I got to check out the remake of the Jimmy Stewart/Richard Attenborough film, "Flight of the Phoenix" last night. (Thanks once again to Leslie at 99X.) I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I figured it would be an ok way to spend a couple of hours, but it turned out to be a lot more than that. It turned out to be a hell of an action film. The plane crash scene is one of the best I've seen. It really sucks you into it and it's fairly disconcerting, but definitely effective. Dennis Quaid is looking mighty fine. I know 25 year olds that would kill for those fucking abs of his. His acting isn't bad either :) Then there is Giovanni Ribisi. I love him more and more every time I see him. He's cute, but not your typical Hollywood star good-looking. He can do drama, he can do comedy, and based on his performance in "Phoenix" he can do smarmy and creepy as well. I'm a little disturbed by the fact that I was totally attracted to his character in this movie... I'm sure that's a therapy session waiting to happen. There are a lot of potentially huge films coming out in the next few weeks and I know it will be a challenge to get them all seen, but if you get a chance, go check out "Flight of the Phoenix" when it opens next week.
"If you don't have a good sense of direction, at least try to get lost in interesting places. " -- Ron Lunde
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