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To: mal

Excellent, as always. But I was sort of expecting a movie review!


2 posted on 06/05/2005 3:11:49 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: jocon307
Excellent, as always. But I was sort of expecting a movie review!

I think it could qualify as a movie review of All the President's Men.
3 posted on 06/05/2005 3:16:02 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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I saw the movie yesterday. I couldn't get into it. Lucas et al make no attempt at honest science fiction. The rules of good SF require some consistency with science or at least common sense. Later in the movie, there is a scenr where two main characters are having surgery using super sophisticated surgical robots. Both patients scream in pain during the procedure because apparently they didn't discovered anasthesia before conquering faster-than-light travel. They fight six inches above a lake of molten lava without sweating. Missiles in a vacuum use fins to turn, but a finless crippled space ship shaped like a bullet is able to land without power by "pulling up" in atmosphere.

The whole reason for Anakin turning to the dark side doesn't make sense. The shots at the bush administration were blatant too. (Skywalker: "If your not with us, you're our enemy" Response: "Only a Sith speaks in absolutes"


4 posted on 06/05/2005 3:35:05 AM PDT by Soliton (Alone with everyone else.)
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To: jocon307
Excellent, as always. But I was sort of expecting a movie review!

He's done one of those, too. It's really savage and funny. I've forgotten where I read it -- try steynonline.

7 posted on 06/05/2005 4:10:14 AM PDT by prion (Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
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Yawn.

I'll stick with the ORIGIONAL "Twilight Zone."


9 posted on 06/05/2005 5:08:21 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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