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Okay, here's the deal:

You can bring one person back from the dead.
You can kill any living person on the planet.

The entire world would be informed of your decisions.

Go for it.

Do you pick a lost family member making yourself happy but risk being seen as slightly selfish? Or do you pick someone the entire world would like to see back? Someone in power? An entertainer - Elvis, or John Lennon perhaps? This person would be restored in the state they were in when they died, so they wouldn't have aged at all.

And who would you kill? Saddam Hussein? George Bush? Justin Timberlake? Remember, just because you deem someone 'evil' doesn't mean everyone else does. Removing Saddam Hussein could cause an international uproar. Killing George Bush would no doubt cause a few raised eyebrows. Timberlake's demise would ensure you never ever got laid ever again. Perhaps not as easy as it sounds.

So - one resurrected, one put in the ground.

Who is it to be?

It's not thought provoking at all. Haven't seen the screenplay, and after seeing the film, I wouldn't want to. I was sat there throughout the whole movie (which seemed to last only an hour) thinking, "something interesting will happen soon", but it doesn't.

There is only one moment worth watching, for comedy value. Beyond that, if I ever have to view one single frame of film from that utter piece of crap again, I'll hang myself.

Insane ßartender wrote:
> It's not thought provoking at all. Haven't seen the screenplay, and
> after seeing the film, I wouldn't want to. I was sat there throughout
> the whole movie (which seemed to last only an hour) thinking,
> "something interesting will happen soon", but it doesn't.
>
> There is only one moment worth watching, for comedy value. Beyond
> that, if I ever have to view one single frame of film from that utter
> piece of crap again, I'll hang myself.

Bwhahahah. Don't let Light or Goatboy know that. You'll be Clockwork Oranged in no time at all.

Oh well, you didn't like it. I'm sure I will. Anyway. I don't want to hijack this thread into a film thread, so I'll just say "each to their own"

Solaris is an excellent, intelligent study on loss, the notion of memory and how others percieve you.
The "I was waiting for something to happen" is the typical cry of the shooty-bang-bang movie fan. A fair comment, because not much does happen. It's a mind-movie.

Besides, IB is just annoyed it didn't have hidden sniper spacesharks with lasers for eyes.

Actually, most people who have seen the original claim that the remake is utter toss.

"Moody, atmospheric, intelligent, superbly acted by a strong cast..........the usual diatribe for a monumentally cruddy film.
The Russian version had better dialogue and I can't even understand Russian! They should have put subtitles on this one too - that way you would have something to occupy your mind while this torturous tale limped along.
George Clooney was mis-cast as an actor again.
Let the NHS prescibe this instead of Valium for those that can't sleep. It's better because it will make you snooze faster and is absolutely NOT addictive" is a typical reviewers comment.

After reading all the available reviews, I'm tempted to buy the Russian original, as it sounds quite good. The Clooney one is gay. I have no problems with "thought provoking" films, or something that makes me have to think to follow the storyline, rather than watch things blow up, but all this did for me was make me want to leave the cinema.

But as Pandey says, each to their own.

Goatboy wrote:
> Besides, IB is just annoyed it didn't have hidden sniper spacesharks
> with lasers for eyes.

Don't pretend you weren't hungry for those babies either. They're brilliant and would've made it a thousand times better. I can honestly say, every film I've ever seen with hidden sniper space sharks with lasers for eyes (or even NON-hidden sniper space sharks with lasers for eyes) in it has been absolutely amazing.

Blank wrote:
> Goatboy wrote:
> Besides, IB is just annoyed it didn't have hidden sniper spacesharks
> with lasers for eyes.
>
> Don't pretend you weren't hungry for those babies either. They're
> brilliant and would've made it a thousand times better. I can
> honestly say, every film I've ever seen with hidden sniper space
> sharks with lasers for eyes (or even NON-hidden sniper space sharks
> with lasers for eyes) in it has been absolutely amazing.

Indeed. Just like Zombies and Aliens, all films should have them by law. Even romantic comedies. ESPECIALLY romantic comdies (hmmm, this is coming from someone who enjoyed "Bridget Jones's Diary".) Arrrgghhhh! I admitted it.

I see where this is going. I didn't like your film, so I'm an "Arnie" filmwatcher, who can't sit and watch more than five minutes of film without nodding off unless something has blown up, right?

*shakes head*

Yes.
I bet you have an extensive Chuck Norris collection.

I've never watched the entirety of a Chuck Norris film.

Just the shirtless, shooty bits right?