I saw the first one. It could've been a great horror flick if he'd just lopped the heads off and connected the spinal cords together, but alas...the filmmaker took the disgusting route. I was completely nauseated. I wanted my 92 minutes back, and a mind-wipe to go with it.

One of the things I particularly loved about it was the closing monologue at the end and it's meaning; and the romantic notion of having a second sun in the sky... :) It's definitely not Kubrick, and it still didn't answer the question of the Monolith, yet it still had a lot to say about intelligence, both organic…

Ooooo... is that the one made by IKEA?

Wait... What?

I've found some really great pillows at Costco; they're memory foam and have a gel insert on one side that I've found really comfortable (I'm a side/stomach-sleeper). I think they were about $20-25 each. Then to make sure they stay in really good condition, I get quilted slipcovers for the pillows, and zip the…

It's a summer popcorn movie. It's meant to be a fun rollercoaster ride.. Just go. Suspend your disbelief, turn off your brain, and just get lost in the ride.

I know, right? Wasn't he fabulous in "The Devil Wears Prada?"

You joke about that, but I've read in several places that being in a public place while writing actually helps writers get more done, and be more creative... I know it sounds cliche'd, but when I was in college, I used to go into the Union and sit in the cafeteria with a soda and do my writing there. I always got…

Agreed!

I guess there must be something monumentally wrong with me:

I completely agree with you, Casey. Also, I've never been one of those people with more than one job offer to choose from. Guess I'm just not that lucky...

Yes, Skippy, yes, they did.

I know you're joking, but as a former Apple employee in a polyamorous relationship, I can tell you that (unofficial) job discrimination is alive and well at the company. Hell, just being gay was enough in our store...

They would have to buy back all shares of the stock and essentially take the company off the market.

Ew.... Just EW!

I checked.

True, but thankfully, software distribution via USB stick never caught on the way the pundits said it would, or we'd all have a whole bunch of now-useless 4GB and 8GB USB sticks laying around gathering dust. :)

I started using computers in 1979, with the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I. I realize I'm earning my "Methuselah" cred with that statement. :)

OMG! The "after" shot is horrible! They look so fake and plastic in the "after" shot; not to mention the color changes on the garments are hideous, and the background does absolutely no good to all the colors in the shot!

Les,