I have noticed recently that airlines have been ramping up the safety video that most people ignore on flights with some long needed humor. However, I am afraid that Air New Zealand has the competition won.
After all, how many safety films have cameos from director Peter Jackson and Elijah Wood, star of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy?
Some passengers might want to pass on the inflight movie and just see the 4-minute safety video again.
Entitled “The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made,” the video features the scenes and costumes of the movie shot in New Zealand.
By the way, whatever the cost, it was not much in comparison to the movies themselves. A story just came out stating that the trilogy cost $870 million dollars to make.
Not only does the film improve safety, but it plugs for the third and final film in Jackson’s “Hobbit” trilogy — “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.” A win, win proposition. Of course, it is a bit unnerving when the flight attendant announced that “we will be deplaning at the Black Gate of Mordor.”
” the crew from Southwest do their shtick ”
Its been awhile, but after flying once near Halloween, the entire cabin erupted in Cheers thanking the stewardesses for their jolly good humor
Dredd
Reminds me of the recent duct tape and plastic over our windows, and before the getting under the school desks:
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No! No beating! Naughty Dredd. 🙂
“Methink’st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee.” – Shakespeare (All’s Well That Ends Well)
Yeah.
LOL Sandi.
Duct tape and plastic on the windows!
Duct and run!
Snooze ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz land.
Sounds like someone is CWI
Karen, LOL!
On a short flight, our attendants made these instructions delightful! After the first humorous sentence, the plane was in awe. Laughter and clapping at the end. Long time ago, but I still remember,
Nick – they still would have no idea what dialogue was actually said. It would be “boobies, blah blah blah, boobies. The end.” And then all the female passengers would murder their male companions unless they had hidden under the fold down tray during the showing.
I’m completely geeking out over this. Huge Tolkein fan. And, yes, it DOES make me want to go to New Zealand.
Well played, Air New Zealand. Well played.
Reminds me of the recent duct tape and plastic over our windows, and before the getting under the school desks:
(Critics Unglued).
The more serious fear they seek to instil the more ridiculously funny they are.
Squeeky would hurl her glass of bourbon @ the screen.
If you want men to pay attention, have porn stars do a safety video.
Nick – if you did it as a porn video you certainly would get the attention of the men.
It’s a great concept to make people actually pay attention. Airlines might want to consider offering different versions, as many of us are put off by violent entertainment and would far prefer scenes of wildlife, art, beautiful gardens, travel videos, etc.
This is cute, but I would rather have the crew from Southwest do their sthick. They are a lot funnier.