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As always, thank you for your comments.
...Patrick,<br /><br />As always, thank you for your comments.<br /><br />I AM glad that I saw the movie last night because it allowed me to enjoy your comments rather than view them as a massive "spoiler alert."<br /><br />The only things missing from your comments was conflict of "advanced technology" over antique technology, and the implied "Diana, I am your father." As a statement from Ares towards the end, except that she was really Ares step-brother since Zeus was her father. <br /><br />The sibling relationship shows the stupidity of myth over reality. It likely should have been explored more rather than the "good versus evil" of Diana versus Ares.<br /><br />The bows and arrows versus magic wrist/ankle protectors, shield, and lasso also demonstrates a misunderstanding of technology.<br /><br />If the Amazons had the advanced technology of the protectors, shield, and lasso, then why could it not be used to totally defeat bullets? And if she had "super powers" why could she just not have used them to wipe out the "evil German enemy" in the trenches or the "evil Germans" in the castle with the deadly gas.<br /><br />Or maybe I am just in a "bad mood" because the one character who seemed to have the most justified motivation was the deformed chemist who was trying to get revenge on the rest of the world for her deformities.<br /><br />(And I decided NOT to post this to the group to avoid being attacked for being insipid. I don't mind your criticisms.)<br /><br />Thanks.<br />AllanHytowitz@gmail.comAllanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815275605323304670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-50127271160848399412017-03-29T06:10:45.184-07:002017-03-29T06:10:45.184-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Patrick McEvoy-Halstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091303562091479924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-78281972046533073492017-03-27T05:35:26.068-07:002017-03-27T05:35:26.068-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Patrick McEvoy-Halstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091303562091479924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-12348491964181306292017-03-26T10:05:48.200-07:002017-03-26T10:05:48.200-07:00Sorry for the grammatical errors. I think I got e...Sorry for the grammatical errors. I think I got emotional with sharing my agreement with you.<br />:)AllanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815275605323304670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-82546856947372090172017-03-26T10:04:02.348-07:002017-03-26T10:04:02.348-07:00Oh. Wow.
Patrick,
This is the coolest Spoiler Aler...Oh. Wow.<br />Patrick,<br />This is the coolest Spoiler Alert I have ever read.<br />It likely surpasses telling our younger son, halfway through the movie, that "Soylent Green" is people.<br />A decade later he has still not forgiven me, and we now refer to any synopsis as "Soylent Greening" the topic.<br />You have also given my yet another reason to see the movie as planned, not so much to see the "surprise" (telegraphed by the previews I have already seen) but to see the subtlety of the interactions at a level of analysis I might have only mused about after seeing the movie. You have greatly added to the anticipated enjoyment of the film.<br />You have also illuminated the "dumb blonde who trips as she is trying to get away from the monster" syndrome inherent in many science fiction movies.<br />Success (and survival) in science requires the anticipation of possibilities and options. While you can't always predict the results of an action, you try to avoid the stupid ones where you get killed.<br />That fiction stupidity is why I got furious with episodes of shows such as Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise because the "Leaders" were exploring new environments in a manner that not only were unnecessarily risky, but in ways that DESERVED for them and their crew to get killed.<br />But is is NOT "liberalism" in the guise of leadership and love of all life forms. Instead it is the stupidity of the writers and the gullibility of the viewers that the writers are catering too.<br />Good and evil are subjective, in that Stalin, Saddam, and Pol Pot thought they were doing good for the benefit of the (surviving) people.<br />And "Good" only exists if YOU survive, and your survival only happens when you have the strength and resources to protect and defend yourself.<br />Or as my high school Social Studies teacher quoted, "History is written by the survivors." He was in the 442nd Brigade in Europe during WW2 and was "one of the lucky ones." He survived.<br />If Germany and Japan HAD won WW2, "The Man in the High Castle" would be a reality instead of fiction.<br />Again, thanks for your comments.<br />Allan<br /><br />AllanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815275605323304670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-60107637794492034682015-05-09T15:01:12.095-07:002015-05-09T15:01:12.095-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051239362897760964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-73168871073174280922014-03-06T07:49:25.496-08:002014-03-06T07:49:25.496-08:00Appreciate it. Thanks. Appreciate it. Thanks. Patrick McEvoy-Halstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091303562091479924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-1994678876454551142014-03-05T07:38:03.693-08:002014-03-05T07:38:03.693-08:00Didn't expect much else from this, other than ...Didn't expect much else from this, other than a bunch of silly happenings. And that was about it. Good review Pat.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-74780208466028969862014-01-29T18:36:04.955-08:002014-01-29T18:36:04.955-08:00Hey Dan O. I of course noticed and appreciated. An...Hey Dan O. I of course noticed and appreciated. And I agree … I have no problem if Pine and Knightly want to try this on again. Sometimes afterwards I realize I chastened more than my recollection showed I actually appreciated.Patrick McEvoy-Halstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091303562091479924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-51430319708721150772014-01-24T08:19:32.417-08:002014-01-24T08:19:32.417-08:00Though the character of Jack Ryan may not be perfe...Though the character of Jack Ryan may not be perfectly-written he's charming enough to work in his own franchise, if he at all gets that opportunity to. Good review Patrick.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-33488980915369651312013-08-01T06:56:48.051-07:002013-08-01T06:56:48.051-07:00Thanks Dan. Thanks Dan. Patrick McEvoy-Halstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091303562091479924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-47148778449857402962013-08-01T00:23:27.436-07:002013-08-01T00:23:27.436-07:00Good review Pat. Pretty freaky for a horror movie,...Good review Pat. Pretty freaky for a horror movie, even if it is more fun than scary.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-53676662927864711332013-05-07T09:36:21.804-07:002013-05-07T09:36:21.804-07:00Thanks Dan. I agree with your point. It feels a bi...Thanks Dan. I agree with your point. It feels a bit like Michael Bay hanging out with friends and taking time off, while he prepares for the next Power Voltage. People who like Transformers' humor should get a good kick out of this, though. Laughing lady behind me sure did!Patrick McEvoy-Halstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091303562091479924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501313560459278629.post-65037865622816672662013-05-01T07:27:24.889-07:002013-05-01T07:27:24.889-07:00Good review Patrick. It's not Bay's worst ...Good review Patrick. 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