If there was ever a movie crying out for a remake, it's The Third Man. I hope that they manage to get it right next time.

Thanks— I thought it might have been, but I thought perhaps it was from "M," which also deserved to be included, now that I think about it.

Too much Chaplin. Where is Alien(s)? Terrible shot from 2001. Where's Bladerunner? Where's the War Room and/or the Bomb Ride? WHERE'S FIREFLY? (sorry).

Hopefully you won't become a burden on society by living that long.

Must… not… eat… accursed… chocolate cake…. (droooooool).

This doesn't really respond to your comment, but MASH the TV show got worse and worse, to the point of being unwatchable, as Hawkeye Pierce morphed into an unbearably sanctimonious Alan Alda.

Danette Chavez failed the bar exam four times.

People say it about rock stars all the time, but in this case it's true: Steve Miller made some great music before he hit the big time, although he was always uneven. After his first truly big hit, it all went to hell. Once he became The Joker, he gave way to all of his worst musical instincts, and he became…

I didn't know that about the Dutch. It is interesting that Swedes, on the other hand, love credit cards, use them for almost everything, and are moving toward a cash-free society.

I appreciate your double spoiler alert— I blasted through the first one but stopped at the second one, so I can watch it (eventually) spoiler free. You are my new best friend.

Exactly.

I like your attitude, but like most of us, I suspect it will only last until the moment you wind up in an airplane seat next to a 300-pound stranger.

Can Hollywood Move Past Trying to Make the Most Money For The Least Effort?

It's been a long time since I have seen it, but my memory is that the parents are mostly terrible by their complete absence from their kids' lives. That's why the kids all rally around a lying, abusive, alcoholic role model.

Yeah, baseball is doomed. And yeah, those white people suck, don't they?

It is also the opposite of that, which is part of why it persists. The "Batman is gay" line appeals both to anti-gay (and anti-comic book) evangelicals, and to self-affirming gay activists. Both camps see what they want to see, and they want the rest of us to see it, too. Sigh.

The popular opinion here accepts Kesha's claim at face value: she was raped. Critics here accept that she's an admitted liar and that the sex, if any, was consensual.

"God's Not 2 Dead"?

Well, I stand corrected, then.

For me, one of the central messages of both movies was simple, and contradictory, reflecting a shift of attitudes toward technology in the interim. 2001: AI is dangerous. 2010: AI is our misunderstood friend.