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• Indicative of the movie? - Ted in NJ 07:26:52 07/24/02 (3)
  In Reply to: Crop Circles posted by geoffkait on July 21, 2002 at 07:10:56:

  My wife and I can't stand the scene in the TV ad where the little girl walks into a room in the dark of night and says, "Daddy, there's a monster in my room. Can I have a glass of water?"

  Based on that scene, we have no interest in the rest of the movie. It looks to be way below the standard set by Contact.
  
  

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  • I agree. - jusbe 00:42:33 07/26/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Indicative of the movie? posted by Ted in NJ on July 24, 2002 at 07:26:52:

    

    What a missed opportunity. One would have hopes that this might have been another chance to sincerely broaden our horizons, not constrain and limit them with 'horror' or misunderstanding. Contact remains one of my favourite movies of its genre - the standard still being set by Close Encounters for the sense of wonder it promotes.

    Although I like Shamyalan's work, this issue is too important to gloss over with Fear and filmic license. I have greater hopes for www.cropcirclesthemovie.com , which would appear to be a documentary worth watching. Who knows?
    
    jusbe

    
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  • Re: Indicative of the movie? - geoffkait 08:37:47 07/24/02 (1)
    In Reply to: Indicative of the movie? posted by Ted in NJ on July 24, 2002 at 07:26:52:

    I'll reserve judgement until after seeing the thing; it's hard to beat Contact, maybe it will beat Mothman...
    
    

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    • That wouldn't take too much... - Harmonia 23:20:57 07/25/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Indicative of the movie? posted by geoffkait on July 24, 2002 at 08:37:47:

      ...although I hold out a little hope for Signs.
      
      

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• It can't be too scary. - Ted in NJ 11:03:40 07/22/02 (9)
  In Reply to: Crop Circles posted by geoffkait on July 21, 2002 at 07:10:56:

  The TV ads say the movie will reveal the "truth" about crop circles. Since the only truth known to be fact is that some of them are hoaxes, I don't see how the movie could be very spooky.

  "Well, gee, we woke up this morning, looked out, and there were these funny designs in the wheat field."

  Two years of speculation, then...

  "Uh, Clem, I have to tell you that me and the boys went into your field that night and knocked your wheat down with brooms."

  
  Wow, I'm shaking in my boots!

  What other truth is there?

  Ted
  
  

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  • Some of them are hoaxes? - Mrs. Piggy 14:46:48 07/30/02 (0)
    In Reply to: It can't be too scary. posted by Ted in NJ on July 22, 2002 at 11:03:40:

    All of them are hoaxes!

    I agree with you, it would be pretty difficult to suspend disbelief on that one.

    Hollywood must really be hard up for ideas!

    mp
    
    

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  • Mind open? Then I'll begin. - jusbe 00:36:58 07/26/02 (4)
    In Reply to: It can't be too scary. posted by Ted in NJ on July 22, 2002 at 11:03:40:

    

    Actually, if you're prepared to see and entertain new things now and again - without lapsing into Newtonian Physics, empiricism and cynicism (Scepticism excluded) - then click on the link, and read the hoaxer comment about 'The Crop Circle in Wiltshire'. Every 30 seconds hey!?

    Another site that might pique your interest, and has a good record of circles (both hoax and otherwise) can be found at www.cropcircleconnector.com . See also www.copcirclesthemovie.com for information about a forthcoming documentary.

    There taken pretty seriously over here in the UK, where the majority of the more complex patterns have been appearing in recent years. Some estimate that maybe 15 - 20% are hoaxes. The rest are not so easy to explain, or even execute.
    
    jusbe

    
    Share and save the World.
    

    • Page down to 'The Crop Circle in Wiltshire'.

    
    

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    • Now that is a Lovely work of art... - Mrs. Piggy 14:53:36 07/30/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Mind open? Then I'll begin. posted by jusbe on July 26, 2002 at 00:36:58:

      must have taken a group of HUMANS many hours to complete!

      Nice post,
      mp
      
      

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      • You're welcome. - jusbe 11:36:02 08/01/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Now that is a Lovely work of art... posted by Mrs. Piggy on July 30, 2002 at 14:53:36:

        

        

        
        
        jusbe

        
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    • Get real! - alext 11:42:40 07/26/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Mind open? Then I'll begin. posted by jusbe on July 26, 2002 at 00:36:58:

      A great magician does not give away his secrets. The crop circles are ALL hoaxes.
      
      

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      • And you know this because...? nt - jusbe 14:43:50 07/26/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Get real! posted by alext on July 26, 2002 at 11:42:40:

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        jusbe

        
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  • "The only truth known to be fact is..." - clarkjohnsen 14:30:43 07/25/02 (0)
    In Reply to: It can't be too scary. posted by Ted in NJ on July 22, 2002 at 11:03:40:

    That's a howler!

    How about "The only fact known to be true..." Is that any better, or even different?

    Fuzzy thinking, m'lad. Admits you into sneer territory.

    Oh, almost forgot to ask: How do *you* know what is true, or factual? Could we see some corroboration?

    clark
    
    

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  • Crop circles-o-rama - Rich S. 18:50:57 07/22/02 (1)
    In Reply to: It can't be too scary. posted by Ted in NJ on July 22, 2002 at 11:03:40:

    http://www.artbell.com/circles5.html

    Some of them are mind blowingly complex. I just imagine how long it would take me to do one with a ride along mower.

    - best regards,
    Rich S.

    
    
    

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    • Re: Crop circles-o-rama - Some Guy 08:01:58 07/24/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Crop circles-o-rama posted by Rich S. on July 22, 2002 at 18:50:57:

      Some of them are mind blowingly complex. I just imagine how long it would take me to do one with a ride along mower.

      I usually take a weed whacker along with me to do some of the detail work...

      Personally, though, Shyamalan has a great track record (the Sixth Sense and Unbreakable were both very good suspense movies amid the usual trash that litters the landscape) and Signs looks like it's going to be a good movie.
      
      

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