I just got blasted in TOTT about revealing too much when I provided little more than what you'd see in a newspaper, online review or IMDB, which clearly flags "spoiler material".
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(a) had enough warning not to read these threads, or (b) hasn't seen enough that would spoil the movie for them. ...
I beg to differ ... so good was my self imposed blackout on this movie, I did not know who or what a "Ryan Bingham" was until this thread! Unkowing what it was I started reading this thread, then pulled up very quickly once I realied what it was about and I then edited the thread title.
FWIW, I had deliberately endeavoured to watch no trailers, look at any signs/posters or read any article about this film.
All I really knew it was about a corporate traveller with CK approaching 10mega miles.
After this thread had its genesis I knew the name of the "lead Character", so now had to include all references to "Ryan Bingham" in my black list.
New knowledge? Please. Reading movie blurbs in the paper will give you the title character (not to mention he's played by Clooney). The only thing this thread topic might tell you is that he doesn't die, apart from that, big deal - you haven't learnt much at all! You haven't guessed any of the plot, unless you're a sadis_ or just lucky. And you're still missing out on the experience to have your own appreciation tested by the movie by seeing it.
It's amazing what I can discern from reading 'between' the lines; generally getting close to the mark. I never know not what or how accurate such discernment may be; so it is better to eliminate all opportunity to do so.
As far as TTOTT goes, that was a total surprise. You quoted verbatim (with no warning [originally]) in a thread I never expected to see such :
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(note this is the line verbatim from the movie;...) ...
In any case, I'm over that now, having watched the movie Sunday night on QF128; and can finally consign my UITA blackout to the bin.
He forgot to quote his Hertz Number One Club number when he rented a car in Chicago to go and visit Alex. Nice driving and parking in the snow!
Well, just look at the hard case she turned up with - I'd shudder having to drag that with me. He mentioned the time saving in getting a new piece of luggage. It was also interesting his comments to Natalie about the which security line he chooses. Could a similar line of thinking be for check-in for us (not for him, he was always heading to the empty First Class line - but of course it's the movies, it has to be empty. Reality would rarely match.
Unfortunately though most airports have the two queues (for AA, no idea about other airlines). Priority AAccess and everyone else. Once you're in those queues, they're single file until you reach the x-rays. The time you can spend in a non-AAccess queue is far far longer than the time it'll take you to get through the screening.
The Priority AAccess is a godsend though. Very necessary in the USA where people take the kitchen sink and travel in large groups (and frequency of flights causing long unruly queues
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You can't do such a rental without having the Hertz number in makiing the booking; most such rentals I do, the card get's brandished, but it's the driver's licence that is important to the agent.
As far as Priority AAccess security lines go, many I have come across, like at LAX T4, SFO and TPA have an accelerated entry to the head of the queue (where your BP is pre-checked with you 'photo Id) where you still need to choose from several WTMD after getting the little stamp/mark. It's here where that most important decision is made.
This question posed by the thread?
a) It's what he knows, it's what he does.
....... and I can't for the life of me understand why she is not keen to come to Vancouver with me in October....I keep pointing to all the spectacular scenery in the Winter olympics to no avail. Oh, that doesn't include all the other (mainly) domestic trips and to NZ that she won't be accompanying me!
