> On the spur of the moment, WMM and I went to the movies. Both of us had read "Catch Me If You Can" and we were curious about the movie.
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> Two thumbs up.
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> It did not follow the book exactly, but it was closer than lots of movies taken from books.
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> Casting was very good to great.
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> There was a minimum of profanity and s&x. And no real violence either. A good movie doesn't need that stuff. It was a little too long, but I can't think of any way they could have made it shorter without messing it up.
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> And it was funny. If you want me to like a movie, you have to make it funny.
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> Tom Hanks again played a character that was completely different from any he had played before. I don't see how he can keep doing that.
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> Leonardo DeCaprio was perfectly cast in the lead role, although he looks nothing like the guy he played. He is a better than average actor.
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> You have to keep in mind that this story took place several decades ago, and could not happen today.
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> I may go see another one in a year or so.
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> I have a good story related to this which I will save until tomorrow. I've been awake for 19 hours now and I don't want to fall asleep on the key board.
> Howard

I saw that. Very good. It showed a funny way to leave an airplane. Would that actually work?
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