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Con Air is a typical action flick which has been elevated by a superior cast of not so typical actors. Nicolas Cage plays Cameron Poe, a military man sent to prison for defending himself, who is on his way home to see his family for the first time in seven years. He boards a plane filled with an assortment of psycho criminals and when they overtake the plane his military programming sets in. He decides to save the day. Malkovich does a wonderful job playing the memorable villain Cyrus "The Virus". Buscemi, John Cusack and Ving Rhames all support this film with their talent. This movie is entertaining. The only two flaws I can see is Cage's inconsistent southern accent and the fact that anyone who knows Vegas has to wonder how they hit the guitar on the Hard Rock cafe (which isn't really that far off the ground) and ended up crashing by the Fremont Street Experience??? They would have taken out half the casinos on the strip! But who cares, its the movies!!

Summer School is one of my undeniable favorites of the 80's. I saw this movie when I was in seventh grade and I really can't think of a movie that has made me laugh more. Mark Harmon was adorable as the drifting P.E. teacher who is roped into teaching remedial English for a summer. His class consist of a variety of personalities who probably all could be diagnosed with ADD. Chainsaw, played by a very under appreciated Dean Cameron, and Dave steal the show with their over the top dedication to being class clowns and slackers. The best thing about this movie is over ten years later I still find it a riot. If you haven't given this little comedy a chance you have to run to blockbuster and rent it.