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  • Thursday, October 25, 2007 09:47 PM

    @PopASmurf

    I've spend a good bit of time riding buses around Latin America and have found that disaster movies of all kinds are a favorite.

    I've always assumed it's because the TVs are so small no one can read the subtitles and they need something that you can enjoy without understanding what people are saying.

    I think I've seen the one with Anne Heche where LA becomes a volcano a good four or five times.

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