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Between low-octane drinks and high-calorie desserts, diners can ogle costumes actually inhabited by movie icons (Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump fatigues, Sylvester Stallone's Rocky boxing trunks), guitars stroked by rock stars, gear made magical by sports greats (Ken Griffey Jr.'s Louisville Slugger; Shaquille O'Neal's minivan-size hoop shoes); or a wall of Motown gold records...
...welcome departure from the standard, snide action fare because of its cheerful attitude. And at least heroic speeches are better than the facetious emotion of Schwarzeneggar's thumping his chest in "Eraser" and declaring that the real "you" is "in heah." Here is one movie that, with "Forrest Gump" innocence, will not make you furious when its box office gross exceeds the GNP of one or two small nations...
...what is supposed to be the best fireworks display anywhere. On the other side of the Mall, the National Symphony Orchestra plays on the Capitol Lawn. Over 500,000 people were on the Mall this year, creating a scene that looked like the Lincoln Memorial war protest in "Forrest Gump...
...world, but you can still party like it's 1999. As Will Smith says, "You can sell an alien attack better than the old days when you could see the zipper on the back of the alien's costume." Minute by minute, though, things look mighty familiar. If Forrest Gump was Everyman, ID4 is Everymovie, a browse through the whole film catalog: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Strangelove, Close Encounters, Alien, Top Gun, 2001, Apollo...
...Forrest Gump is not representing the U.S. The world's most popular racquet sport (40 million people played in tournaments last year) still belongs to the Chinese when it comes to the Olympics...