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Old 02-15-2021, 10:50 AM   #2581
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That's not hard. The book sucks. Never understood why it was so popular.
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That's not hard. The book sucks. Never understood why it was so popular.
There are some people who get British Humour and then there are those that dont.

If you love things like Fawlty Towers, Monty Python then you'll love the Hitchhiker's Guide....if you don't then you should go and invest in some Vogon Poetry compilations...those might be more your speed.
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I thought the books started getting good at “Life, The Universe, and Everything”.
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Old 02-15-2021, 02:19 PM   #2584
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Wife wanted to watch WW84. I couldn't make it past the mall scene before opting out, what a dumpster fire. Out of morbid curiosity I looked up the rest of the plot on wikipedia, and I'm really glad I didn't try to stick through it. The story sounds like something from a Disney channel tween movie
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Wife wanted to watch WW84. I couldn't make it past the mall scene before opting out, what a dumpster fire. Out of morbid curiosity I looked up the rest of the plot on wikipedia, and I'm really glad I didn't try to stick through it. The story sounds like something from a Disney channel tween movie
The Mall Scene might have been the best part.

Yes....
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There are some people who get British Humour and then there are those that dont.

If you love things like Fawlty Towers, Monty Python then you'll love the Hitchhiker's Guide....if you don't then you should go and invest in some Vogon Poetry compilations...those might be more your speed.
Whats this poetry and where can I find it??
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Whats this poetry and where can I find it??
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Blasphemy.
The whole time I was reading it it just felt like a Sirens of Titan by Vonnegut knockoff. The tone and style really reminded me of that book but the writing wasn't as good as Vonnegut.

Sam Rockwell made the movie for me.
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I mean I like Douglas Adams and everything, but he's no Terry Pratchett.
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It’s a bit old, but the Conan the Barbarian remake is the worst thing I have seen this year. The only remotely good thing was Ron Perlman.
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God that was awful, I had scoured it from my memory, certain movies should never be rebooted. Nothing beats the opener of the original Conan.


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I had a chance to watch Midway last weekend. I originally avoided it because the critics pretty much hated it. I did not hate it. I enjoyed the movie and I would recommend it to anyone who likes WWII era movies.
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hmmm, I may have to revisit. I thought it was cheesy like Pearl Harbor.
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hmmm, I may have to revisit. I thought it was cheesy like Pearl Harbor.
Much better than Pearl Harbor! About the only thing I like in Pearl Harbor is when Ben Afflek had a broken nose and and popped a bottle of champagne and the cork cranked him on the nose.
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I had a chance to watch Midway last weekend. I originally avoided it because the critics pretty much hated it. I did not hate it. I enjoyed the movie and I would recommend it to anyone who likes WWII era movies.
Is there a love story sub plot?
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The original Conan was a terrible movie too.
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The original Conan was a terrible movie too.
Blasphemer!!

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I just rewatched it a couple weeks back since it's on Netflix. Divorced from nostalgia, it's pretty bad.
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I just rewatched it a couple weeks back since it's on Netflix. Divorced from nostalgia, it's pretty bad.
Of course it is. But still.
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