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tranquility · 03-20-2023, 09:20 PM

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Who are you referring? The guy that hid in the wall? or the doctor who poisoned them?

Dr Yeuh (sp?), ridiculous he could singlehandedly do all that (I've only seen the films, maybe the book is more convincing).

Donut Lord · 03-20-2023, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Dr Yeuh (sp?), ridiculous he could singlehandedly do all that (I've only seen the films, maybe the book is more convincing).

What parts exactly if you can refresh my memory?

I have only seen it fully once when it first came out. From my memory, the doctor just parallelizes the main people and turns off the defensive system while they are sleeping.

What is unbelievable is such a huge army doesn't have extensive people watching while most are sleeping, that is like army base 101. and he is already paranoid about the emperor and harkanan.

tranquility · 03-20-2023, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut Lord

What parts exactly if you can refresh my memory?

I have only seen it fully once when it first came out. From my memory, the doctor just parallelizes the main people and turns off the defensive system while they are sleeping.

What is unbelievable is such a huge army doesn't have extensive people watching while most are sleeping, that is like army base 101. and he is already paranoid about the emperor and harkanan.

Pretty much the bolded and that the Dr Yeuh guy can do it all by himself, so freaking unbelievable. The WHY he would betray Atriedes when any fool should know that his wife is pretty much already dead, and the HOW of so easily doing it.

Exactly, they *knew* it's a trap, you'd think they would be freaking on-guard but nope, everyone decided to have a slumber party! Also, this en masse sleepover happened *after* they found that holed-up Harkonnen assassin dude launching poison darts everywhere, I mean, cmon!!! LOL.

Alfisti · 03-21-2023, 09:35 AM

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We watched Babylon last night. I don't like to tell people not to watch something because different strokes for different folks. When I saw the trailer I thought it might be entertaining, it wasn't. I got the feeling they didn't know what they wanted to do with it. It almost seemed frantic at times and it goes in several different directions, frankly I wish I had saved the 3 hours to watch something else.

It looks like garbage, and you're right, it looks frantic. Hard pass.

I'll watch PREY because I love a Predator movie but yeah, not feeling it.

Fishee · 03-21-2023, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

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Pretty much the bolded and that the Dr Yeuh guy can do it all by himself, so freaking unbelievable. The WHY he would betray Atriedes when any fool should know that his wife is pretty much already dead, and the HOW of so easily doing it.

Exactly, they *knew* it's a trap, you'd think they would be freaking on-guard but nope, everyone decided to have a slumber party! Also, this en masse sleepover happened *after* they found that holed-up Harkonnen assassin dude launching poison darts everywhere, I mean, cmon!!! LOL.

Dune is a pretty weak jesus story, full of poor writing... but with enough suspension of disbelief, it's a fun watch.

tranquility · 03-21-2023, 07:50 PM

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Dune is a pretty weak jesus story, full of poor writing... but with enough suspension of disbelief, it's a fun watch.

"Weak Jesus" haha

I just had an itch to rewatch it since I think Part 2 is coming out this year....will they milk it and make a Part 3? 2 parts should be enough imo.

Donut Lord · 03-22-2023, 10:11 PM

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"Weak Jesus" haha

I just had an itch to rewatch it since I think Part 2 is coming out this year....will they milk it and make a Part 3? 2 parts should be enough imo.

the Hobbit would like a word with you

tranquility · 03-23-2023, 06:41 PM

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I watched the Resident with Hilarie Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Freaky stuff, but so many unanswered and unnecessary things in the film. Like the grandfather August. Clearly, he emotionally abuses Max (Dean Morgan), but I almost got the vibe that he inherited this creepy stalking lifestyle from August as alluded to the bizarre second meeting of Juliet (Swank) and him when she thought he gave her a gift.

True, no idea what Chris Lee was doing there, wasted his talents. It was a decent enough movie but the most scary thing was that she thought $3,600/mth was a bargain! I don't care if she makes, say, $200K as a surgeon, that is still some srs waste of $$$ and a huge %age of her salary....do ppl really live like that, spending that much $$ on rent? Or, heck, rent at all? That is just insane.

dradernh · 03-23-2023, 06:49 PM

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True, no idea what Chris Lee was doing there, wasted his talents. It was a decent enough movie but the most scary thing was that she thought $3,600/mth was a bargain! I don't care if she makes, say, $200K as a surgeon, that is still some srs waste of $$$ and a huge %age of her salary....do ppl really live like that, spending that much $$ on rent? Or, heck, rent at all? That is just insane.

2021 spending as a percentage of total spending in the States, by income quintile:

Americans spend a substantial percentage of their after-tax income on housing. That's been the case since this country's remarkable inflation from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. This phenomenon is now baked-into the system, and you have to work at it to win that part of the game. As always, my 2¢.

tranquility · 03-23-2023, 08:18 PM

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2021 spending as a percentage of total spending in the States, by income quintile:

Americans spend a substantial percentage of their after-tax income on housing. That's been the case since this country's remarkable inflation from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. This phenomenon is now baked-into the system, and you have to work at it to win that part of the game. As always, my 2¢.

Ya, but 'housing' needs to differentiate between mortgage and renting, and I'm talking about the craziness of renting at the figure in that movie.

TXSTYLE · 03-24-2023, 07:46 PM

LET'S GO!!!!

Esteban · 03-24-2023, 08:25 PM

Watched "Nope" last night. Didn't really like it. Maybe some folks did, but I didn't.

So I'll have to say...

TXSTYLE · 03-24-2023, 09:43 PM

I'm always down for some Sci-fi

Sedan_Clan · 03-25-2023, 07:04 PM

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I'm always down for some Sci-fi

I really love apocalyptic [alien] flicks.

Esteban · 03-25-2023, 08:20 PM

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I really love apocalyptic [alien] flicks.

I do too. Loved the Tom Cruise movie. Even liked the original with Gene Barry. Saw it when I was a kid and thought it was pretty exciting. Hope this new one lives up to the two earlier versions.

Alfisti · 03-25-2023, 09:05 PM

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I really love apocalyptic [alien] flicks.

I'm an absolute sucker for them...sign....me........up

M5Rick · 03-26-2023, 06:21 AM

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I really love apocalyptic [alien] flicks.

About time we had another one like that.

tranquility · 03-26-2023, 10:38 AM

Saw The Prodigy (2019), pretty good thriller. Wonder if they will make a sequel?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4504044/

leopard print · 03-26-2023, 11:33 AM

Watching this today

M5Rick · 03-26-2023, 02:32 PM

Open Range.
Great Western with Duvall and Costner as two cattlemen out for revenge when Baxter and his gang try to drive them out of town leading to an ultimate stand off conclusion.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?sxsr...id:Rd1tXbsOGxs

Esteban · 03-26-2023, 02:55 PM

Renfield - Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult

Coming this April

M5Rick · 03-26-2023, 03:19 PM

Last one before shut eye and it's the original Terminator.

I'll be back.

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Esteban Major General 68114 Rep 7,244 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Watched "Nope" last night. Didn't really like it. Maybe some folks did, but I didn't. So I'll have to say...
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tranquility sportscars only 3641 Rep 3,298 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	Saw The Prodigy (2019), pretty good thriller. Wonder if they will make a sequel? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4504044/ __________________ The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation...It's bullsh*t. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal...Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy?
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M5Rick General 79749 Rep 24,819 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GB iTrader: (0)	Open Range. Great Western with Duvall and Costner as two cattlemen out for revenge when Baxter and his gang try to drive them out of town leading to an ultimate stand off conclusion. https://www.google.co.uk/search?sxsr...id:Rd1tXbsOGxs
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