disaster movies

[Humberto Torofuerte]

Basically, disaster movies serve to fulfill the viewer's fantasy of
living through his own death (I mean, if the viewer is into that kind
of thing).

As far as insurance goes...I've always thought of God as the
underwriter and his earthly reps as brokers.  On that note...happy
Easter, folks.

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:02:55 +0000 (GMT), GEORGE LISTER
<kingofthewildset at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the plot lines of disaster movies and what
> these might suggest? The end of the world has been around a long time in
> print but only the movies can show  the big  explosion. Is God the ultimate
> insurance broker?
> 
> Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote: 
> On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 10:57 -0500, osbiefeel wrote:
> > Hi--
> > 
> > p.s. Vollman's Europe Central has gotten good reviews--believe it's
> > just been published.
> > 
> > Rich
> 
> I ordered a copy but it hasn't arrived yet. Maybe we could discuss
> Europe Central the way we did Infinite Jest while waiting for M&D.
> 
> PM
> 
>