Yeah, that's just what I was thinking. Love Svankmajer. Although his 'Alice' is probably the least faithful to the source material, I think it captures the spirit of the original Alice books better than any other adaptation, for the simple reason that the books were really organic and playful with literary tropes,…

This is a Czech stop-motion film, right? Soooo . . . is Jan Svankmajer involved in this in any way?

I'm a little miffed a Cronenberg for trashing Nolan's 'Batman' films and calling all superhero films artless and juvenile. He's never seemed like more of a pretentious asshat than now. What makes it worse is that he started out making low-budget sci-fi and horror films, genres that were also considered to be for the…

That may be a factor, but I don't buy that it's significant enough on its own to seriously affect the outcome of children's health. Historically men were often older than their wives (they were expected to establish a career before they married) and often fathered children well into their fifties and sixties. If the…

Well, you do what Dan Simmons did—you kill them . . . and resurrect them later, when the ship has slowed.. ;-)

I guarantee this has something to do with all the chemicals and crap we're putting into our bodies. The older we are, the more of that stuff we have in us (because it's accumulated over time), and it's affecting our genes. I would put money on it.

It's the Great Snatch, Charlie Brown! :facepalm:

No, that is a false comparison. As you point out, Milton was still arguing for a free(r) press and the quote was pertinent to that, even if he had a limited understanding of the concept itself. Using a quote from Fahrenheit 451 in favor of book burning is completely at odds with the point of the book (and thus a…

Image 1: Ladies and gents, I think we just found the Star Child's belly button, and yes . . . he has an outie.

Even if that's true, it doesn't make his point wrong. In fact, it just stresses that an idea can be bigger and better than the person who put it out there.

Okay, look, I haven't read it, I'll grant, but I am wondering, how can you make an assessment of a book's ultimate message based on reading one chapter? Is the insensitive use of racial terms part of the point the author is trying to get across? Because I've read stories where that was the case. I am minority…

Yeah, whatever. Who said anything about making them publish anything? I'm talking about having the balls to stand behind a commitment to free speech. Wait, do publishers stand by that concept anymore? Apparently not. If it's bad writing, then it's bad writing, but you and I both know that's not why they decided…

Absolutely agree. And even if it was ultimately racist, does that mean it should be suppressed? Are we children that must be kept away from bad ideas at all costs? I'm a staunch liberal but I'm just as tired of the PC bullcrap as everyone else. Stop apologizing for being tolerant of ideas. An idea is an idea, and…

Yeah, who wouldn't want to do housework on a floating platform?

Me too. I like the Spartan quality of these designs. Creative but tasteful.

Speaking of flying carpet tech, I just reread Dan Simmons' short story "Remembering Siri" (which takes place in the Hyperion universe), and the hawking mat (you remember those, right?) plays a big part in the story.

Heh, that last horse is so emo. My Sad, Sad Little Pony.

This would've been so bad-ass. I wish studios would take chances like this with source material. I'm getting tired of the ultra-modern superhero. I wanna see a psychedelic late '60s/early '70s Dr. Strange, Green Arrow taking on greedy corporate scum in the '80s with a New Wave soundtrack, a blaxploitation Black…

Taxi Driver . . . sleazy underbelly . . . Did someone call for Harry Canyon?

a real 10-year-old has already had a lot of life experience, good or bad, and you have to find a way to connect with someone who's already a fully formed individual.