[lbo-talk] great movies -- was: "great" "conservative" movies

Mark Bennett bennett.mab at gmail.com
Thu Feb 19 10:50:31 PST 2009


Again, not to starting pissing contest, but if you never see Lynch's *Dune*you won't be missing much. Lynch and Dino De Laurentis collaborating on a film version of *Dune*: a recipe for disaster if ever there was one; although it did eventually lead to *Blue Velvet*. Funny world.

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:57 PM, Bill Bartlett <billbartlett at aapt.net.au>wrote:

(For example, I gather there's a movie version of Dune, But I've never seen
> it.)
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> At 1:44 AM -0500 19/2/09, Percival Myers wrote:
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> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Bill Bartlett wrote:
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>>>> http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=REVIEWS08
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>>> Which includes 2001 A Space Oddessy. Perhaps one of the worst films of
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>>> time...The whole film is an enormous wank.
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>> It would seem that you are universally opposed to that. Also, that you
>> have no appreciation for Science Fiction theater. Tell us, if you care
>> to, why you didn't simply say "I saw it but didn't care for it"
>> instead of what you did: equate it with wallabee dung. For the record,
>> are there any Sci-Fi movies that you do like or can your pronouncement
>> be tossed out, like entrails for the coyotes? Er, dingoes?
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>> Percy
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