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The Aviator (2004)

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User Rating: 7.6/10 (60,663 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Martin Scorsese
Writer (WGA):
John Logan (written by)
Release Date:
25 December 2004 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
For some men, the sky was the limit. For him, it was just the beginning. more
Plot:
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 45 wins & 64 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(108 articles)
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Blanchett's Humble Oscar Plans Flushed Away (From WENN. 27 May 2008, 9:06 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Ambitious, Impeccably-Acted, DELIVERS more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Aviator (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence.
Runtime:
170 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
France:U | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:12 | Ireland:12 (video rating) | Ireland:15 (original rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41156) | Indonesia:Dewasa | Sweden:11 | South Korea:15 | Denmark:11
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Trivia:
Kate Beckinsale gained 20 pounds for her role. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the Pantages Theatre premiere sequence, posters for The Women, a mid-1939 release, are quite visible. On the soundtrack we hear an announcer praising the newly discovered Ava Gardner. Ava Gardner did not enter films until 1941. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Allene Hughes: Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e.
Young Howard Hughes: Quarantine. Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e. Quarantine.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I'll Be Seeing You more

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229 out of 376 people found the following comment useful:-
Ambitious, Impeccably-Acted, DELIVERS, 6 December 2004
8/10
Author: gmorgan-4 from New York, New York

Martin Scorsese's most recent ambitious project does not disappoint.

I just saw this film in a special preview for NYU film students, with Martin Scorsese there to discuss and answer questions after, and I must say, it was pretty phenomenal. It is Martin Scorsese's best work since Goodfellas (this is obvious) and most probably his best work since Raging Bull. DiCaprio's character study of Howard Hughes, and his devotion to this role, is exquisite and reminiscent even of Robert De Niro's in Raging Bull. The film is lengthy, but this compliments it, for the story is riveting and the production is practically flawless (even the combination of computerized processes and more traditional photography was smooth and effective).

The presentation of the film, in an evolving color (from two-tone Technicolor, as Martin explained it to us, to three-tone, to modern by the later sequences) is absolutely stunning, and the cinematography by renowned Robert Richardson, ASC, is some of the best I've seen (and, in my opinion, deserving of an Oscar).

Cate Blanchett was impeccable as Katharine Hepburn, though, at times, I felt that the complexity of her character was never really deeper than a surface analysis.

She did her role flawlessly, but this is not to say that it really Alec Baldwin portrayed one of the flattest villains I've seen in a major motion picture, but, again, this is about Howard Hughes, and DiCaprio's performance is worthy of an Oscar nod at least, and perhaps an Oscar Win (certainly the best performance I've seen all year).

One of my few complaints, though, is the lengthy sequences featuring Howard Hughes as a solo aviator. Though interesting, entertaining even, the film was long enough already, and did not require such an exhaustive analysis of individual flight procedures.

Also, it seems that some of the themes were almost too redundant, such as the ways in which Hughes' psychological problems were performed. Much of the Hollywood history is good, even interesting, but it also sometimes seemed a bit self-indulgent, to the point where you questioned the necessity of ALL of those nightclub sequences in the film.

But, besides those relatively few complaints, it is a spectacular film.

In all: do not miss it.

3.5/4

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