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I thought Shining Through was a great movie. Why critics put this movie down is beyond me. I'm not sure how accurate this movie is or if it's accurate at all. I can only say that it was an enjoyable film, Michael Douglas is great and Melanie Griffith is good to even though her character suffers from watching too many movies and tries to compare her experences to them. But then you have to realize that no war is a movie. Liam Neeson is great as the German officer that Griffith is sent to spy on. Supported with good cinematography by Jan De Bont and a good music score by Michael Kamen, this film should have been given more credit then it got. For those critics who thought this movie was a bomb, try it again and use your imagination.

The Towering Inferno is a great suspense/disaster film. It has a top rate cast led by Steve McQueen as the Fire Chief and Paul Newman as the designer of the building that this story takes place in. I wouldn't be surprised if this didn't inspire Die Hard is some way. You have a party going on one of the top floors which goes along fine until a small electrical fire turns into an extremely big fire that threatens everybody. The Movie has pretty good visual effects created by L.B. Abbott and good cinematography by Fred J. Koenkamp and Joseph Biroc. John Williams also composed one of his best scores for a movie in this one. This is a great thriller and is definitely a classic.

Winner of 3 1974 Academy Awards: Best Cinematography-Fred J. Koenkamp & Joseph Biroc Best Film Editing-Harold F. Kress & Carl Kress Best Original Song-(We may never love like this again)