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To: Zuriel
A couple of my gearhead buddies and I went to the first star wars movie in 77. We probably should have gotten tossed out for laughing at serious moments. The finale was hillarious: incredible spaceships fighting like Spitfires and ME109s. A ‘death star’ with totally inadequate defenses.

Star Wars III (1983) was especially hilarious, with those AWACs, or whatever those little critters were called, running around.

6 posted on 11/10/2023 8:28:07 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

**Star Wars III (1983) was especially hilarious,**

I don’t think saw any of the sequels, just clips in recent years.

Just last night I watched an about 10 minute long critique of airline movies, by an airline captain. I had no idea there were so many ridiculous story lines in airline movies.

And I thought the Airport one with Jack Lemmon and Karen Black was pathetic:

A highjacked luxury 747 belly flops at sea, fortunately in less than 100’ deep water. Lemmon’s character assures the passengers that they can hold out for hours because the aircraft is pressurized....

How is it pressurized?... by running jet engines.

The Navy raises the aircraft using underwater balloons for raising heavy steel subs and ships, but the balloon system barely can raise a jumbo jet that weighs much less.

Many ‘serious’ movies need misinformation disclosures in their trailers.


7 posted on 11/10/2023 8:50:51 PM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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