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My favorite combinations of shots of all time
Saw it, not that good
If Susan were a contestant on The Bachelor, she'd be that drunk girl who gets cut on the first night.
The girl that shags Bobby
Enough dialogue?
Wouldn't there be ...
Romance tacked on
And he smells like fish?
Needs to take on father roles now
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I certainly hope it's more influential than Star Wars: A New Hope, but I'm not so sure ...
A better movie, absolutely. But has it captured the public's imagination the same way Star Wars has - I don't think so. I know I find 2001 more influential than Star Wars, but I can't say the same for the general population.
I really enjoyed the book. I read it quite a few years ago - probably in the late 2000's - early 2010's. I did no think it was terribly long in terms of page count, and however many pages it contained, I read them fairly fast. It kept me interested. No skipping ahead. I thought Clarke did a fine job of fleshing out the story. Kubrick, to his credit, did a fine job of keeping Clarke's story as ambiguous as possible. Some people prefer a film to ask more questions than provide clear, complete answers. But for people like me who prefer more of an explanation, Clarke's book is the perfect companion piece.
You're absolutely right, Filmbuff, and I'm glad you pointed this out. The only thing I would add is that when Kubrick approached Clarke about writing the novel concurrent with the film, Clarke expanded upon the theme of a short story, The Sentinel, that he wrote in the 1950's. In The Sentinel, man makes a discovery that serves as an 'alarm clock' to the higher-order extra terrestrials that placed the item-to-be-discovered there in the first place. This told the ET's that man had evolved to the point where they were sophisticated enough to comprehend the heightened knowledge these higher-order beings could tech them.
I don't think testate wanted or expected a sexual relationship to develop between THX and LUH. When she got pregnant, they separated the two and, if I recall, both were put on trial. I think men were just expected to masturbate and deposit their semen into that receptacle we see THX put his sample in. I suppose, the state impregnates women who work in that capacity, basically surrogates, with the semen so that there is no tracing of anyone's parentage. The state is essentially these individual's mother and father. The traditional family structure is anathema to this society. I don't know if they really say why; it's more like 'this is the way it's always been.' A similar future society was observed in Logan's Run (1976).
And, yes, I realize the primaries take time too. Fact-track that shit. Too much money is solicited for primaries.
She did answer the questions. She had an actual plan, not just "concepts of a plan." Trump is the king of 'don't ask me how I'm gonna' do it; I'm just gonna' do it.'
I think for a few years, Biden may be remembered the way you describe, but in the long run, history will be very kind to him. And he deserves that. He had every reason to run for re-election once it was clear that Trump would be his opponent. He is the only person, to date, to beat Trump. We can get all granular and try and determine when precisely he should have dropped out of the race, but, as far as I'm concerned, Kamala had enough time to make her case. I think she made a good argument for her election, went where she was supposed to go, appeared where she was supposed to appear.
As far as I'm concerned, I would be greatly relieved if these campaigns were limited to four months or however long she had. As a citizen, it gets oppressive the number of ads, the amount of campaign coverage on the news for close to two years before the election! It would save a fortune if these campaigns were truncated to basically the summer and fall before the first Tuesday in November. If a candidate can not express their views, policies, and engender themselves to the voters in that time, they aren't right for the job.
They owe her a job because The View effectively thwarted her chances to get the job she was seeking with that no-win question as to whether there was anything the Biden administration could have done differently. She's not goingto bash the administration she's still working for and will remain working for until Jan. 20, 2025. She's not on The View to be asked that question. Just softball her the questions to keep her in the White House. It's not as though the majority of that panel did not want her to be president.
Because she's not "ugly ass." You need to get your eyes examined.
Rage with George C. Scott. Federal military base experimenting with nerve gas compromise the health/lives of nearby livestock as well as the health/lives of local rancher, Scott, and his son. Massive cover-up ensues between federal and local authorities; Scott exacts revenge.
I think they were trying to show how a little boy raised in that unique and awful environment might turn out (if he was lucky enough to make it to age 5). He has no interaction with the outside world. No other little boys to play with around the neighborhood, at pre-school, or parent-tot type classes/play groups. He's completely alone with his mother. His only exposure to another person is to a 19-24 year old woman. He is not to lay eyes on 'Old Nick,' and Ma/Joy does all she can to get Old Nick not to interact with Jack. So he has no male influence in his life and the spare interactions he has with Old Nick are poor. Conceivably, Joy would have the ability to cut Jack's hair (with the same knife she used to make the grilled cheese sandwich she burned). However, Jack believe he gets his "strong" from his hair. It would appear Joy shared the story of Samson with him. (Once Delilah but Samson's hair, he lost his strength.) But, overall, I think they wanted to show how a boy raised by his mother in captivity might develop by the age of five.
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