[OT] Dark Star (1974) - the platinum age of movies

[Nick Sabalausky]

"Andrei Alexandrescu" <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote in message 
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> On 9/2/10 14:55 CDT, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org>  wrote in message
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>>>
>>> The scene was of the main character driving on a busy highway into a
>>> crowded metropolis. The meaning was to question the veracity and meaning
>>> of perception, existence, and human interaction - all of which are 
>>> central
>>> themes in the movie.
>>>
>>
>> Sounds like one of those ultra-artsy movies I would probably hate :/
>>
>> Kinda reminds me of that Robin Williams movie where he was a robot, and 
>> the
>> David Bowie movie "The Man Who Fell To Earth". Both seemed to be trying 
>> for
>> some sort of artsy profound "meaning", but ultimately came across as
>> pretentious snore-fests.
>
> Difference is, The Bicentennial Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth don't 
> hold a candle to Solaris.
>

Well that's good to hear then. Although in the case of The Man Who Fell To 
Earth, I got the impression that even really artsy-film fans probably 
wouldn't have liked it either. Even for what it was trying to be, it didn't 
seem very well done.