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That score is soooooooo cheap.

I finally saw the last episode of Six Feet Under.

Fantastic.

Hard to not get sad, but also satisfied.

It may be eloquent, but the rhetoric there is more than a bit haughty itself. One thing you can at least give a religious soul credit for is that if they're really into the spirit of the thing, they lay the credit to this understanding of the universe not to their own wits, but to something outside of themselves. It's closer to trust than arrogance, to me at least. (Of course there are a great many who regard themselves as supporters their gods could not do without, but they could hardly be described as 'meek' or 'poor in spirit'.)

To them, to you, I'm sure it is a matter of trust. But to believe that which they trust so fervently without question is very arrogant from where I'm sitting. It would be very easy to assume a trust in theological beliefs is the same as the trust I place in scientific beliefs. But it would be a very misguided attempt to legitimize faith-based beliefs. My trust in science is based on logical thinking, not least because I see it work day in and day out. I believe, for example, that the theory of evolution is a very accurate description of how different species and complexities appear in nature. I place my belief in it since the evidence is doggedly staring us in the face and the fact that it's highly unlikely that it's a conspiracy devised by generations of scientists to fool the layman. I base all my beliefs in life (since, from a human perspective, I guess everything comes down to a belief) on the best evidence and reasoning available to me, and of course if new evidence points otherwise, I will quickly change my beliefs hopefully without fuss. If I saw Jesus coming down from the heavens like a superhero, you can be sure my beliefs about this world would differ in some significant way.

But to speak of having knowledge of something which cannot be possibly be known with any certainty, to me, seems highly arrogant - even though it may be unintentionally so and born of something so beautiful as human emotions. The mentality of faith is what worries me; "There's nothing you can say to change my mind"; "my religion is the only true religion"; "faith is immune to reason." It's a conversation stopper and simply proves the person in question is unwilling to take into account the state of the world. And that genuinely worries me!

Of course not all religious people are so stubborn as I probably make them out to be, but undoubtedly a great deal are. I realise religious moderation is very popular these days, and has been for a long while, but I shan't go into that for now for the sake of brevity.

State of play

I didn't know about this movie until I saw it in the Blockbuster store.

A great cast, and a very entertaining and good movie.

I love this kind of movies (journalist, politicians,truth..) and Rachel Mcadams is hot!

Oh, about the music a great mix of M.I2, Spy game and American beauty

PS: Don't lie to me Russel, You don't eat because the character needed, you eat because you like EAT!

I saw it and liked it too, quite entertaining. Your last comment made me laugh!

Totally agree. Winner of the best film, best screenplay, best production designer and best actor in this year´s Sitges Film Festival.

As for the score, it is simply great, all of it, but there´s a piano cue by the end of the film that is specially beautiful and captures the tone of the sequence in a perfect way. Not only absolutely recommended but a must see.

I've heard the film is good. However I do recommend checking out the full miniseries some time. It's excellent.

UP

in magnificent eye-popping super whopping three dimensions !!!!

First time I saw a full motion picture like this, and it was a blast. Of course in the end 3D is nothing but a gimmick, because it doesn't enhance or worsen this glorious animated feature from the only studio that produces consistent quality films. Wicked 3D gimmickry aside, I liked the sense of storytelling coupled with the humour, which never becomes annoying (unlike Transformers 2, which could be defined as an animated feature as well ). The voice acting is SUPERB throughout and the characters totally adorable !!! This movie provides plenty of excitement and fun for young and old, and it has its fair share of touching moments too, as we've come to expect with this studio. Up is an absolutely great PIXAR and one to own for sure (I'm sure I will). It was totally worth the expensive price I paid for two tickets (more than 20 €).

I'm buying Star Trek on blu-ray soon, should be quite the looker and sounder. And I've not yet seen the film, that's how much I know I will like it... Too bad about Nimoy's part but I assume the movie works with or without him. And 45 minutes (album) vs. 127 minutes (film). I can imagine the theme getting a bit repetitive.

Goddamn, I could never watch a movie like that. On a plane

I have to have the full audiovisual experience, or not at all.

It is in The Netherlands since last week.

Wolverine: Origins

The Hitherto Untold And Secret Saga Of The Mutant Named Wolverine, As Revealed By Marvel Inc. Productions.

What you think it is, is exactly what you get.

The special effects are up to par, dialogue and story predictably Marvel-esque.
It's a moving comic. No more. No less.
Fluff.
At times entertaining. Mostly rather mindnumbing, to be honest.

I liked the new Star Trek film too!

It was my very first Star Trek film too!

It was also the first time I saw Kirk in a Star Trek film too!

Should I watch the other Star Trek films too, or should I wait for Star Trek 2?

you're very first Trek movie?

OMG

I say watch all the Trek films with the original cast for the amazing chemistry between the actors, even though some stories in 1 and 5 could have been better. But the cast and the scores will get you through them, especially 2, 3 and 6 are amazing, while 4 is the delightful anti Trek movie (but works well enough on itself

As of the newer generation, only rent First Contact, because it is goddamn amazing and above all well acted.

Now go rent Trek's my son