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Yep! Burt was at his prime. Lord of the Rings. Shall I pass? The Music Man? or The Producers? Re-Animator? Wha-ha-ha-HA! Catch Me If You Can? From Where You're Currently At to Something Everlasting. Hint: Burt Lancaster romance Point Break? Surf's up, dude! 🏄 Letters From Iwo Jima It's amusing hearing people trying to describe the film. It's never the same story. Thanks to an earlier post you made, I'm aware it recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Personally, I thought I'd wait to be a mature adult before seeing it. I'm convinced now is the time. Pretty tragic for their friendship. My twin is wanting to watch this with me. I hear it hasn't aged well in the special effects department. I look forward to revisiting it despite the whole Allison Mack affair, ugh. Thanks, Cap'N! Jim Henson wanted to make an intelligent, dark, yet whimsical film that could challenge children with very real fears and dangers present in life. I can imagine many critics at the time weren't sure who the film's intended audience was, and in this confusion, many parents could not determine if it was a safe film for their household, skipping it altogether out of uncertainty. Unfortunately, this meant the film ended up being a very risky endeavor as you note compared to other fare at the box office and I assume advertisers were harder pressed to promote the film due to its content. He and Pete were tight, it was only a matter of time before Clark's secret came out of the bag. A life surrounded by bling-bling never suited Clark well (^ ^) Blues Brothers (1980), hands down. There's just something about two contrasting sleazebuckets doing good for change in some of the most ridiculous yet conceivable ways possible, by doing what they love best, playing music while treating the unfolding events around them like it's no big deal. I'm afraid to watch '2001', that it will never hold to the high expectations I have for it due to all the reception it's has gotten over time. I wouldn't be surprised if that really happens in the series. It's been awhile but I enjoyed this show. Open to public scrutiny and where the laws regarding the matter are concerned in the eyes of professional journalism. If an author intends to express a viewpoint, it must be acknowledged as commentary on events, so readers can better substantiate fact from opinion or readers must be aware of it, as you are with the New York Times. We're free to read what we want, but more research on our part must be done so we're not stuck in a media echo chamber. All sources of information need to be held accountable. There's some news where not all the facts are known or it's safer to not reveal every bit of info since the jury is still out on the verdict. About flat Earth truthers, I read a funny story pertaining to a person's real life encounter one, who was told that the Earth must be flat, why else would gas stations only sell flat map models? That's the one! Marvin: You're making me very, very happy I'd Hi-Five you right now if there was a portal through my device screen. That would have been a clear giveaway as to the film's core premises at first release.