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Re: Bicentennial Man (don't bother)
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Date: 
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 18:59:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:


Just a side note: don't see the movie--it's awful.  Well, not awful,
exactly, but pretty darned uneven with not a single moment giving us any sense
of what Robin Williams' character really has at stake.  The short story is a
much better evocation of his character's journey.  The Silverberg/Azimov novel
is supposed to be okay, but I'm still sold on the short story.

c /Azimov/Asimov/ (getting the master's name right takes you up a notch on my
"credence-o-meter" when discussing his work :-) )

I confess to a bit of shock at your perception. What a radically different
perception than mine! As I said, I found it to be one of the best movies I've
seen in a long time. I had a great deal of "sense of what Robin Williams'
character really has at stake" all the way through it. But then, perhaps our
aesthetic and emotive thresholds are different. I also did say that I expected
80% of the viewers not to get it. Perhaps you're in that bracket.

How old are you, if you don't mind my asking?

++Lar



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  Re: Bicentennial Man (spoilers, and quite lengthy)
 
(...) Aagh! I've been revealed as a fraud! Actually, I was trying to maximize the Scrabble value of his name, and Z is worth more than S! Anyway, "the master?" Hmm... I can't quite get behind you on that one, I'm afraid, but I do enjoy his stuff. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Bicentennial Man and Immortality (was Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
 
(...) I haven't seen the movie (yet), so I hadn't been taking it into consideration. I'd consider it a bad trade, too - but then it wasn't me making the choice. To him, it may have been worth it (and I'll shut up now - at least until I see it). (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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