"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:34:00 -0500, Vic Smith
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:06:35 -0400, hk wrote:


I was working on something late last night and had DVR'd the movie Dune,
which I had not watched in many years.

I thought the movie was absolutely fascinating. Not as "high tech" as
the Lucas or Spielberg sci-fi, but with some interesting effects, an
actual plot, a beginning, a middle, and an end, and with some really
heavy ideas.

Yet, I recall the movie was panned when it came out.

Another more recent sci-fi I like a lot is The Chronicles of Riddick,
for much the same reasons. Yet this one, too, did not get strong
reviews, if memory serves.

Anyone else like these two flicks?

Riddick was ok. Just put Dune on my Netflix list.

--Vic

Blockbusters gives a better deal, especially if you have a store close by.
Blockbuster just went up to $5. You can stream 12000 movies free from
netflix if you have a membership. I just started playing with it and found
acceptable video ported from the laptop to a projector. Haven't tried it
with a TV yet. The video is noticeably fuzzy but still watchable.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:53:32 -0400, "Jim" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:34:00 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:06:35 -0400, hk wrote:


I was working on something late last night and had DVR'd the movie Dune,
which I had not watched in many years.

I thought the movie was absolutely fascinating. Not as "high tech" as
the Lucas or Spielberg sci-fi, but with some interesting effects, an
actual plot, a beginning, a middle, and an end, and with some really
heavy ideas.

Yet, I recall the movie was panned when it came out.

Another more recent sci-fi I like a lot is The Chronicles of Riddick,
for much the same reasons. Yet this one, too, did not get strong
reviews, if memory serves.

Anyone else like these two flicks?

Riddick was ok. Just put Dune on my Netflix list.

--Vic

Blockbusters gives a better deal, especially if you have a store close by.
Blockbuster just went up to $5. You can stream 12000 movies free from
netflix if you have a membership. I just started playing with it and found
acceptable video ported from the laptop to a projector. Haven't tried it
with a TV yet. The video is noticeably fuzzy but still watchable.

We were talking mail plans. I never rent a movie from the store.
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***** Hope your day is a little better than decent! *****

John H