Or more than 200 cigarettes. Going into Australia was even worse, that was one open pack and one unopened pack, the tax on anything over that is $1.10360 AUSTRALIAN per cigarette for cigarettes not exceeding 0.8 grams per ciggy. When I went they told me that Marlboros were terribly expensive so I considered bring a 90 day supply of 90 packs. That would have been just about AUS $1,980 to bring them in the country. They now have a more complex formula that is 16.5% of retail price PLUS $341 per thousand smokes. That would work out to about US $1,400. I chose not to take all those cigarettes. But once I got there I wish I had because the only Marlboros you could get were made under licence in Korea and tasted like burning newspaper, they were also $32 and change per pack, and that was Jan. 2017, now they are close to $50 per pack. I would have seriously considered permanent immigration to Australia except for this. And let it be a caution to you that the country as lovely as it is, is a major nanny state that never tells you precisely what you can and can't do, but taxes the snot out of any behaviours the government doesn't want.
There's a lot to be said about this briefing method! I spent 21 years in the Air Force and I received a First Aid briefing back in the 70s. The individual delivering the briefing incorporated a lot of humor into the briefing, he missed his calling, he should have been a stand-up comedian in Vegas! Everyone was quiet and leaning forward in their seat because you didn't want to miss the next punch line. You could hear a pin drop. It's been over 40 years and I still remember that briefing; the only briefing I can say that about. Gen. Patton said that when he wanted his troops to remember a something he gave it to them dirty, well, I can tell you that humor works as well.
@@hobbygamer6220 so you think this humorous Middle Earth safety video should say "So if the plane fills with water you aren't forced to the ceiling, unable to move down and drown in the water like Boromir did on his own blood." Personally I always found it simple to suss the why of it and considered it Darwinism at work to disregard it.
I agree a hundred percent. I flew Air NZ in 2015 for my first visit and the cabin and flight crew were incredible. You mightn't encounter elves, hobbits or wizards on board, but the crew definitely embody the attitude of New Zealanders . Once I landed and got out of the airport I fell in love with every aspect of the country. If/when you do get to New Zealand, you simply must indulge in feijoas. They are the perfect fruit to eat there. Like the people, they can be slightly tart when under-ripe, and sweet and juicy when fully ripe. You will love the people, the food, the geography - every little aspect of the country. Oh, and if you eat seafood, you really should indulge yourself in some green-lipped mussels! Kia Ora, and I sincerely hope you get to fly this amazing airline and set your feet on my favourite place in the world!
I was in a tired and shitty mood when flying from Auckland - Sydney and this is the briefing they play before taking off, made me smile. Best briefing i've seen with the amount of times i've flown. Air New Zealand you never fail to keep up such a fantastic reputation and awesome staff! you make our country proud!
+Hermione Jean Granger Didn't you send your parents there when you went off looking for horcruxes? Or was that Australia? It's been so long since I read the books.
I had a mortal, quaking fear of flying, even with Air NZ. Then I saw this and never felt safer. You could see everyone else around just beaming. It was amazing.
This is absolutely the coolest airline video yet! Peter Jackson and his films are some of the best films of all times and it is really great to see New Zealand using their imagery.
I laughed until I cried when I first saw this on the flight to NZ, it was a wonderful way to start my visit, I was sorry I could not see it again on the in-flight video service, and have watched it so many times again because it is so warm-hearted and the music is great too, as well as being so funny and cleverly made!
I watched this the first time 8 years ago, now I came back after reading 'there's a hole in my bucket by Royd Tolkien to see him and his brother Mike in the video, that made it possible for Mike to see New zealand. Still great 💜
Whilst a very loyal BA frequent flyer, this has to be the best produced and biggest passenger safety film ever. If ever i've seen branded content, that's it!
capu700 yes! Your're so right! It could be Harry Potter for one airline in the UK and Doctor Who for another :) and in the US the Avengers for one Airline and for another Airline, The Justice League
On my last few flights before this global lockdown, was it with KLM... or British Airways, or... anyway, there was definitely humor in the flight safety movie, enough to to enjoy watching it fully a few times giggling half the time.
This was absolutely brilliant. Seriously they should play this before every flight. I've never been on a plane before, and I started watching this because a friend said it was a good laugh, but I actually ended up learning something too. Brilliant, I love it!!
Yes, Even something as boring (but essential) as retirement savings plans have a fun cool name “Kiwi Saver”. In Canada that’s RRSPs Registered Retirement Savings Plans. In the US it’s “401k” or IRA. (essential, but dry and boring and lots of red tape.)
Humor is actually one of the best ways to get people to pay attention and retain information. Rather than just being silly, doing a humorous take on the airline safety run-down will likely actually increase the passengers' attention, making the video more effective rather than less.
Being a kiwi and currently living in NZ myself I've found this to be quite the opposite. New Zealander's are proud of their country and love to have it shown off to the world. 100,000 people showed up to the hobbit premiere in Wellington, that's 1/5 of the Wellington region.
Congratulation for the short movies ! you guys know how to be happy, laugh and enjoy life ! Wish I can fly to NZ soon enought ( and stay there maybe :) )
They had 300ER, 200ER, 787 and 320 versions. Almost the same but with evacuation scenes altered. Seats differentiate between the Boeings and the 320s in real life but were left as is in the video. 320 video cut Business info etc
Can I just ask, how does our kiwi accent sound to the rest of the world and are you going to watch the upcoming AirNZ safety video with the Sports Illustrated models? I definitely can't wait!
To an American, it sounds like a clearer Australian accent with fewer idioms, a far more oxford-like dialect than Brumie & Cockney British, or US regional speech found in Massachusetts, Georgia, Louisiana and the Ebonics forms. It sounds like a sharply annunciated Southern American accent to many here.
Ac1dR3FL3X I am from southern USA and it doesn't sound southern at all to me. If I only heard it and didn't know from the film, I'd have guessed Australian or New Zealand.
I find the kiwi accent lovely to listen to. It's warm and friendly sounding. I believe the first time I heard it as different from Australian was when Rachel Hunter was interviewed. From what googling I've done on NZ, it's on my list of "wish to visit" places.
It sounds like a variation on the stereotypical British accent. I probably would think it was a British accent if I wasn't paying close attention...and what is this Sports Illustrated models you speak of? It sounds cool!
+Jared Taylor-Finch He doesn't say that in the movie? I never noticed! Must be they were counting on ignorant modern people who would take "fly" literally..."what, he wants them to fly away?" I guess I just mentally made myself hear it as "fly, you fools". Not that I've watched the movie many times.
Love it! Funny, charming, with a little bit of sex appeal. I am so looking forward to visiting Australia and New Zealand once this pandemic is under control. Well done Air New Zealand.
(As of October 2022) Covid restrictions are finished now, and the vast majority of people have been vaccinated, with many folks having the Covid afterwards, and only having minor symptoms. If planning a trip "down under" allow yourself enough time, remember that Australia is a huge island continent as large as USAmerica's lower 48 states put together, (stretching from Temperate in the South to full Monsoonal Tropics in the North) and that NZ is a separate country comprised of 2 large islands totalling same size as Wyoming State or the UK with just 5 million population. We are 1,000 miles / 1,600 km away to the SouthEast of our Aussie cousins (we range from moist subtropics in our North to cool temperate in the South). Remember our seasons are reversed compared to USA, UK and Europe. So Christmas, New Year's into February are our mid Summer and peak holiday season, and mid Winter (and peak Snow skiiing in NZ) is around July/August. When you do visit, take extra care crossing roads as our steering wheels are on the right side of the car and we therefore drive on the left side of the road (same as Britain and Japan, but the opposite to USA and most of Europe etc) . In Australia almost all the animals want to bite you, suck your blood or eat you, (Salt Water Crocodiles, Fresh water Alligators, snakes, and in the Tropical North, they reckon the mosquitoes are so big, that ground crew at Darwin Airport started filling one up with Av-Gas, before realising their mistake ! LOL) and in NZ expect higher prices because although almost nothing bites (except grocery and petrol/gasoline prices !) there are no snakes, no scorpions, almost zero biting spiders, but goods often cost more because of extra shipping needed for imports. If you ever make it to Christchurch city in the South Island of NZ, look me up, I'll show you 'round a bit ! Generally speaking, Over the years, I've found flying with Air NZ ok, but QANTAS or Emirates is far far far nicer, and worth any small extra cost. Cheers
@@KiwiCatherineJemma Thank you for all the info. it's much appreciated. I live in Canada, and know what it's like to live and travel in a big country (2nd largest country in the world after the Soviet Union). My goal is to ship my motorcycle over to Australia and ride the roads, then grab a ferry to New Zealand to explore there. I've never flown Qantas but have used Emirates which is a great airline. If I ever make it over NZ I'll definitely give you a shout and the same goes for me; if you ever make it over to Alberta, Canada let me know. Best time to visit is late August til October (22C today). Cheers, and thanks again for the advice.
@@deborahcabot3100 (Just between you, me and the 400,000 people quietly reading this text thread...) Be aware there are no public ferry boats between Australia and NZ, so people MUST fly (exceptionally rarely, folks can pay to get a ride on a freight cargo ship, they sometimes have cabins for a handful of paying passengers. It's no cheaper than flying, but is a one week "experience" apparently. I must give it a go someday !). NZ's climate is entirely different to the North American landmass which stretches to the polar North. Because we are islands we're never more than about 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. And although there is nothing between the South of NZ, until you reach Antarctica, being ocean all the way, (except a few small rocky islands inhabited by weather scientists counting penguins etc) moderates Winter cold weather from making its way here. Christchurch is about 43 degrees South Latitude, about the same from the Equator as Chicago USA. However here we are lucky to see a dusting of snow once every 5 years LOL this year we got a dusting twice, both times it was mostly melted by 9.30am and on roads it melted instantly. (However inland we have mountains up to 12,000 ft / 4,000 metres, and at altitude they get lots of snow, and world class snow skiing). Winter morning frosts are mild and short enough we can grow oranges and lemons and some vegetables like cabbages all year around and other subtropicals including some types of palm trees here (far more up North). Local Oranges are a keen gardener's curiousity, not as good as shop-bought ones grown in the North of the North Island or Australia though. Some gardening textbooks say Christchurch City's climate is like Vancouver Canada, but I think we're more like coastal parts of Oregon State. When I see RUclips videos of temperatures of minus 18*C I think of my freezer at home. When I hear of colder temperatures, I can hardly conceive of it. Here there is no such thing as needing to Winterise a car, no Winter tyres, no Winter engine oil. People into skiing fit tyre-chains when necessary to access icy access roads. Diesel fuel oil does have a "Winter" formulation though. But yippee we are heading in towards Summer now and I have Beans sprouting in the garden and more to plant tomorrow.
@@KiwiCatherineJemma Lol, well there goes my dream of riding around NZ. We use ferries most in BC and to NL (Newfoundland). The longest being a 7 hour during from Nova Scotia to NL. I'm originally from NL, grew up in Quebec and settled in Alberta. We are moving into winter, with morning temp. at -3 then warming up to 15 all the way up to 21C. We do drop to -30 or even lower in winter, but hey all part of living in Canada. The East coast of Canada gets heavy snow and it stays until March or April. The West coast get light snow which like NZ usually melts by mid day. Enjoy your garden. Cheers
@@deborahcabot3100 New Zealand's North and South Island are connected by large ferries which transport passenger walk-ons, cars, trucks, motorbikes and train freight wagons. There is also a small picturesque very nature-y, "Stewart Island" right at the very South and that is also connected by ferry to the bottom of the South Island. In general, Australia's roads are long straight and mostly flat (except for the strip up the East Coast which is all old volcanoes) whereas in NZ almost all roads are hilly and winding corners (because we're either volcanoes or tectonic plate boundaries uplifted). I actually live in one of the few "mostly flat" places. Although we have some lovely hills favoured by bushwalkers, cyclists and motorcyclists , just touching our Southern city suburbs. The remains of 2 extinct volcanoes from a gazillion years ago. Up to 900 metres high at their peak where radio and TV transmitters are located. There's several places renting motorcycles here. Here's one with a large local branch. www.motorcycle-hire.co.nz
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I willingly, watched a whole, pre-flight video while sitting in my house, not planning to go anywhere. The world has changed.
I felt it in the air.
Air New Zealand always have the best safety videos hands down.
This is the funniest video on the internet!
You can't go to New Zealand now. Not even if you are a New Zealander. Unless you have special permission from Sauron.
🤣 same 🤣
"Bro did you check that Elvish MILF!?"
"She's 284.."
"Age is just a number bro"
when does it happen
I don't remember that
"Fly, you fools!" Simply brilliant. I don't care where Air New Zealand flies to, I'm booking them for everything from now on.
Just use ANZ -- and be surprised where you end up?
and if you are carrying drugs or contraband's YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!
to sir peter jackson if u can't lose weight U SHALL NOT PASS!
Or more than 200 cigarettes. Going into Australia was even worse, that was one open pack and one unopened pack, the tax on anything over that is $1.10360 AUSTRALIAN per cigarette for cigarettes not exceeding 0.8 grams per ciggy. When I went they told me that Marlboros were terribly expensive so I considered bring a 90 day supply of 90 packs. That would have been just about AUS $1,980 to bring them in the country.
They now have a more complex formula that is 16.5% of retail price PLUS $341 per thousand smokes. That would work out to about US $1,400. I chose not to take all those cigarettes. But once I got there I wish I had because the only Marlboros you could get were made under licence in Korea and tasted like burning newspaper, they were also $32 and change per pack, and that was Jan. 2017, now they are close to $50 per pack.
I would have seriously considered permanent immigration to Australia except for this. And let it be a caution to you that the country as lovely as it is, is a major nanny state that never tells you precisely what you can and can't do, but taxes the snot out of any behaviours the government doesn't want.
@@markwalker3499 Was smoking really that integral part of your life that you couldn't move to another country because of it? :|
There's a lot to be said about this briefing method! I spent 21 years in the Air Force and I received a First Aid briefing back in the 70s. The individual delivering the briefing incorporated a lot of humor into the briefing, he missed his calling, he should have been a stand-up comedian in Vegas! Everyone was quiet and leaning forward in their seat because you didn't want to miss the next punch line. You could hear a pin drop. It's been over 40 years and I still remember that briefing; the only briefing I can say that about. Gen. Patton said that when he wanted his troops to remember a something he gave it to them dirty, well, I can tell you that humor works as well.
TELL THEM WHY YOU DONT PULL THE INFLATE TAB BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE PLANE !!! 😠😡🤬
@@hobbygamer6220 so you think this humorous Middle Earth safety video should say "So if the plane fills with water you aren't forced to the ceiling, unable to move down and drown in the water like Boromir did on his own blood." Personally I always found it simple to suss the why of it and considered it Darwinism at work to disregard it.
I'm liking Air Zealand more and more.
*Air New Zealand
Cool. That's it. I'm going to New Zealand.
Do it, flying Air NZ is an experience in itself
Matthew Morison Noted. Thanks :)
Long long way
I wish i could go now but i cant cus of this stupid pandemic
Read up on what rights they are taking away at the moment. Apparently they have a dictatorship over there too.
This is so awesome!! We need to fly Air New Zeland just so we can get the whole experience. So incredible....I'm so geeking out right now!
Oh hai didn't see you there...
I agree! But sorry this is how you spell it *NEW ZEALAND*
Feels nice living there.... Every month or so we take a short hours trip on this airline.
MommyandGracieShow great idea! Choose your airline based on their association with a movie franchise rather than by safety
I agree a hundred percent. I flew Air NZ in 2015 for my first visit and the cabin and flight crew were incredible. You mightn't encounter elves, hobbits or wizards on board, but the crew definitely embody the attitude of New Zealanders . Once I landed and got out of the airport I fell in love with every aspect of the country. If/when you do get to New Zealand, you simply must indulge in feijoas. They are the perfect fruit to eat there. Like the people, they can be slightly tart when under-ripe, and sweet and juicy when fully ripe. You will love the people, the food, the geography - every little aspect of the country. Oh, and if you eat seafood, you really should indulge yourself in some green-lipped mussels! Kia Ora, and I sincerely hope you get to fly this amazing airline and set your feet on my favourite place in the world!
Oh my Dean (Fili) and Peter Jackson did cameos here. This is brilliant, I love how they showed airline safety in a fun way.
I was in a tired and shitty mood when flying from Auckland - Sydney and this is the briefing they play before taking off, made me smile. Best briefing i've seen with the amount of times i've flown. Air New Zealand you never fail to keep up such a fantastic reputation and awesome staff! you make our country proud!
Right, that's it! I'm flying to New Zealand!
Me too!
its lovely there
born and bred in Taranaki
+Hermione Jean Granger Didn't you send your parents there when you went off looking for horcruxes? Or was that Australia? It's been so long since I read the books.
Bombay/Pukekohe is the best m8
I had a mortal, quaking fear of flying, even with Air NZ. Then I saw this and never felt safer. You could see everyone else around just beaming. It was amazing.
Who wants to listen to the average safety video? No one. Who wants to listen to this one? Everyone!
And this is the reason im proud to be from New Zealand xD
One of the reasons why I wish to be to be from New Zealand😊
Scarlett same
@@teanahx593 You're just jealous because you belong to a country where the very money you're holding in your hands doesn't even belong to our gov.
same here
From New Zealand ????? why would you leave?????
This is absolutely the coolest airline video yet! Peter Jackson and his films are some of the best films of all times and it is really great to see New Zealand using their imagery.
that face after the whole "blow" line XD
She's super cute.
2:20
@@deepfield23 yep
Things got way horny up there in the middle.
Whats her name tho
Best air safety video ever! I would feel like a million bucks after this!
Was just watching this.
Then Dean O'Gorman decides to give me a heart attack...
The best flight briefing EVER.
I laughed until I cried when I first saw this on the flight to NZ, it was a wonderful way to start my visit, I was sorry I could not see it again on the in-flight video service, and have watched it so many times again because it is so warm-hearted and the music is great too, as well as being so funny and cleverly made!
I watched this the first time 8 years ago, now I came back after reading 'there's a hole in my bucket by Royd Tolkien to see him and his brother Mike in the video, that made it possible for Mike to see New zealand. Still great 💜
I am reading “There’s a Hole in My Bucket” now and came here for this video!
i work as cabin crew and i can actually imagine standing in front of passengers for the safety demo and watch an entire cabin smile
An excellent air safety briefing attention keeper!! Nice idea!!
Whilst a very loyal BA frequent flyer, this has to be the best produced and biggest passenger safety film ever. If ever i've seen branded content, that's it!
Surely, this is one of the best ever airline safety briefings. We recently flew ANZ on 3 different segments and were totally enthralled by the video.
Man, that was so cool! why can't we have stuff like that in the US or anywhere else??
What movie would they pick as a theme then? there are so many....
***** hmmm... well in the UK, I think harry potter would be really cool. Ooh! and the Avengers in the US! I would love that!
capu700 yes! Your're so right! It could be Harry Potter for one airline in the UK and Doctor Who for another :) and in the US the Avengers for one Airline and for another Airline, The Justice League
capu700 By the way, i love your avatar! So awesome!
Justin Hayvice a skinny hand and a fat body
This safety video played the last time I flew! All of the plane was cracking up. Air NZ has always had the best in flight safety videos! :)
"Should you need more inflation...simply blow into the mouthpiece."
that was one smooth innuendo
"If you need a little more inflation..simply blow into the mouthpiece."
Rolled on the floor laughing.
So good!😂
Wow :D Why aren't all serious videos made this way?? They wouldn't be so serious anymore, and people would watch them.. properly.
Lost on RUclips
It might be nice if commercials rose to mildly intelligent.
On my last few flights before this global lockdown, was it with KLM... or British Airways, or... anyway, there was definitely humor in the flight safety movie, enough to to enjoy watching it fully a few times giggling half the time.
"Fly, you fools!" 🤣🤣
Sauron had to turn off his phone. What an inconveniance.
This was absolutely brilliant. Seriously they should play this before every flight. I've never been on a plane before, and I started watching this because a friend said it was a good laugh, but I actually ended up learning something too. Brilliant, I love it!!
Now I have a reason to fly to New Zealand. Forth Eorlingaaaas! Rohirrim needs me!
One of the best airline safety videos ever. I still come back here to watch and smile at it again.
Is EVERYTHING in New Zealand this cool? "Fly you fools!" HA!!
Well, actually, it is. Especially the people. But it takes forever to get there.
Yes,
Even something as boring (but essential) as retirement savings plans have a fun cool name “Kiwi Saver”.
In Canada that’s RRSPs Registered Retirement Savings Plans. In the US it’s “401k” or IRA. (essential, but dry and boring and lots of red tape.)
i love how they came up with a new idea for a flight video, now it's more interesting, more enticing and more fun to watch! very creative.
This is Amazing! Why is no one mentioning at 1:27 Fili?! Thank you Dean O'Gorman for partaking in this!!
They had an awesome idea to include the handsome Royd Tolkien in this! (along with his brother, RIP). He is a worthy descendant of the great J.R.R.T.
A beautiful work. Air New Zealand has done a great job. This guide is helpful as well as pleasant; enjoyable.
fili was a surprise! xD
that accent!
Fly, you fools! :D Best thing in the whole vid :D
omg I've never ever seen like this flight in my life. lovely!
Hmu;))) i
I ganna say this is the first safety video i can watch from beginning to the end without any distract in my life lol, best safety video
Lol was that Peter Jackson I saw?
Yes
And Dean O'Gorman
My precious
When?
@@thevisitor1012 Re Peter Jackson:
@ the 1’40 Mark, as he takes the ring 💍 &
goes incognito 🥸 (Vanishes invisible)
I want to fly with Air New Zealand now.
2:14 I can't believe they wen't there.
HELL YEAH
who are they
Mighty Moa Man Probably flight attendants, but anyway no one from the films if that's what you meant.
DeadDodo Peter Jackson and Dean O'Gorman was there
This is amazing, I want to fly with this airline just for the sake of it now. When I do go to New Zealand, it'll be with them!!! XD
This is so awesome! I wish all airline companies were like that
Can't help but smile at this
I went to new Zealand and cried tears of joy when this came on
Not even a LOTR fan but if I saw this on a flight my day would be made. Good job Air New Zealand :P
Humor is actually one of the best ways to get people to pay attention and retain information. Rather than just being silly, doing a humorous take on the airline safety run-down will likely actually increase the passengers' attention, making the video more effective rather than less.
just.......beautiful
World's best in-flight safety video ever. Love you Air Newzealand
AWESOME !!! Air New Zealand...this is awesome!! good job!! makes me wanna fly now !
0:33 the eye of Sauron
When leaving the plane remember to tag off using your AT Hop card.
You mean metro bus
THIS IS SO GREAT. LOVE HOW THEY TOOK AN OLD BORING IDEA AND MADE IT NEW, FUN AND ENGAGING.
This first one of the row is the best one ! And the finale is great "Fly you fools" :-)
fly, you fools!
Nooooo!
lol
That was great, and I loved Peter Jackson's cameo!
Simply brilliant! Well done!
By far, one of the best safety video I’ve ever seen till this day
Finally! A flight safety briefing I could watch with joy more than once or twice!
Being a kiwi and currently living in NZ myself I've found this to be quite the opposite. New Zealander's are proud of their country and love to have it shown off to the world. 100,000 people showed up to the hobbit premiere in Wellington, that's 1/5 of the Wellington region.
Was it shown in open air? Did you participate? Did it feel like a rock concert?
Started to cry, do not really know why. I really want to go to New Zealand. And this was so funny! Just brilliant!!
Enjoyed it! Too good, can watch again and again!
I SAID IVE HAD IT.. WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKIN LORD OF THE RINGS CHARACTERS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKIN PLANE!!
😂
I wanna fly on Air New Zealand to see this and be in their dragon plane
I'm definitely a big fan of hobbit. And I think this is a must to experience something like this in your lifetime
This always makes me smile whenever I get on board.
1:13 Calm Smeagol Lol
I actually love this
I like how legolas is the one who points out smoking...😂😂
This should be on every flight. I'd watch it every time.
OMG, this video is so amazing :) you have a briliant idea to create something like this. New Zeland is a home of Hobbit :D
- MORRRDOR!
- Mordoor!
- No, MORRRDOR!
- Morr... ARGH!
XD
Congratulation for the short movies ! you guys know how to be happy, laugh and enjoy life ! Wish I can fly to NZ soon enought ( and stay there maybe :) )
Best one ever just seen Hobbit great film good fun watched the whole presentation
looks better than amazon's lotr
Air New Zealand should do this on every aircraft
They do!
AdwikblockMCnoteblocks thats so cool
They had 300ER, 200ER, 787 and 320 versions. Almost the same but with evacuation scenes altered. Seats differentiate between the Boeings and the 320s in real life but were left as is in the video. 320 video cut Business info etc
Absolutely perfect!!!!. Brilliant!
GAH!!! this is AMAZING! I need to go to New Zealand ASAP!!!
Can I just ask, how does our kiwi accent sound to the rest of the world and are you going to watch the upcoming AirNZ safety video with the Sports Illustrated models? I definitely can't wait!
To an American, it sounds like a clearer Australian accent with fewer idioms, a far more oxford-like dialect than Brumie & Cockney British, or US regional speech found in Massachusetts, Georgia, Louisiana and the Ebonics forms. It sounds like a sharply annunciated Southern American accent to many here.
Ac1dR3FL3X Man, you know the language.
Ac1dR3FL3X
I am from southern USA and it doesn't sound southern at all to me. If I only heard it and didn't know from the film, I'd have guessed Australian or New Zealand.
I find the kiwi accent lovely to listen to. It's warm and friendly sounding. I believe the first time I heard it as different from Australian was when Rachel Hunter was interviewed. From what googling I've done on NZ, it's on my list of "wish to visit" places.
It sounds like a variation on the stereotypical British accent. I probably would think it was a British accent if I wasn't paying close attention...and what is this Sports Illustrated models you speak of? It sounds cool!
02:24 "there is no smoking allowed anywhere of anykind..." (Y)
02:24
Absolute GENIUS!!!👏👏👏👏👏😊
💓 I love you guys this kind of airfly instruction commercial it's just out of this world 💓
Hahahaha.... that's interesting way to get passengers' attention. Great job. :-)
People should make serious things less serious so people actually watch them.
+Jason Darcey My No.1 tip for oral presentations in middle school where they don't matter. A+ all day.
In the book he does actually say fly you fools not run you fools.
+Jared Taylor-Finch He doesn't say that in the movie? I never noticed! Must be they were counting on ignorant modern people who would take "fly" literally..."what, he wants them to fly away?" I guess I just mentally made myself hear it as "fly, you fools". Not that I've watched the movie many times.
he says it in the movie to be he falls to fight the balrog DEFEATS IT AND COME BACK TO FUCKING LIFE.. DONT FUCK WITH WIZARD. gotta love gandalf..
One of the best marketing videos ever! *thumps up*
his face is the most perfect thing ever and i'm so glad he was in this :D
Still looking for the music to this ad, I guess my adventure continues.
composed specifically for this advert, might be tricky. good luck your journey awaits you!
Love it! Funny, charming, with a little bit of sex appeal. I am so looking forward to visiting Australia and New Zealand once this pandemic is under control. Well done Air New Zealand.
(As of October 2022) Covid restrictions are finished now, and the vast majority of people have been vaccinated, with many folks having the Covid afterwards, and only having minor symptoms. If planning a trip "down under" allow yourself enough time, remember that Australia is a huge island continent as large as USAmerica's lower 48 states put together, (stretching from Temperate in the South to full Monsoonal Tropics in the North) and that NZ is a separate country comprised of 2 large islands totalling same size as Wyoming State or the UK with just 5 million population. We are 1,000 miles / 1,600 km away to the SouthEast of our Aussie cousins (we range from moist subtropics in our North to cool temperate in the South). Remember our seasons are reversed compared to USA, UK and Europe. So Christmas, New Year's into February are our mid Summer and peak holiday season, and mid Winter (and peak Snow skiiing in NZ) is around July/August. When you do visit, take extra care crossing roads as our steering wheels are on the right side of the car and we therefore drive on the left side of the road (same as Britain and Japan, but the opposite to USA and most of Europe etc) . In Australia almost all the animals want to bite you, suck your blood or eat you, (Salt Water Crocodiles, Fresh water Alligators, snakes, and in the Tropical North, they reckon the mosquitoes are so big, that ground crew at Darwin Airport started filling one up with Av-Gas, before realising their mistake ! LOL) and in NZ expect higher prices because although almost nothing bites (except grocery and petrol/gasoline prices !) there are no snakes, no scorpions, almost zero biting spiders, but goods often cost more because of extra shipping needed for imports. If you ever make it to Christchurch city in the South Island of NZ, look me up, I'll show you 'round a bit ! Generally speaking, Over the years, I've found flying with Air NZ ok, but QANTAS or Emirates is far far far nicer, and worth any small extra cost. Cheers
@@KiwiCatherineJemma Thank you for all the info. it's much appreciated. I live in Canada, and know what it's like to live and travel in a big country (2nd largest country in the world after the Soviet Union). My goal is to ship my motorcycle over to Australia and ride the roads, then grab a ferry to New Zealand to explore there. I've never flown Qantas but have used Emirates which is a great airline. If I ever make it over NZ I'll definitely give you a shout and the same goes for me; if you ever make it over to Alberta, Canada let me know. Best time to visit is late August til October (22C today). Cheers, and thanks again for the advice.
@@deborahcabot3100 (Just between you, me and the 400,000 people quietly reading this text thread...) Be aware there are no public ferry boats between Australia and NZ, so people MUST fly (exceptionally rarely, folks can pay to get a ride on a freight cargo ship, they sometimes have cabins for a handful of paying passengers. It's no cheaper than flying, but is a one week "experience" apparently. I must give it a go someday !). NZ's climate is entirely different to the North American landmass which stretches to the polar North. Because we are islands we're never more than about 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. And although there is nothing between the South of NZ, until you reach Antarctica, being ocean all the way, (except a few small rocky islands inhabited by weather scientists counting penguins etc) moderates Winter cold weather from making its way here. Christchurch is about 43 degrees South Latitude, about the same from the Equator as Chicago USA. However here we are lucky to see a dusting of snow once every 5 years LOL this year we got a dusting twice, both times it was mostly melted by 9.30am and on roads it melted instantly. (However inland we have mountains up to 12,000 ft / 4,000 metres, and at altitude they get lots of snow, and world class snow skiing). Winter morning frosts are mild and short enough we can grow oranges and lemons and some vegetables like cabbages all year around and other subtropicals including some types of palm trees here (far more up North). Local Oranges are a keen gardener's curiousity, not as good as shop-bought ones grown in the North of the North Island or Australia though. Some gardening textbooks say Christchurch City's climate is like Vancouver Canada, but I think we're more like coastal parts of Oregon State. When I see RUclips videos of temperatures of minus 18*C I think of my freezer at home. When I hear of colder temperatures, I can hardly conceive of it. Here there is no such thing as needing to Winterise a car, no Winter tyres, no Winter engine oil. People into skiing fit tyre-chains when necessary to access icy access roads. Diesel fuel oil does have a "Winter" formulation though. But yippee we are heading in towards Summer now and I have Beans sprouting in the garden and more to plant tomorrow.
@@KiwiCatherineJemma Lol, well there goes my dream of riding around NZ. We use ferries most in BC and to NL (Newfoundland). The longest being a 7 hour during from Nova Scotia to NL. I'm originally from NL, grew up in Quebec and settled in Alberta. We are moving into winter, with morning temp. at -3 then warming up to 15 all the way up to 21C. We do drop to -30 or even lower in winter, but hey all part of living in Canada. The East coast of Canada gets heavy snow and it stays until March or April. The West coast get light snow which like NZ usually melts by mid day. Enjoy your garden. Cheers
@@deborahcabot3100 New Zealand's North and South Island are connected by large ferries which transport passenger walk-ons, cars, trucks, motorbikes and train freight wagons. There is also a small picturesque very nature-y, "Stewart Island" right at the very South and that is also connected by ferry to the bottom of the South Island. In general, Australia's roads are long straight and mostly flat (except for the strip up the East Coast which is all old volcanoes) whereas in NZ almost all roads are hilly and winding corners (because we're either volcanoes or tectonic plate boundaries uplifted). I actually live in one of the few "mostly flat" places. Although we have some lovely hills favoured by bushwalkers, cyclists and motorcyclists , just touching our Southern city suburbs. The remains of 2 extinct volcanoes from a gazillion years ago. Up to 900 metres high at their peak where radio and TV transmitters are located. There's several places renting motorcycles here. Here's one with a large local branch. www.motorcycle-hire.co.nz
ill probably never have the opportunity to visit new Zealand but if i do i know exactly how i want to get there, this is awesome
That was the BEST commercial ever! I love it!
Why cant the new safety videos be more like this
FLY you fools! XD
Ahhh it was my first ever time flying and this was the video that I watched, lol loved it.
This is the best thing I've ever seen. Bless you Air New Zealand.