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Old 26th May 2006 | 09:02
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Farmer 1

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There have been a couple of films about the terrible accident at Sioux City some years ago - the one where the DC10 lost its hydraulics.

One of these films was not bad at all, the other one starred Charlton Heston. Heston has played many memorable parts in many classic films, but this was not one of those films.

In the accident, the flight crew did an unbelievable job in at least getting the aircraft to the airport, with help from a pilot passenger. Special praise was also given to the leader of the cabin crew, a (white) lady who was credited with saving many lives.

And that is where PC comes in. In the film, this heroine's part was played by the Token Black, who played the part of a stupid moron who wouldn't know a DC10 from an AC Cobra. Not only that, she played it very badly, in my opinion.

I still have not decided who or what the producers insulted the most - the profession, the business, women or blacks.

The film was so bad it wasn't even funny.
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