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5/10
JCVD playing himself?
20 November 2005
The Van Damme part of this short film-ette is one of its very short vignettes. One shouldn't try to discover a connection between the various part, but just enjoy each one as an independent project. As for Van Damme, he plays this role almost too well. Could it be type-casting? Might he be portraying his true self in an attempt to get this first acting contract? Ever since seeing it, I've wondered if the strong-man, super macho JCVD isn't just a great acting job. Good/Great actors, in any case, do just what a previous commenter complained about; they portray various types of people and obviously characters who may not be exactly who they are in real life. Gay or not, he plays the part well and personally I like to think he is!
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SST: Death Flight (1977 TV Movie)
10/10
It changed my life!
2 October 2005
This, according to most, was not the best film of all time! And, perhaps they're right, but one never knows just what can happen when you see a film. My winter vacation had already been planned when, one Monday evening in February 1982, I saw "SST: Disaster in the Sky" (one of its other names). It only took me 'til Friday to call my travel agent and change my destination from Columbus, Ohio to Dakar, Senegal. I took off within a few days and with no hotel, old French and a small bag, I landed in Dakar. It turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life. For that reason, this movie for me is a 10! No one ever said that a film had to win Oscars in every category to have a profound effect on the viewer. This one did it for me and that is why I watch it whenever it's on TV. Unfortunately, so many years have passed, that no channel shows it anymore. Ah, if only there were a DVD. I'd buy it immediately.
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