Sorry, it's been awhile since I've watched it. But looking back, I guess you're right, they weren't aliens. Either way, did it work story-wise? I would venture no.
The movie was cleaner, and darker without the end 30 minutes (although you can correct me on the precise time as well). You may think otherwise, but that's fine with me, unlike the parent.
I see a number of fellows trying to strongarm their opinions of this movie in. You know why I thought it sucked regardless of what I may or may not have heard from the media? The last 30 minutes. The rest was fine. It should have ended when the "boy" was underwater in the car. That was a clean and logical break point.
Instead, we had this odd alien BS, "If you weren't sure yet, I really do want my mom, and I'd like a happy, general-audience, crowd-pleasing ending por favor" bolted onto the end. I'm convinced that last half hour was not part of Kubrick's plan and was something Spielberg concocted, but I could be wrong. Either way, the last 30 minutes ruined it for me, and your analysis won't change that. Mayhaps you and anyone else who thinks likewise should watch it again with my comments.
I tried; I couldn't do it. About 20% in, I started losing focus, my pupils became dilated, and I simply could not continue. I tried willing my brain to go on, but there must've been some kind of safety override.
Sure it has its own style/structure, like movies vs books, but it's just another mass-produced medium that suffers from problems that any other mass-produced medium has, such as "crappiness."
Hollywood pumps out movies like crazy. Unless you're a die-hard movie fan, IMO, most movies suck or are only average. There's only a few per year that I consider great. The same goes for books. And the same definitely applies to anime. I used to download anything I could find that seemed interesting (and wasn't licensed yet). Yeah...that became very inefficient very quickly. Even with being more selective or reading reviews (and there's far too many of those), it simply took too much time investment to sift out the gold from the garbage.
The point is, I don't think it's fair to overgeneralize anime as being cliched, nor is it fair to say it's always of higher caliber.
First - while we have 5 weeks of vacation we do not have statuatory sick leave if a member of the family is sick. US has up to 2 of those. So if you have two kids under 14 in the family and both parents are working the numbers roughly add up to the same - 3 weeks of effective holiday.
First off, 5 weeks of vacation != statuatory sick leave. At best, one could be considered a subset of another. If I have no kids, or I don't get sick (I personally rarely do), I don't get free days off.
And yeah, temporally speaking, 3 weeks of sick leave is significantly less than 5 weeks of vacation. A 67%/2 week boost is quite huge.
I like to think it's somewhat like military wargames.
The military's got to keep in practice so they play wargames, which as the name implies is fake war. I suppose that's like the "good hackers" who test and feel out defenses, and let companies know of their weaknesses while doing minimal to no damage.
Then there are the bastards that just like to mow down everything. Without the training from the war games, a response will probably come less effectively.
But yes, if there were no more vandals in world, now and forever, we could all be doing something more productive. Kumbaya.
I lean left, and I agree with you. In fact, I'm not really sure where you're getting the idea that "leftists want to make our children stupid."
What you're saying ultimately boils down to this: If the student puts in the effort, he will achieve anything. Well that ignores the teacher side of the teacher-student relationship. I tend to think that the so-called "leftists", when discussing funding for education, are referring to allowing poorer schools being able to hire higher quality faculty.
And sure, while I agree with you in that we shouldn't "over-engineer" education, all those science experiments I did in bio and chemistry back in high school required actual reagents, and I'm sure that costs money (not to mention computers for computer science courses that a few high schools offer). Sure I suppose we could've just emulated all the tests on paper right out of the book, or type up code without actually compiling...
The point is, yes, perhaps students can do just fine with the most minimal and archaic of tools. But it's about efficiency and learning speed. And yes, there's an excessive amount. If you have the computer from the Enterprise doing your homework, you're probably not learning anything. At the same time, if you go too far bare-bones, you're really just wasting time.
"His fellow students were so proud of him and congratulatory. They thought it was really, really cool. They didn't call him a nerd or anything," said Michael Bolling, a school official in Chesterfield County.
Can't RTFA yet, but does this mean reloading the entire "array" is going to implode my wallet? I guess that depends if it's one giant cartridge or multiple cartridges huh?
I kinda feel like we really don't have all/most of the rules of physics down to accurately model the universe yet.
I mean, sure the initial conditions we might have, but it just seems to me that, given how old the universe is, any off calculations will just compound and diverge are results from reality. Of course, I'm not sure how far or how detailed their modeling. I'm probably completely wrong.
The thing is, unlike certain people like Monsieur Bush who believe we're guilty until proven innocent, that in America (and much of the world) you're INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty.
Is that accurate? I always thought the opposite was more common throughout the world, and we were the backwards/correct ones. Or maybe that was just England. Is my information even up to date?
I liked firefly; it was like a Cowboy Bebop, that didn't take itself so seriously, and was slightly goofy. I liked Bebop too, but I didn't think it was awesome. Waaaay too much full-of-yourself-bull$hitty-bravado.
Bebop Hero: "So you comin' with me or am I going to have to go alone? Light me up." (puff) *reloads hand gun* *does kungfu kick*. omg STFU! If I want to see some real heroic characters that actually interest me, I'll watch Saving Private Ryan or something.
Bebop Villain: "Mwahahahaha. I'm a nut, who should be pitied. But i'm a psycho killer. PITY ME!!!" *slash slash slash*
I definitely agree with this.
Wth was Fox thinking? Friday Night at 8PM. They must have figured "Oh yeah, target audience: geeks. Must not go out on friday night." Surrrre.
Yeah, just like if a nation has cars they will never have bikes or handcarts. Hmm, wait a minute, Japan still uses handcarts.
Or if you can build skyscrapers and structures of metal, why have wooden buildings? Hmm wait, I think many countries still use both.
Or if you have modern weaponry, transport/cargo ships, etc. i'm sure such a nation would definitely have running water and roads everywhere. Hmm, oops, that's not true either. Some middle eastern countries for example.
It's all about logistics. Who cares if you had a spaceship to take you to your destination. That doesn't mean you instantly have factories set up, much less full blown cities complete with an economy.
This isn't Star Trek, where some form of socialism is used and everyone is provided with the best that technology has to offer.
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That'd be sooo awesome. It could be like that old Apple 2e AutoAssault game. Or maybe it'd be more like Road Rash.
The movie was cleaner, and darker without the end 30 minutes (although you can correct me on the precise time as well). You may think otherwise, but that's fine with me, unlike the parent.
Instead, we had this odd alien BS, "If you weren't sure yet, I really do want my mom, and I'd like a happy, general-audience, crowd-pleasing ending por favor" bolted onto the end. I'm convinced that last half hour was not part of Kubrick's plan and was something Spielberg concocted, but I could be wrong. Either way, the last 30 minutes ruined it for me, and your analysis won't change that. Mayhaps you and anyone else who thinks likewise should watch it again with my comments.
I tried; I couldn't do it. About 20% in, I started losing focus, my pupils became dilated, and I simply could not continue. I tried willing my brain to go on, but there must've been some kind of safety override.
I personally dislike NetGear. Their designs are cool, but their functionality is less than satisfactory, to me anyway.
Sure it has its own style/structure, like movies vs books, but it's just another mass-produced medium that suffers from problems that any other mass-produced medium has, such as "crappiness."
Hollywood pumps out movies like crazy. Unless you're a die-hard movie fan, IMO, most movies suck or are only average. There's only a few per year that I consider great. The same goes for books. And the same definitely applies to anime. I used to download anything I could find that seemed interesting (and wasn't licensed yet). Yeah...that became very inefficient very quickly. Even with being more selective or reading reviews (and there's far too many of those), it simply took too much time investment to sift out the gold from the garbage.
The point is, I don't think it's fair to overgeneralize anime as being cliched, nor is it fair to say it's always of higher caliber.
First - while we have 5 weeks of vacation we do not have statuatory sick leave if a member of the family is sick. US has up to 2 of those. So if you have two kids under 14 in the family and both parents are working the numbers roughly add up to the same - 3 weeks of effective holiday.
First off, 5 weeks of vacation != statuatory sick leave. At best, one could be considered a subset of another. If I have no kids, or I don't get sick (I personally rarely do), I don't get free days off.
And yeah, temporally speaking, 3 weeks of sick leave is significantly less than 5 weeks of vacation. A 67%/2 week boost is quite huge.
I like to think it's somewhat like military wargames. The military's got to keep in practice so they play wargames, which as the name implies is fake war. I suppose that's like the "good hackers" who test and feel out defenses, and let companies know of their weaknesses while doing minimal to no damage. Then there are the bastards that just like to mow down everything. Without the training from the war games, a response will probably come less effectively. But yes, if there were no more vandals in world, now and forever, we could all be doing something more productive. Kumbaya.
Uh...I don't know, 9/11?
I really need to remember to use formatting...
I lean left, and I agree with you. In fact, I'm not really sure where you're getting the idea that "leftists want to make our children stupid." What you're saying ultimately boils down to this: If the student puts in the effort, he will achieve anything. Well that ignores the teacher side of the teacher-student relationship. I tend to think that the so-called "leftists", when discussing funding for education, are referring to allowing poorer schools being able to hire higher quality faculty. And sure, while I agree with you in that we shouldn't "over-engineer" education, all those science experiments I did in bio and chemistry back in high school required actual reagents, and I'm sure that costs money (not to mention computers for computer science courses that a few high schools offer). Sure I suppose we could've just emulated all the tests on paper right out of the book, or type up code without actually compiling... The point is, yes, perhaps students can do just fine with the most minimal and archaic of tools. But it's about efficiency and learning speed. And yes, there's an excessive amount. If you have the computer from the Enterprise doing your homework, you're probably not learning anything. At the same time, if you go too far bare-bones, you're really just wasting time.
"His fellow students were so proud of him and congratulatory. They thought it was really, really cool. They didn't call him a nerd or anything," said Michael Bolling, a school official in Chesterfield County.
Can't RTFA yet, but does this mean reloading the entire "array" is going to implode my wallet? I guess that depends if it's one giant cartridge or multiple cartridges huh?
I kinda feel like we really don't have all/most of the rules of physics down to accurately model the universe yet. I mean, sure the initial conditions we might have, but it just seems to me that, given how old the universe is, any off calculations will just compound and diverge are results from reality. Of course, I'm not sure how far or how detailed their modeling. I'm probably completely wrong.
The thing is, unlike certain people like Monsieur Bush who believe we're guilty until proven innocent, that in America (and much of the world) you're INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty. Is that accurate? I always thought the opposite was more common throughout the world, and we were the backwards/correct ones. Or maybe that was just England. Is my information even up to date?
You mean Whoppie the new Burger King mascot?
Why is it that we have to wait until something goes wrong before fixing things? Especially considering the relative youth of the PATRIOT Act.
"Well, there aren't any abuses, yet... So everything's A-OK."
yeah, seemed pretty clear to me
Isn't it balanced out considering the SCSI system is running a P3 750mHz?
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I liked firefly; it was like a Cowboy Bebop, that didn't take itself so seriously, and was slightly goofy. I liked Bebop too, but I didn't think it was awesome. Waaaay too much full-of-yourself-bull$hitty-bravado.
Bebop Hero: "So you comin' with me or am I going to have to go alone? Light me up." (puff) *reloads hand gun* *does kungfu kick*. omg STFU! If I want to see some real heroic characters that actually interest me, I'll watch Saving Private Ryan or something.
Bebop Villain: "Mwahahahaha. I'm a nut, who should be pitied. But i'm a psycho killer. PITY ME!!!" *slash slash slash*
Bebop Hero: "......." *mr. cool* "....." *the silent hero* "....." *insert fortune cookie philosphy blurb* Slapping is needed.
That's just a hazy impression I have after several years. I have a feeling Matchstick Men is going to be like that.
I definitely agree with this. Wth was Fox thinking? Friday Night at 8PM. They must have figured "Oh yeah, target audience: geeks. Must not go out on friday night." Surrrre.
Yeah, just like if a nation has cars they will never have bikes or handcarts. Hmm, wait a minute, Japan still uses handcarts. Or if you can build skyscrapers and structures of metal, why have wooden buildings? Hmm wait, I think many countries still use both. Or if you have modern weaponry, transport/cargo ships, etc. i'm sure such a nation would definitely have running water and roads everywhere. Hmm, oops, that's not true either. Some middle eastern countries for example. It's all about logistics. Who cares if you had a spaceship to take you to your destination. That doesn't mean you instantly have factories set up, much less full blown cities complete with an economy. This isn't Star Trek, where some form of socialism is used and everyone is provided with the best that technology has to offer.