MESEDILLA STUDIOS v9.0 (HH)

I was watching my CSI Las Vegas Season 1 DVDs and saw this episode again, Unfriendly Skies. What I liked about this episode is the sociology of it, how people interact with each other.

In this episode, a first class passenger, Tony Candlewell, has died while in flight. Physical evidence showed that fellow passengers on that airplane might have killed him.

When the first class passengers were interviewed, they said their lives were threatened when Candlewell was attempting to open the plane’s door. They acted in self-defense and stopped him. Candlewell was pushed on the ground and people started kicking him. Kiera Berhle, a surgeon, stopped them but was unable to resuscitate Candlewell.

Unknown to the first class passengers, Candlewell was suffering from “undiagnosed encephalitis” or the swelling of the brain. The altitude and the air pressure has caused tremendous pain to Candlewell. That was why he was acting like crazy and asking for the plane to land.

Eventually the Sheriff had to let all the first class passengers go. He felt the case wouldn’t hold up in court.

SHERIFF BRIAN MOBLEY: Let me get this straight. Five strangers get on a plane and then, together, they kill a man.
GRISSOM: On the surface, self-defense. They thought Candlewell was bringing the plane down.
SHERIFF BRIAN MOBLEY: And he would have.
GRISSOM: But he didn’t. They stopped him, and then they killed him — not as individuals, but as a mob.
SHERIFF BRIAN MOBLEY: Let’s cut to the chase, Gil. Can you prove your case?
GRISSOM: Not yet. I need more time.
SHERIFF BRIAN MOBLEY: Well, time’s up. I’m going to give these people their walking papers. If the Feds want to pursue it, let them.
GRISSOM: Don’t do that.
SHERIFF BRIAN MOBLEY: Oh, come on. No jury’s going to ever convict them.
GRISSOM: You don’t know that, Brian.
SHERIFF BRIAN MOBLEY: Look, if you or I were on that plane we would do whatever it takes to save our lives.
GRISSOM: That’s what a jury would say. That’s not what the evidence says.
SHERIFF BRIAN MOBLEY: That’s exactly my point.

Before the end of the episode, the CSI team discussed among themselves what they would have done if they were in the shoes of the passengers.

SARA: I don’t care what you say. I could never take a life.
WARRICK: If it was between him or me, I could. Nick?
NICK: I don’t know.
CATHERINE: Well… it’s wicked serious in here.
SARA: Yeah, well, we were just talking about murder and whether we would commit it. I couldn’t, Warrick could and Nick’s on the fence. We’re taking an exit poll.
NICK: Catherine, you’re a mother. You and Lindsey are on that plane. How far do you go?
CATHERINE: All the way.
SARA: (surprised) You didn’t even hesitate.
CATHERINE: That’s right. If it involves the protection of my child I fight to the death.

In the end, Grissom makes a statement.

If just one person had stopped and taken the time to look at the guy to listen to him, to figure out what was wrong with him it might not have happened. It took five people to kill him. It would have only taken one person to save his life.

If you were in this situation, would you be this one person?

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My DVDs of Jeff Dunham finally arrived from Amazon.com. It’s all worth the wait. Although you can watch clips of his DVD in youtube, it’s better to watch the whole DVDs.

Here are some clips from youtube…

Jeff Dunham – Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Jeff Dunham – Walter

Jeff Dunham – Peanut

Jeff Dunham – Sweet Daddy D

Jeff Dunham – Melvin The Super Hero

Jeff Dunham – Compilation of clips

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I recently bought a new DVD, Beyond The Clouds. It is also titled, Par-Dela Les Nuages.

The movie is made up of 4 short stories sort of linked together by a filmmaker (John Malkovich).

The first story is about Silvano (Kim Rossi Stuart) who pursues Carmen (Ines Sastre). Although he’s quite attracted to her, he can’t seem to deepen his feelings for her. (Yup, you get to see Ines Sastre naked here.)

The second story is about the filmmaker himself. He sees The Girl (Sophie Marceau) and follows her to where she works. Although they seem attracted to each other, the relationship still doesn’t work. (Sophie Marceau is beautifully naked!)

The third story is about a couple who are having problems with their own infidelities. Roberto (Peter Weller) and Patricia (Fanny Ardant) are both confused with their own lovers. Roberto is attracted to Olga (Chiara Caselli) while Patricia is attracted to Carlo (Jean Reno). (A beautifully rendered naked Chiara Caselli!)

The last story is about a young man, Niccolo (Vincent Perez), who falls in love with a young woman (Irene Jacob). He pursues her even inside a church. However, he later finds out she was studying to be a nun. (Nope. No nudity here.)

In summary, the movie is about how men are fascinated and at the same time confused by their attraction to women. It’s really simple, a reality that nobody probably understands and never questions why.

Heck, if you see Sophie naked, would you still ask questions?

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Recently I purchased several items from Amazon.com.
These are what I got:

This is a classic. I’ve been looking for a DVD of this movie. Finally I have my own.

I bought this DVD not for the movie but for Shannon Tweed! Rowf! She has aged yet she can be soo seductive. She performed awesome action moves… ahem, aside from her other “action moves”. Hehehe! A must-see for Shannon Tweed fans! This goes beside my Basic Instinct DVD!!!

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. I bought this book for a friend.

This is not my first Amazon.com order but until now it really feels GREAT receiving the delivery box! hehehe!

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