The Terminal movie

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I just saw that movie, and here goes a review…

Info:
This movie is called, obviously, The Terminal. The main star is Tom Hanks, who does an excellent job, if i do say so myself. Steven Speilberg directed this film, and he also did his job well. I saw this movie with my family in my living room, because my father recieved it for Christmas.

SPOILER WARNING!(dont say i didn’t warn you!

The Plot:
This movie is about a Krakonesian(spelling?) traveller who wants to visit New York. Krakonesia is a ficticous country bordering and taking most of it’s culture from Russia. The traveller (Tom Hanks) arrives at JKF International Airport, and on arrival, he is denied the right to enter the USA. This is because Krakonesia and the US went to war during the flight(?). So, he has to live in the airport. He stays in the airport, and is constantly pestered by the new director. Eventually, he meets a woman, they fall in love(cheese!) and he gets a temporary visa. Then he goes back to Krakonesia (the war has ended, he was there for nine months) and lives happily ever after. The end.

</spoilers> You can open your eyes now.

Setting:
This movie is set in JFK International Airport in New York City, US.

Overall:
Overall, this movie was very good. I liked it, because Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors, and he did a very good job in this film. It also has an original plot, and a good execution. You should go out and rent/buy this movie today!

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http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/airport.htm

the story it is based on %|

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Oh man… I didn’t know that it was based on a true story… Now I’m sad.

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na the real stoy is even more amasing and more realistic than the fake one (why do they do that)

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2004-06-17-terminal-side_x.htm

but yeah it was a good movie

Alltaken

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Loved the movie, largely due to Tom Hank’s believability.

Walker

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I never saw the movie, but I heard it was really good.

On another note…

That “Sir Alfred” from the first link bears a striking resembolence to Len Lesser (Uncle Leo from Seinfeld).

http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/Seinfeld/uncleleo.jpg

Or is it that I just watch that show too much? %|

-Laurifer

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the sad thing is that sir alfred is Mental now.

they say he has gone mad from it all and this is the reason he doesn’t want to leave…

Alltaken

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My mom won’t believe that it’s based on a real man. She never believes internet news…

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LOL actually its from MANY beleivable sources.

the thing is I also don’t believe internet news. however i searched long enough to find 5 articles with “different” photos of the guy. all from different “major” news groups.

this with the different and confirming stories was enough to convince me.

Alltaken

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Hmm… I’ve never understood why ppl write down spoilers and then say, “DON’T READ THIS IF YOU STILL HAVEN’T SEEN THE MOVIE!” …

I saw the movie … and it’s an okay movie … but It’s silly that Hanks speaks NO WORD of english in the beginning and later in the movie can even hold some sort of conversation and actually understand quite complicated sentences. That spoiled it for me …

I call that “The american factor” in a movie … it’s like when a dog saves the world in the end of a story… it’s unrealistic… mwah… but who the hell cares…

md01