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L.A. Confidential (1997)
See this one
Missed this one at the movies and seemed like it was always rented when I stopped at Blockbuster. Last night I was flipping channels and found it on regular cable. I'm sure it was edited for language and maybe nudity, but found it to be quite good. I will probably rent it the next time I'm at the video store. This was a smart movie with good acting and great dialogue. See it for the first time or see it again. It is worth it...
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Behind the scenes great efforts
Just saw the movie today and enjoyed it. The special effects were a little over done and seemed like a video game in some scenes. However, I hangar with several of the Tora pilots from the Houston area that had their Jap replica aircraft barged to Pearl Harbor, and later flown to the Lexington and the Battle ship Texas. Will Bonefas who at 67 years of age, had his Val replica repainted in a wax based paint to resemble the silver and black color scheme of the attacking aircraft. Flying for 6 or 7 weeks took place at Pearl and also included Steve Hinton flying the P40. One of the replicas actually crashed while filming. The 72 year old pilot was shakened but survived! Later, Will flew to Corpus Christi Texas to a repainted carrier Lexington that was turned into a jap carrier and the later into the Hornet. There was some veteran opposition due to this carrier flying the Jap flag. The B25 and tora planes were actually launched off the static carrier. A final set was flown at the battleship Texas which was also repainted to resemble the Arizona and the Iowa. These aircraft were modified in 1969 for the film Tora Tora Tora and were WW2 AT6 advanced trainers and BT13 trainers with extended fuselages and modified tail feathers. Very few enemy aircraft exist today. Take time when the movie concludes and observe all of the credits. It is amazing how many fine folks participated in this movie. And of course, take a look at the pilot credits. These type of details help the realism and probably add to the 140 million price tag. And what would the rest of us pilots give to fly in this movie?
The Bedford Incident (1965)
Widmark at his best
Even thought this is probably another anti war movie, the acting and writing pull this together as one great movie. It is amazing what could be done without a 50 million dollar special effect budget. Richard Widmark is great as the captain as well as Sidney P and Martin Balsam. And the ending is...wow.
La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)
Great music
I had never even heard of this movie first shown in 1998. Lucky for me I was scanning the index section of my cable system and ran across this interesting story line. I enjoy good music and was not disappointed in the movies score. The acting was good, the story was interesting, and the photography was well done. I think most people who liked Titanic, or even the Early Edition TV series, will fall right in line with this sleeper of a movie. I have read where it is now available on DVD, which I plan to rent to view this great movie one more time. Check it out!