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The other movie I watched on the flight back from Amsterdam was The Queen (2006,PG-13) (ScreenIt! Review). From the Wikipedia entry:

An intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the interaction between Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, to reach a compromise between treating her death as a private tragedy for the Royal Family and appeasing the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.

I enjoyed it..the interaction between Blair and the queen. The queen driving a hummer. That's something I hadn't imagined.

One of the films I watched on the flight home from Amsterdam was Grand Canyon (1991,R). From the Wikipedia entry:

Grand Canyon is an ensemble drama directed and co-written by Lawrence Kasdan. It was advertised as "the Big Chill for the 90s", in reference to one of Kasdan's earlier successes....The film chronicles how [the] characters - as well as various acquaintances, co-workers, and relatives - are affected by their interactions in light of...life-changing events.

I'd seen this one before too, and it was good. I give it 5 out of 5.

The third film I watched on the flight to Amsterdam was There's Something About Mary (1998,R) (ScreenIt! Review). From the Wikipedia entry:

An awkward and shy high-schooler, Ted (Ben Stiller) lands a prom date with his dream girl Mary (Cameron Diaz), just to have it cut short...Thirteen years later he's still in love-maybe even obsessed-with the one that got away, so he hires sleazy private detective Pat (Matt Dillon) to track her down.

I'd seen it before of course, and it was as good as I remembered it. Ben Stiller is one of my favorites. I give it 5 out of 5.

Another film I watched on the flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was All the King's Men (2006,PG-13) (ScreenIt! Review). From the Wikipedia entry:

All the King's Men (2006) is an adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren, which was already made as a movie by Robert Rossen in 1949...The film is about the life of Willie Stark, played by Sean Penn, a fictional character resembling Louisiana governor Huey Long.

It was OK. Nothing special. I give it 3 out of 5.

On the flight from Detroit to Amsterdam a couple weeks back, one of the films I watched was The Last Kiss (2006,R) (ScreenIt! Review). From the Wikipedia description:

The Last Kiss is a 2006 film which is based on the 2001 Italian film L'ultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. The film stars Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck and Rachel Bilson. The screenplay was written by Paul Haggis, and directed by Tony Goldwyn. The plot revolves around a young couple and their friends struggling with adulthood and issues of relationships and commitment. Much of the movie was filmed in and around Madison, WI.

I enjoyed it. Somehow it reminds me of films like All the Real Girls...budding relationships, issues of fidelity and infidelity, etc. Somehow films like that resonate with me. I give it 4 out of 5.