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United 93 (2006)
Not much better than the TV account of the incident
I heard Roger Ebert and other TV wonks go on and on about this movie and was expecting something dramatically more realistic and interesting that the TV rendition of the flight 93 story. While it is a compelling and gut wrenching account of the incident, I found it only a little better than the TV version. It emphasized (and I expect accurately) the bumbling of NORAD and to some degree the FAA..obvious that we simply weren't prepared to deal with this sort of thing. Can only hope that in the future, when the next terrorist act comes along, we'll do a better job. I also noticed that Hollywood took their usual slap at Bush/Cheney, suggesting that they were unreachable as the incident unfolded thus delaying scrambling of jets to intercept the hijacked airplanes..at the end of the movie, in the postscript, the facts in this regard were clarified.
RV (2006)
Enjoyed it
OK, so it ain't "Gone With the Wind", but it was entertaining. It was a pretty funny script and good cast. Robin Williams did an excellent job with his usual thing..as did Cheryl Hines...pretty much same character as Larry David's wife in "Curb Your Enthusiasm". Jeff Daniels and Kristin Chenoweth did a good job as the red neck full timing RVers. There was also beautiful scenery that reminded me that I need to get back to Colorado ! I also enjoyed Will Arnett (Todd) and Richard Cox (Laird) as the corporate dorks...Todd reminded me of Mr. Lumbergh in "Office Space" as well as some that I work with. At the start, looked like it was going to be fairly insulting for RVers but came around as the movie went along. All in all, a good time.