RE: October Sky/Rocket Boys

O'Regan, Emlyn (Emlyn.ORegan@actew.com.au)
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:58:23 +1000

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>From: Spike Jones[SMTP:spike66@ibm.net]

>> How about "Contact". Don't worry, I'll flame myself for that one.
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>Dont flame yourself! Contact was one of my favorite movies! Ive always
>been a Jody Foster fan, but this one was over the top. Yes the end was kinda
>goofy, but, I liked it anyway. {8^D This is one case where the movie
>actually fixed some of the problems in the book. The movie made the
>Ellie Arroway character much more likeable. spike

Actually, I did love Contact - right up until they shut her in the launch vehicle. It should have ended there, I was totally gripped.

And then the whole movie was flushed down the lav. Oh well. Her dad, really.

But Jody Foster was very cool.

Emlyn