My wife pointed out the movie could have been a lot shorter if he opened it and it contained an EPIRB...
Amuses me anyhow.
The movie "Cast Away"
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The movie "Cast Away"
by tasadam » Thu 21 Feb, 2013 10:07 pm
Great movie... That one box that he didn't open on the island, and at the end of the movie he returns it to the sender with a note claiming it saved his life.
My wife pointed out the movie could have been a lot shorter if he opened it and it contained an EPIRB...
Amuses me anyhow.
My wife pointed out the movie could have been a lot shorter if he opened it and it contained an EPIRB...
Amuses me anyhow.
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Re: The movie "Cast Away"
by Strider » Fri 22 Feb, 2013 6:16 am
That was always the point I thought. The one package that could have saved him, and he chose not to open it.
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Re: The movie
by geoskid » Fri 22 Feb, 2013 6:28 am
It was a good movie. I really liked Wilson - had a gift for bringing out the emotions! 
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Re: The movie
by doogs » Fri 22 Feb, 2013 2:55 pm
It could have been a gimp mask which would have made the movie a lot more amusing 
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Castintensive.
by Rob A » Fri 22 Feb, 2013 9:12 pm
One man on an island. Cast of sixty one. And I thought Wilson was a coconut. Must have made an (deflated) impression 
I thought 'Life of Pi' was a nice if superficial movie. He didnt 'got save' me gadgets neither.
I thought 'Life of Pi' was a nice if superficial movie. He didnt 'got save' me gadgets neither.
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Re: The movie
by Onestepmore » Sun 26 May, 2013 6:44 pm
I read Life of Pi a while ago and was dubious when I heard they'd made a movie
I was pleasantly surprised
Another very good Indian/Canadian book is 'Tales of Firozsha Baag' by Rohinton Mistry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohinton_Mistry
And another Indian one about a twin brother and his sister, who, as children in the 1970's (?) lived in a family factory in a village by a river, and their mother had an affair with a worker. It has a boat they took across the river and a visiting cousin drowned, and the lover was wrongly accused. Really good atmospheric story. i'm getting annoyed I can't recall it's name.
I was pleasantly surprised
Another very good Indian/Canadian book is 'Tales of Firozsha Baag' by Rohinton Mistry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohinton_Mistry
And another Indian one about a twin brother and his sister, who, as children in the 1970's (?) lived in a family factory in a village by a river, and their mother had an affair with a worker. It has a boat they took across the river and a visiting cousin drowned, and the lover was wrongly accused. Really good atmospheric story. i'm getting annoyed I can't recall it's name.
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Re: The movie
by Onestepmore » Sun 26 May, 2013 6:48 pm
Found it!!
'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy
Winner of the Booker Prize 1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_of_Small_Things
Def worth a read
'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy
Winner of the Booker Prize 1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_of_Small_Things
Def worth a read
We can learn a lot from crayons. They come in different shapes and colours, but they all have to live in the same box
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Re: The movie
by TerraMer » Tue 28 May, 2013 6:46 pm
Great movie!
No matter how may times I watch it I have to close my eyes when he takes his tooth out.
I have a Wilson but called Winston and he's a toy dog who rides on my trekking cart. Yes, I talk to him. He also makes a good pillow
No matter how may times I watch it I have to close my eyes when he takes his tooth out.
I have a Wilson but called Winston and he's a toy dog who rides on my trekking cart. Yes, I talk to him. He also makes a good pillow
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Re: The movie
by Clusterpod » Tue 28 May, 2013 7:20 pm
Castaway inspired me to learn how to actually make fire. Without flint and steel its really quite hard!
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