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There are loads of disaster films, from classics like 'Towering Inferno' to 'Armageddon', the genre being based on hypothetically possible events rather than any specific real one. Then there's the increasing popularity of feature length documentaries, that people are more and more willing to pay to see in cinemas, like the work of the excellent Nicolas Phillibert, or Michel Moore, Morgan Spurlock etc. Also, the influence of reality TV?

Put all that in a pot, mix well, give to Hollywood producers, and you get 'Hurriane Katerina: The movie'?

P.S. Didi, relatively speaking, New Orleans is on Hollywood's doorstep, whereas Indonesian Tsunami is not. What! cynical - me?

P.P.S. Ben, when you say "I'm like Eric Bana, and would reccomend Chopper", do you mean you like Eric Bana generally but particularly recommend Chopper as a film that has him in it, or that if anyone wants to get a better idea of what you're like/look like then Eric Bana in Chopper is THE reference movie?

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Ben Morris
United Kingdom

Yeah, sorry I didn't mean to say I'm like chopper, though I did laugh out loud at that typo.

I meant to say, "I like Eric Bana".

To re-iterate I'm not like Chopper, though that would be more exciting if I was.

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Turbo
Turbo
Iceland

Ha Ha thats pretty funny. Just watched "Chopper"(again) last week. Ben- its been some time since i last saw you but hopefully you dont look like Chopper.
But if you did..... could be useful when chasing up unpaid invoices!

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Oh phew, had me worried there ;)

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Ben Morris
United Kingdom

Nope don't look like chopper.

Got something you'll like...

http://www.themailout.co.uk/video/beefy.mpe

Don't you miss england?!...

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Please tell us that's not you either!

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it's not like i prefer to see tsunami than katrina, i think all tragedies movies are the same, the same plot, the same ending, the same love scene, and i don't really mind.
i just saw "turtles can fly" an iran-iraq movie, about the kids in iran & iraq before the attack of US to iraq happens. i recommended it to everyone.
i also saw an interesting film project about the 9-11, it's a work by 9 international directors from different countries, each making a short movie with 9'11" duration each. they interpreted the 9-11 happening with their own way of seeing and their own culture, it's really good. i especially love the shorts by sean penn, shohei imamura and mira nair. they have a lot of point of view of seeing the tragedy and its effect on different kind of people.

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Ben Morris
United Kingdom

Pfffft!

No thats not me either.

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As a reference I like to think I'm like Jack Baur but I'm probably closest to Flava Flav:

http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/02/05/i_like/

One of the funniest articles I've read in a while about the four male archetypes based on tv characters.

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Turbo
Turbo
Iceland

BEEFY RULES!

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