Comments on: It’s a UNIX system. I know this! http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2005/06/its-a-unix-system-i-know-this/ Chuck Jordan's Personal Weblog Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rain http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2005/06/its-a-unix-system-i-know-this/#comment-13 Rain Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:49:55 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=64#comment-13 Well, I hate Spielberg as much as the next guy (who is, apparently, you) and for much the same reason. (Although I don't hate any of his genre films as much as I hate both "Schindler's" and "Ryan.") But I have to admit that for some unfathomable reasons, I really liked both "AI" and "Majority Report." "Majority" I still can't really explain liking (although it may all come down to the scene where Tom Cruise is chaising his own eyeballs down a dirty hallway) but I suspect that my appreciation of "AI" has a lot to do with the involvement of Stanley Kubrick (another director I actually don't like all that much.) I think there must have been something about the combination of the two--Kubrick's lack of compassion for his characters mixed with Spielberg's cloying sentimentality--that evened it all out. Although, it really should have ended about 15 minues sooner than it did. Well, I hate Spielberg as much as the next guy (who is, apparently, you) and for much the same reason. (Although I don’t hate any of his genre films as much as I hate both “Schindler’s” and “Ryan.”) But I have to admit that for some unfathomable reasons, I really liked both “AI” and “Majority Report.” “Majority” I still can’t really explain liking (although it may all come down to the scene where Tom Cruise is chaising his own eyeballs down a dirty hallway) but I suspect that my appreciation of “AI” has a lot to do with the involvement of Stanley Kubrick (another director I actually don’t like all that much.) I think there must have been something about the combination of the two–Kubrick’s lack of compassion for his characters mixed with Spielberg’s cloying sentimentality–that evened it all out.

Although, it really should have ended about 15 minues sooner than it did.

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