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2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) - I do not post reviews/ratings of every single thing I view - not even close - and this is the sort of thing I normally wouldn't bother. However one strong thought came out of this which I felt like gabbing about.

What it did was significantly increase my regard for the original 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was not long ago I rewatched that so it is fairly fresh in my mind and there was some admirable stuff in the yarn that was spun.

I had it sitting at an even 6. Upping that to 7.4

Now this sequel - directed by Peter Hyams - started off on good footing based on the solid framework built by Kubrick as director, and also Arthur C. Clarke who co-wrote both. Story-wise it was instantly absorbing. It maintained integrity most of the way, had a few problems towards the end but nothing too outrageous.

There were elements that didn't agree with me personally but I can't say it was bad writing or production, just a function of my horrible personality.

6.6 out of 10.


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Trainspotting 2: Director Danny Boyle Says Sequel to 1996 Film Will Be His Next Project

. . . the timing will depend on the availability of the original stars, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewan Bremner who all want to do it but it is a matter of getting all their schedules together.


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I watched Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)

I'm not going to get into it too heavily. It is all very stupid and pathetic - but I knew that.

The biggest take-away for me was about religion in general and the question I always have of how people can actually believe something that is clearly, unquestionably a bunch of made-up stuff. But I always figure, okay - with the big religions, they originated so long ago that maybe it casts a comforting fog over things and people can convince themselves that there is more to it than just a bunch of guys telling stories.

What this movie shows though is it doesn't matter. This is a religion that was written by a known published Science Fiction writer - pretty recently - and no one is pretending any differently - but people go ahead and believe it anyway - and even spend large sums of money trying to exorcize body thetans that are there because of the galactic overlord Xenu.

People just gotta believe stuff. People are spectacular.

The movie itself was okay.

6 out of 10.


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I've convinced myself that religion is primarily a ritual, a flag that connects groups, something that connects you to your ancestors perhaps. A way to see yourself as connected and good. etc.. etc...
I find it humorous when people debate or disprove the notion that there could really be a man in the sky, similar to one written in the bible or whatever.
 
I gave the Oliver Stone movie JFK a rewatch. I have no idea what to make of it. I feel like I would need to do about 100 hours of research just to start gaining a small bit of confidence about what is bullshit.

It's all intriguing - but I know some of it is complete bullshit - I just don't know how much.


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