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 Post subject: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 2nd, 2012, 2:16 pm 
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Not sure if anyone has posted this, but...

[YouTube]http://youtu.be/cBlRbrB_Gnc[/YouTube]


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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 2nd, 2012, 6:27 pm 
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I don't think anyone posted it yet, but I've seen it as well :) I think it's really nicely done: including all the safety-instructions clearly but in a very non-boring way. And ofcourse PJ popping up and vanishing again was great.
It only makes me want to go to New Zealand more ;-)

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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 2nd, 2012, 7:32 pm 
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that was HIlarious lol!

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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2012, 1:28 am 
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I think one of my friends might have actually seen it on the plane, because she's doing study abroad in Asia, New Zealand, and Australia.


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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2012, 1:01 pm 
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I just saw this yesterday! It's brilliant! I might actually pay more attention to flight safety if it was always this entertaining. :fish: I wonder how they decided to do it?

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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2012, 5:09 pm 
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I recently read an article about how the filming of LOTR increased the tourism to New Zealand immensely, even when considering it's still on the other side of the world for most countries. And I remember Air New Zealand having planes with LOTR characters on it as well for the premiere of the Fellowship of the Ring, so I think this is along the same line ;-)

Besides, most New Zealanders (is this the right word?) appeared pretty proud about their country being chosen as Middle Earth once again, so maybe it's also another way of showing this?

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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2012, 5:28 pm 
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^ Oh yeah. Besides the pride a lot of Kiwis feel about having their native sons and daughters make films with such world-wide success, New Zealand tourism is definitely hoping to capitalize on the Hobbit in a way that they didn't when LotR came out (when they didn't realize how much interest in their country it would kindle). That may sound very cold and calculating on their part, but in the end I think it's a smart move and it's great that the movies bring in some money for such a small and beautiful country. :)

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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
PostPosted: November 5th, 2012, 11:00 am 
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That's brilliant! Ok, now I SERIOUSLY need to convince my parent to let me go to New Zealand! :lol:

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PostPosted: November 5th, 2012, 11:18 am 
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Heh, I worked with two of the people in that video. They work for TORn and were at Dragon*Con, where I volunteer.

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 Post subject: Re: An Unexpected Briefing
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I really enjoyed the film, even my missus who really isn't into Tolkien loved it. Good sign ;)

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