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    Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
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    Image of critifur critifur
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    SPOILER


    Wow, I actually enjoyed this movie. I am an atheist or agnostic depending (definitely not religious) and I would have to say this is more what I might believe could be, (my concept of what God might be is less biblical, more beyond our true conception) over most of what is portrayed as being End Times or Armageddon. Or was this completely Scifi because I am not 100% on the what the albinos are. I like the mash-up aspect. And the ending is sad and happy depending on your point of view, I sort of feel both myself. The FX are pretty spectacular. If you can get past Nic Cage being Nic Cage, which I can, this is a pretty cool movie.

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/21/09

    @critifur: The albinos were pretty clearly aliens. But they were spiritual aliens. Or something.
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    Image of TheRealVeon TheRealVeon
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    Will we ever get an atheist protagonist who isn't a straw man?


    Other than, say, House?

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/20/09

    @TheRealVeon: How about a wicker man? (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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    Image of lolo2 lolo2
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    and what if you dont really know?


    btw, missiles, not planes.


    [forum.911movement.org]

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    Image of Plague Plague
    03/20/09

    @lolo2:


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    Image of Plague Plague
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    When this bombs, it will be the STUDIOS FAULT!
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    Image of steampoweredboy steampoweredboy
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    This is all we need to know of Nicholas Cage.

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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    03/20/09

    @steampoweredboy:


    Goddamn that's one horrible movie.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    I heard an interview with Cage this morning on my way to work. After hearing what he said and reading your review it seems like there were two different scripts here. Also his take on the ending was to simply describe it as neither "happy or sad"..


    And if the numbers were buried in 1959 were they supposed to show every major disaster since that time or did the numbers also include events prior to that?

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: If they showed prior events that would be CHEATING!
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    Image of TomSkylark TomSkylark
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    NOT THE BEES!
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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    03/20/09

    @TomSkylark: They're in my eyes! AAARRRGGGHH!
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    03/20/09

    @AngryEddy:


    Bwahahaha!

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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    I haven't seen the movie yet, so I can't comment on it, but here's a review by Roger Ebert and another articleby him, in his blog. Both are interesting to some degree and may complement the review here.
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    Image of Plague Plague
    03/20/09

    @Roklimber:

    Man, I don't know what that is, but to call that mess a review is being kind.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    I PREDICT.... that this movie will not do very well.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    03/20/09

    @crashedpc: I hope not. He owes a lot of money to the company my wife works for, something north of $500k. I want people to go see it simply for the fact that he can pay his bills.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    @BullLifter: Wuh! Does your wife work for a company that creates crazy pills? No offense intended.
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    Image of Palmerlime Palmerlime
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    See... all I really want to know is HOW'D IT GET BURRRRNED!!? HOW'D IT GET BURNED!!? HOW'D IT GET BURNED!!? HOW'D IT GET BURRRRNED!!?


    Sorry.

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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    03/20/09

    @Palmerlime: AARRRGHHHARRGGHHH *gargle* THE BEEEEESSS - not the BEEEEESSSSS!
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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    Nic Cage is worse in Knowing than he is in The Wicker Man!?! Now that is a mighty strong statement to make... Then again, on the up side, The Wicker Man made laugh a whole lot - will Knowing make my sides split with unintentional laughter too?


    How'd it get burned!?!?!

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    @AngryEddy: Bear suit, bear suit, doobie doobie bear suit
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    03/20/09

    @AngryEddy:


    Oh man, I made such a huge mistake watching The Wicker Man. Even rubbing soap into my eyes didn't help.

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