicopter known as, Blue Thunder. The Blue Thunder can see through walls, record a conversation, and has all... Full review

I recently traded in my VHS copy for the new special edition DVD-Super extra features. THis movie is action packed and suspenseful, about a super helicopter and the sinister plans for it AND the one lone ranger-type cop determined to prevent... Full review

in the spirit of pre 911 a survailance movie with a bit of big brother we look at life then and see that now is what Murphy was fighting for.Pretty scarry that then, this was sci-fi... Full review

'BLUE THUNDER' Is a cracking leave your brain behind entertainment that never let's up! 'Roy Scheider' Plays Frank Murphy,A former Vietnam Veteran,who is a helicopter pilot,for the Los Angeles police department,who becomes handpicked to pilot the eponymous 'blue thunder' which... Full review

One of the things that really caught my attention about this film was the brief blurb at the beginning which stated something to the effect of "All of the surveillance equipment depicted in this film exists and is in use... Full review

Clearly, Blue Thunder's introduction shows the state of the art in computer technology at the time. Looked like a Wang computer at work.I saw this movie for the first time at a drive-in. Those were the days!! .. before DVD's... Full review

Almost twenty-five years after its release, John Badham's science fiction/action-adventure film still packs a powerful punch. Especially when it comes to the mis-use of government property, abuse of government power, and the possibility of terrorism in our own country. The... Full review

Blue Thunder: Special Edition (1983) Chosen to test BLUE THUNDER, Frank Murphy (Scheider)is amazed by the high-speed, high-tech chopper. It is easy to say that this movie is a guilty pleasure. Hokey at times, but some innocent 80s action fun. ... Full Review

Conceptually, the movie was pretty good since it tied Hollywood fantasy (and liberal paranoia) in with advances in technology that were close enough to reality that the prospect of Orwell's predictions were fitting fodder for the type of thriller it set out to be. ... Full Review

The program gives us a tight little piece that covers the flick well. As I noted, I hoped I'd enjoy Blue Thunder more today than I did in 1983. Actually, I think the flick is somewhat shameless in this regard. Blue Thunder: Special Edition (1983) ... Full Review

Blue Thunder is a fairly effective, hard-edged thriller. Nasty government fanatics led by moustache-twirlingly bad Brit pilot Colonel Cochrane plan to use hi-tech attack/surveillance chopper Blue Thunder to spy on and control (ie shoot) the US public. ... Full Review

As I noted, I hoped Id enjoy Blue Thunder more today than I did in 1983. Theres some entertainment value on display but not enough to make this a particularly interesting movie. Blue Thunder: Special Edition (1983) ... Full Review

A Classic 70's Mobsters FlickTHE SEVEN-UPS is an intense drama profiling a very highly secretive investigational unit within the New York City  police department  starring  ROY Scheider (Jaws, Blue Thunder, Klute) as the rogue-ish detective Buddy and his elite squad, acting greats... ... Full Article

Based on the summer 1983 action film of the same name starring Roy Scheider and Malcolm McDowell, Blue Thunder sprang up as a mid-season replacement for ABC, debuting in January, 1984. Which was highly surprising, given that the titular helicopter ... Full Article

Author's note: Sorry I've been absent for a few weeks; I've been learning how to be a new father. Hopefully I'll be able to get back in the groove now that I've gotten the hang of changing diapers and midnight... ... Full Article

I am writing this review on a word processor that is connected to a computer that sets the type for the Sun-Times.If I make an error, the computer will tell me. Observe. ... Full Article

Wonderlove??? You cant help but love it when the powers that be at the networks decide that some theatrical movies have what it takes to be considered for episodic TV. Take for example 1983s Blue Thunder . Directed by John ... Full Article