ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!

[southendmd]

IMDb:  Terry O'Rourke, an American operating a small airline in Canada, is having a tough time making a go of it; he has to cope with unfavorable weather conditions, a rocky terrain, and a large Americam company determined to buy him out at their low price. In addition, one of his primary employees is working against him. One of his airplanes is transporting a cargo of gold and the pilot arranges for the gold to be stolen. He planned to parachute to safety, letting the airplane be looted when it crashed, but a co-worker cuts his parachute cord and he is killed. O'Rourke, with the air of one of his best pilots, Kay Cameron, sets out to track down the culprits.

[memento]

IMDB: Terrorists take over a 747 bound from Athens to Washington D.C., supposedly to effect the release of their leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and convinces the military that the 'plane should not be allowed to enter U.S. airspace. An assault mission is devised, using a specially equipped 'plane designed for mid-air crew transfers, and Grant finds himself aboard the 747 with a team of military anti-terrorists who have to defuse a bomb and overpower the terrorists.

[MaineWriter]

It is 1980 and the USS Nimitz puts to sea off of Pearl Harbor for routine exercises. After encountering a strange storm and losing all contact with the US Pacific Fleet, nuclear war with the Soviet Union is assumed and the USS Nimitz arms herself for battle. However, after encountering Japanese Zero scout planes and finding Pearl Harbor filled with pre-World War II battleships, it is realized that the storm the Nimitz went through caused the ship to travel back in time: to December 6th, 1941.

[oilgun]

I seem to remember a lot of car chases in this Pekinpah film.  I also remember being really impressed with Sally Struthers' performance(!)

[southendmd]

[MaineWriter]

John Ford's 50th movie...at the age of 29!



"The Iron Horse" is the first trans-American railway system; the story of its construction is told in this film. Chief among the other plot lines is the love story featuring hero George O'Brien (as Davy Brandon) and heroine Madge Bellamy (as Miriam Marsh). Villainous Cyril Chadwick (as Peter Jesson) comes between them. Will Mr. O'Brien and Ms. Bellamy come together? Will the Central Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific railroad hook up? Only time will tell…

This film takes a long, long time to pick up steam. Star O'Brien (and many regular cast members) appear only after a prolonged prologue. Some of the supporting cast are dispensable, like the unfunny "three musketeers". Fortunately, "The Iron Horse" is expertly directed by John Ford; and, lead actor O'Brien is very appealing.

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OK,  so most of the movie is set in the airport, but the word Jet is in the title and they are waiting for a flight so I think it qualifies.



==ASIDE==

Tonight I spent 2 HOURS at a church service!  My friend's 14 year old son inexplicably decided to become a Catholic and tonight was his baptism/confirmation/first communion.  It was excrutiatingly boring and completely irrelevent!  I don't know what attarcted him to that particular church.  The completely uncharismatic priest just droned on and on, it was mind-numbing.  At one point he walked down the aisle sprinkling holy water on the congregation and man, he got me good!  I had to wipe my glasses off, it was awful.  I felt like screaming: IT BURNS!.  So basically I've been re-baptised!  I'll have to masturbate later to undo the damage, lol!

[southendmd]

AKA "Black Test Car".  Described as a "neo-noir-industrial-espionage" film.

=aside= Gil
You are a heathen in every sense of the word! LOL
So, Happy Easter, eat a chocolate bunny.

[Fran]

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==ASIDE==
RE:  Baptirm/Easter Service
Just to clarify, I'm not anti-religion (well I suppose I am, really), I actually went with an open mind expecting to at least enjoy the music and the pomp, but both my friend (the boy's mother), and I were quite dismayed at the staid & lackluster event, it certainly wasn't a joyous affair.  The music, there was a choral, was trite and remiscent of some cheap televangelist program.  And like I said, the priest had no presence whatsoever, he stumbled over his words, shouldn't he know this stuff by heart by now?  Never mind that the kid is joining an anti-gay religion but why choose such a loser congregation?  Oh well, to each his own I guess, he's still young.