Review of Blue Thunder (1983) by Paul D — 15 Feb 2009

Flawed but entertaining techy thriller which probably doesn't have the best casting but seems to work.

This review of Blue Thunder (1983) was written by Paul D on 15 Feb 2009.

Blue Thunder has generally received positive reviews.

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By Rita Kempley (781) for Washington Post (9,851) on 22 Apr 2011

Blue Thunder hovers just this side of trash and the other side of credibility, but it propels a willing audience into adrenaline heaven…

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By Troy F (601) on 03 Jul 2010

Not great. Cheesy and dated. And surprisingly creepy at times. Not in a good way…

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By Justin M (1,525) on 04 Aug 2009

Nice piece of work. Truly the high point of the helicopter action genre…

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By Joshua B (1,260) on 11 Nov 2009

Cool movie...bad ass helicopter in it…

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By David C (2,598) on 21 Sep 2010

Looked back upon with mixed favour, I still believe as much today as in the mid 80's that this is a smart, thrilling action film…

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By Oliver M (198) on 16 Mar 2009

Awesome movie which highlights the lack of privacy we have in society which is only a lot worse now compared with when the movie was made…

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By David S (4,459) on 22 Aug 2010

Technology aside, this is still a good story. Replace the Olympics with any other major event and the concept still holds…

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By George H (280) on 21 Jul 2009

This one from director John Badham really makes a statement about political assasinations and the use of modern technology by the government…

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By Jesse G (284) on 16 Mar 2009

Yeah! This movie rules. Screw all of You haters…

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By Duane H (40) on 17 May 2009

I loved this film, man this recindles some memories, I can almost taste the excitement, smell the fear...lol…

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