What movies have you seen recently?

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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I think your underestimating the cost of training/sending new people to the moon every 3 years. I mean a 3 year mission at the very least requires 3 years of training/testing.

The clones are 100% up to speed right away, require no training,transportation, or amenities other than the little videos they get every once in a while. The clones did not get paid, as they served 3 years and then were killed. Its like the clones are like having an expert live on the moon forever doing exactly what you need him to do---for free.

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I'm talking about the creation of the clones though. I know they are obviously cheaper once they are built but how much money would they spend creating hundreds or thousands of those?

[jmood88]

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I never said it would be cheap. I said it would be cheaper IMO then creating hundred's or thousands of clones.And they send people anyways because the people who came to the rescue get relieved I'm sure and new people have to go up there.

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How would it be cheaper? They have free labor that they don't have to train. They only sent those guys because the signal jammers were destroyed

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Star Trek: Original Motion Picture - it is essentially a two hour long episode, so I liked it. I thought VGER was interesting and it was kind of trippy.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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How would it be cheaper? They have free labor that they don't have to train. They only sent those guys because the signal jammers were destroyed

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They don't have free labor. Your forgetting they have to create and build all those clones, how much would that cost? Billions. And they dind't send the guy because the signal jammers were destroyed, the signals weren't destroyed til the very end.

[jmood88]

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They don't have free labor. Your forgetting they have to create and build all those clones, how much would that cost? Billions. And they dind't send the guy because the signal jammers were destroyed, the signals weren't destroyed til the very end.

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I'm not forgetting anything, they have the technology in place already and don't have to pay the clones. If they kept sending people up there it would take a lot more time and money. You were right about the rescue team, I got the timeline with the signals messed up but they only have to send those guys once every three years to make sure everything is in place. The method they had was much more efficient and cheaper than having to keep training and transporting people.

[Blzer]

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Just popped in United 93 for the first time in a little under a year maybe. I swear, I ball my eyes out every time I see it. If that isn't one of the best film dramatizations ever made, please point me to one that is.

R.I.P. to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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I'm not forgetting anything, they have the technology in place already and don't have to pay the clones. If they kept sending people up there it would take a lot more time and money. You were right about the rescue team, I got the timeline with the signals messed up but they only have to send those guys once every three years to make sure everything is in place. The method they had was much more efficient and cheaper than having to keep training and transporting people.

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I guess we will have to disagree. I think it is much more costly to create and program a hundred clones then it is to send a human up there every 3 years. They rescue team they sent were already up there. They were on a different base. So if they already have other humans up there then it wouldn't be that much more difficult to send 1 more guy every 3 years. Both are costly but sending a human in my opinion is less costly. Clones are more efficient yes because they don't need to be trained.

[Gibbz]

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I just watched Burn After Reading, and it was pretty damn good.


It had one of the biggest WTF moments in movie history for me:

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When Brad Pitt was hiding from Clooney in the closet, and Clooney got frightened and shot him in the forehead. That caught me completely off-guard.

[Blzer]

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I just watched Burn After Reading, and it was pretty damn good.


It had one of the biggest WTF moments in movie history for me:

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When Brad Pitt was hiding from Clooney in the closet, and Clooney got frightened and shot him in the forehead. That caught me completely off-guard.

Great movie. I can't recommend it to everybody because the humor isn't for everyone, but it has those great subtle moments where you can just laugh it off if you know what you're looking for. Like how Linda calls Krapotkin, "Mr. Crapkin" (at least phonetically), how Chad is surprised Linda drinks from the tap, or how Harry has that weird obsession with floor designs and cardio exercise.

And yes, that moment is full of "WTF"ness.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I just watched Burn After Reading, and it was pretty damn good.


It had one of the biggest WTF moments in movie history for me:

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When Brad Pitt was hiding from Clooney in the closet, and Clooney got frightened and shot him in the forehead. That caught me completely off-guard.

I felt it coming, but I was hoping it wouldn't happen. Such a good movie - love the paranoia-filled atmosphere.

[Bellsprout]

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Watched Zombieland for a second time tonight. God that movie is fun. I can't get enough of it. There needs to be another one.

*goes to cupboard, grabs a Twinkie*

[ryanm1058123]

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Teenage Dirtbag. what an amazing movie. It's basically a chick flick but for a man, but not corny in the least bit.

Watch it. Its simply a breathtaking indie movie.

[LionsFanNJ]

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Transformers 2: I get enjoyment from Mech anime so this was pretty good...besides the damn ghettobots and Devastator's sack. Soundwave being a satellite shooting Ravage down to earth was pretty badass. Entertaining enough movie.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - If the first movie was basically an extended episode, The Wrath of Khan is worthy of actually being a film. Its so epic and badass - total Star Trek. Plus, I think The Wrath of Khan really nails the characters. The Motion Picture didn't really spotlight any one character or their traits a whole lot. On a related note, the crew seems to be "very close."


Cool Hand Luke - I love this movie, I love it. Paul Newman has to be one of the coolest actors in history. He doesn't have to say anything at all, but you're just drawn to him. That smarmy smirk just screams arrogance, but he is so badass that he's cool. The movie itself is a treat - without Paul Newman it doesn't work and his character is by far the most engaging and interesting, but Newman's performance is so amazing that none of the characters really matter.

[mkharsh33]

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my wife and i put the kids to bed last night and finally watched "The Hangover."

We laughed our butts off (yeah, we're a little late to the party). funny, funny movie...