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The Flight That Fought Back (2005)
Tasteful, but occasionally like an episode of 24
The Flight That Fought Back is a tasteful dramatization of the events leading up to and following the hijacking of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Narrated by Keifer Sutherland and featuring many actual recordings and many other recreations of the passenger's attempt to regain control of the aircraft. Passenger families and associates interviews are frequent, to give a better understanding of the people involved.
The movie is very tasteful and tactful in it's recreation and interviews, and gives an excellent of the events that happened on that tragic Tuesday morning.
The movie is heavily stylized. Thanks to Sutherland's narration and the frequent multiple camera angles in one shot, not to mention the occasional clock at the bottom of the screen, the film occasionally seems like an episode of 24.
Overall a good watch and showcase of the first people to give their life fighting terrorism.
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Excellent mesh of comedy and horror
Return is much like Evil Dead 2 in it's sense of purpose in both comedy and horror. The first half hour of the film is easily seen as a comedy, then things take a more serious turn once the zombies start showing up. The actors, most notably Clu Gulager (and occasionally Jewel Shepard) provide some solid comedic delivery while still showing the horror of being up against Return ZombiesT. Francis Haines' score is perfect and haunting, providing the right background element for the scenes it's used in, O'Bannon's direction works wonderfully (especially the "following the smoke" scenes), and lastly..the ending is one of the best in movie history. This flick is a real treat for any fan of zombies, horror or comedy films in general.