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Tank

Recently I've taken to purchasing a lot of used items on Amazon because frequently they are so cheap that it is sometimes hard to pass them up. A good example of this was my recent purchase of Supernova for $1.85, which I figured was about what it's worth. Anyway, recently I've also been looking for movies from my childhood and I figured that the movie Tank (which was one of my favorites when I was about 11 or 12) would most likely not be in high demand, so I sought it out. To my dismay, the DVD has been out of print for some time, and as a result was going for around $20 used on Amazon. Well, this was definitely more than the disc was worth, so I simply added it to my wishlist, and decided I'd keep an eye on it to see if it went down in price. Well my idea paid off as I noticed the other day that someone was selling it for $5, and since that is a lot closer to what it's worth, I snapped it up. While I'm waiting for it to make it's way to me, I checked the reviews of it on IMDB just to see if I was the lone weirdo that had an affinity for this movie. I found that I was not alone, as you can see by the review below:

    Inspirational film; changed my life.

    Tank has been an inspiration in my life. Its rich plot is rife with moral dilemmas, all of which end in ethical resolutions. Zack (James Garner) is the epitome of all that is good and right in the universe, and he wins in the end like good should. While I usually watch the film for its moral content, sometimes I find myself fast- forwarding to scene eleven, which features james cromwell naked, chained to a phone pole.

    Ten stars. This film has changed my life.

Needless to say, I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of this cinematic gem.

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