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Friday Night Lights (2004)
Good But Not Up To The Book:
Friday Night Lights was disappointing when compared to the book, despite a very good performance from its star, Billy "Bob" Thornton. The movie highlighted the games to provide action for the flick while the book was more interested in the community life and its affect on these high school boys. While certainly worth your time to watch, it did not capture the authors intense feelings for the pressure cooker the young athletes had to live in. The movie failed to magnify the huge amount of coddling and pampering the town and school gave to these young men. The novels author continually pointed out that this football team was the highlight of most the young men's entire life. The production was a little uneven and was probably hard to follow by anyone who had not read the book. Pick up the movie and preview it yourself and and watch intently for the little messages the film gives but fails to highlight.
Ron Hall Lake Butler, Florida
The Dambusters Raid (2001)
Well done
A well done British documentary that was not as exciting as the 1954 movie with Michael Redgrave, but probably a little more accurate. Interviews with the actual pilots that flew the raid make for interesting observations and added knowledge of the attack.Mixed conclusions of the effect of the raid fail to really answer the question whether it was worth the lives it cost. All in all well worth your time if you are interested in seeing an actual critique on the raid and the effects on the German war machine from the results. World War II buffs and historians should thoroughly enjoy this movie. I rated this a 7.