Flight: Three bottles of vodka

[@TheKaisersthul]

Being drunk saved those peoples lives. Only a drunk genius would think of such a radical solution.

[@stellarwind1946]

Not necessarily. The plot is loosely based off the Alaskan Airlines Flight 161 disaster. Flying inverted is an aerodynamically accurate way to correct a nosedive caused by a broken horizontal stabilizer. Of course landing the plane safely from this maneuver is a whole different story.

[@el6tomejorcritico666]

as an alcoholic you sometimes can think outside the box but you have to ask you... does it is worth the risk???

[@jampacc]

​@@el6tomejorcritico666you're drunk right now?

[@Mlogan11]

He refuses to throw his flight crew mate under the bus. He's a reckless alcoholic, but also a loyal friend.

[@mindriot91_96]

Plus, he finally had enough. "God help me" says it all.

[@tellurye]

He wasnt just a loyal friend. He was an alcoholic that said "You know I can walk free, but Im not going to lie, put this on my dead co-worker so I can be free to drink. Im going to tell the truth. Let the chips fall where they may" As an alcoholic myself, I hate what he did, but glad he did the right thing in the end when it mattered.

[@MarkLane-r5n]

So true he’s still loyal….

[@jeromerizzo423]

She was a better person than him, putting her life at risk to save a child, sober. He knew it, despite being in a relationship with her.

[@liamsilver4843]

no he felt guilty she died. He aint loyal at all other than to alcohol.

[@crashfan9997]

Great movie, Denzel was convincing af as an alcoholic, the instability.

[@matthewgabbard6415]

And the deception

[@nonickels8975]

Straight up what it's like to deal with an alcoholic. Frustration upon frustration.

[@invisiblemaninvisibleman2097]

He was drunk in this particular scene

[@rolinn777]

He was drunk throughout the whole movie

[@darkmatters3821]

@@rolinn777 He wasn't actually, genuis actor

[@rolinn777]

@@darkmatters3821 you’re trolling me right?

[@darkmatters3821]

@@rolinn777 no man for real, he said it himself in an interview, i'm drnk now tho lol

[@MDE_never_dies]

He’s drunk now

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

Him drinking vodka doesn’t make him responsible for the crash. It just means he was flying drunk as they found out it was a faulty plane.

[@joshuahunter7475]

Yeah not the point though

[@Chg267]

It’s why he only got 4 or 5 years in jail. If him flying drunk got 6 people killed he would been in prison for life.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

@@Chg267 he got fired from the airline though, and I doubt any airline is going to hire him back. In a way, he did cause the crash cause when he took off, he was over stressing the elevators as he did not even use autopilot on the climb. Pilots tend use autopilot before even reaching 5,000 feet. This guy was above 10,000 feet and still flying manually.

[@jd0879]

Lol doesn’t matter. He was still flying a plane drunk. He’s not above the law

[@Chg267]

@@jd0879never said he was. Him flying drunk though doesn’t mean he’s responsible for manslaughter.

[@drivingintothedesertuntilt3202]

this is the scene when whip becomes flyzenberg

[@bradleywalters1665]

😂 Charlie got caught in cross fire 🔥

[@selvaganapathys9684]

What a man! THE Denzel Washington 🔥

[@Sick_Puppy590]

You can make the argument that being drunk allowed him to stay calm enough to make a decision that saved lives, like how a drunk person is more likely to survive a crash than a sober person. His co-pilot panicked and froze.

[@francisalbert1799]

Just keep em’ nice and sober so he can save your f**kin’ union!

[@zilufuzi]

Denzel can do no wrong 👏👏👏

[@Mshi-]

Literally

[@bencordell1965]

He flys better drunk is that the moral of the story

[@manwithnoplan5496]

An inspiration for booze cruisers everywhere

[@marcobelli6856]

@@manwithnoplan5496💀💀💀

[@MarkLane-r5n]

Imagine if he was sober, he might of saved everyone on the flight and missed the church

[@bencordell1965]

@@MarkLane-r5n agreed no drunk 747 pilots not ideal

[@MarkLane-r5n]

@@bencordell1965 Agreed, it makes a good movie! He plays the part very well

[@dominicjacksonjr.1403]

3:32 "Get into the church on time."⛪️

[@flectz]

Denzels the man.

[@kevinluschak5241]

By far the greatest actor in the movie.

[@ChasingLight_8]

"Scumbag" needs to be bleeped?? Delicate world this is. I'm offended. 😂

[@antonioromano9963]

drunkenness does not exclude integrity

[@Err_InvalidName]

Rumor has it that Rhodes was a lawyer for Whip and when he fails, he talked to Tony Stark and became War Machine

[@depauljames4767]

I drank 3 he was proud as hell 😂😂😂

[@GAMEBOYCOLOR35]

😂😂😂😂

[@samueljweston]

It is a brilliant film, this. And Denzel - as always - is fantastic.

[@guyforlogos]

He was a fully functional alcoholic. In this movie’s scenario, his drinking had ZERO effect on how and why the plane crashed. The fact that ten other random pilots couldn’t recreate an outcome where even one passenger lived, outlines the professional job he did in landing that aircraft and saving as many people as he did. The answer that put him in prison, should have been simply, “I do not know where those bottles came from, but they had absolutely nothing to do with this aircraft falling out of the sky the way it did and nothing to do with those who lived and died in this accident.” Great movie nonetheless.

[@FalconFlyer75]

At the end of the day he still opted to drink and consume drugs before flying a plane It’s a betrayal of the trust placed in him He knew what the rules were and what the penalty would be if he broke them and did it anyways Yes he might be the greatest pilot in the world but reality is all trained pilots can safely land planes as long as the maintenance isn’t shoddy If you let a pilot publicly declare he drank and consumed drugs and then let him get away with it, that only emboldens other pilots to do the same and stop respecting regulations that save lives It’s bigger than one man

[@SisyphusQuit]

I need a connection like John Goodman's character.

[@KhariGaynor-i2p]

The one thing that he chose to ignore for so many years of his life, is the one reason that he wasn’t able to walk away free when everything culminated. In the end, his consciousness finally caught up to him. Unfortunately, all the baggage he collected along the way did too.

[@wickedshadesproductions5254]

Rewatching this is realizing that Cheadle knew they were screwed from the start and was cushioning the blow with their “walk over” before ripping the bandage.

[@jeremygunther9403]

0:50 - note how Charlie says to answer the questions correctly. Not honestly.

[@denisaccarias460]

This film is an absolute masterpeace. He is a Hero but a drunk

[@ED-209-8K]

Alonzo was always a bit mad! 😂

[@gustavocardenas3694]

Based on a true story, but in real life the guy wasnt an alcoholic. The plane was broken, the airline failed to run some sort of maintenance on the plqne. Some parts hadnt been serviced in over like 16 months or somethinf like that.

[@NextSound170]

LOL this film. Brilliant

[@atiashaunbaker3792]

howd they find zero finger printsif he opened the shot bottles himself???

[@oliverhendrick393]

Thanks so much for censoring the word scumbag

[@guillaumeromain6694]

Bip bip bip bip bip Meanwhile president elect can deploy however many f words. Proud world

[@ossimjew]

TDS is a pandemic

[@IRequireMedication]

What are you yapping about fool?

[@GAMEBOYCOLOR35]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sunburn2007]

You bleeped a cuss word? What is this? 1920?

[@GAMEBOYCOLOR35]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 right lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thechuckpeter]

Sometimes you just need a good drunk guy. It's just a fact of life.

[@JohnThompsonthegreat]

The ground crew had access

[@ED-209-8K]

Moral of the story is… quit booze!

[@tomasgarcia1229]

Y'all are forgettin about the coke. He had enough cocaine in him to kill a small horse!!

[@SnowGiant.9]

🐺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@NaseerAhmed-sc5bl]

If I was pilot with drinking and Robles I’ll seek help and then stay clean

[@16-BitGuy]

why do they keep on real life language away from real life? for f*BLEEP*'s sake!

[@pannitalmadge7464]

But baby bottle's

[@waynelalonde4778]

Ive seen a lot of alcoholics and drug users that were functioning with their using, who believe it or not did some amazing things and performed in situations that weren't handled as well by clear level sobor individuals. I am not advocating for impairment, but ive witnessed drinking late night singles make far better mechanical tech guys

[@faridakhan3687]

First comment💬 🤗🤗🤗

[@pewds6910]

actually would be 9th (im 10th)

[@AlexForrest420]

first!

[@joseywales7930]

2nd!

[@jrobbin24]

I got me a Josie Wales!!! Ol' Blue Lightning hisself!

[@bestshortclips7352]

Third!

[@jojosheep5681]

6th!

[@pewds6910]

im 10th

[@christtondjogbede1267]

8th

[@MichaelsVlogz]

4th

[@qwmn69]

4th what!? you clown

[@nihley]

7th

[@wilsor90]

Fifth!

[@maggiemakgill]

"The FAA and the NTSB took 10 pilots, placed them in simulators, recreated the events that led to this plane falling out of the sky. Do you know how many of them were able to safely land the planes? Not one. Every pilot crashed the aircraft, killed everybody on board. You were the only one who could do it!" WOW what a horrid thing to ever put to script. Alcohol makes you a better pilot I guess? Or Whitaker is SO good even drunk he's a better pilot than everyone else in the world. What BS. Pilots aren't magically created by god like top gun suggests, sure there is a base level of talent needed but a lot of it is TRAINING and learning procedures and practice. This is just a ridiculous concept, if the NTSB had a scenario for the flight, what happened initially and what state the plane was in and if no one could get the plane on the ground as it had in the accident ... then they would assume that had something wrong, either the scenario or something missing from the simulator. People wouldn't conclude "magic pilot." People have DIED in actual crashes when pilots have been compromised by drugs or alcohol. Continental Express Flight 2286 is a good example. The whole idea of this movie seem pretty offensive. I'm sure it was written by someone who thinks that a deer was the reason they crashed and NOT the beer they had ... Edit: I haven't seen the film ... is this one of those hollywood films that for some dumb reason has the NTSB as the bad guys ??? Couldn't forgive "Sully" for that one ... They're the NTSB their whole job is to investigate accidents, find causes and investigate other risks in airplane travel and to prevent future accidents to make people safer. How can you make them the bad guys?

[@brianbird3756]

Well, he began that morning quite hungover, so the cocaine helped with that. The vodka was just to take the edge off.🤣

[@coatesjoseph]

There are easier ways to demonstrate that you are a virtue signaling karen sitting around waiting for the next thing to be outraged about. Although writing an entire cancel culture novel about a movie you didn't even see is one approach i guess.....

[@darthpanic4007]

Switch to decaf, it's just a movie.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

The vodka only made him confident. It didn’t actually help him crash land the plane in which most of the people could survive.

[@maggiemakgill]

@@SYDAirlineEnthusiast Again with the very very stupid. One of the things alcohol does, BEFORE IT AFFECTS BEHVIOUR, (improves confidence = reduces fear and increases recklessness) is REDUCE REACTION TIME. Alcohol doesn't just affect the brain and judgement, it affects muscle control. This damages ones ability to control things like cars, planes, and heavy equipment! So even if you judgment is not impaired, you confidence not increased, you're going to be reacting slower to things like deer walking on to a highway!

[@drawingofficial4021]

that's why alcohol is forbidden in islam .... يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنْصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ..... alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al-Ansab, and Al-Azlam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan's (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.

[@willymcpeters2982]

Sorry that Islam doesn't have any fun lol

[@willymcpeters2982]

In Christianity, they love wine, and Christians know how to party.

[@willymcpeters2982]

All religion is dumb. Even yours. There's only that anyone should follow: Satanism. Give your life over to Satan.

[@bodhixxx1]

you people choose to fly into buildings killing thousands of people sober

[@stefs7141]

No alcohol but all the kids you can have

[@jdboo1120]

I forgot how unlikeable Don Cheadle’s character is.