Not bad at all. BLUE THUNDER is a pretty rousing entertainment. Roy Scheider is a cop assigned to man a new fangled, high tech surveillance copter only to find out more than he should and soon nasty Malcolm McDowell is on tail. It's empty-headed action with a lot of great aerial work. Scheider is his typically steel jawed self and McDowell is great fun. The director John Badham may not be the most imaginative but he knows how to keep the pace of a film going (see Saturday NIGHT FEVER). He also has a keen eye for casting...in addition to Scheider and McDowell, the supporting cast is populated with a bunch of always interesting actors: Warren Oates, Daniel Stern, Joe Santos. The great Candy Clark is well used as Scheider's resourceful girlfriend.
Review of Blue Thunder
