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Sooner or later you have to make the call: Do you trust your Uncle Dale or not?

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Tonight I impulsively went to see the new movie "Flightplan" and you are hereby encouraged to go immediately to see it. Log off. Go now. You really want to see this movie before you start hearing about the plot.

One of the tightest, best made, best acted, most exciting movies I ever saw. REALLY smart (a whole lot smarter than me).

Go. Really.

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I had hoped to see it tonight but a little lady named Rita has me occupied. It's good to hear it's worth seeing, I love Jodie Foster, she usually has really good taste in scripts.
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beowulf573 wrote:I had hoped to see it tonight but a little lady named Rita has me occupied. It's good to hear it's worth seeing, I love Jodie Foster, she usually has really good taste in scripts.
Well, she's flawless in this. Not a false note.
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I wish you well, Beo!

As we say here . . . STAY DRY!

And stay as far away from exterior walls as you can, and away from large overhanging trees. An interior bathroom is a good choice, or you can construct a shelter in a utility room by bracing doors or a table over your large appliances. Keeps the roof from falling in on you. Maybe.

Don't open the windows, either. At all. It lets in wind, which will fill up your home and lift off the roof. Garage doors--the new kind that have electric motors--are so lightweight that they fail and the roof failure begins in the garage. Park your car in the garage with the bumper pushing against the inside of the garage door, to keep the door from being blown in by the wind.
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beowulf573 wrote:I had hoped to see it tonight but a little lady named Rita has me occupied. It's good to hear it's worth seeing, I love Jodie Foster, she usually has really good taste in scripts.
Rita, Rita, Rita. Leave our friends alone.

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At least there won't be a line-up at the theatres. :)

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Is this a trap Dale? This one was universally panned today; oh, heck, with Jodie Foster, can't be all bad.

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PhilO wrote:Is this a trap Dale? This one was universally panned today; oh, heck, with Jodie Foster, can't be all bad.

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Yup, I think it got 2 and a half stars in our local. Conspiracy against Miss Foster?
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Ebert gave it 3 1/2 stars, and I love a good thriller.

She did a great job in Panic Room a few years ago, and I really liked her cameo in "A Very Long Engagement".

There's a bunch of movies out this weekend, The Corpse Bride, cause I love animation, A History of Violence cause I love David Cronenberg, and An Illuminating Journey cause it looks cool.

Edit: And Proof, I saw the play last year and loved it.

(We're doing fine, Houston is going to miss the worst of it luckily.)
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I read Ebert's review. Haven't seen any others.
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DaleWisely wrote:I read Ebert's review. Haven't seen any others.
Ok, so I checked out review summaries at rottentomatoes.com. It's getting more bad reviews than good, by about a 2:1 ratio, maybe.

So, really, what it comes down to is who are you gonna believe: A bunch of professional movie critics or your Uncle Dale?

Roger Ebert almost always agrees with me! Listen to Roger & Me!


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I believe you!

I usually check out Ebert because by now I know in which directions from his tastes I can disagree and enjoy still a movie.

But gosh, I miss Gene Siskel! I always agreed with him whenever it was one thumb up, one thumb down.

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I miss Gene Siskell, too. I am going to see "Flightplan" tomorrow. I will give you my 2 cents worth.
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Uncle Dale, I took your advice and saw "Flightplan". I guess I could still think of you as my uncle even if I am 12 years older than you. I am usually not a fan of action/suspense movies, but I enjoyed this one. I especially enjoyed the scenes where the actors were moving through all of the complex and visually interesting, 3-dimensional spaces inside the airplane. Our local reviewer gave the film a four star rating, BTW. There is something about Jodi Foster that is very appealing.
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Doug_Tipple wrote:There is something about Jodi Foster that is very appealing.
I think I have an idea what that something is... :)
oh Lana Turner we love you get up
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