That was an excellent one.

Sorry, this movie sucks

Just perfect...

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

First, Sara knows she put everyone at risk. Really? Sara put everyone in this situation. Then fingers and nastiness made towards and blame on Bruce. Sara acted like she did know things and then didn't. Everyone fighting and arguing. WTH. Acting like children up in the air? What were the writers thinking? Then throw in the monster because of Bruce? Where did that come from? Bruce manifested it? All over the place not really cutting it.

I first watched this film shortly after it came out. I remembered it as being 'memorable', without really remembering too much about the characters or the plot.Watching it again now, I have to say I really enjoyed it.OK, you have to suspend some disbelief on the plane-flying front - there have obviously been quite a few reviews by critics with pilot's licenses (no doubt attracted by the title) and certainly there are a lot of highly unlikely flying technicalities to be overlooked. However - this film is really a sort of Lovecraftian sci-fi chiller, and let's face it - how many such films would work if they had to be technically accurate? In reality in this case, the girl would never even have got to hire the plane, let alone get into trouble in it.The cast are a uniformly pretty unpleasant and dim bunch, and it's nice to see them getting knocked off one by one, but I wouldn't say they were bad actors. I could well imagine that if you took a group of college kids and put them in a 'stress' situation like this for real, you would see exactly the sort of mental and social breakdown portrayed here. For the most part the script actually treads a well-chosen line between teenage banality and the needs of the plot.There are a few corny bits in the dialogue between the 'teenagers', and there is a strong temptation to keep saying to the screen 'so maybe you should fly the plane now?' but this is really the practical result of filming a minimal number of actors in the confines of a 6-seater cabin - if the pilot had to sit in front of the controls facing forward the whole time, she would only have a bit part in the movie! The plot has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing, and the sky monster is neatly explained. I cannot imagine why some reviewers have slated its 'realism' when (as explained by the plot) it isn't quite 'real' anyway and so doesn't have to conform to a scientifically-viable form. OK, the CGI isn't brilliant, but at DVD quality you can't see too much detail, and it's really all about the 'lost in the dark' atmosphere rather than the monster effects.The filming is - within the limits of the budget and the CGI - good and imaginative. No, it isn't Avatar, but the director does a good job with what he's got. I don't understand reviewers who continually criticise the filming standards of low-budget monster movies. You have to show the monster eventually, and no money = rubber monster. If they can't understand that, they shouldn't bother watching and reviewing such films.The ending has a nice twist which neatly ties everything together, but I think the immensity of the concept behind the ending - and the great suspension of incredulity necessary to appreciate it - left a lot of reviewers with a bad taste in their mouths. I think most reviewers just wanted the entire cast to die horribly, and gave the movie a low score when it finally appeared they might not have....If you enjoy Lovecraftian films, and can suspend some disbelief for 90 minutes, 'Altutude' is an enjoyable Friday night's viewing.

Sara's mother died piloting her small plane. New pilot Sara (Jessica Lowndes) is flying her boyfriend Bruce Parker (Landon Liboiron), her cousin Cory (Ryan Donowho), her best friend Mel (Julianna Guill) and Mel's boyfriend Sal (Jake Weary) to a Coldplay concert. A mechanical malfunction sends them climbing. It's terrifying to fix the problem but then something truly supernatural happens.This is somewhat like a Twilight Zone episode. I say this as a compliment but it also means that it's a hour-long story at best. Firstly, Sal is too annoying. It seems to be an often used trope but not one that I particularly like. It would help if one character is actually funny and likable. These are photogenic young actors playing uncompelling characters. What starts out as a tight little thriller turns into a hodgepodge of supernatural messiness. I like the confined space of the aircraft but the movie has problems.

i incidentally watched this movie this morning as it was the first channel that came up on my foxtel.all and all, yes it is a pretty crappy premise that is turning the twilight zone airplane story into a modern day movie for teens.I also didn't really care much for the main character as he was weird awkward character (or other characters all of which were stereotypes.) But. for some weird reason I still felt the need to watch all of this movie (possibly because I'm mowing the lawn after it)But usually if I'm not liking a movie at least a little bit i change the channel.Plus the ending had that inclusive time paradox kinda feel.Initially i was going to give this a 6, but i think a modest 5 is what this movie is worth. (i would give it 5.5 if i could)