I am easily entertained.  Give me a pile of dirt and a string, and I can make a game out of it.

And I like most movies I see, some more than others, sure.   But I recommend very few movies because our tastes are so different, what I like, you don’t, etc.  Plus the concept of “Building Expectations Too High” kicks in and ruins the experience for you.  You expect too much.

I am recommending The Dish for the following three reasons.

1.  Patrick Warburton.   He plays at being an actor…sort of like, ‘can you believe they are paying me to do this?’  I  smile each time he speaks.

2.  Historical Drama.  I have already written about the moon landing, yes it did occur,  and how it impacted us baby boomers in such dramatic ways.  But, I missed the historical significance of little Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, without THE dish, none of us would have seen the moon landing.    Any time I learn some more history, well and good.  It is set in 1969, a magical year to be sure.

3.  A combination love story (for chicks), adventure movie (will they land ok?), technological story (math freaks will love the blackboard scenes), history drama (for those of us who are tired of Cate Blanchette dominating historical dramas) and travelogues (set in Australia).  It has everything.

But mostly, it is a writer’s comedy.   There are so many clever lines given up as throwaway comments that you have to either turn up the volume or rent it again.

Enjoy.

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