Re: Faith-based Fail

On Wed, 3 Nov 2010, pcg wrote:
> Two exceptions spring immediately to mind: "TRON" and "The Black Hole," 
> both of which I've watched recently. On the one hand, both films are 
> identifiably Disney-esque (chaste, simplistic characterization, and 
> somewhat pedestrian direction, offset by top-tier production design and 
> special-effects technology). But on the other hand, neither film plays 
> it safe or simplistic when it comes to philosophy and theme. Both are 
> fluffy-looking films with chewy nougat centers.

FWIW, a blog post on The Black Hole (and its interesting similarity to 
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which came out only two weeks earlier) that 
I wrote earlier this year:

http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/being-one-with-machine-for-all-eternity.html

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