Thursday, May 15, 2008

TRADING PLACES


The other night I was sitting at home, it was like midnight, on a Saturday night. And, um, I had just been out partying with a bunch of people because I'm so cool I have lots of plans with many cool people. Yeah. Anyway, the movie Trading Places came on. What a brilliant movie this is. Do you guys remember it? Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd at their best. Okay, Eddie Murphy was amazing in many movies, but this was one of the first.


Classic.


What struck me odd though was, remember in the end (I'm going to give a spoiler here because it's been 30 years, suck it) when they corner the market by selling high and then buying low? How does that work? I remember when I saw this as a kid, um, on TV, not in the theatre, I'm not that old, nor would my mom let me watch something like this with cursing and boobies when I was six, I remember that I totally understood how they made money. Is my brain going?

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